Mindlesspixels...Ramsey Railsback

London Night

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:03 -0400

London in front of the train station.

Northumberland

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:53 -0400

Down on the Beach below Bamburgh Castle.

Fountains Abbey- York

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:24 -0400

HDR image of Fountains Abbey in the York area.

Minster Ceiling

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:35 -0400

The ceiling of the Minster in York England

Bamburgh Castle

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:23 -0400

This is an HDR image of Bamburgh castle located in Northumberland England

Queen Mum

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:45 -0400

We were headed up north today and while going through Alnwick we discovered that the Queen was coming through town any minute. We stopped and got very lucky and I grabbed this shot.

Call Me

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:44 -0400

Another shot from Haworth England.

Brontës' moors

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:29 -0400

One from Brontës' moors outside of Haworth, England. What a beautiful place pictures can't even come close to showing the beauty.

Haworth, England

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:23 -0400

In Haworth England for the next two days.

Big Smile

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:04 -0400

Shot this at the Fort Wayne Boys & Girls Club today. One of the more fun jobs I've had in a while, great kids.

L&M

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:15 -0400

Loren and Mitchell

Couch Puppy

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 13:16 -0400

Tessa laying amongst the couch cushions, one of her favorite spots to lay. She lays up on top and waits for one of the other dogs to come by then the "ambush from the sky". Very entertaining to watch.

Say It's your birthday!

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 08:40 -0400

Loren's 14th birthday.

Feet

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 07:56 -0400

Cute shoes!

EmptySeats

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:10 -0400

Taken at the local ball park. It's the end of the season their getting the field ready for the winter.

Field Trip

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:31 -0400

I went on a field trip with Mitchell's class and took this on the bus trip.

Curbside

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:20 -0400

Loren and Mitchell sitting on the curb watching the people go by.

Loren in the sky

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:02 -0400

Shot this a few summers ago while living in Switzerland.

Toledo Museum of Art

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 11:28 -0400

I went on a field trip with Mitchell's class to the Toledo Museum of Art. I had a great time, and came back with a few interesting shots.

Keep Clear

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:17 -0400

Shot in Switzerland, the sign asks to keep this exit clear.

Fall Leaves

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:34 -0400

WInters coming the Leaves are almost completely off the trees. It was inevitable.... sad sad day, goodbye summer.

Kayak

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:33 -0400

Taken on Upper St. Regis Lake in the Adirondack State Park.

Foggy Pier

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:48 -0400

Shot this pier a while back and recently reworked the image.

Florence, Italy

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:48 -0400

A shot from Florence Italy. I loved the old buildings and the balconies, a great place to people watch from.

Einsiedeln Abby

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 20:58 -0400

Another shot from Einsiedeln, Switzerland

Animal!

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:08 -0400

MItchell doing what he does best.... entertaining us.

MyMyMy Poker face

Sat, 02 Oct 2010 22:02 -0400

Loren playing poker, unfortunately he didn't realize that wearing those cool mirrored shades allows everyone to see his cards.... oops.

Einsiedeln Abbey, Switzerland

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:19 -0400

Einsiedeln Abbey in Einsiedeln, Switzerland.

Winterthur Switzerland

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:01 -0400

Winterthur Switzerland, a lonely table and a couple of chairs.

Old Bike:Steckborn Switzerland

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:09 -0400

One of many old bikes in Switzerland. This is such a wonderful bike friendly place, they have bike paths all over the country. I miss it.

Zurich

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:49 -0400

Zurich, Switzerland, shot in Old Towne.

Tu-Tu

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:04 -0400

Winterthur Switzerland, the little TuTu's caught my eye. I also thought the ugly looking graffiti along the side of the window was in direct contrast with the "cuteness" of the TuTu's.

Rapperswil Switzerland

Sun, 26 Sep 2010 16:47 -0400

Rapperswil, Switzerland: Taken while we were over there for the summer a couple of years ago. I love going back through and looking through my old shots and discovering something that at the time I didn't like but now I do. Just goes to show you shouldn't throw something out because you may change your mind about it later on.

Fiorenza

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 21:15 -0400

Looking back through my archives and came across this image. I shot this in Florence Italy a couple of summers ago. Cheryl walking through the streets with some friends from Italy.

Best Friends

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:01 -0400

Mitchell and his best friend Zach, these two are inseparable. Their like a couple of old men, they sit around and have the most interesting conversations.

Homework!

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:19 -0400

Mitchell doing his math homework, Whewww...I'm glad this is behind me.

