Ben Wilder

Pop up pup pics – a photo session with a few doggos

I didn’t plan on taking pictures of the family pups but my niece was outside doing flips and hand-stands and all sorts of acrobatic tricks so I got my camera. Sure, I took pictures of her, but I also got a lot of dog pictures because, I mean, how can you resist such cute faces,Continue reading “Pop up pup pics – a photo session with a few doggos”

I don’t always wake up early, but when I do…

…it better be for a good reason! For the past couple of mornings I decided to wake up to take photos. One morning was a sunrise. The next, I couldn’t see the sun at all because of the fog. Crazy how different the photos are, and what I was interested in each morning. The morningContinue reading “I don’t always wake up early, but when I do…”

Everything fades

Everything fades. Sometimes that’s a sad thing, and sometimes it’s like Will Smith’s haircut in “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” a nice fade! A few weeks ago I was part of a wedding– well, I can hardly call it that– it was an extraordinary three-day event. As a member of the video crew, I got toContinue reading “Everything fades”

The loving eyes of a beagle are always on you (and your food)

There isn’t a dog that will look at you (or your food) more lovingly than a beagle. It’s those big eyes, even bigger ears, and a personality that says, “I love you, now get me a treat!” Way back 12 years ago in Nashville, Tennessee I said “I do” to adopting a cute little beagleContinue reading “The loving eyes of a beagle are always on you (and your food)”

Ferrero Rocher’s Valentine’s Commercial – The Music and the Shady Math

Hello there! If this is your first time to Out of the Wilderness, you can find much more of the random stuff I write about on the main page. Look at the upper right corner for all the different topics. One subject, of course, is TV commercials. Let’s take a look at this one fromContinue reading “Ferrero Rocher’s Valentine’s Commercial – The Music and the Shady Math”