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.
  • When Stacy-Sue's ex-boyfriend was asked why she called herself the "Selfie Queen", he said it's because she can't spell narcissistic . . .

Narcissistic

  • While thinking her husband's description of their newly-acquired log cabin as needing "A little paint, a few nails" was quite optimistic, Chloe was really concerned about the bathing facilities come the Montana winter . . .  

A Little Paint, A Few Nails

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  • Astronomers were trying to decide if solar flares had disturbed the orbit of the moon or if Gerry had bumped the telescope again . . .

Questions

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  • At first, Gabe resented being called a mockingbird--he never mocked anyone--well, maybe politicians, the Kardashians, reality shows, and WWR, but everyone mocked them, didn't they . . .?

Mockingbird

By |July 24th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Politics, Pop culture|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Mockingbird
  • When Tommie John called the police station to ask if they knew about the fierce lightning storm on the other side of town, they said, "No need to worry; it's just the politicians debating  over at the fairgrounds . . . "

Debates

By |July 23rd, 2019|Categories: Landscapes, Politics, sunsets & rainbows|Tags: |Comments Off on Debates

Who . . . ?

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