Random Pixels – Volume 4

“You Wascally Wabbit!”

I use to work as a facilities manager for a local Church, and my hours always began early around 6:30am. During the spring of 2006, I established a friendship with this little rodent. We would always meet at the same time, and at the same place, as if we arranged it. I always knew it was the same rabbit, because he had a distinct tear in his left ear that made him easy to pick out from the other rabbits that grazed the grounds.

He would always jump towards me every time we crossed paths, but he never seemed to trust me enough to come within reach. I think he knew that I was friendly enough… perhaps he just wasn’t a close talker, which was a relief to me, because I can’t stand close talkers.

However, one day he stopped showing up at our typical meeting place, and I was a little concerned. You see, we also had a hawk that made his home in the area, and I feared that maybe the two may have met. I like to think that my rabbit friend just moved on. Perhaps he found a misses and started his own little rabbit family.

At any rate, I decided to capture him on film one day when we were having our little meet. He seemed to work the camera rather well, and I was able to get this shot of him.

 

Random Pixels – Volume 3

“Stormtroopers, here? I must warn the others…”

Continuing with the Star Wars theme, this Random Pixel was captured back on April 28, 2006.

My wife Judy, daughter Mary and I, went to see the “Science of Star Wars” exhibit (currently in Minnesota) at the Museum of Science in Boston, MA. It was like being a kid in a candy shop for me! The nostalgia that surrounded us brought me back to to the happy moments of my childhood. Star Wars always seems to be one of those things that never fails to bring me to my “happy place.”

The exhibit displayed many pieces used in the filming of all six films. This photo is of an actual Stormtrooper costume that was used for the filming of episodes 4, 5 and 6. I tried to utilize the natural light in the exhibition hall, so to bring out a dramatic lighting effect.

 

Random Pixels – Volume 2

“Order 66”

Being a collector of Star Wars statues and busts, and combining that love with my photography passion, I came across this photo on my hard drive.

I do enjoy photographing my collection from time to time, so you will probably see a lot more of it in my blog. Here is a piece that I actually ended up selling, but certainly felt that it was still photographically worthy.

 

Random Pixels – Volume 1

Having a library of over 40k photos, personal & professional, on my computer hard drive, I thought that it would be enjoyable to randomly post some of the more interesting/fun photos for you to view in my blog. Some may be just family snapshots, others of a more artistic nature. So come back frequently to check out the latest “Random Pixel.” If you miss one, you can always click on “Random Pixels” in the “categories” column found in the right-hand sidebar and this will show you the entire archive.

To kick things off: RANDOM PIXELS Vol. 1 – “Aren’t you a little short for a Stormtrooper?”

My daughter Mary desperately wanted to wear daddy’s newest addition to his Star Wars collection. I thought that she would be terrified of it, but she loved wearing it, and didn’t mind daddy wearing it either. Luke loved it as well and showed no signs of being completely, and utterly terrified of it.

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