Kent Shafer

This is Q (named for the James Bond character). As part of his

leader dog training to maintain focus, he visits lots of noisy,

distracting places such as bowling centers.

 

 

 

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Thanks Stephen. That's a good suggestion, and I understand why you made it. I spent some time trying it out but ultimately decided the cropped version was too bottom-heavy for my taste. Others might see it differently.

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The negative space in this image symbolizes the emptiness of 21st century

American life amid material plenty (for some anyway), the loneliness of the

human condition in general, and the ultimate futility of existence.

 

Or maybe not.

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This is Ozzy, who has been dieting and has slimmed down from 200 lbs. to a svelte 180.

Last Thursday I had to have a cavity filled. Trying to make the best of the situation, I took a camera along.

In addition to other memorable aspects, visits to my dentist are often educational. This time he pointed out that the syringe for injecting anesthetic—unlike those used for other injections—has a loop on the end of the plunger, through which the dentist hooks his thumb. After inserting the needle, he pulls the plunger out a little and looks to see whether blood has been drawn into the syringe. If it has, he withdraws the needle and tries a different spot. He wants to avoid injecting anesthetic directly into the bloodstream because: (a) it won’t do its localized numbing job if it’s whisked away throughout the body; and (b) it could make the heart race, which “some patients find upsetting.”

This started as a passport photo shoot, but that was too boring. So tried

to give it more character.

A 1963 Triumph TR4, purchased in the fall of 1967 with savings from a summer job in a camera store—about $650 as I recall. The engine leaked oil, the top leaked rain, and it only ran about 50% of the time. But it was beautiful and fast.

This instrument always reminds me of the first line of Paul Simon's

song "Graceland": "The Mississippi delta was shining like a National

guitar."

I only just now saw your question. Sorry. Yes, it was cropped quite a bit. Also, the contrast was enhanced in Photoshop. I will try to attach an uncropped, unadjusted version for comparison.

Ian, sorry for the disappointment.

 

Kent

I met Harry Callahan once, in 1970 or 1971. I remember him as a very

nice, ordinary seeming guy.

Looking again at his image - http://www.geh.org/ne/str085/htmlsrc9/m198111310023_ful.html#topofimage - his is SO much better. Oh well.

One of our retired racing greyhounds - thanks for looking.

He isn't really a celebrity - just an old friend from college days. I gave the picture that fanciful title because of the numerous photographers reflected in his glasses.

 

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Kent