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Updated: Sep 17, 2007 2:04pm PST

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Hello, and thanks for coming to look at my pictures.

As you can see here, I love to take pictures. Most all of what you see here are things taken from a "general public" location or seating. So, imagine what I could do with a press pass and really high quality equipment. Any takers? If so please Email me

Speaking of equipment, mine is a Canon digital Rebel XTi EOS and a Canon PowerShot S2 IS. Both do wonderful work and for picture editing software I use Adobe Photoshop Elements.

In college, I minored in journalism because I love to write. However, thanks to a graduation gift of a nice 35mm SLR, I quickly learned I also love to take pictures.

Thanks again for looking at my works. It is my hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoyed taking them and showing them to you. Additional galleries will be added from time to time so please check back to see new pictures. Also, please sign my guestbook gallery & let me know you were here. (Guestbook is in "Other" gallery just above this & you open it & scroll way down to sign.)

Blue skies.

David Norris,
"Fedoradude"

Galleries

Europe 2008 : A great opportunity came my way allowing me to go to several European countries over a brief 2-week period. This opportunity took me to Belgium, Norway, Sweden, England, Germany and Greece. These are pictures from the brief periods of free time during that trip.

Europe 2008

A great opportunity came my way allowing me to go to several European ...

Updated: Sep 14, 2008 7:41pm CST

Alaska Highlights : Thanks to a fantastic business opportunity, I had a chance to visit 7 cities in Alaska in 2008. in 2009, I was fortunate enough to go up there again. Alaska is a state full of wondrous sites! This gallery is the highlights of those weeks in the state.

Alaska Highlights

Thanks to a fantastic business opportunity, I had a chance to visit 7 ...

Updated: Oct 09, 2009 6:31pm CST

Greenland from above : These are pictures of Greenland taken out the airliner window on my flight back from England in August of 2002. I was very fortunate that day the skies above Greenland were clear giving me this great view of the fjords, icebergs and snowcapped mountains of Greenland for the several minutes we flew over. Thanks to this great opportunity, if I never see the frozen terrain of Greenland again that's fine with me.

Greenland from above

These are pictures of Greenland taken out the airliner window on my fl ...

Updated: Jan 26, 2008 8:58pm CST

Ireland 2002 : In 2002, I fulfilled a lifelong dream of traveling thru Ireland and the UK. These are the pictures of the Ireland portion of the tour. Spent 8 days incountry as part of a bus tour with CIE Tours International. Route of travel was arrival in Shannon, thru Bunratty, Limerick, Killarney and the Ring of Kerry, along the south coast to Glendalough, Waterford, Dublin and then on up into British Northern Ireland to Belfast. Ireland is full of great culture, music, architecture, pubs full of Guiness and all brands of Irish whiskey, and truly warm and wonderful people. In the history of America, so many Irish emigrated to America that when people in the pubs found out we were Yanks, it wasn't uncommon for us to get invited to "sit and have a pint" like we were their long-lost cousins or something. These pics were done with a Canon film Rebel, the prints edited with Photoshop Elements and scanned in for your viewing pleasure here.

Ireland 2002

In 2002, I fulfilled a lifelong dream of traveling thru Ireland and th ...

Updated: Jan 01, 2008 5:57pm CST

Scotland 2002 : In 2002, I fulfilled a lifelong dream of traveling thru Ireland and the UK. These are the pictures of the Scotland portion of the tour. Spent several days incountry as part of a bus tour with CIE Tours International. We sailed across the Irish Sea from Northern Ireland and entered the UK SW of Glasgow, Scotland. We then proceeded to Glasgow for a driving tour and an overnight stay. Then we proceded on up to Inverness for an overnight with a cruise on Loch Ness looking for the monster. Then it was down to Edinburgh for a few days then on south into England. Scotland was full of pretty topography and old world-looking cities, awesome architecture, bagpipes, kilts and very friendly people. These pics were done with a Canon film Rebel, the prints edited with Photoshop Elements and scanned in for your viewing pleasure here.

Scotland 2002

In 2002, I fulfilled a lifelong dream of traveling thru Ireland and th ...

