Porte Photos’ Daily Pic: Thursday, October 9th, 2025 – Leif Erikson Day

“I really thought
that love would
save us all”

~ John Lennon
Singer and co-founder of The Beatles
Born on: 9th October 1940

Porte Ponderings:

Lunch out with my husband:

I honestly can say life with Harold has never been boring. ❤

Porte Photos’ Daily Post: Sunday, October 6th, 2024

“You can pray until you faint,
but unless you get up
and try to do something,
God is not going to
put it in your lap”

~ Fannie Lou Hamer
Civil rights activist
Born on: 6th October 1917

Porte Photos’ Daily Quote: 3.14 Pi Day 2024

A person
who never made a mistake
never tried anything new.

~ Albert Einstein
German theoretical physicist
Born on: 14th March 1879

Porte Ponderings:

Happy Pi Day. 3.14

DAILY TAROT: II TWO OF PENTACLES

I skilfully manage the
different aspects of my life.

The Two of Pentacles is also a symbol of fun, laughter and good times. It is definitely a high-energy card.

Porte Photos’ Daily Quote: October14, 2022

I look at ordinary objects,
and I see things that other people don’t see.
That’s why I’m a photographer.

~ Ruth Bernhard
German – Photographer October 14, 1905 – December 18, 2006

Porte Photos:

Beautiful misteaks.

Kayaking and a blue heron suddenly takes flight directly towards me. Snap. Snap. Darn the shutter speed was too slow. Instead of a heron in flight I have a ghost in the trees. Longer shutter speeds cause the blur, exaggerate the lines of flight and create a unique perspective a different painting with light effect.

I was once asked what I like better in a shot, a blurred bicycle with the background in focus or a bicycle in focus with a blurred background. I couldn’t decide. Each is unique and it depends on which shot you wanted to use. If I wanted the photo for an article on the cyclist I would keep the cyclist in focus. If I wanted one of the event I would use the blurred cyclist.

Yes, I see things differently from others. That is why I too am a photographer and an artist.