Category Archives: Reflections on Living

So, now he has gone and done it. Yeah. Telling you how to do stuff again.

Nearly black and white

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Richard Lund

When I started to take pictures for real, I began in black and white. We could shoot, develop our film, print it, mount it, and show it, all with a little help from Kodak’s Tri-X®, some HC-110, fixer, Photoflo®, Polycontrast … Continue reading →

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Neil Lund is laid to rest

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Richard Lund

Clarence Neil Lund – born 25 August 1928, died 28 January, 2012. The following remarks are from his funeral service on 4 February 2012 at Rochester, Minnesota. The three sets of remarks are from his sons, Richard, Jerome, and Steven. … Continue reading →

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Lighting Products after I take the pictures…

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Richard Lund

“If God wanted you to take pictures hand-held, he would have given you three legs.” I am not going to sell you a tripod today. I just think that you might already own one, but never use it. Tripod photography … Continue reading →

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A good man gets treated badly by BP Oil

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Richard Lund

I had not seen John for five years. He called me up a few months back and wanted me to come stay with him in Mississippi while we were in danger from the nuclear radiation that was drifting toward the … Continue reading →

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Getting ready for what’s next…

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Richard Lund

My friend Paul has often remarked, “I am just getting ready for what comes next.” Good answer. History can be kinder than life at the time. We think back to the cigar chomping, plump guy in the UK who said, … Continue reading →

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Hanging out on the roof can be a good thing…

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Richard Lund

Every location that has two things is a great location. Water and bathroom top the list. I got what I needed in Atlanta last year. This nice young lady called me up to arrange my trip to Atlanta to shoot … Continue reading →

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The day we all became Israelis…

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Richard Lund

In the hours and days following the attacks of September 11, 2001, I found myself numb with news. I needed to do something else. So I got to my computer and my files. While this picture is simple, it was … Continue reading →

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