About
Perhaps someday I will figure out what it is I want to be when I grow up.
But until then, I spend part of my time working at a real job, as a grants writer at a private non-profit agency, and the rest of my time writing, photographing, and generally challenging myself to be better at both.
Of course, you are welcome to follow this blog, but you can also keep up with the project on Facebook. Or, you can find me on Twitter, where I am @melindagharvey.
Loved the camping story. Now I’ve got an idea what I’ve been doing wrong all these years. Are air mattresses permitted. I want to do it right in the future.
Good point re. air mattresses. We DID use them, although we didn’t have a pump to inflate them. My sister and I would sit on the picnic table, with the mattresses draped over our legs and onto the picnic bench and blow them up ourselves. Now that I think about it, all that lung exercise at any early age could well have led to my current capacity for unlimited bullshit.
I have enjoyed looking at your photos and reading the notes. I enjoy the humor and reading between the lines and sometimes reliving some sparked memories of my own related to your comments or photos. My mother also passed in 2005. I also write and I love photography. Been married twice with two grown children – and 2 wonderful grandchildren. I’m 57..widowed now. I havent been writing hardly at all since my late husband passed in sept 09. Perhaps I could try to photograph and write… similar to what you do..sooo I want to thank you for the inspiration and comment again I think your work is truly a wonderful thing! I will continue to look at your work when I have free time at the computer…
Dawn,
Thank you for your kind words about my work; it’s always nice to know that what I am doing means something to someone else and I appreciate your taking the time to post a comment. My condolences on the loss of your mom and of your husband. I hope that my blogs will continue to be an inspiration to you, and I would certainly encourage to try writing again some day soon.
Melinda
Melinda,
Nice jail image–good tonality and texture. Wanted to ask how much you know about hyperfocal photography, as well as NIK software.
B
Brett,
Glad you liked the jail – it was an interesting place to stop.
I don’t know anything at all about NIK software. Is is something I should be familiar with?
And, to be honest, I didn’t know “hyperfocal photography” until you asked me and I Googled it. I guess I do it, but didn’t know it had a name!
I am mostly self-taught, which you probably figured out by now! I had two photography classes in college, an intro and one on the zone system. I hope that, at this stage of the game, I am still teachable, so if you’ve got advice, I’d certainly accept it.
If it’s easier, please feel free to email me – melindagharvey@gmail.com
M
Melinda, love your photos and look forward to seeing more. — Rob
Rob, Thanks for visiting the blog, and for following it. I appreciate your interest!
Melinda
You are an amazing photographer. I came across your blog while searching for members of the Tullos family in Boulder, Colorado, and discovered one of your photos of an usual gravemarker made of plastic and placed in cement in a plastic dish pan. Do you recall it? You had learned additional data about Jesse R. Tullos, such as his place of birth, wife’s name, and her death information. How did you learn his date of birth? Obituary? Death record? Cemetery record? You remained curious about him, after going to some effort to obtain the additional info. The curious artist….. (Jesse is a distant relative, but I know little about his family)
Betty, Yes, I was struck by that marker because it was so different from all the other ones around it, and that inspired me to do some additional research. I think most of the information I got from a Google search for Jesse R. Tullos – I am not skilled in genealogy research so whatever I found was pretty commonly available. Just this week one of my friends put forth the theory that perhaps Jesse’s ashes are in the concrete in that dishpan, and I’d be interested in finding out if that’s the case.
Thanks for taking the time to comment on the photograph, and I hope you’ll visit the blog again.
Melinda Harvey
Hello Melinda,
First and for all thanks for the great photos for me to enjoy everyday. There was a photo I had laying around that reminded me of your style and today decided to use it as a way to say I think your photos are great!
Greetings and hope that’s ok with you?
Ron
Ron – Thank you so much for your kind words regarding my work. I admire your work, too. I like it that we both photograph a lot of old buildings, even though what’s “old” in Texas is a lot different than what’s “old” in Spain!
Melinda
You’re welcome! Definitely sharing the interest of ‘old’ and abandonment; couple of years ago I spent a holiday in south-west of us and loved all the left cars, buildings and everything, well kept cuz of the climate. Totally different history then here in Spain but both are great photography-material!
I like the way you put your own stamp and style on your photos…
Greetz and will follow your explorations,
Ron
Great black and white work – glad we connected via LDW. I see you know some of the same people I know on WP. Ron (Rondje) is a fellow judge on the Digital Lightroom – worth checking out the competitions there, great prizes.
Adrian
It’s a pretty small world in that sense – there are a lot of common connections. I am about to have to dial in to a conference call, so during the boring parts I will be over at Digital Lightroom, as per your suggestion!
Melinda
Hai Melinda, Nice to know you. My name is Made from Bali. You have been inspiration of other people life, and inspire me a lot. thank you
Thank you for your kind words, and for following the blog!
Hey Melinda, thanks for stopping by my blog and the follow, hope you liked what you saw, Look forward to seeing more of your work, great site by the way,
Thank you, Ed. I am glad you like the site. I enjoy your work as week.
Melinda
What great discovery this other site of yours!! now I’ll have to spend days exploring… thanks. Vera
Hope you enjoy it!
Melinda