Author Archives: Michael Lloyd

About Michael Lloyd

I was born in Odessa, Texas and raised everywhere else. I have four grown children and four grandsons and a granddaughter that I love dearly. I love photography. I've been making images since I was 8. I enjoy restoring vintage electronics. I love being around other photographers. I enjoy sharing what little I know about the craft of photography with anyone that is interested. Life is good.

Grief

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Michael Lloyd

This is Doggie. Her real name was Princess Allie and she belonged to my daughter and my heart. Someone ran over her Friday morning. I was driving back from Ohio (work) when I got the call from my daughter. I … Continue reading →

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Raising the bar in your photography by shooting film

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Michael Lloyd

Digital photography has not yet reached the point of being able to emulate the feeling of a print created in the wet darkroom. It gets closer every year. But it’s not there yet. There is a big difference between data … Continue reading →

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Musings of a would be Zoner

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Michael Lloyd

First a little intro. I’m 55 and I’ve been a photographer (I did not say good photographer) since I was about 8 and shooting a Brownie Hawkeye (that I still own). In my 20’s I owned a Yashica FR2. I … Continue reading →

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Immigration

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Michael Lloyd

If you wind the historical clock back 20 or 30 years, before high fences and the army of Border Patrol agents and check stations that have sprung up all along the border, you will find the cause of the immigration … Continue reading →

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Reflections

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Michael Lloyd

The travel bug is biting hard these days. I have lots of plans and a strong want to find the time that I need to follow through on the plans. I have two “mantras”when it comes to travel. Not so … Continue reading →

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Fences and in state tuition

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Michael Lloyd

Before I begin, I am not a fan of Governor Perry… nor am I a Perry hater. Some (a few) things about the man I like… some make me cringe (like that he’s a lifer politician). Up until recently I … Continue reading →

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Legal and Illegal Immigration

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Michael Lloyd

Personally I don’t mind legal immigrants and I kind of understand the mindset of the illegal immigrants. I blame us, the US citizen and the US government, for them wanting to come here. Take a trip to Mexico and see … Continue reading →

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Another month is gone

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Michael Lloyd

Another month is gone. Time flies when you’re having life. I don’t know if I’m cut out for this blogging stuff. It’s kind of like talking to yourself but someone you don’t know is listening. I guess if I don’t … Continue reading →

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Supermoon

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Michael Lloyd

I couldn’t tell if it was “really” that much bigger but the full moon sure was easy to photograph last night. Of course Wikipedia has some decent information on the Super moon.

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History and Irony

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Michael Lloyd

Isn’t it kind of ironic that radiation has (supposedly) arrived on US soil from a broken reactor in Japan? Not just any reactor. A reactor designed in America. I suppose that their first time delivery method is better than what … Continue reading →

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