Comments on: No Beams of Sunshine Light the Stage, But the Red Light’s On

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 03:35:55 +0000

Charlie6: I have a gauge but the low fuel light comes on much too early. The light just bugs me. Interferes with the solitude of the ride.

I've looked at that flag many times waving in the distance on the top of the mud hill but never wanted to ride up through the dirt to get a picture. Now I wish I had knobbies on the Vespa.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 03:33:39 +0000

RichardM: The only reserve I have is a virtual one — I fill up when I am about halfway through the supply.

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 03:26:24 +0000

FZipperer: It's funny how warning lights can affect a person. They drive me nuts, even when I know there is no problem. I just can't get them out of my head.

You're not supposed to scare your passengers when your piloting a Huey!

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 03:18:46 +0000

SonjaM: Appreciation of the little things makes my life richer. I know it’s different for everyone but that’s where I begin…

By: Steve Williams

Steve Williams — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 03:17:32 +0000

David Masse: Thanks for the kind words about the photos. National Geographic — now there’s an idea for retirement — pitch a story to them about a man riding through America. Or Canada. Just to see what he can see.

By: Charlie6

Charlie6 — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 01:19:51 +0000

Steve

I really liked the last photo best....kind of reminded me of the small flag left on the battlefield in the movie "We Were Soldiers"....

Just a red light, no gauge?

dom

By: Richard M

Richard M — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 00:01:53 +0000

Wonderful photos! It’s hard to focus on anything if you were distracted byt the little red/orange light. At least is wasn’t blinking at you. No low fuel light on mine, it just starts to sputter when you need to switch to reserve. The first couple of times that happened, I was flustered. Now I’ve learned to expect it.

By: FZipperer

FZipperer — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 22:12:03 +0000

As always, I thoroughly enjoyed the photos and narrative. One thing you said about the fuel warning light reminded me of an experience when flying on a mission in SVN. I was the aircraft commander piloting a Huey on a recon mission when my low fuel warning light and audible signal came on. One of the officers in the back voiced his concern. So I told him if it bothered him I would turn it off, which I did. Unknown to him, we were very close to a refueling base which could be made in less than the 20 minutes indicated.

By: SonjaM

SonjaM — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 15:59:53 +0000

Steve, I constantly marvel at your effortless poetry created from something as trivial as rain and clouds.

By: David Masse

David Masse — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 15:45:22 +0000

Steve, I love the composition in each of those photos. It’s all about contrasts that are striking, in each case with at least two, sometimes more elements of contrast always in really nice balance. Really nice. National Geographic could do no better.