new york and niagara falls trip: niagara falls
In my last post, I detailed the New York City portion of our trip. Once we were done in the city, we got our rental car out of it’s happy parking spot (no, it wasn’t broken into or anything silly like...
View Articlewhy i miss shooting on film
This weekend, I ran into my three-ring binder full of 35mm film and slides from our wedding and honeymoon. I was surprised that I had a sense of nostalgia for the “old days” of photography with film....
View Articlemy new tripod
So, I’ve decided it’s finally time to buy a real tripod. I’ve read (and advocated for) Thom Hogan’s page on how to buy a tripod, but with the new baby, my budget is rather limited right now, so $1000...
View ArticleJohn Cooper of the band Skillet with his fist up in the air and silhouetted...
Silhouette of John Cooper of the band Skillet; shot at the Minneapolis Convention Center on November 14, 2009 during the ‘Awake and Alive’ concert tour. NOTE: Wallpaper-sized copies of this available...
View ArticleBen Kasica of Skillet during a guitar solo in front of fog
Ben Kasica of the band Skillet; shot at the Minneapolis Convention Center on November 14, 2009 during the ‘Awake and Alive’ concert tour. OK, so I enjoyed the Skillet concert a little too much, and...
View ArticleJen Ledger of the band Skillet singing and playing the drums
Jen Ledger of the band Skillet; shot at the Minneapolis Convention Center on November 14, 2009 during the ‘Awake and Alive’ concert tour. Jen is Skillet’s drummer, and also performs vocals on many of...
View ArticleClose-up of Korey Cooper of the band Skillet singing with fog in the background
Korey Cooper of the band Skillet; shot at the Minneapolis Convention Center on November 14, 2009 during the ‘Awake and Alive’ concert tour. Korey is Skillet’s keyboardist, backup guitarist, and...
View ArticleBen Kasica of the band Skillet with pyrotechnics in the background
Silhouette of Ben Kasica of the band Skillet; shot at the Minneapolis Convention Center on November 14, 2009 during the ‘Awake and Alive’ concert tour. Once again, Skillet loves pyro. Here’s a shot of...
View ArticleJohn Cooper of Skillet playing his bass, singing, and lit up by pyrotechnics
John Cooper of the band Skillet; shot at the Minneapolis Convention Center on November 14, 2009 during the ‘Awake and Alive’ concert tour. Non-silhouette shot of John Cooper of the band Skillet...
View ArticleWhat a cute puppy!
This is Lucky Ehrlich – a black and tan Cavalier King Charles spaniel who stayed with us for a few days while their son was being born. He’s a little sweetheart! Our friend’s parents adopted one of...
View ArticleSarah Anthony of The Letter Black performing during Skillet’s Awake and Alive...
Sarah Anthony of the band The Letter Black; shot at the Minneapolis Convention Center on November 14, 2009 during Skillet’s ‘Awake and Alive’ concert tour. This is Sarah Anthony of the band The Letter...
View ArticleSarah Anthony of The Letter Black (aka Rock Photography is Fun Part 8)
Sarah Anthony of the band The Letter Black singing; shot at the Minneapolis Convention Center on November 14, 2009 during Skillet’s ‘Awake and Alive’ concert tour. More Sarah Anthony of The Letter...
View ArticleFun with cameras and Photoshop..
Technology never ceases to amaze me. It’s been a long time since I attempted to stitch images together; last time was probably five years ago and the results were.. mediocre. While I was in the...
View ArticleWoofdah has a new location!
Our pups (Chimo and Oakley) have been going to Woofdah for a couple years now.. we tried a few different doggy daycares in the Minneapolis area, and this is by far the best one we have found (which is...
View ArticleLots of rain in a short period of time != good roads
A friend of ours was having a engagement party up in New Hope, MN tonight (June 25 2010).. we knew the weather was going to be kind of nasty, but we figured that Tiff’s parents live about four miles...
View ArticleOne of the best company slogans I have ever seen
I was driving to work the other day, and spotted this garbage truck with the best company slogan I’ve ever seen.. The slogan on the garbage truck is “Satisfaction Guaranteed or Double Your Trash Back”....
View ArticlePlaying around with HDR Photography
My wife and I recently took a quick overnight trip to Stillwater, MN for our anniversary. We came out of the Dock Cafe right around dusk, and I saw some opportunities for some pictures that I thought...
View ArticleHDR photography – around the house and vices
I recently posted the results of my first attempts at HDR photography. Since then, I’ve been craving more – what can I say, it’s fun! I had some time to myself at home tonight, so I found some random...
View ArticleI think I found a fellow geek..
I was walking the dogs this morning, and ran across this car up the street.. Minnesota license plate ’1RQ’.. I don’t know anything that this could mean besides ‘IRQ’.. a rather geeky concept.. what...
View ArticleMusic | The meaning behind the song “Lucy” by Skillet
If you’ve been a fan of Skillet within the last few years, you’ve probably heard their song Lucy from their album Awake. The song is extremely emotional, and it seems that it immediately resonates with...
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