CatBoy

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:07 -0400

This is not my child but he is cute. I shot this at the Canterbury School Family Picnic over the weekend. He was so proud of his face paint he never stopped smiling.

Old Blanket

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 20:02 -0400

Another shot from the old factory, not much to say about this one. One old blanket and one old shoe.

The Boys

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:13 -0400

Shot this weekend at the Canterbury School family picnic.

Just another hole in the wall...

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 12:19 -0400

Another from the old factory. I was walking by and noticed the hole in the wall and the little tree/weed inside. Soon after I saw it the Pink Floyd song "Hole in the wall" popped into my head.

Moss

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:04 -0400

Another shot from the old factory. This is some moss that had formed on the ground, it had a striking green hue which caught my eye.

No Parking

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:57 -0400

This was shot at a local factory that has been in ruins since I moved here almost ten years ago. I went out early morning and shot a few shots which I will post over the next few days. It's a creepy place with lots of secret underground bunker like things, not sure what their purpose was.

Nap TIme

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:24 -0400

Bella taking a nap in a sunny spot on the floor and as usual has her favorite bone close by.

Flower & Web

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:41 -0400

A flower in the front yard I didn't even notice the web when I shot it. I was just messing around with a new lens and after opening the image in Aperture I noticed the tiny web.

Happy Birthday

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:41 -0400

Today is Mitchell,s birthday he's ten years old, man do I feel old.... well, sometimes I feel older than usual but today I just feel old.

Falls coming.

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:19 -0400

Little pumpkins taken at the local farmers market. It was chilly here today and seeing these made it oh so clear that summer is coming to an end.

Old Canoe

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:39 -0400

canoe |kəˈnoō|
noun
a narrow, keelless boat with pointed ends, propelled by a paddle or paddles.

This was taken on Upper St. Regis lake in the Adirondaks at Cheryl's brothers place. I love these old boats they are absolutely beautiful.

I'm eating don't bother me!

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:29 -0400

Loren taken up at the lake this weekend. He just looks grumpy, he was eating at the time and like a typical growing boy enjoys his food and doesn't like being bothered.

Antique Boat

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:00 -0400

Another iPhone shot taken at an antique boat show while in Skaneateles, NY

Pool Float

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:30 -0400

Pool float taken on iPhone 4

9th hole

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:56 -0400

Shot while playing golf this morning. iPhone4 photo

Untitled

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:12 -0400

These were growing along the waters edge of the lake, not sure what type of plant this is.

SportsTube

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:17 -0400

The tube we drag the kids around on, shot at sunset.

Organic Funk

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:59 -0400

This was growing on an old tree stump in my back yard. I have no idea what it is but I thought it looked cool, almost "BrainLike"

Burned Book

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:30 -0400

Shot this while down at an old gutted out factory here in Warsaw, it's and interesting place, very creepy.

Pink Flip-Flops

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:15 -0400

iPhone image taken up at Diamond Lake, Michigan.

Twistees

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:22 -0400

iPhone shot Dowagiac, Michigan.

Door

Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:09 -0400

iPhone shot Dowagiac Michigan.

Zoom-Zoom

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:48 -0400

Shot this while down in Indy. The boys love racing these indoor karts. Hopefully when they start driving real cars some of this is out of their system....hopefully, but not likely.

Kens bad hair day

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:51 -0400

The boys found a Ken doll buried in the sand up at the lake this weekend. Ken was having a bad hair day and his day just kept getting worse. By the end he had been blown up, attached to a wall of sparklers, and be-headed. Just good, clean, fourth of July fun.

BlackHawks

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:22 -0400

Shot on the new iPhone 4 downtown Chicago.

Hmm...

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:39 -0400

Not sure what to call this. I shot this in Chicago this weekend with the new iPhone 4. It has a great camera for a cell phone and the best thing is... I always have it with me... the best camera is the one you have with you.

Windows

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:46 -0400

Downtown Winterthur, Switzerland

Olympia Candy

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:52 -0400

Polaroid print manipulation of the old Olympia candy store in Goshen, IN

Oh you dirty DOG!

Mon, 31 May 2010 19:30 -0400

We went up to Michigan to the lake for the long weekend. Dante started rooting around in the sand like a pig, luckily he jumped into lake and that returned him to his normal not so clean self.

Smile :-)

Fri, 28 May 2010 19:04 -0400

The little girl of a friend of ours.

