Welcome to Stay Focused

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Arnie Lee

Stay Focused is part the arnielee website.

We love taking pictures. You’ll find articles here based on our 60+ years of experience in photography. We’re happy to share our know-how with you hoping you’ll discover new ways to enjoy your picture taking even more.

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A Visit to the Museum

Posted on March 28, 2026 by admin

Detroit Institute of Arts

This past Friday we had a free day and decided to take a short drive to Detroit.

The plan was to go to the Detroit Institute of Art to experience their large collection of art works.

The plan was to travel to the Detroit Institute of Art to experience their large collection of art works.

Here are two of our granddaughters admiring the statue of Count Alcide Rivalliera at the museum.

As you can seeI had my camera with me. I meticulously photographed some of the pieces that I found the most interesting.

Rather than duplicate the gallery here, please find the DIA photos at our companion site.

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Arnie Lee

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They’re Popular

Posted on March 26, 2026 by admin

Authentic Companions

I’ve been hearing about these “toys” for a few months.

In January I was attending the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. One evening I wandered over to the Fashion Show Mall to pick up a few items.

While walking though the mall I came across this Pop Mart. I had heard about the global business success of this retail chain owing to their blind box offerings and most recently their “monster toys” known as labubu collectibles.

As with many other products you can probably find look-alike knock-offs. But my understanding is that at times these authentic furry toys were hard to find. Curious, I stopped at this Pop Mart to see if they had labubus in stock.


This Pop Mart was well stocked with several selections of Monsters. This was my first encounter with them. They are dressed in different colors. Each has an individual name. And each has a unique facial expression. As a few people have mentioned they have a cute but mischievous appearance.
If you can’t be without your monster, you attach one to your backpack.

I was recently gifted the above brown labubu. I’m not sure, but I think it’s name it Toffee.

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Arnie Lee

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Can You Spot One?

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Arnie Lee

They are hard to find

I just returned from a quick trip out West to visit the Tetons and Yellowstone. It’s always a treat for me to be able to photograph some of nature’s wonders.

In the far northeast corner of Yellowstone is a part of the Absaroka Range known as Baronette Peak. This part of the national park is home to a large population of mountain goats.

This is part of the Baronette Peak area. I am standing alongside the park road which is about 300 yards from the base of the mountains. From here with the naked eye you may be able to pick out small white dots sparsely scattered among the rocks. To determine if one of these dots is a mountain goat you’ll need a spotting scope or a a pair of binoculars. With my binoculars I was able to pick out one or two mountain goats grazing on one of the hundreds of ledges.
Armed with a 600mm telephoto lens, I was able to see this mountain goat grazing. Compared to the above photograph, it’s amazing that my camera can “see” the mountain goat.
Please keep in mind that even with a 600mm lens, the entire photograph has to be “blown up” – this is my technical term for cropping the image in order to enlarge the section that shows the mountain goat. Here’s an enlarged photograph. This mountain goat is larger, but not as sharp.

That’s my story from my September visit to Yellowstone.

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Arnie Lee

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