Shots from 2008...

Well it's finally the eve of Christmas Eve!

So my friends, with the end of the year quickly drawing near, I thought I'd start a little Photo Recap thingy in here to-day, of some of the subject matter I've focused on during 2008. I try to add variety to all my photo shoots so that I may cover many interests.

You may have seen a few of these pictures before on some of my blogs and some shots you will Not have ever seen until to-day. :-) Lots of these pictures are over on my Flickr PhotoStream and there are even more on Google's Picasaweb too. Those are both excellent, FREE places to host Your photographs online, by the by. I like sharing all this stuff with as many folks as I can, especially if it's free. ;-) I know for a fact that my buddy Google, is doing his part to get my photo's out there too because of these cool hosting places. My name and pictures are starting to get a little more familiar with Google-ites now, and that's a Good thing. :-)

Alright then, let's get started on our little Picture Roundup...

A foggy morning in Ottawa

Old Brass Button

My uncle Dennis,30 years ago

Parliament Hill Ottawa

Oldies but Goodies

Talk about old. These old fossils are getting right up there, eh?

Really Old Life

Moving on to a little Fishin' stuff now...

Three old Pflueger bait-casting reels...

Nice old wood...

Black Crappie

Cool Collectibles

I'm sure any Bagley fan will recognize these ol' Fav's...

Bag's Baits

and here's a few live summer colors...

Pretty Purple...

Yellow Jacket

Froggy Do...

Goldenrod

Japanese Beetle

and some Outdoorsy gear...

Gear Testin...

Some Outdoor glass...

a Hot Handful...

Modern Gear

...and then, to stay cool on the ol' bike trail, a few little...

Bike Tools...

and now lastly, some super slick wheels, shot @ Monkey Joe's on Carling Avenue at Merivale Road this past fall...

Chevy

Belair

Classic

Massive Metal

and a powerful 383 Road Runner. RRRrrr...

Road Runner...

Well, that's it for to-day friends. Hope you've enjoyed my little round up of 2008 here.:-) Have a Very HappyHoliday!

All the best in the New Year...

LarryB

What do You like?

Open minded shooting...

Since I started blogging, I've tried to blog about what I find to be, interesting stuff. A lot of that is somehow probably related to Outdoorsy stuff in some flavor. Pictures are worth a thousand words, so I've been using more of my photos in these blogs to help define my interests to You, my readers and now, viewers, because of this technology. My little Pentax Optio goes everywhere with me now and my slick Sony goes on the week-ender trips I take once in awhile.

As I sit here tapping away at these keys, I notice that I'm totally surrounded by stuff I love. Every corner of this place is filled with things I'm into. It's hard to describe what kind of comfort, that sort of thing can generate. I'm as snug as a bug in a rug! :-)

News Flash...

Woman breaks B.A.S.S. barrier...

Right from the cover of Bass Times, here's The Woman who is going to the BassMaster's Classic, Kim Bain Moore! Kim is the First Woman Ever, to be allowed that privilege after earning her way there all through the 2008 season. Big Congrats to this talented gal for what she's done so far! Go Kim Go!

THE Lady Basser of 2008

What with all the Cool fan-fair the ladies seem to be getting lately in the Outdoors world, here's a peek at a new concept for you. Women who are into fishing should dig this line-crossing marketing shot I put together this afternoon. :-) I think it's super!

Cool Women Gear...

What do You think?

Cheers!

lb

Slides to pics...

Back from the past...

Fishin' Girl

What follows here to-day is another series of experiments with a point and shoot camera and a pile of old slides from my past. The quality is definitely not anywhere near good, but you can still make out the image, which IS the first job of a picture anyway. :-)

I have SO many neat old slides from my Semi-pro 35mm Photog days, that can be brought back to life in here, because of this sweet compact digicam I'm runnin' these days. I'm still working on getting sharper images so hopefully the next installment of my "Past Blasters" will be better. :-)

Anyone out there ever seen this awesome dude in the flesh? Impressive!

Roland Martin

Bassin' Boy

Ottawa River Fishin'

Fishin' Lady

Everybody LOVES to fish!

lb

The lure of fishing lures...

Artificial Fishing Lures...

Did I ever mention that I LOVE Fishing Lures? :-) Well, I surely do. It's not hard to get "attached" to a certain lure either. All you have to do is catch one fish on a new lure and it starts climbing the ladder of your favorites. Anything after three or four fish and you've got your latest "killer" lure. Do this a few times per season and after a few years you've got a whole box of nothing but, proven, deadly, killer lures and you are Very attached to them by then. :-)

Here are a few of my favorites along with some handmade jigheads painted white and Glow In The Dark flavored.

Two tiny killer spinners

Doctored F13 Rapala

Homemade Jigheads

Three deadly artificials...

Killer Plastics

Soon, the weather will dictate that I do more tackle tinkering and less casting, so I'll add more pics in here of that, then.

later,

lb

Logs last...

Simple Technology lasts and lasts and lasts...

Logs last...

A great many of these structures were built by men with absolutely NO formal education! Back then, you learned from those folks who knew how to do it and who Were Doing it. No classroom, no book...

Real knowledge and skills come from Doing something. Sure, you can learn a lot about something, but until You Do it, it's semi-useless knowledge. Read how to tie a fishing knot and then put the book aside, closed, and then try to tie that knot. Once you've tied it a few times, it becomes, YOUR knowledge and your skill level can then go up from there. We've Gotta Do things in life! Don't spend your life on a couch or in an easy chair. Well, that's one of my motto's anyway. :-)

I would love to see some kind of plan, where say, a group of poor folks build a handful of these older type structures out in the back 40 somewhere, on free Government owned land or a remote section of a vast park, just to prove it can all still be done...

Cheers!

lb

Blog much? :-)

It seems that I've gotten myself hooked on blogs now. I may have to re-think this if the workload gets much bigger than it is now. :-) Then again, the way I see it anyway is, You can Never have Too much Google recognition. :-)




Have You ever tried Your hand at Blogging? Have You ever used a Journal to keep notes in? What about keeping a scrap book of photos?

Well, if You want to compare blogging to anything, it would be that. Adding pictures from Your scrap book, to your diary/journal entry and then adding a music clip or You Tube video You like. Then calling Your creation, a blog, with a real URL just like a website. That, is pretty neat stuff to this normally, fairly old-school, writer. :-) I myself am living proof that Anyone can actually do this stuff. That means You too, my readers. :-) You too can construct a nice blog with just a little effort on your part.

Anyway, go have a peek @ this one and see what You think...

Even more Bloggin'...

lb

Variety Photography To-day...

Roaming day...

You've probably heard the term before but I like to use it a lot, so now you're hearing it (well, seeing it actually) again, right here. Variety Is the Spice of Life! The more great subject matter, within reason of course, that you get in front of your camera lens, the better you'll become at composing your pictures. More subjects = Better Pictures.

October Maple

Specializing is great, but, Variety is Never boring! :-)

I put a little variety in my shoot the other day as You can see here. From the leaves falling and losing their beautiful fall colors, to a hidden little bottle dump, deep in the woods. Next, a few Canada Geese shot close up, and then, some Artistically created, Stone Men in the river and finally, a parting shot of the Blog Photog...

Enjoy!

Fall Yellows

Sugar Maple

Hidden bottle dump

a croaked Coke...

Hidden In The Woods...

Is He Lookin' At Us?

a Wadin' Canada...

Stone Men

River Art

Rock Village

some Kool Stone Animals

See Ya!

There's more pics over on my other Blog at Bloggin' with Larry if you want to have a look at those too...

Thanx for popping in to-day!

lb