tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52576352024-03-13T06:00:34.113-07:00Life as Mark sees it.I'm Mark Klotz. I won't try to tell you what life is about, instead I will<br> show you all the beautiful things that life is made of.<br> Life, the way I see it. Through the lens.<br>
Please Note: All images within "Life as Mark sees it" and "Mark Klotz.com" <br> are copyright ©Mark Klotz. <br>All rights reserved. These images may not<br> be used without permission.Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.comBlogger367125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-65936523687755150322013-10-05T13:38:00.001-07:002013-10-05T14:30:35.568-07:00Oh, this blog.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's strange how I rarely come here anymore. I don't quite know what to do with this blog, from so long ago.<br>
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Everything in my life has changed over the years; my understanding of things, and the way I am. It's interesting how I sometimes look back at old posts, and it's like looking at someone else's life. Perhaps we all experience the old cliche "If only I knew then what I know now".<br>
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Part of life is learning.<br>
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Here is something that I found very inspiring, and insightful:<br>
<a href="http://youtu.be/tZ7Y1-0bNeQ">Alan Watts - What if Money Were No Object?</a><br>
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Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-82099307991767514272013-01-01T00:42:00.001-08:002013-01-01T00:42:20.361-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
To everyone and anyone whom reads this: Happy New Year! Cheers!<br />
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Later today (After I get some sleep, that is. It's 12:30 am right now.) I'm heading over to the Annual Vancouver Polar Bear Swim, to shoot some photos of the crazy people that actually jump in the freezing water. I didn't go last year (usually I go every year) because the weather was ugly, and I think I wasn't feeling good (I can't remember for certain), but this time the forecast is calling for some sun. Should be a good time!<br />
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I've also been thinking about starting a new blog. But I don't know. Is blogging cool anymore? Is it still a thing? Does anyone care? I'm uncertain, but, I will give it some thought. I believe that more exposure for my photography would be beneficial. Not as many people browse Flickr as there used to be. I'd like to liven things up a little.<br />
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That's all for now.<br />
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Cheers!<br />
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Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-58883158962576030302011-03-31T22:03:00.001-07:002011-03-31T22:03:01.740-07:00Mark Klotz's photostream<div style="padding: 0; overflow: hidden; margin: 0; width: 500px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5572610243/in/photostream/" title="The Clown Sweater (A tribute to Wil Wheaton)." style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5178/5572610243_8794186059_s.jpg" alt="The Clown Sweater (A tribute to Wil Wheaton)." style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5544682705/in/photostream/" title="Ghetto Furniture Showcase #16 (Supplemental Pinhole Camera Version)" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5257/5544682705_8e511a0916_s.jpg" alt="Ghetto Furniture Showcase #16 (Supplemental Pinhole Camera Version)" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5544401759/in/photostream/" title="St. Patrick's Day Parade" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5097/5544401759_1c09e286e8_s.jpg" alt="St. Patrick's Day Parade" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5534088894/in/photostream/" title="Ghetto Furniture Showcase #16" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5219/5534088894_e7eab6cbed_s.jpg" alt="Ghetto Furniture Showcase #16" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5420374545/in/photostream/" title="Ghetto Furniture Showcase #15" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5251/5420374545_1da6440463_s.jpg" alt="Ghetto Furniture Showcase #15" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5369520638/in/photostream/" title="Domo with Birthday Cake." style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5289/5369520638_e541ed5c92_s.jpg" alt="Domo with Birthday Cake." style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5368910829/in/photostream/" title="Domo with Birthday Cake." style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5284/5368910829_44c2f96d00_s.jpg" alt="Domo with Birthday Cake." style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5369518312/in/photostream/" title="Domo with Birthday Cake." style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5162/5369518312_f413e2c1b9_s.jpg" alt="Domo with Birthday Cake." style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5369516850/in/photostream/" title="Domos with Birthday Cake." style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5167/5369516850_25ae3c8339_s.jpg" alt="Domos with Birthday Cake." style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5368906245/in/photostream/" title="Domos with their friend Skreechy and Birthday Cake." style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5202/5368906245_6f70916922_s.jpg" alt="Domos with their friend Skreechy and Birthday Cake." style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5368904557/in/photostream/" title="Domo with Birthday Cake." style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5206/5368904557_4f87533703_s.jpg" alt="Domo with Birthday Cake." style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5369511426/in/photostream/" title="Domos with Birthday Cake." style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5041/5369511426_177e36362e_s.jpg" alt="Domos with Birthday Cake." style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5369509604/in/photostream/" title="Domos with their friend Skreechy and Birthday Cake." style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5289/5369509604_a7e05349d2_s.jpg" alt="Domos with their friend Skreechy and Birthday Cake." style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5369507348/in/photostream/" title="Domos with Birthday