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Thanks to some wonderful graduation gift cards and money, I was able to purchase a new lens for my camera. It was a 50mm 1.4f (I know, what???) and is a great lens for portraits, low-light situations and many other types of pictures. It’s super-clear and has an amazing bokeh or ...
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Just wanted to pass on a few cute photos of Lyla playing in the kitchen in her little designated cabinet.
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Welcome to another edition of This and That, where you get to find out everything going on with me and my little family.
Lyla…of course you want to know about our little girl who’s going nuts with growing, walking, learning and just being cute as can be.
And who turns ONE YEAR ...
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Weather and Lyla aren’t the only things I like to photograph, just so you are aware. While those are my specialties right now and the passion when it comes to me and my camera…I still like shooting random things that I find interesting.
Here are a few below, with a little caption ...
Television
There may be some photographers that like to take pictures and just never show them to people. I am definitely not one of those people.
I like to share what I do…I tend to be that way with most things. If I like a good book, or a quality movie or television series, chances are I am ...
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I wrote not too long ago about my first real HDR photo, which you can read if you missed it. Basically it’s the art of combining three or more photos of one scene, shot at different light levels, and turn them into a surreal looking finished product.
I’ve been really going nuts ...
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I’ve had such a busy week, no time for a recap, however Adrian was bugging me tonight about updating everyone on the standings so here you go!
Dave was leading by 17 last week, but Adrian cut into that a little bit by getting all top three finishers! Maybe he can catch up? Looking for a ...
Television
The Amazing Race
Last week I was working so much I needed a break. At the same time, I’d been having this realization about photography. I would get jealous and wish I could be in locations with amazing buildings, structures, mountains, etc., where I would see some awesome pictures being taken.
I ...
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This past weekend was my official, final and end of school graduation. I finished my classes a few months ago, received my degree via postal carrier two weeks ago, but on Saturday I actually dressed up in a cap and gown and crossed that official stage.
I’m so glad I did it.
I owe a ...
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Most Friday evenings you can find us at Joe’s Farm Grill for dinner. On Fridays they have their special Fish Fry, which I absolutely love, so it’s usually the day we go. Of course, it’s our favorite place to eat, especially this time of year, so we can sometimes even end up ...
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We had an insanely gorgeous sunset last Wednesday. In fact, while I was out taking pictures, a friend from work called to make sure I was out taking pictures! Even he knew I wouldn’t want to miss what was going on out there.
Here are the best four below, the last one being an HDR photo ...
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On Sunday afternoon, the Cardinals were losing badly, I was bored of football (I know, amazing right!!?!), Jina was off having some much deserved alone time…so I gathered up Lyla and headed out to the park.
I wanted to put her on the swings and let her have a good time, and of course I ...
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Jina told me the other day that it’s been waaaay too long since I’ve written a “This and That” blog post to update the family and our friends on what is going on with us.
She’s right (of course)…I’ve been preoccupied lately with this new hobby of ...
Twilight
Most of you are probably asking what HDR means. I actually asked myself that when writing this blog, because while I know what an HDR photo looks like, I always forget what it stands for:
High Dynamic Range Imaging …or HDR (the “i” gets dropped) Read more here if you want to ...
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BRIAN! BRIAN!
You know, I was expecting a larger amount of “Brian!” throughout this race, but after their initial discussion about Ericka calling his name out all the time, it tapered off. Bummer. They were pretty fun to watch though…lots of bickering and whining.
Still, ...
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The Amazing Race
Lyla got all dressed up for Halloween as a little lioness and she couldn’t have been cuter. Her friend Tatum was a ladybug and you’ve never seen a more adorable one. They hung out a bit on Halloween evening, allowing us to take a bazillion photos to remember for all-time.
They did ...
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I spent an incredibly long time in the Springfield airport this past Friday. We finished up a bit early and so I arrived at the airport around noon for a 4:20 flight. That flight turned into 5:20 and then 6:30, meaning I would miss my connection to Phoenix in Memphis. I ended up having to book ...
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This Bass Pro Shop in Springfield is the home of the chain of sporting goods stores and is essentially Disneyland for most of the guys with me out here. We ate lunch at a restaurant inside and then walked around a bit inside a store that one could almost call an amusement park. Live animals, ...
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So Springfield has been fun so far, but today got a little boring. Last night we had a major dinner with one of the sales managers and the tab had to have been over $500. A great little Italian place, we had a three-course meal and all of it was so unbelievably good, it’s impossible to ...
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The Fall
More blogging from Springfield, Missouri for you guys. I uploaded most of these before I left, but just haven’t had a chance to show them off on this blog.
We trekked out to Schnepf Farms on Friday night for our annual outing to that wonderful place southeast of town. They do a great ...
