Acorn magazine cover

Acorn magazine cover, originally uploaded by Noel C. Hankamer.

I made this fake magazine cover using Fd's Flickr Toys from http://bighugelabs.com/
Not a real magazine of course.
This was my entry in this week's challenge by the Monday Photo Challenges and Thursday Retreads ( http://www.flickr.com/groups/1091826@N21/ ) group on Flickr. The challenges are varied and keep a photographer thinking and experimenting.
this week's challenge was to find one of your photos taken last week that you would like to see on a magazine cover.

Last Drop

Last Drop, originally uploaded by Noel C. Hankamer.

For the Monday Photo Challenge-Floral/End of Summer- This butterfly is getting the last drops of nectar in preparation for fall , when egg-laying is its last job in the life cycle. The pollen distributed by the butterfly will be spread throughout the area, and contribute to the new flowers of next Spring and Summer.

Lonely Gull

Lonely Gull, originally uploaded by Noel C. Hankamer.

This photo is a retread of an old one that was not very exciting. I redid it for the "Weekly Photo Challenge and Thursday Retread" group on Flickr. It made the front page of the group's discussion page this week.

Passion Flower

Passion Flower, originally uploaded by Noel C. Hankamer.

Passion Flower
Found in the garden behind E. C. Mason Elementary in Manvel, Texas.

Tool Display

Saturday and Sunday of the Labor Day weekend I set up a display of railroad antiques and old tools for the Alvin,Texas All- American Festival held yearly at our historic Santa Fe Depot in Alvin, Texas.

Places I've Been

This is a cool map you can make. I tried to delete Alaska and Hawaii, but couldn't.

visited 17 states (7.55%)
Create your own visited map of The World or vertaling nederlands duits?

Proud Hibiscus

Proud Hibiscus, originally uploaded by Noel C. Hankamer.

Common red Hibiscus looking proud in its search for sunlight.This one was high up in a garden in front of an antique shop in Alvin, Texas.

Wall Decor and Photos

Wall Decor and Photos, originally uploaded by Noel C. Hankamer.

My entry for Monday's Weekly Photo Challenge- Around Your House. Some of my photos on the piano in front of a wall with my wife's Cat Plates and the sign from a motorcycle shop I once owned. The sign was painted by a Bandido in need of cash.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/1091826@N21/pool/

Fuzzy Buddies

Fuzzy Buddies, originally uploaded by Noel C. Hankamer.

Playing around with some actions available on Flickr. These two stuffed animals are from me to my wife on Valentine's Day.

Bokeh in the Weeds

Bokeh in the Weeds, originally uploaded by Noel C. Hankamer.

I needed to try to use my 50mm lens more, and I need more practice in capturing Bokeh by design rather than by luck and chance. Shooting in Aperture Priority and manual focus, I managed to get some results like I was looking for. The reddish clumps out of focus are some dead leaves.

Bergman Wrench Set

Bergman Wrench Set, originally uploaded by Noel C. Hankamer.

I finally put my set of Bergman Queen City wrenches in a display box. These were made by the Bergman Tool Co. in Buffalo, N.Y. Patented in about 1912. I believe these five are all the curved ones they produced.

Grad and Dad

Grad and Dad, originally uploaded by Noel C. Hankamer.

Our son Patrick graduated from ITT with Honors- First in Class! Here he is with his proud father. Photo by Chris Farmer.

Good Money Chasing Bad

Good Money Chasing Bad, originally uploaded by Noel C. Hankamer.

Sometimes I remember to buy Lotto tickets. I never seem to win anything though!

Santa Fe Collectibles

Santa Fe Collectibles, originally uploaded by Noel C. Hankamer.

I have a dozen or so of these Santa Fe RR shop rags with the safety saying on them- "Wipe Out Axy Dent on the Santa Fe".
One of my forum members saw the picture of Axy Dent, and sent me some safety buttons he had. Two say "Safety Committeeman", and "On guard against "Axy Dent", with the little guy in the center.

J J Hankamer

J J Hankamer, originally uploaded by Noel C. Hankamer.

In 1970 or 1971, I took a photo of my father in his recliner. This was his custom in the late evening, to sit and read or watch television.
I put the photo together with his letterhead and made a wooden plaque for him. This plaque has been on my wall or a shelf since he died.

B&W Hibiscus

B&W Hibiscus, originally uploaded by Noel C. Hankamer.

Beautiful in color, but in my opinion also beautiful when shot in black and white.

Daddy's Cedar

Daddy's Cedar, originally uploaded by Noel C. Hankamer.

My mother and I went up to Arkansas in 1971 a few weeks after my father died, to visit the cabin they had built there. She and I dug up a small cedar to bring home for a Christmas Tree. My father had brought home a tree every Christmas for each of us five children and planted them in our front yard. Three of them survive to this day, and this tree for daddy has survived, but never grew right. It has had plenty of problems and has been struck by lightning. It is so bad that now I am going to have to remove it. I will save a lot of the wood for projects and mementos.

B&W Wheel

B&W Wheel, originally uploaded by Noel C. Hankamer.

Here is a B&W shot of the front wheel of my BMW motorcycle. Can you tell I was bored?

Simi Knife Replica

Simi Knife Replica, originally uploaded by Noel C. Hankamer.

A friend is a knife maker and I asked him last year to make me a replica of a Simi Knife as carried by Maasai Moran in East Africa. I had one on my backpack on my way home from East Africa in 1969, but lost the knife in Yugoslavia, somewhere between the border with Greece and Zagreb.
He made me this one, shown here displayed with some Maasai mementos I brought home.The cloth is a Kitambi, worn when lounging around, it is wrapped on you like a sarong. This is one that I wore for several years while in the Peace Corps. Also shown are a snuff pouch made from grass to be worn as a necklace, a beaded wrist band, and a beaded necklace that was worn by young Maasai girls. I traded a dollar pocket watch for it.

Knife and sheath made by Thunder Forge
rm-250@cox.net

Shaw Alligator Wrench

Shaw Alligator Wrench, originally uploaded by Noel C. Hankamer.

Shaw Propeller Co. of Boston made these alligator wrenches patented in 1910. They came in several sizes and I have a few of them. This one is only 4" long, and may have been a salesman's sample. It was gifted to me by a member of my Tool Talk forum.