Cake." style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5244/5369507348_860f2252be_s.jpg" alt="Domos with Birthday Cake." style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5315553304/in/photostream/" title="Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2011" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5164/5315553304_1678cea7ce_s.jpg" alt="Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2011" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5315552686/in/photostream/" title="Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2011" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5047/5315552686_f8ab99b10d_s.jpg" alt="Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2011" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5314956369/in/photostream/" title="Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2011" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5208/5314956369_fb5643efef_s.jpg" alt="Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2011" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5315550726/in/photostream/" title="Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2011" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5049/5315550726_a84aebf5b8_s.jpg" alt="Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2011" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5314954701/in/photostream/" title="Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2011" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5042/5314954701_d3b76a5d9c_s.jpg" alt="Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2011" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5314953119/in/photostream/" title="Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2011" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5284/5314953119_f267e2564a_s.jpg" alt="Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2011" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5315543728/in/photostream/" title="Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2011" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5046/5315543728_c73b398952_s.jpg" alt="Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2011" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5314946695/in/photostream/" title="Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2011" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5206/5314946695_3fa9e5a672_s.jpg" alt="Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2011" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5315540814/in/photostream/" title="Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2011" style="display: block; padding: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5043/5315540814_92861cb079_s.jpg" alt="Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2011" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/5315539912/in/photostream/" title="Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2011" style="display: block; padding: 0 0 10px 0; width: 75px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5241/5315539912_4914677f54_s.jpg" alt="Vancouver Polar Bear Swim 2011" style="border:none; margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 75px; height: 75px;"/></a><br clear="all"/></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px"><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/">Mark Klotz's photostream</a> on Flickr.</p></div>Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-14306095706158913072010-04-11T02:38:00.001-07:002010-04-11T02:38:14.891-07:00Barista Action Figure<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/4510455784/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2413/4510455784_71e826112e.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/4510455784/">Barista Action Figure</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/markklotz/">Mark Klotz</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> I don't like this thing. But I've been taking photos of all of my tacky items, and putting them on Flickr.</p>Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-51730892387720539832010-04-11T02:36:00.003-07:002010-04-11T02:36:23.970-07:00FlickrThis is a test post from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/r/testpost"><img alt="flickr" src="http://www.flickr.com/images/flickr_logo_blog.gif" width="41" height="18" border="0" align="absmiddle" /></a>, a fancy photo sharing thing.Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-86031684646622379642010-04-11T02:36:00.001-07:002010-04-11T02:36:17.350-07:00FlickrThis is a test post from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/r/testpost"><img alt="flickr" src="http://www.flickr.com/images/flickr_logo_blog.gif" width="41" height="18" border="0" align="absmiddle" /></a>, a fancy photo sharing thing.Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-43199130855937576432010-04-11T02:35:00.001-07:002010-04-11T02:35:47.018-07:00FlickrThis is a test post from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/r/testpost"><img alt="flickr" src="http://www.flickr.com/images/flickr_logo_blog.gif" width="41" height="18" border="0" align="absmiddle" /></a>, a fancy photo sharing thing.Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-74788335616285998392008-07-21T21:43:00.004-07:002008-12-09T04:45:41.308-08:00Some photos.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ShUdN9tFptc/SIVnubhgtlI/AAAAAAAAAAo/bpl3P7eq18M/s1600-h/_MG_0164_small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225696989993285202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ShUdN9tFptc/SIVnubhgtlI/AAAAAAAAAAo/bpl3P7eq18M/s320/_MG_0164_small.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ShUdN9tFptc/SIVnu3d17lI/AAAAAAAAAAw/ym2lTxpjPFY/s1600-h/_MG_9051.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225696997494091346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ShUdN9tFptc/SIVnu3d17lI/AAAAAAAAAAw/ym2lTxpjPFY/s320/_MG_9051.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ShUdN9tFptc/SIVnvfGbOAI/AAAAAAAAAA4/7wPyetm8qn8/s1600-h/_MG_0591.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225697008133289986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ShUdN9tFptc/SIVnvfGbOAI/AAAAAAAAAA4/7wPyetm8qn8/s320/_MG_0591.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ShUdN9tFptc/SIVnvtA9VUI/AAAAAAAAABA/Ns-gf2s8i9A/s1600-h/_MG_9620_2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225697011868456258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ShUdN9tFptc/SIVnvtA9VUI/AAAAAAAAABA/Ns-gf2s8i9A/s320/_MG_9620_2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ShUdN9tFptc/SIVnv-aqIWI/AAAAAAAAABI/nENTRAwQmFk/s1600-h/_MG_9001_crop.