Writing About My Life, Work, Creativity, and the Daily Effort to Learn, Grow, and Live Better.
Yesterday afternoon, an incident occurred near my work desk that made me realize the importance of post-traumatic therapy. While not excessively traumatic, it took me some time to grasp the impact of what I witnessed. I didn't recognize the signs of someone about to have an epileptic fit. I was both embarrassed and angry with myself. I... Continue Reading →
A friend on Facebook has a whole series of beach shots, and in one of them she asked how to add more light to a scene. She had photographed the female model facing away from the sun, with the shallow water in the background where small waves were rolling in. She was so close to... Continue Reading →
Before heading out to the Lady Daly last night, I had 40minutes spare to take a walk around Adelaide City whilst waiting for my ride. So I walked down Rundle Mall and back up Grenfell Street. Here are my favorite of the many photographs I shot.... Yes, an eclectic bunch of photographs that simply appealed... Continue Reading →
My wife and I attended her work's belated-Christmas-2011 dinner last night (28 January 2012), held at the Lady Daly Hotel. I've not been there in over 12 years, back when the family of an old friend owned the place. So it was interesting to see how much the hotel has changed since. And it has,... Continue Reading →
This mornings train ride was most interesting and enlightening. Particularly as I was reading Jack Welch's book on leadership. But moreso because of the phone conversation I heard behind me. Despite only hearing only one side of it, much of the details were a bad inditement of the attitude of this person an probably many... Continue Reading →
Not much to say tonight, so will show off my photographs from this morning's walk up into Blackwood. I have visited this location before, but that was with my old Canon 400D and some old stock lens. This time I went with my Canon 50D and 70-300mm f4 telephoto lens. Certainly makes a difference. That... Continue Reading →
We have come to this decision, and it wasn’t easy: We are giving-away Mischief (aka “Mr Handsome” or “Panther Boy”) to a cat-loving household who can afford the time and space to enjoy his amiable disposition. Would you like to have a beautiful black cat live with you? With our first-born due for arrival in late... Continue Reading →
Almost every day in 2011, I uploaded a new set of photographs to my Flickr gallery. On this first day of 2012, I went through all of them via my archives to determine my top 4 photographs for each month throughout 2011. Follow the link on each photograph to enjoy each their full glory! JANUARY... Continue Reading →
The Entrepreneurial Life of Stephen Mitchell 