Updated: Jan 12, 2008 8:34pm CST

Queen Mary Hotel, Long Beach, CA : During a couple of different stays in Long Beach, I had the distinct pleasure of staying aboard the Queen Mary Hotel. The room rates were surprisingly affordable and the experience was wonderful! What a grand beauty this ship now turned hotel is. You can learn more about the whole Hotel Queen Mary experience at http://queenmary-px.trvlclick.com/

Queen Mary Hotel, Long Beach, CA

During a couple of different stays in Long Beach, I had the distinct p ...

Updated: Mar 06, 2008 9:08pm CST

England 2002 : In 2002, I fulfilled a lifelong dream of traveling thru Ireland and the UK. England was the last of the 3 in our itinerary. We entered England from Scotland around Hadrian's Wall, then overnighted round Stratford-Upon-Avon and then down to Coventry, York and on into London for our last couple of nights. These pics were done with a Canon film Rebel, the prints edited with Photoshop Elements and scanned in for your viewing pleasure here.

England 2002

In 2002, I fulfilled a lifelong dream of traveling thru Ireland and th ...

Updated: Jan 26, 2008 9:55pm CST

Italy Honeymoon Highlights : Highlight photos of our 12-day, 6-city honeymoon in Italy. Italy is a country of warm, wonderful people, great food, fantastic wines and breathtakingly awesome sites and lots of history; what's not to like? Viva Italia!

Italy Honeymoon Highlights

Highlight photos of our 12-day, 6-city honeymoon in Italy. Italy is a ...

Updated: Nov 17, 2007 3:03pm CST

Puerto Rico : My travels have taken me to Puerto Rico 3 times; once in 1989 not long after Hurricane Hugo and then again twice in late 2003. Puerto Rico is - in my humble opinion - "La Isla Bonita" or "The Beautiful Island." Lush, green & tropical full of old world architecture, culture and cuisine. Right now I'm scanning all my prints of my PR visits into digital format for posting. For now, I'm storing them on here as a backup copy. Eventually, I will trim this gallery down to just a "Highlights" gallery of the more striking pics, etc. PR is a US commonwealth, but Spanish is the language & heritage of the island. Interesting how even in San Juan, many people you meet are not fluent in English, so a working knowledge of Spanish is handy. No visit to PR is complete without visiting Fort (Castillo) Felipe El Morro at the mouth of San Juan harbor. What a historical/architectural treasure! This stone fort was built in 1539 before laser levels, diamond-tipped saw blades, water cutters or any other "precision" tools. Granted, it's seen some TLC particularly of late under the US Park Service, but still it's in awesome shape; it's only threat being the erosion of the shoreline out from underneath it. Very picturesque, historical, etc & well worth a visit. The uniform pictures you see in this gallery are of the various occupying armies of El Morro. Just outside the castle walls of El Morro lies Old San Juan. Again, this is a very picturesque historical/architectural/cultural area & worth a visit. Many cantinas offering good food & drink abound in the area and the crown of the area is the beautiful San Juan Cathedral. You'll notice some pictures of wrought iron gates, fences, window barriers etc in this gallery. The unfortunately high crime rate in San Juan is behind all these security devices - even on balconies several stories above the street! It's quite ornamental looking and some places even have spikes or razors installed atop the highest "bar" to discourage climbers. My first visit to PR was a business trip & I was fortunate to visit the homes of local islanders for dinner etc. On these visits, I noticed that the hallways to the bedrooms often had wrought iron gates to close off that section of the house. I was given some interesting reasons behind why those doors exist. Puerto Rico - la isla bonita - is a great place to visit! I hope to return again someday for yet another visit.

Puerto Rico

My travels have taken me to Puerto Rico 3 times; once in 1989 not long ...

Updated: Nov 20, 2007 5:01am CST

Caribbean Cruise : In 2003 - while cruise prices were still really low from 9/11/01 - my dad & I took 1 last father-son adventure & went on a caribbean cruise together. Our cruise ship departed San Juan, PR & visited St Thomas USVI, Basseterre St Kitts, St George's Grenada & Oranjestad Aruba. (We WERE supposed to visit Caracas, Venezuela, but there had been a coup attempt earlier in the year, so we were denied our ability to set foot on South America on this cruise.) We spent 7 days aboard the ship and it was awesome! (Right now, I'm just storing all the pics from the trip on here as I scan them in. Eventually, I'll pare this gallery down to more of a "highlights" gallery.)

Caribbean Cruise

In 2003 - while cruise prices were still really low from 9/11/01 - my ...

