The HOV Lane Blog

Let it snow… Let it snow… Let it snow.
Here’s a picture of this holiday season’s first snowfall in the HOV Lane for all the e-mail subscribers.

Happy Thanksgiving to all, even if you don’t officially celebrate the Holiday. A day to give thanks (and, to eat a great meal) is always welcome.
Hope you enjoy the [...]

Here is the weather forecast for here in the HOV Lane.
Today - Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow.
Tomorrow - Rain and snow likely during the evening…then snow likely. Snow accumulations 1 to 3 inches possible. Otherwise cloudy and brisk. Lows 30 to 34. North winds 10 to 15 mph…becoming northeast 15 to 25 mph [...]

Are you an aspiring photographer? Have you ever taken a photograph that you consider to be “professional” in terms of its image quality? Do you respect the rights of your friends and family in terms of how their image might be used? Have you ever taken a photograph that you would want [...]

Hey, Gang. I’m sorry things have been relatively slow here in the HOV Lane. While I was emptying my gas tank out West, my studio was filling up with work back home. Been working through the piles. I’ve also been catching up on my reading of other’s blogs, in which I’m [...]

I was deeply saddened to learn of the I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minnesota this week. My heart, thoughts and prayers are with the City of Minneapolis as they cope with the disaster.
Having been fortunate enough to live in a Minneapolis for a few years, I have a great appreciation of and affinity for [...]

Since getting back into the studio, it has taken a little longer than I expected to shift gears.  Having now plowed through most of the piles on my desk, it’s time to start posting material from the Great State of Wyoming!

Lora recently took a time out from her blog, The Power of Trinity, to request a list of the states I’d be traveling through on the way home from the photographic “shooting spree” through the West.
I was glad to oblige, but the trip home went by like a blur. The night after Lora’s comment [...]

Guess I shouldn’t write posts when I’m exhausted. The “West Off My Chest” post was riddled with typos. Fixed. Sorry about that.
Off to catch a snooze cruise…

A quick update from the road in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
As of about 5 minutes ago, it was official. The Great Western road trip is a wrap with material photographed in every Western state.
Now, what to do? I feel like Forest Gump (as, I often do) when he stopped running and just went home.
Guess [...]

This quick post is mainly intended for feed subscribers. There are some who have asked for better ways to keep track of where we are rolling & shooting together here in the HOV Lane.
The photographs and stories being posted often lag behind where I’m shooting at any given time. Between aggressive deadlines and [...]