Monday, May 21, 2007

Thai Tina's & The Amazing Spectacular Rolling Sky

****FYI: May 21 is Jon and Melinda's one year wedding anniversary!****

We went out with a fun group of friends this past Saturday night and--Lo and Behold!--there was this amazing sky outside after we left the restaurant. I really didn't expect to shoot any photos that night but of course something great always pops up when I don't plan on taking pics. At first I shot with our handy little pocket camera, a Canon somethin' or other, just to get some fun mementos of our friends...but that sky was just amazing and there's only so much you can do with a little camera and no tripod. "Magic hour" was already fading by the time I finally decided to take the bigger camera out for a run. Ah, well. So I missed the gorgeous blue and magenta cloud-speckled sky for the following photos but it was still fun experimenting.
I wish I could've had this expression coupled with the lens flare from the photo below. And, ideally, I'd nix the buildings but I couldn't get the angle I wanted when I shifted the cam above the buildings. We later stood him on a chair which helped...but anyway--long story short: just a fun, impromptu shoot while out with 6 friends, everyone's talking, the flash is popping off, strangers are walking by...lots of stuff going on.
Good friends. Good times.

Friday, May 18, 2007

Senior Show and Graduation

Yay! Congratulations to my little sister Rachel who had her senior banquet and graduation last week. It's been six long years and she did it!
Then it was off to the Greenhouse for yummy lunch.
Jon
Rachel and Peter

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Sara's Bed

April 2007. Denton, Texas

Bathtub in Oak Cliff

My personal pick from the shoot at the home in Oak Cliff, Texas. It was somewhat dim in there with mixed lighting from the tungsten lights above and the window behind me. Hence the faint blue and orange hues. Cramped shooting in there. See below.