tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65119706970732302962024-03-12T18:07:19.487-05:00Jim Rogers PhotographyMy World Through A NikonJim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.comBlogger175125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-51659465958658923352017-08-05T12:54:00.001-05:002017-08-05T12:54:34.992-05:00"Relief?"
As temperatures rise with no apparant relief in sight, at least in the foreseeable future, this study in cool, cascading water is provided in hopes of relieving the monotony of a typical Dallas heatwave. If experiencing the actual phenomenon in person would provide even more relief, you can make the trek to The Dallas Arboretum and experience this first hand. However, if your intent is toJim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-17707329660275282932017-07-29T18:36:00.000-05:002017-07-29T18:36:58.878-05:00"Remember When...."
Remember when we were getting enough Texas showers for little, delicate flowers to sprout in the harshest of conditions?
Remember when dark clouds gathered and a slight rumble of thunder could be heard in the distance?
Remember when a refreshing breeze along the shoreline of your favorite lake made you want the afternoon to last forever?
Well, those days are gone as Texans Jim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-90442570057868249642017-06-29T21:18:00.000-05:002017-06-29T21:18:17.641-05:00"The Culprit"
This innocuous safe sits in the same place it has for years. In fact, it hasn't been moved from the original Jack Daniel's office that still stands in the midst of the distillery complex. But this was the item that led to "the event". While many people would conclude that being around one of the most famous distilleries in the world, Mr. Daniel, founder and Jim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-24446724316312621342017-06-24T10:36:00.000-05:002017-06-24T10:39:18.988-05:00"Wet & Wild"
Actually, you're just witnessing the wet part of this activity. Before a rowdy bunch of summer campers can get wild as they participate in the much-anticipated water-bomb melee, someone has the behind-the-scenes chore of filling these colorful missiles of moisture. Thankfully, dedicated volunteers are always on hand to make summer camps memorable, and the Nocona TX Historical Museum's "Jim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-58721674799259185572017-06-22T18:17:00.000-05:002017-06-22T18:17:22.782-05:00"Making a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord"
If you're of my vintage, you probably remember Vacation Bible School (VBS) down in the basement of a stodgy, old church....maybe on Main Street in the central business district of your hometown. You might have even had Miss Inez (or an equivalent), the local piano teacher, sitting at a rickety, seldom-used upright (usually just a tad out-of-tune) lending her talents to fill the room with the Jim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-18727375449050939902017-06-15T13:37:00.002-05:002017-06-15T22:37:25.289-05:00"BlackJack, A Quick Look"
For nearly a decade on trips to Eastern Tennessee, passing billboards touting the Jack Daniel's Distillary tour, I'd say to myself, "Gotta make that trip". About two weeks ago, I finally fulfilled this desire. After all, just the name, Jack Daniel's, is an institution starting back in 1866. No matter where you imbibe in the world....Melbourne, Toronto, Rome, CaracasJim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-80774439099921277882017-05-29T14:59:00.000-05:002017-06-26T18:50:13.516-05:00"Synchronized Golf"
OK, on the count of three, everybody bend over....... Well, actually, what we have above are conscientious golfers in coordinated efforts to repair ball marks on the course: one on the green and the other in the sand trap. It just so happened that both chores were undertaken simultaneously.
The other photogenic duo are just golfing partners trying in unison to coax an Jim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-67230500135140886772017-04-26T12:20:00.000-05:002017-04-26T12:20:51.983-05:00"Equal Billing"
Recently, I published a photo of a group of OU celebrants following the OU-TU football victory last fall that included my beautiful granddaughter Emily from Houston. Well, being gorgeous in the Rogers Clan knows no geographic boundaries. It spreads all the way to North Central Texas as is exemplified by this photograph. My Dallas granddaughter, Caroline (far left), Jim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-65841289951652352432017-04-21T10:09:00.000-05:002017-04-22T16:44:14.900-05:00"Catching Up With Friends"
At the recent Plein Air Southwest paint-out, it was a cause for celebration to reunite with renowned plein air artist and good friend Peggy Immel. And as an added bonus, I was able to finally meet in person her husband, photographer extraordinaire, Steve Immel. After several years of following one another's blogs and exchanging notes, an introduction to this world-traveled proJim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-76887727697821665952017-04-20T15:39:00.000-05:002017-04-21T09:50:03.762-05:00"Coordination"
Anyone who's ever played the game knows what an integral part coordination plays in golf. It's also part conditioning, part mental, part physical, where one must not forget head down, eye on the ball, knees bent, arms straight, and on and on and on. As a fellow golfer once pointed out, "There are only 375 things you must coordinate during your backswing to insure a good shot". &Jim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-87206085473914874062017-04-18T18:44:00.000-05:002017-04-18T18:44:08.453-05:00"On Fire!!!!"
Maybe this should be rephrased. He's not on fire....and from the expression on his face, his errant golf shot is not on fire, so the only thing burning is his stogie. And it's leaving an impressive footprint of smoke suspended in air. Maybe this post should be retitled "The Last Bastion", because the golf course is one of the few places where a man can fire up a good Cuban Jim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-18690412930595928202017-04-11T21:24:00.000-05:002017-04-11T21:24:35.153-05:00"After the Storm"
Tranquilly shaded by trees on a sunny afternoon, the only remaining evidence of the Texas farmhouse that once stood here is the fireplace, chimney and a supporting wall. The metal cutout of a raven seems almost menacing as it stands defiantly on the mantle, one of only a few things to survive what must have been a horrific storm years ago. Jim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-4090969418627821762017-04-11T21:03:00.000-05:002017-04-11T21:03:56.765-05:00Remember This????
