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.

Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest

His friends thought competing in Nathan’s Annual  Hot Dog (Called Tubular Tenderloins by mystery meat gourmets) Eating Contest was stupid; Harry could never win.  But Harry had been working on a secret weapon . . .

By |April 10th, 2018|Categories: Food, Pop culture, Reptiles & Amphibians|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest

Kinks

The “Pink Three” had tried out as cheerleaders for the Houston Texans, and the tryout routine was much harder and more gymnastic than they had ever dreamed.  They were hoping that the chiropractor would give them a three-for-the-price-of-two discount to work out the kinks . . .

By |April 9th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Health, Sports|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Kinks

Razor Rash

When Sally accused Brett of having some other girl’s lipstick on his collar, he said, “Nonsense, it’s just razor burn . . .”

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Unintended Consequence

True, the collagen treatment had given Linda Lou big bee-stung looking lips, but she also had begun to notice some other less desirable effects the clinic had not mentioned before the treatments begun . . .

By |April 6th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Glamor|Tags: , |Comments Off on Unintended Consequence

Easy Peasy

When little Kendall asked his mother about life, she said, “it’s easy peasy: eat, drink, eliminate waste (this requires no conscious effort) and sleep; easy peasy.  She thought they would have the “Where’s the beef?” discussion later . . .

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Skinny Dipping

The girls had dared each other to go skinny dipping–it seemed like harmless fun– until the nerdy kid from school showed up with his drone and GoPro camera . . .

By |April 3rd, 2018|Categories: Flowers, Pop culture|Tags: , |Comments Off on Skinny Dipping