James Brubaker

“I am ‘rephotographer‘ because I have at least 100 photos of Great Lake Freighters in the gap. This is a 1,000 footer heading for the Soo Locks and into the Lake that holds the Edmund Fitzgerald. I am aiming for the nine ten and I bet I see her there.” (That last sentence is Island language)

July 2023 Jim Brubaker

AS YOU SWING THROUGH LIFE – with the phone camera you may become a rephotographer and that ain’t bad!

Ponies are slow compared to planes. Yesterday I wrote about the youth experiencing the responsibilities of flying RC airplanes. I predicted the experience would help him prepare to manage a fast changing world. This 80 year box camera photo shows me experiencing one of the responsibilities of owning farm animals. Farm responsibilities were a strong part of the experience of youth in those rural homes. I believe it helped us have a positive impact on those we touched throughout the slower changing future of 1944.

12 07 2023

AS YOU SWING THROUGH LIFE -know that the future will happen.

This photo story is about the 30 year future. Wish I could see it. Folks, from the generation of this young man in red, will be managing our world. Amazing, he is already a certified Radio Controlled pilot. Those beside him could be a retired fighter pilot and a commercial airline pilot. Their planes are connected to satellites, giving the pilot information, and in some instances doing safety moves for him. Soon he will communicate his take-off plans and the run-way will be his. The senior pilots respond knowing the young man is in control of the run-way air space at that time. This experience is building technical and social skills as well as confidence to help his generation manage our word, when cities will need to handle 100’s of millions, colonies on planets will need support, planes, trains, and automobiles will all be pilotless, and things we never thought of will need solutions.

JEB – 12 06 2023

AS YOU SWING THROUGH LIFE -Appreciate activities and organizations that help prepare our youth to manage our future world.

Our “The Great Outdoors” community is blessed with an array of weather conditions that produce special clouds for the base of creative photo art .

The sky over TGO 2023

AS YOU SWING THROUGH LIFE -Look up and all is well with the world.

TGO is geographically blessed with an array of weather conditions that produce our cumulus clouds. They reflect, casting light and shadows in our lakes and canals, creating beautiful pieces of art that change moment by moment. The art is just there, not a once in a life time beautiful view, but a ho-hum beautiful view we can see almost anytime, like this one with a gator just adding a point of interest.

TGO 2023

AS YOU SWING THROUGH LIFE -Reflect upon the reflections that help make TGO The Great Outdoors!

I want to see other’s life styles when I set out to do “Street Photography”.  I, also, want to be sure I do not present a judgement of what I see.  My joy is in seeing how others live.

This photo is near the Fashion Institute of Technology, a college connecting technology to the fashion industry, in Manhattan, NYC. The top image is as me and my camera saw it. 

In the second image I added a store front awning I photographed on another street in Manhattan.  The two photographs together made me laugh. That is why I enjoy photographing the streets of NYC.

Notice the guy on our left looking the other way. “I see nothing” he says!

AS YOU SWING THROUGH LIFE -Be yourself butt enjoy seeing how others live. Ha ha excuse my spelling error.

Hope you figured out yesterdays surprise – It is not a blond haired lady, but a man’s ponytail. I did not notice it until I went to post that photo. Today’s photo is from a room that could be advertised as “A room with a view of Central Park”.

New York City – 2023

AS YOU SWING THROUGH LIFE – Try to think about what you want each photo say before you snap it – but if you don’t – worry not, because you can figure out what it says when you share it with family and friends.

Continuing the theme of capturing “street photos” of people focusing on what they are doing – I loved capturing the two studying their phones but SURPRISE – what about the blond haired lady sittng to their left – OOPS! – look harder – When you focus harder you will see realility!

At a horse barn show rink in Morristown, NJ

AS YOU SWING THROUGH LIFE – Whithout focus you may see what is not really there – and that is only half the fun – with focus you see realility and abstreact realility. You get two for one.

With “Street Photography” I try to catch people focused on what they are doing – these two are focued! – They were discussing how to shoot photos for an open house advertisement!

Heather Brubaker is one of the most successful Real Estate persons, world wide, with Coldwell Banker, because of her focus on details that are important to each buyer and seller. You can see it in her face!

Near NYC West 30 street and 10 ave on July 7, 2023

Dave’s Bluebirds from yesterday’s post:

11 28 2023 Dave Cesari

11 28 2023 Dave Cesari

11 28 2023 Dave Cesari

11 28 2023 Dave Cesari

11 28 2023 Dave Cesari

AS YOU SWING THROUGH LIFE – Whithout focus you may get there, but how will you know it if you are not focused on an objective – like “Having fun!”