Welcome to Breakfast in America
My photo journal is an eclectic mix of things; there’s no guiding theme or topic. It is whatever happens to catch my attention, what I’ve been thinking, doing, and whatever my current obsessions are. At the moment, they are clearing some of the backlog on my ‘honey-do’ list, backpacking, hammock camping, and, I’m always, taking pictures.
Recent posts
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Smoke, No Mirrors – Reprise
Smoke, No Mirrors – Reprise. Copyright © 2006, 2017 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. One of the early photographs I took when I bought my first digital camera. I’ve always liked this image, but it has always produced a ‘meh’ response from others. That was probably because while I could visualize the original scene in my mind’s eye; you had to be there to feel it. I decided to re-process the photograph in 2017 to bring out the dramatic nature of the view I originally saw.
Fawley Oil Refinery, Southampton Water, Hampshire, UK.
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Sailing on the River Thurne
Sailing on the River Thurne, Norfolk Broads. Sailing on the River Thurne, Norfolk Broads
This could be August 1999. It could be 2000, or later…
A couple of times I have been asked why I’m wearing a pfd and not the boys. The answers are simple. If I go over the side they’ll have a lot of trouble maneuvering the boat back to get me — especially while sailing. Whereas I can turn the boat on a sixpence and pick them up. Also, I would be able to get them back into the boat, but they’d probably not be able to get me back in the boat. They are both strong swimmers, the broads are shallow. Finally, I’m the one on deck dealing with sails, ropes and such, while they steer. So, on balance, the person most at risk is me — so I get to wear a jacket.
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Falcon
Falcon – Ink drawing by Gary Allman. Copyright © 1992 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. Ink Drawing. Falcon was an abandoned lifeboat conversion. She later broke up. Langstone Harbour – Portsmouth.
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Erica Felicia
Erica Felicia – Langstone Harbour – Portsmouth. Copyright © 1992 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. Ink Drawing.
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The Cheesewring
The Cheesewring (Cornwall, UK). Copyright © 1992 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. Ink drawing.