Wasser

Fri, 28 May 2010 13:13 -0400

Wasser cover shot in Steckborn, Switzerland

RockHound

Thu, 27 May 2010 13:13 -0400

RockHound, used to clear small rocks out of the fields. I also shot this at the tractor graveyard near Warsaw.

Green acres.....

Thu, 27 May 2010 08:42 -0400

Greeen acres is the place for me..... an old FarmAll tractor taken at a tractor graveyard not to far from here. Every time I drive by the Green Acres theme song plays in my head.

Snowy Trees

Wed, 26 May 2010 16:32 -0400

A shot taken in Vail, CO a few years back. Going through my archives looking for content.

Front Porch

Mon, 24 May 2010 14:08 -0400

SX70 print manipulation taken of Cheryl's Grandmothers front porch.

The Beach

Mon, 24 May 2010 12:13 -0400

Shot while on spring break in San Diego.

The Family

Sun, 23 May 2010 22:28 -0400

This is a multi layer document made in photoshop. I scanned some old photographs of my Dad's side and layered them along with various textures. Just experimenting, trying something a little different.

Bergamo

Sun, 23 May 2010 14:07 -0400

SX70 print manipulation taken in Bergamo Italy.

Winterthur Bike

Sat, 22 May 2010 16:03 -0400

Shot in Winterthur Switzerland, I brought it into photoshop and played with adding textures. Not sure if I like it, you be the judge.

Stein Am Rhein

Sat, 22 May 2010 14:04 -0400

SX70 Polaroid print manipulation taken in Stein Am Rhein Switzerland.

Bergamo

Fri, 21 May 2010 14:36 -0400

SX70 print manipulation taken in Bergamo, Italy. Wonderful place with wonderful food.

Pear

Fri, 21 May 2010 14:04 -0400

SX70 Polaroid print manipulation of a pear. I shot this in my living room. The background is an old brown shirt and my son is holding a reflector to help redirect the window light.

Bischofszell

Fri, 21 May 2010 14:01 -0400

SX70 Polaroid print manipulation of a door in Bischofszell Switzerland.

Rose

Tue, 18 May 2010 15:36 -0400

Some roses that I scanned on my flatbed scanner then brought into photoshop and cleaned up.

Old Barn

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:58 -0400

I shot this a while back and recently came across it and decided to post it. It's nice to come across something and realize it wasn't as bad as I remember.

More Flowers!

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:35 -0400

Another scanned flower shot, I have no idea what this is called, I just thought it looked interesting.

More Flowers!

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:04 -0400

Just some more images of flowers taken on a flatbed scanner.

More flowers.

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:36 -0400

Another set of flowers, I have a few more to pos over the next few days.

More Flowers!

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:02 -0400

Just some more flowers.

Bunches of Flowers

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:38 -0400

A simple shot of a lot of flowers.

Clematis

Sun, 31 May 2009 21:39 -0400

A shot of Clematis that's eating our lamp-post.

Bella

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:39 -0400

Bella before I took her to get her summer shave.

Frozen Rose

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:37 -0400

A rosebud in the garden that is now entombed in ice.

Untitled

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:29 -0400

Yet another shot from the ice storm, self explanatory I beleive.

Tree Bark

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:27 -0400

Another shot from the ice storm, this is a tree from our front yard. I'm not sure I like it but I posted it anyway.

Frozen Leaf

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:46 -0400

Another shot from the ice storm. The power is finally back on and seems to be staying on, fingers crossed. I have a few more to post over the holidays.

Frozen In Time

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:35 -0400

Another shot from the ice storm. It's two below on Sunday morning our power goes out about every half hour for a few seconds just enough to be irritating. My computer is on a huge backup battery unit so it's safe from errant electrical spikes. I'll post more as the days go by.

Frozen Berries

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:43 -0400

We had an ice storm here yesterday and were without power for quite a while, some friends of ours never got there power back the they spent the night last night. This is shot of some berries out in the garden that were encased in ice. I have a few shots to post over the next few days from today.

Nothing Runs Like A Deer

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:49 -0400

Just a shot of an old John Deer tractor, no shortage of them around here.

Bella and her bone.

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00 -0400

A shot of Bella taken with a LensBaby.

More Flowers

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:36 -0400

Yes one more shot from the garden and this will probably be the last since it's snowing outside.....

Fall is here

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:47 -0400

Just a leaf laying in the grass in the front yard.

Rainy Flowers

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 15:00 -0400

Just some shots from the garden after the rain.

Fall Colors

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:09 -0400

Shot from my back porch the trees are turning and winter is on the way.