It's a day when it's so cold your hair hurts and there's just not much you can do about the frigid, gale-force winds other than grin and bear it. It's called Winter. You must remember that season that's been missing from our calendars here in Texas for the last two years. When this picture was taken at a First Tee golf tournament, it was as miserable as it looks and I Jim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-14787272478001677442017-04-05T21:12:00.001-05:002017-04-05T21:12:53.459-05:00Waves of Blue
This once imposing structure and its servants quarters sit in a field of bluebonnets slowly succumbing to neglect. Upon inquiry as to its history, there were a number of unanswered questions except for a weather-worn sign that bluntly informs the curious of the owner's wishes.
Jim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-76798096570037598882017-04-05T18:38:00.000-05:002017-04-05T18:38:16.511-05:00 Deep in the Heart of........
Reckon there's no need to tell you where this particular mailbox is located. Just proves you never know when you're gonna find a Lone Star relic, but your odds are always better on less-traveled lanes like this one to Lake LBJ outside Marble Falls, TX. Jim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-50776517796174695372017-03-31T21:49:00.001-05:002017-03-31T21:49:42.876-05:00Serenity
As an aspiring teen-age photographer, I'd marvel at the postcards I'd see in souvenir shops on family vacations from Arkansas to Colorado to the coastlines of California. These round racks of dazzling photographs set a standard for me to someday achieve, but it wasn't until years later that I discovered, first you had to have awesome scenery, then you could work the photo magic I so desperatelyJim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-67522498657688528902017-03-31T06:55:00.001-05:002017-03-31T06:55:06.454-05:00On Stand-By
While strolling the shores of a Hill Country Lake, it seems a fisherman's stash of equipment had been casually propped against a tree, ready at a moment's notice to go for the big one. Here's hoping this bobber won't be victim of "the one that got away"!Jim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-84597324443139902072017-03-29T18:48:00.000-05:002017-03-29T18:48:08.467-05:00Denver Inspiration
Winding my way down the usual remote roads I prefer to traverse, one can't help but wonder if you might be on one of the treks made by the late John Denver? This particular stretch of unpaved road brought to mind "Country Roads Take Me Home" or "Rocky Mountain High". Such raw beauty could certainly inspire a talented songwriter to put notes and lyrics to paper and come up with a Jim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-3727193040877298772017-03-27T17:51:00.000-05:002017-03-27T17:51:21.503-05:00Cowtown Chic
Here's how to "Belly up to the Bar" in The Stockyards in Ft. Worth. And look pretty doggoned good doing it. Short skirts, tall boots, and some long legs aren't required, but they certainly add to the overall look. If nothing else, this just goes to show you that the wild west isn't the stomping grounds for only weathered cowboys. Jim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-89601579102039650712017-03-26T17:54:00.000-05:002017-03-26T17:54:09.157-05:00Something to Look Forward To
It happens every year about this time. I like to refer to it as 'the TV dregs'.....Why? Because I'm not a basketball or baseball aficionado and my passion, college football, has faded to just a foggy memory and the 2017 Season seems an eternity away. But I do have one thing to battle boredom and that's to delve into the photo files from last year and relive that exciting October Jim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-23891367055203294182017-03-25T15:52:00.002-05:002017-03-25T15:52:45.220-05:00Scattered Showers at Sunset
As temperatures drop, and a mist begins to fall, one wonders if early evening can get any better than it does in New Mexico. Labeled "The Land of Enchantment", this state lives up to their slogan year round, be it with brilliantly colored sunsets over the mountains or freshly fallen blankets of snow on a challenging ski run.
Jim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-58165166585382629002017-03-23T18:38:00.000-05:002017-03-23T18:38:22.866-05:00"Wanna be best friends?"
As I toured a multi-acre property located in the heart of the expansive Dallas-Ft.Worth Metropolitan area, I formed an unexpected alliance with this bright-eyed barnyard ambassador. Our newly-formed bond quickly took a turn south, however, when it was discovered I had no treats, snacks or literally anything edible immediately at my finger tips. Another relationship turned sour. &Jim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-42855608515306555992017-03-22T12:11:00.000-05:002017-03-22T12:11:24.680-05:00I'm Confused
This sign outside a tattoo parlor is open to questions. For example, I currently don't have a tattoo. But I might be interested in getting one. Does this mean I'll need to park elsewhere until I have a tattoo?Jim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-21927667534356845912017-03-21T13:36:00.000-05:002017-03-21T13:36:08.224-05:00The QuartetOne thing you'll learn when in the mountains of Colorado, you can enjoy your early morning cup of coffee, but you better have your camera within easy reach. In fact, anytime you step outside, no matter the hour, make sure a camera is on the check list..... over your shoulder, in your hand, or next to you as you drive, because the mountains of Colorado are a continuing photo-op. The Jim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511970697073230296.post-55708060884335851672017-03-20T23:26:00.000-05:002017-03-20T23:26:36.575-05:00A Travesty
This shot was taken on the main street running through The Stock Yards in the shadows of downtown Ft. Worth. This is "Where the West Begins". This is "Deep in the Heart of Texas". Wouldn't you think these clueless clods would have at least had the common decency to litter with Lone Star Beer????Jim Rogers Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02823835559571344182noreply@blogger.com0