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I finally had to break out the jacket for my morning commute. After an unseasonably warm start to fall, the cooler weather feels great. There really is no better way to experience the change of seasons

I have been slacking off for the past couple weeks. Life and work have been extremely busy, and somehow I just got out of my daily pattern of commuting by bike. With all of the stress lately though, it

Wow, it has been nearly a month since I last posted on Steemit. Life has just been busy lately, but I will get back to posting regularly soon. I have missed being here. This past weekend, my son and I

I absolutely love the texture of these old mill windows. Beautiful! Steepshot IPFS IOS Android Web

OK, the flowers are secondary to the leaves in this shot, but this is my submission for @brumest’s #monomad Friday flowers theme. I don’t know what these are called (elephant ears maybe?), but I do like

“Parallel lines” is the current theme of @melinda010100’s weekly #shadowphoto contest (read about it here). For this round, I am sharing a photo of my wife and dog at the top of Caesars Head in upstate

There is not much time left to enter, but @kus-knee is back with the latest round of his Mundane as Art contest. The theme for this round is tires, and my entry is this shot of my rear mountain bike tire

Paris Mountain in Greenville, SC Steepshot IPFS IOS Android Web

My first #bicyclephotocontest ended last week, and I was thrilled with the number of great entries that I received. From the nearly 30 photos submitted, it was not easy to narrow down to three, but the

Thanks to everyone who entered my #bicyclephotocontest last week! I have been really busy with a rush project since the contest closed on Thursday, but I will announce the winners in a post on Monday.

For @juliank’s Wednesday #VehiclePhotography theme, I’m sharing a shot that I took while riding my cyclocross bike in the rain. This was taken with a little point and shoot Fuji FinePix1300 (f4.5 at 1/60

The Tour de France is underway, so for #streetphotography Friday I am sharing this shot of a very excited young fan on the Champs-Élysées. I took this photo a few years ago on our first trip to see the

If you have been following me for any length of time on Steemit, you probably already know that cycling and photography are my two main hobbies…and a bike themed photo contest seems like a great way to

Keeping with my Independence day theme from last #sportsphotography Saturday, , I can’t resist sharing these shots of Lady Liberty (my wife) at the 2011 US Pro Cycling Championship road race in Greenville,

Happy Independence Day to my Steemit friends in the U.S. Hopefully you have great weather (probably a little hot) for the holiday, and can celebrate by spending some time outdoors. Steepshot IPFS IOS Android

This week, the theme of @daveks’ #BWphotocontest is churches, with @jarvie serving as the guest judge (see the original post for more about the contest). My entry this week is a grainy night shot of the

With July 4th coming up next week, it seems fitting to share these shots of Taylor Phinney on his custom his Stars and Stripes BMC time trial bike. The 2010 reigning national champion wasn’t wearing his

Rock Hill, South Carolina is quickly becoming a destination for cyclists. In addition to the Giordana Velodrome (which I have posted about a few times), they have a world class BMX Supercross track, a

Quite some time ago, I shared a few of my shots of Alex Zarnardi competing in the Para-Cycling World Championships. Today for the Saturday #sportsphotography contest, I want to share a few more shots of

The dog days of summer are upon us. Steepshot IPFS IOS Android Web