Shattman
I am a retired Professor of Biology [University of Rochester]. After more than 40 years of research and teaching, I do not find it difficult keeping busy. Photography, African drumming, sports/fitness training, travel, reading, friends/family and most important, wife, keep me going.
MY BLOGS
- Photos by Stan http://photosbystan.blogspot.com/
LATEST ARTICLES ( 327 )
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Hats 2 [Orange You Glad It’s Friday]
This ends the mini-series on hats. In it, I’ve taken the liberty to extend that to bike helmets. The two youngsters, as well as the adult, below were biking in... Read more
Posted on 21 November 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Hats 1 [Orange You Glad It’s Friday]
This posting is another ‘change of pace', and it relates to last week’s Orange Hair theme. That is, today I focus on what covers hair; viz. hats. Read more
Posted on 14 November 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Orange Hair [Orange You Glad It’s Friday]
This posting is a departure from those of recent weeks; viz. these are 'people' shots. What caught my eye about these women was, among other things, their hair... Read more
Posted on 07 November 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Hot Air Balloon Rally 2 [Orange You Glad It’s Friday]
Last week, we left the start of the hot air balloon rally at the point where balloons and their crews had begun to lift off. This week's post continues with... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Hot Air Balloon Rally 1 [Orange You Glad It’s Friday]
It’s time for a new mini-series: Hot Air Balloon Rally. Two weekends a year, a hot air balloon rally is staged in Letchworth State Park [ca. an hour drive... Read more
Posted on 24 October 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Fall Colors [Orange You Glad It’s Friday]
Yesterday, Rosemarie and I took a drive south to Bristol Mountain and also along Canandaigua Lake to see how the Fall Colors were progressing. Read more
Posted on 17 October 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Kelby Worldwide Photowalk
Last Saturday morning I joined a group of about 2 dozen photographers taking part in the Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk. My group went along Rochester's Park... Read more
Posted on 14 October 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Albright-Knox Art Gallery 2 [Orange You Glad It’s Friday]
Continuing [and ending] the mini-series begun last week, here are more images of artwork from Buffalo’s Albright-Knox Art Gallery. The collection is quite... Read more
Posted on 10 October 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Watkins Glen State Park
is ca. 80 miles southeast of Rochester. It is a large and magnificent area to walk/hike through. The most popular trail, Gorge Trail, runs through a gorge and... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Albright-Knox Art Gallery I [Orange You Glad It’s Friday]
A little over an hour’s drive to the west of Rochester, NY is the city of Buffalo. The two cities are quite different in character and reputation, but, this is... Read more
Posted on 03 October 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Warnings & Hazards [Orange You Glad It’s Friday]
We have all witnessed signs along streets/roads that warn us of various hazards. Truth be told, we usually react negatively to the sight of such signs in the... Read more
Posted on 26 September 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Korben [Orange You Glad It’s Friday]
Last week, my wife and I were away outside Baltimore ‘baby-sitting’ our two youngest grandsons. Our daughter went to Las Vegas to participate in a 5k walk/run t... Read more
Posted on 18 September 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Florals [Orange You Glad It’s Friday]
This posting is sort of a transitional state between the abstract images [‘orbs’] I’ve been displaying and real life florals. The two Japanese anemone pics... Read more
Posted on 05 September 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Post Processing Abstracts 5
As Fall approaches, it's time to do a bit of cleaning up; i.e. of my computer desk top. I have the last of my 'orbs' to share today, and, one is actually... Read more
Posted on 01 September 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Family Fun at Seabreeze 2 [Orange You Glad It’s Friday]
Recently, we enjoyed having our [middle] daughter and two grandsons for a visit. One of the highlights was a day at Seabreeze Amusement/Water Park. Read more
Posted on 22 August 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Post Processing Abstracts 4
Here are more abstract images generated from garden variety flowers. These lack orange color and are not ear-marked for OYGIF. Read more
Posted on 19 August 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Family Fun at Sea Breeze 1 [Orange You Glad It’s Friday]
Oh well, another side-track. This week we’ve been enjoying a visit by our [middle] daughter, Ursula [aka Uschi] and her two sons. One of the highlights was a... Read more
Posted on 14 August 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Post Processing Abstracts 3 [Orange You Glad It’s Friday]
This past March I started a mini-series called Post Processing Abstracts, which was not linked with OYGIF. I don’t know how, but I became side-tracked and... Read more
Posted on 08 August 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Keep Berlin Tidy 2 [Orange You Glad It's Friday]
To avoid dwelling too long on how they keep Berlin clean [I prefer the word ‘tidy', which is what the British use in connection with London], these images... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE -
Keep Berlin Tidy 1 [Orange You Glad It's Friday]
In May I was with my wife in Germany visiting family and friends. We spent the time primarily in Berlin and Braunschweig, where I was quite busy shooting. Read more
Posted on 25 July 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE