This Photograph was taken by Howard S. Barrows It is copyrighted and may not be exhibited, republished, copied or used in anyway; in either whole or in part, without the expressed, written, permission of the artist.
Can you guess what this is a photograph of?
HSB Writes : “I was sitting in my desk chair reviewing manuscripts with my legs crossed and wearing blue and white striped pajamas. My Olympus 550UV happened to be on my desk. The resulting photo was converted to B&W. All extraneous elements such as the chair edge and floor were converted to solid black or removed with some cropping. The image darkened and enhanced in Threshold removing the fabric pattern. The resulting black lines smoothed with a carefully adjusted Gaussian Blur, and then the image Spiraled until the effect was what I wanted.”
DAD
So in my humble opinion my Dad is the coolest thing since cracked ice. Here is a Photograph he took last year. Photography has always been an interest of his. You can see more of his excellent photographs by clicking here.
Besides being the father of me and my three sisters (which is quite an accomplishment in and of itself) he is also the father of the “Clinical Track” in Medical Education and the creator of aPBL which has totally made education in many fields, around the globe, more exciting and far more relevant to the learner. Basically he made it possible for students to study and practice clinical skills and be appropriately evaluated for their clinical performance prior to graduating from Medical School. 45 years ago they used to just teach the academic research part of medicine and then let the newly graduated physicians effectively “experiment” and develop their bedside skills, after recieving their dipolma, through trial and error . It was pretty scary.
He has written 19 books and published over 400 articles. He also co-founded “Teaching and Leaning in Medicine: An International Journal”. For his article, “Use of Standardized Patients in Clinical Assessment,” he received the Award for Outstanding Research Publication from the American Education Research Association. He has received several honorary degrees and has been the recipient of a number of honors and awards. He was granted the first annual John P. Hubbard Award by the National Board of Medical Examiners and The Abraham Flexner Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education.
This is his site on aPBL
Okay I’m done bragging. No doubt, I love and admire my Dad.
Here he is with my Mom on their 52 Wedding Anniversary. She is amazing too. They are Soul Mates.
This Polaroid is a portrait taken by my sister Rebecca Barrows. It is copyrighted and may not be exhibited, republished, copied or used in anyway; in either whole or in part, without the expressed, written, permission of the artist.
Wow. Just — wow.