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225697016539652450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ShUdN9tFptc/SIVnv-aqIWI/AAAAAAAAABI/nENTRAwQmFk/s320/_MG_9001_crop.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Here are some photos. You can see more of these at <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/</a>.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-70406666937264958032008-07-21T21:27:00.002-07:002008-12-09T04:45:41.470-08:00Holy Crap!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ShUdN9tFptc/SIVjQrHovGI/AAAAAAAAAAg/A1QlkzsLcaU/s1600-h/_MG_8878.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225692080737139810" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ShUdN9tFptc/SIVjQrHovGI/AAAAAAAAAAg/A1QlkzsLcaU/s320/_MG_8878.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Yeah, it's been a long time!! Way back in the day, I used to think blogging was so cool. I guess I don't dig it that much anymore. Photography, and work take up most of my time these days, and so I'd rarely get a chance to maintain something like this. I couldn't even log in. With this whole 'google' account login thing, I'd completely forgotten how. Resetting one's password it a bit of a run around now as well.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>So, I'm going to thow some photos up here, and then I'm off again, until who knows when.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Cheers!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-44232872435059585522007-07-24T21:02:00.000-07:002008-12-09T04:45:41.680-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ShUdN9tFptc/RqbMTLA4qOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/GlhFhDyxcFI/s1600-h/_MG_3851.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090981058535008482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ShUdN9tFptc/RqbMTLA4qOI/AAAAAAAAAAM/GlhFhDyxcFI/s320/_MG_3851.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Image testing...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-38943556884467271312007-07-10T21:26:00.001-07:002007-07-10T21:26:13.225-07:00Bison<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/700612189/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1316/700612189_11652e8b3e.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/700612189/">Bison</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/markklotz/">Mark Klotz</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Here are two big Bison I found while driving to my brother's place in Summerland.</p>Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-41777264200365097302007-07-10T21:24:00.001-07:002007-07-10T21:24:34.553-07:00FlickrThis is a test post from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/r/testpost"><img alt="flickr" src="http://www.flickr.com/images/flickr_logo_blog.gif" width="41" height="18" border="0" align="absmiddle" /></a>, a fancy photo sharing thing.Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-31893189154871525892007-07-10T20:15:00.000-07:002007-07-10T20:20:07.305-07:00It's been a long time...<span style="font-family:times new roman;">It's been a long time since I've posted anything here. It seems Flickr has been my web site of choice for displaying my photos lately. Today I had to reclaim this blog, since Google has taken over things around here. It was a little tricky, and I thought I'd lost this blog for good.</span>Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-1158537889281549722006-09-17T16:58:00.000-07:002006-09-17T17:04:49.286-07:00Wedding Party<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/243053156/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/96/243053156_66c27e4a1d_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/243053156/">Wedding Party</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/markklotz/">Mark Klotz</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>A scene from a wedding I shot last weekend.</p>Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-1157400346031532852006-09-04T13:00:00.000-07:002006-09-04T13:05:46.130-07:00Sleeping<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/233587990/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/90/233587990_75d1e68ab2_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/233587990/">Sleeping</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/markklotz/">Mark Klotz</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>A Canada goose having a nap with friends and family.</p>Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-1157362398757949572006-09-04T02:26:00.000-07:002006-09-04T02:33:18.820-07:00Wow, this is old!I think Webshots was the first image hosting place I'd ever used. I uploaded a lot of old photos there a long time ago, and most of those are still sitting there (collecting dust). Here's a photo I remember taking. It was a grey and cold winter day and I was driving by an orchard and spotted this apple tree with some frozen apples on it. I really liked the contrast, so I stopped and took some photos.<br /><br /><a href="http://community.webshots.com/photo/1029858216015213171kzydOOvBWK"><img src="http://thumb11.webshots.com/s/thumb1/5/82/16/29858216kzydOOvBWK_th.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Webshots.com"></a><br>by <a href=http://community.webshots.com/user/alphamark> alphamark</a>Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-1156664290352162442006-08-27T00:32:00.000-07:002006-08-27T00:38:10.353-07:00Ocean View<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/214741343/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/95/214741343_4e7089b3ed_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/214741343/">Ocean View</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/markklotz/">Mark Klotz</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>I traveled to Whistler BC on the weekend. On the way back I stopped to view some of the sights along the Sea to Sky highway. I shot this photo near Squamish BC.