More of the same...

Tina was interesting to work with because she was so pale. I had a little high-key fun with this shot of her. And when you put Brian and Tina together - the contrast was truly beautiful.
What do you think? Should I stick to landscapes? :)

Studio Shoot

Jay and I spent the afternoon shooting with a group of friends from the Cleveland Photographic Society. We had the opportunity to visit a local studio and shoot with some models - this is Brian. It was a lot of fun, and we got some nice shots. We generally shoot in our own small studio, here at home - so it was great to play with something a little bit different. I'm looking forward to seeing the work of some of the others who shot today, too... it's neat to see what others do when we all shoot together. Everyone's images end up looking so different... different angles, camera settings, lenses, and processing.

Soccer, bee stings, and an auction...

We spent Friday night at a soccer game - my son's team versus Jay's son's team. :) Saturday, we had four more soccer games. It was a long and very hot day, but we had a good time. Except for one bee sting (one of our seven-year olds) and one fever of 102 degrees (Jay). We took some nice photos at the evening games - nice lighting. We love our Canon 135mm f/2 lens for soccer games - we can get nice close up shots from the sidelines, and since it's a fast lens, we can freeze the action beautifully.

We sent Jay to bed once the soccer games were over, and I built a fire in the back yard. The kids and I roasted hot dogs and marshmallows (they had lots of veggies and grapes, too), and then we put up the tents. The kids slept in the back yard. They had a great time, and Jay is feeling quite a bit better today.

We spent a good part of the afternoon at the Cleveland Photographic Society auction... sold some equipment, but didn't buy anything. Now, Jay is feeling poorly again, and I'm not feeling so well, either. We're putting in a movie and we'll go to bed early.

Winners

I entered two of my images in the Cleveland Photographic Society pictorial competition on Friday. Meander (top) took second place in the Color category, and Rapture on the Lonely Shore (below) took first in the Black and White category. It was a good night for me. There were some other beautiful photographs, too. It was great to see all our friends. We spent a good part of today rebuilding our photography set. We'll do some test shooting tomorrow.

We got in a short workout this morning and did our long run this evening. Then sushi for dinner (yum!) and it's time for a movie.

Happy Downloading!

Well - it looks like people are enjoying our new downloads page. I'm glad to see that. We're getting an enormous number of hits there each day - certainly more than we expected. I hope everyone is enjoying their new computer backgrounds. If anyone has suggestions, feel free to email me - or just leave a comment here on my blog. We're always looking for ideas.

Yesterday evening we spent a few hours at a Cleveland Photographic Society meeting. It was good to see all our friends, there. We don't get to go as often as we like, but we always have a good time when we go.

Today, we're planning to do a shoot for an article we're working on. It will take a couple of hours, and then we'll get to work on processing the images. I'll write the article next week - if I find time.