David Mortenson

About David Mortenson

I'm David Mortenson. I've traveled widely in my business and frequently photo-documented various business projects. I have been fortunate in being able to photograph nature, culture, interesting architecture and the like while abroad in Europe and Asia and across the Americas. As you'll see in looking at Another Good Reason, nature is my favorite subject, be it flowers, bees, birds, spiders, snakes, or bears. I'm also fascinated by patterns, man-made or natural, and doors. You will see all of these subjects in these photo-cartoons, as well as interesting and beautiful architecture and landscapes. While beautiful is also interesting, some interesting things may not always be beautiful, while still being photo-worthy. The basic concept for Another Good Reason is a photograph--beautiful and/or interesting--with a short, 2 or 3 line story with quirky humor not unlike Gary Larsen's "The Far Side". Often the flower, bird, or other subject of the photo will have a funny story to tell or a problem to solve. The goal is to entertain without negatively targeting any ethnic group, religion, political party, or nationality. Public figures, however, are fair game. Lady GaGa, Al Gore, or anyone in the headlines has or will have a story about them. There's a wide variety of excellent photography equipment out there, but I've been a Nikon photographer for years because of their sharp, crisp lenses and "bulletproof" gear.

No Entourage “Opera Babe”

Lily was quite disappointed in the new administration–there was no entourage “opera babe” position for her to musically announce visiting dignitaries and politicians . . .

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Drama Queen

When Carol Lee’s dad refused to let her use the car to go to a Lady Ga Ga concert, she pointed at the sunset and said, “That’s how you make me feel, like I’m sinking socially!”  He said if she was going to be a successful drama queen, she should go on line to the University of Phoenix and take some drama lessons.

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Name Calling

Instead of “Pleasingly Plump,”  “Rotund” or “Mister Symmetrical,” the tough guys and bullies at school only called Hubert “The Short Fat Guy With Bad Hair . . .”

By |January 19th, 2017|Categories: Flowers|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Name Calling

Little People

All of Roberta’s friends from acting school told her being a “little person” had its advantages–what if they did a remake of The Wizard of Oz?  There would be a real need for Munchkins . . .

By |January 19th, 2017|Categories: Birds, Bizarre, Old Movies|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Little People

End of the Road

Like many political administrations before it, the current one was now at the end of the road and fading fast . . .

By |January 18th, 2017|Categories: Politics, sunsets & rainbows|Tags: , |Comments Off on End of the Road

Not a Chicken Hawk

Denny (a Kestrel) thought the Nature Channel documentary on Raptors would let people know that there were more hawks than Red Tailed Hawks and Chicken Hawks . . .

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