Updated: Dec 10, 2007 10:09pm CST

Canada : Several times in my life, I've been blessed to have business trips to Canada. The Canadian provinces and cities visited to date are Ottawa in Ontario and MOntreal and Quebec City in Quebec. The Canadians I've encountered on these trips have always been very friendly, hospitable people. If one tries the least little bit to speak to the French Canadians in even the most basic attempt at French, they are usually quite accomodating to those not fluent in French. In addition to the great people, Canada has some absolutely awe-inspiring architecture quite often in historic places like Parliament or the historical districts. One of my dream trips would be to travel across Canada from BC to Nova Scotia (or vice versa) in the summertime. Doing so by rail and stopping off wherever seemed appealing would be a most enjoyable trip, I would think.

Canada

Several times in my life, I've been blessed to have business trips to ...

Updated: Feb 02, 2008 9:12am CST

Other travels : These are a few pics of a few of my other travels around the country, etc.

Other travels

These are a few pics of a few of my other travels around the country, ...

Updated: Sep 27, 2008 9:26pm CST

Carollinas & Savannah, GA Vacation : Highlights of a coastal Carolinas vacation spent traveling from Wilmington, NC thru Myrtle Beach, Georgtown, Beaufort and Charleston, SC & finishing up in Savannah, GA. The blue crab, beautiful low country sights, food and great people made for a wonderful vacation. We really fell in love with the low country and especially Beaufort & Charleston, SC.

Carollinas & Savannah, GA Vacation

Highlights of a coastal Carolinas vacation spent traveling from Wilmin ...

Updated: Feb 28, 2009 10:17pm CST

Chicago Vacation Highlights : Highlights of a great week vacationing in The Windy City. Go Cubs!!!

Chicago Vacation Highlights

Highlights of a great week vacationing in The Windy City. Go Cubs!!!

Updated: Sep 21, 2007 9:04pm CST

Kansas Underground Salt Mine Museum Tour 2007 : What an amazing place! This was a way cool place to see. It is located just outside of Hutchinson, Ks. Thanks to Wichita State University's Society of Public Historians group, we toured this still active salt mine - 650 ft underground - that now also houses a huge underground storage facility & museum. You can visit their website at http://www.undergroundmuseum.org/index.php for more info.

Kansas Underground Salt Mine Museum Tour 2007

What an amazing place! This was a way cool place to see. It is locat ...

Updated: Oct 20, 2007 10:31pm CST

Washington, D.C. : Highlights of 2 trips to Washington DC - 1 in 2004 and another in 2008. What an exhilarating experience it is to be in our great nation's capitol. I've been there 3 times in my life and each time is as inspiring as the others. Though I may get disgusted and frustrated from time to time with the gentlemen and ladies running our government, it is still exciting to be in the seat of the greatest form of government in the world. God bless America.

Washington, D.C.

Highlights of 2 trips to Washington DC - 1 in 2004 and another in 2008 ...

Updated: Aug 07, 2008 6:24am CST

Concert ZZ Top : In 2005, I won a radio contest for free tickets to ZZ Top. These pictures were taken from our grandstand seats.

Concert ZZ Top

In 2005, I won a radio contest for free tickets to ZZ Top. These pict ...

Updated: Sep 19, 2007 3:53pm CST

Concert Gretcen Wilson, Trace Adkins, etc : We attended this concert in Bonner Springs, Kansas in 2005.

Concert Gretcen Wilson, Trace Adkins, etc

We attended this concert in Bonner Springs, Kansas in 2005.

Updated: Sep 19, 2007 2:36pm CST

Concert Big & Rich : These pictures were taken from our grandstand seats at the state fair concert.

Concert Big & Rich

These pictures were taken from our grandstand seats at the state fair ...

Updated: Sep 19, 2007 2:14pm CST

Concert Sara Evans at 2003 Pepsi 400 : In 2003, a buddy of mine and I went to the Pepsi 400 NASCAR race at Daytona Beach, Florida. Before the big race, Sara Evans gave a little performance on the stands on the main straightaway. As we had pit passes and had just finished wandering through the pits, we were in perfect position to take pics of her during her show. Not being much of a listener to country music at the time, I didn't have a clue who this lady was. However, when she sang her song "Suds In The Bucket," her voice kind of hooked me and I've been a Sara fan ever since. These are scans of the film pics taken with my film Canon Rebel.

