BEAR IN A TRUCK 2014

For two years, I drove by this old truck parked in a neighbor's yard. At first, there was a shaggy dog hanging out the window, and then later on, this colorful bear showed up. I could not let this opportunity pass me by without making a photograph. The background was great, and all the elements came together nicely. I simply waited for a bright cloudy morning and captured this image.

It's nice when you don't have to go out of your way to capture a nice image. This was only a couple of miles form our house and we drive by it every time we go into town. I noticed a short while back that the shaggy dog was back in the passengers seat.

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SON JOHN FISHING DISMAL SWAMP IN SE VA; circa Mid 1960's

This was one of my early camping trips with my son John. At the time, I had my 16-foot home-made kayak and we had many fine lake and river trips during his early years.

The only practical way to get into the Dismal Swamp was to take the east feeder ditch into the lake from Rt. 17, and this meant paddling against a rather strong current. The best time to go in was during the early spring before the bugs ate you alive.

This image was copied to a digital image from a 35mm slide many decades later when I made the transition from film to digital. It is still one of my favorites from my early days of photography.

                   
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