I have driven by this old gas station, now an auto repair shop, for years. Each time I thought to myself I wanted to photograph it. Finally on a leisurely drive to and from Victoria I saw the shot.

Put together using 4 separate exposures and tone mapped in Photomatix.
Remember to stop and smell the roses.

“Finding my way”
Illustrating Text: “The Lake Isle of Innisfree,” by W.B. Yeats
I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree,
And a small cabin build there, of clay and wattles made:
Nine bean-rows will I have there, a hive for the honey-bee,
And live alone in the bee-loud glade.
And I shall have some peace there, for peace [...]

It has been some time since I last updated the site. The holiday season has been a time of reflection and concentrating on re-prioritizing as well as re-organization. When certain things happen in your life that bring to light both your loved ones and your own mortality, things like updating a website seem to take [...]