Concert Sara Evans at 2003 Pepsi 400

In 2003, a buddy of mine and I went to the Pepsi 400 NASCAR race at Da ...

Updated: Feb 02, 2008 9:18pm CST

Concert Toby Keith & Trace Adkins : July 2009 concert at Sprint Center in Kansas City. In addition to the facility's camera policies, Toby Keith has some pretty tight restrictions on what kind of cameras can be brought in. These pics were shot with my Canon S2 with flash compensator.

Concert Toby Keith & Trace Adkins

July 2009 concert at Sprint Center in Kansas City. In addition to the ...

Updated: Aug 02, 2009 7:46pm CST

Other cool pictures : These are various pics I took through the years. Some were taken while chasing police calls. (Back in those days I used Pentax gear; an ME Super and a K1000.) Other pictures are obviously at given events or happenings. Several are film prints that I've scanned in.

Other cool pictures

These are various pics I took through the years. Some were taken whil ...

Updated: Jan 19, 2008 10:00pm CST

Civil War History Pictures : Being a history lover, living history events like Civil War re-enactments draw my camera & I like a magnet.

Civil War History Pictures

Being a history lover, living history events like Civil War re-enactme ...

Updated: Nov 03, 2008 9:05pm CST

Old Cowtown Museum pics : The Old Cowtown Museum in Wichita, Kansas is a world-class old west/prairie settlement museum depicting life on the prairie and in Wichita, Kansas in the 1870s. Unfortunately, this great museum is under some extreme political & financial pressures these days & is struggling to survive. You can visit the museum's website at http://www.oldcowtown.org/

Old Cowtown Museum pics

The Old Cowtown Museum in Wichita, Kansas is a world-class old west/pr ...

Updated: Sep 17, 2007 8:49pm CST

Cowtown Vintage Base Ball Cubbie as a Red Stocking pics : These pics were taken by my team mate Mr. Todd "cleatus" Hough. My first team was the Red Stockings but I was traded to the Bulldozers in the 2006 offseason. Both were Wichita base ball teams in the 1860s & 1870s.

Cowtown Vintage Base Ball Cubbie as a Red Stocking pics

These pics were taken by my team mate Mr. Todd "cleatus" Hough. My fi ...

Updated: Nov 22, 2007 4:51am CST

Modern Day Baseball Pics : Samples of my sports photography skills. Again, these are all taken in "general public access areas" and not even the expensive seats! Imagine what I could do with a press pass and the really expensive, high quality camera gear.

Modern Day Baseball Pics

Samples of my sports photography skills. Again, these are all taken i ...

Updated: Sep 27, 2009 6:20pm CST

Cowtown Vintage Base Ball : Photos of my vintage base ball activities. I'm not in many of these pics as I'm taking the pictures. You can check out my vintage base ball club (& see more pics of us) at our website http://www.cowtownbaseball.org/index.html.

Cowtown Vintage Base Ball

Photos of my vintage base ball activities. I'm not in many of these p ...

Updated: May 28, 2008 10:51pm CST

Jeff Foxworthy : Blue Collar Comedian Jeff Foxworthy was doing a show in a town near where we live. As we were leaving Mr. Foxworthy and his security detail came up and I fished out my camera for a picture. He noticed and started clowning for a pic. Then he stopped, talked to us for a few minutes, then asked one of the policemen escorting him to take a pic of us with him. On stage he is of course hilarious. In person, he seemed like a very down-to-earth and decent gentleman.

Jeff Foxworthy

Blue Collar Comedian Jeff Foxworthy was doing a show in a town near wh ...

Updated: Jan 01, 2008 9:36pm CST

Apollo 15 Astronaut Jim Irwin : When I was a sophomore in high school, I had the privilege of getting to meet one of the astronauts who had walked on the moon. Astronaut James B. Irwin, member of the Apollo 15 crew, became the 8th man to walk on the moon in 1971. In the fall of 1977, Astronaut Irwin was kind enough to give me about an hour of his time for some one-on-one time to ask him any question I wanted. Because of all his aviation and spaceflight credentials and experiences, I thought he was almost some kind of god. He went on to write a book about his life and moonwalk and conversion to Christianity because of his walk on the moon. In his book called "To Rule The Night" he mentions something he told me about that day. He said while on the moon, he turned around several times fully expecting to see God holding the moon up to His face and watching their moonwalk. His experiences on the moon so moved him that he converted to Christianity not long after his mission. Irwin went on to found the Christian Organization "High Flight." Sadly, Astronaut Irwin died of heart problems in 1991. Interestingly, his heart problems were first noticed during his last moonwalk on the Apollo 15 mission.