</p>Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-1156664199714546172006-08-27T00:31:00.000-07:002006-08-27T00:36:39.720-07:00Dragonfly in Flight<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/215520070/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/94/215520070_dacd522096_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/215520070/">Dragonfly in Flight</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/markklotz/">Mark Klotz</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p></p>Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-1156664133185090122006-08-27T00:30:00.000-07:002006-08-27T00:35:33.190-07:00Drangonfly in Flight<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/215520119/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/61/215520119_f17b891fbd_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/215520119/">Drangonfly in Flight</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/markklotz/">Mark Klotz</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>I was in Vancouver's Stanley Park on the weekend, just walking around with my camera, when this large Dragonfly approached me and hovered for several seconds. It was as if it was observing me as I was observing it. I managed to shoot a few photos before it flew away.</p>Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-1156664057644483562006-08-27T00:28:00.000-07:002006-08-27T00:34:17.696-07:00Me at English Bay in Vancouver<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/220856701/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/70/220856701_b30629fb82_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/220856701/">Me at English Bay in Vancouver</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/markklotz/">Mark Klotz</a>.</span><br clear="all" /><p>A shot of me taken by my friend Reno just before sunset at English Bay in Vancouver. This is with my 135mm f/2.3 lens.</p>Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-1156496022479403562006-08-25T01:48:00.000-07:002006-08-25T02:01:43.036-07:00Brianne in Color<a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markklotz/222741215/"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" alt="" src="http://static.flickr.com/62/222741215_cd0b250f20_m.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px;font-size:0;" ></span>Click photo for larger view.<br /><br /><p>I assisted my photographer friend <a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/user?user_id=735477">Assad</a> in a photo shoot the other day. His model was this lovely young actress, Brianne. She's very photogenic. This is one of the photos I shot of her with my good old Asahi Super-Takumar 50mm f/1.4 lens from the 1960's. I shot this wide open at f/1.4. I can't decide whether I like the mono version or the color version better, so I posted both.</p>Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-1146710900107090152006-05-03T19:47:00.000-07:002006-05-03T19:48:20.216-07:00Some more of my photos<a href="http://static.flickr.com/46/133554016_2ea85eb072_o.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://static.flickr.com/46/133554016_2ea85eb072_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I shot this photo of a swan at Stanley Park in Vancouver. I used an old German made lens called a Meyer Optik Gorlitz lens. It's from around 1958. I love that old lens.<br /><br /><a href="http://static.flickr.com/51/133738052_9af83e4974_o.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://static.flickr.com/51/133738052_9af83e4974_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />I saw this Great Blue Heron perched on a big rock in the water at English Bay in Vancouver. The sun was setting and I think the bird was getting ready to sleep for the evening.<br /><br /><a href="http://static.flickr.com/46/130685706_c0cc1b0cb7_o.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://static.flickr.com/46/130685706_c0cc1b0cb7_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://static.flickr.com/53/130685705_5b0de507e8_o.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://static.flickr.com/53/130685705_5b0de507e8_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://static.flickr.com/1/130672552_95e2f6168f_o.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://static.flickr.com/1/130672552_95e2f6168f_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-1146616707887692152006-05-02T17:31:00.000-07:002006-05-02T18:33:30.420-07:00Yeah I know. It's been forever since I've updated my blog.<a href="http://static.flickr.com/56/135801083_8ac73dc4f4_o.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://static.flickr.com/56/135801083_8ac73dc4f4_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://static.flickr.com/56/133767824_79b2c1e8cf_o.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://static.flickr.com/56/133767824_79b2c1e8cf_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Lately I've been using Flickr a lot more. Although it isn't a blog site, it's very easy to upload photos. With this blog I've been using an image host, which I no longer use. I figured there was no point in paying for an image host when I can use another one for free, and it's easier to use.<br /><br />So that's that.Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-1142198342070023152006-03-12T13:00:00.000-08:002006-03-12T13:19:02.313-08:00Everybody Loves PeanutsI threw some peanuts out for the critters this morning.<br /><br /><img src='http://life.markklotz.com/blog_photos/squirrel_nut1.jpg'><br /><br />There are a couple of Stellar's Jays that live nearby and they also came to eat some. They always pick up the peanut and shake it first, as if they are checking for quality. They'll do this with several nuts before choosing one or two, then they fly off with them.<br /><br /><img src='http://life.markklotz.com/blog_photos/bj_nut1.jpg'><br /><br /><img src='http://life.markklotz.com/blog_photos/bj_nut2.jpg'><br /><br /><img src='http://life.markklotz.com/blog_photos/bj_nut3.jpg'><br /><br /><img src='http://life.markklotz.com/blog_photos/bj_nut4.jpg'><br /><br />This one came back later for lunch:<br /><br /><img src='http://life.markklotz.com/blog_photos/bj_nut5.jpg'>Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257635.post-1139742574315548212006-02-12T03:02:00.000-08:002006-02-12T03:13:14.236-08:00Nature's Beautiful CreaturesIf one were to spend their entire life watching birds, it would not be a life wasted.<br /><br />Nature never ceases to amaze me.<br /><br /><img src='http://life.markklotz.com/blog_photos/_MG_4824.jpg'><br /><br /><img src='http://life.markklotz.com/blog_photos/_MG_4836.jpg'><br /><br /><img src='http://life.markklotz.com/blog_photos/_MG_4841_crop_sharp.jpg'><br /><br /><img src='http://life.markklotz.com/blog_photos/_MG_4853_sharp.jpg'>Mark Klotzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12958099691004734165noreply@blogger.com9