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.
Kenneth’s theory was that size isn’t important and that close is good enough; after all, how smart can a goose be with a brain the size of a pea? Sadly, substituting his neighbor’s lawn flamings for decoys just didn’t seem to be working as he had hoped . . .
Gino had been hopeful he could train his pet, BoBo, to fetch so he could be used in duck and goose season to retrieve downed birds. BoBo didn’t seem to grasp that retrieving meant more than getting the bird in his mouth . . .
Renting a summer cabin was not proving as simple as Guido had thought. The Montana “some minor repairs needed” apparently had a different meaning than a Chicago “some minor repairs needed . . .”
Once he left the nest and had to make a living on his own, Horace quickly learned that death, taxes, and road kill wait for no one . . .
Wintering in Texas, thought Donny, was fraught with peril for the body beautiful crowd. You just couldn’t help looking a little rounder with all the BBQ, Tex-Mex, and fried food . . .
While not knowing exactly why, Jack thought the moonrise looked very ominous . . .