Apollo 15 Astronaut Jim Irwin

When I was a sophomore in high school, I had the privilege of getting ...

Updated: May 26, 2008 8:35pm CST

Tribute to Nikki : This is Nikki. She was my baby for 17 years (that's right; 17 years). You can read my tribute to her at http://www.in-memory-of-pets.com/personaltribute.php?ID=66444

Tribute to Nikki

This is Nikki. She was my baby for 17 years (that's right; 17 years). ...

Updated: Sep 17, 2007 3:49pm CST

Other pets & animal pictures. :

Other pets & animal pictures.

Updated: Feb 15, 2008 9:59pm CST

Other Adventures : This gallery shows some of the other exciting (or at least more interesting) moments in my life. Like Robin Williams' character Mr. Keating said in "Dead Poet's Society," Carpe Diem! Squeeze the marrow out of life. These are some more "marrow" events from my life. Tech specs: Some of these are digital photos or are scans of film photos taken by earlier vintage cameras like Kodak 110 pocket instamatics or even freezeframes of video.

Other Adventures

This gallery shows some of the other exciting (or at least more intere ...

Updated: Jun 07, 2008 10:15pm CST

Guestbook and comment section : Please sign my guestbook. Once you've opened this gallery, you can scroll down & sign the guestbook with a comment. Thanks.

Guestbook and comment section

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Updated: Sep 17, 2007 4:04pm CST

My Smug Mug :

My Smug Mug

Updated: Sep 17, 2007 4:23pm CST

Legendary test pilot & airshow entertainer Bob Hoover : At the 1998 Oshkosh Airshow, I had the priviledge to meet the legendary Bob Hoover. For all his incredible aviation credentials, flying skills and history of entertaining airshow audiences by the millions, he was extremely down-to-earth, friendly and an all-around great guy.

Legendary test pilot & airshow entertainer Bob Hoover

At the 1998 Oshkosh Airshow, I had the priviledge to meet the legendar ...

Updated: May 26, 2008 8:41pm CST

2003 Pepsi 400 NASCAR race : These are scanned photos of the 2003 Pepsi 400 NASCAR race. These pictures were taken with a film Rebel EOS. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. had the pole position and led for a large majority of this race. Ironically enough, all the "name" drivers logically pitted for fuel while one of the younger drivers - a rookie named Greg Biffle - chose to gamble and not pit for fuel. He ended up winning the race. This was my first NASCAR event. I was very impressed with how big the crowd of spectators was for this whole weekend of racing and yet how well-mannered and orderly they were.

2003 Pepsi 400 NASCAR race

These are scanned photos of the 2003 Pepsi 400 NASCAR race. These pic ...

Updated: Jun 28, 2008 7:39pm CST

Other interesting but not so famous people : This gallery is dedicated to the not-at-all-famous people that are each a story of their own. I don't know most of these people's names, but they were interesting characters nonetheless.

Other interesting but not so famous people

This gallery is dedicated to the not-at-all-famous people that are eac ...

Updated: Oct 03, 2008 11:30pm CST

Arizona trail ride 2009 : These are snapshots taken during a 2-hour trail ride in the Sonora Desert/Tonto National Forest NE of Phoenix, AZ in May, 2009. Such beautifully exotic plant life and geology make up the scenery out there. The company giving the ride is Cave Creek Outfitters. Our horses were very patient mounts for 2 very novice riders. My wife's horse was named Rojas and mine was Matt.

Arizona trail ride 2009

These are snapshots taken during a 2-hour trail ride in the Sonora Des ...

Updated: May 10, 2009 10:11pm CST

Lions and tigers and bears; Oh my! :

Lions and tigers and bears; Oh my!

Updated: May 31, 2009 3:12pm CST

Chicago Cubs vs. St Louis Cardinals, 9/18/09 : These are pictures from a weekend in St Louis watching the Chicago Cubs play their arch rival the St Louis Cardinals. All photos by me save the last 2 as noted.

Chicago Cubs vs. St Louis Cardinals, 9/18/09

These are pictures from a weekend in St Louis watching the Chicago Cub ...

Updated: Sep 27, 2009 8:10pm CST