On Which Hand Does A Bride Wear The Ring?

The right hand is the traditional hand for vows or oaths. It is raised when such an oath is given, so the wedding ring would here show the sincerety of the oath. A traditional reason to wear the wedding ring on the right hand stems from Roman custom and biblical references. The Latin word for left is "sinister", which in addition to this sense also has the same senses as the English word. The Latin word for right is "dexter", a word that evolved into "dexterity". Hence, the left hand had a negative connotation and the right a good one. (Source Wiki)

The finger is always the ring finger, but there are cultural differences whether the wedding ring is worn on the left hand or the right hand.

I was previously under the assumption that the wedding ring was always worn on the left hand.
Which just goes to show you, you learn something every day if you pay attention. . 
The ring shot is one of my favorite things to photograph. It is one of the few images where you, as the photographer get to completely design the composition of the shot. I prefer to juxtapose the rings with contrasting textures, shapes and colors.

Happy Halloween

Photojojo tutorial: Wanna make one?

Gridlock

I have been stuck in a gridlock for the last 24 hours. My Lightroom catalog decided it had.. had enough of my wicked ways.
So, there I sat in bewilderment staring at a little dialog box telling me my library was corrupt. Corrupt? Like politicians, pharmaceuticals and corporate America? What a shame.

I pillaged the web looking for other poor souls whose library had become corrupt. Amazingly enough doing a keyword search with "corrupt" did bring up some political news.
Finally on an O´Reilly´s Digital Media Blogs I did manage to find another victim of corruption. I followed his lead and 12 long hours later I am glad to say I am back on track and running smoothly.

Technology can be used for the advancement of productivity, but when it doesn't work properly it can also become the chains that bind you.

About the photo: This was taken at Gallop park in Ann Arbor. I was out shooting birds and noticed the lovely texture if the grill handle. I thought it was very interesting the way the metal had corroded from the fire. The grill and the box were welded together giving it the appearance of one of those clever spatial reasoning puzzles. I do love a good puzzle.

Navy Pier

If you're ever in chicago for the weekend, Navy Pier is lovely at night . In addition to the sweet lights of the rides, there is a fireworks show. All of this is set against the backdrop of Lake Michigan.
 There is a mixture of sounds from people screaming, laughing and booms from the nightly fireworks show. I would suggest perhaps an Ipod or earplugs if you have sensitive ears (like mine). I would also suggest that you buy a ticket for the ferris wheel and ride it just as the fireworks begin. Oh and (most importantly) take a camera!

About this photo: tripod required.

October Baby

It is my birthday today. I looked in the mirror and wondered who was that person looking back at me?
Was she older, wiser?
Intellectually I was the same person I had been the day before but something was different. Perhaps emotionally, it was the fact that I must now say I am one year older.
I just stared....
wondering what the next year would bring that the last 33 years somehow hadn't.

Extraordinary Ashley

Ashley is one of my friends and she just happens to be classically beautiful. She has sweet delicate feminine features. Her hair changes with the season but her face remains always the same, always beautiful.  I shot this picture one fall day on my front porch. She had a relaxed grace about her as she leaned back on the porch railing.

About the photo: this image had a bit of motion blur to begin with, so I decided to just take it in the direction the image lent itself to.

The streets in Florence are hundreds of years old. So old in-fact that in most places where the concrete is worn away, you can see the cobblestone.
 It just so happened that this particular piece of concrete was in the shape of a heart. Never having been one to pass up on love, I had to take a picture of the heart. I am always searching for heart shapes found in nature (usually rocks). Thought it was a nice abstract shot.
That's amore'.

About the photo: Vignette added, increased clarity on the concrete, boosted the blue saturation in the cobblestone.