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365 Day Photo Challenge 195/365 “Bad Day For Pictures”

13 Monday Jul 2015

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I met up with the young lady at the designated spot.  The shoot location was up a dirt road behind two locked gates.  I’ve shot there many times with no problems.  But today was different.  The first gate was unlocked when I drove up to it.  I started to go through it but though differently after I checked the lock only to realize that the combination was not the same.  Someone had changed the combination.  My fear was that as soon as I got to the shoot location someone would come behind me and lock the gate while I was still in there and I would be locked in.  Not happening.  I knew of another place and off we went.

The other place was not as nice as the first but there would be some privacy.  We drove up to the entrance and there was yet another gate.  This one was shut but not locked.  I got out and opened the gate and drove on through.  Probably not one of my smarter moves of the day.  The road to the top was about five miles and most of it was a one lane road with no room to pass.  We made it to the end of the road to where we were to shoot and there were construction going on exactly where we were going to shoot.  There were bulldozers, dump trucks and front end loaders.  Not a chance to shoot there.

On the road to the top there are a couple of overlooks where one could pull over and see down below.  Pretty nice view during the fall.  We pulled over to find a hiking trail so we did what any desperate photographer would do, we went hiking.  About a mile in we found a little outcropping of rocks that overlooked down below and we decided to shoot there.  It was a nice little location.

About twenty minutes into our shoot a group of mountain bikers road by and asked if that was my truck sitting at the trailhead.  It seems that the park ranger was looking for someone to tow it away because of the heavy equipment being used on that road.  Needless to say we packed up and left.  We decided to call it quits for the day and try it again some other time.  It was a sign for us not to shoot today.  We did get a few useable shoots but to be honest, I normally get around 900 to over 1200 pictures during a two hour shoot.  Today I only got 227 pictures.  Well below my normal.

Heading to the beach tomorrow.  I’m excited.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 169/365 “Heat Index”

17 Wednesday Jun 2015

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As much as I hate cold temperatures you will never hear me complain about the heat.  It has been predicted that here in the deep south that we would encounter a milder summer than in years past.  Today’s high was 94 degrees with a heat index of 104 degrees and summer hasn’t officially arrived yet.  I think the forecasters may be wrong.

The humidity here is unbearable at times.  For those with breathing problems find it hard to breath and those with out breathing problems are not far behind them.  You walk outside and it literally takes your breath away the air feels so thick.  Your everyday tasks become labored and you break out in a sweat.  Just by walking across the parking lot you would be in need of a change of clothes.

Yesterday evening I had the opportunity to work with this beautiful mother of two at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens and it was not enjoyable at all.  We got several good images but we both had to work for it.  I had to stop several times and wipe the sweat off my brow to keep my camera dry.  My glassed started steaming up which made it difficult to know when the images was in focus in the view screen.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 163/365 “Bad Day Turned Good”

11 Thursday Jun 2015

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Today started off with me in the dumps.  Found out an acquaintance of mine who was diagnosed with CML during the same week I was, she found out that her CML has advanced and now is need of a bone marrow transplant.  I’m somewhat confused on how someone with the same cancer can be different.  I know we are not on the same meds and we have different doctors and I also know that she didn’t take her medication like she supposed to and that may have had a huge impact on the direction her cancer has taken.  When I read the news this morning it set me back a bit thinking that this could very well have been me.  It still can be me.  I go back to my oncologist in August and I’m hoping for continued good news.

I was also down because I knew I wouldn’t get to ride any this evening because I was supposed to meet up with a new girl who want to model for me. We’ve tried to meet on so many other occasions and it always fell through.  Why would tonight be any different. I would miss out on the meet up as well as miss out on the riding time.  But, she showed up and I was impressed.  She is everything I was hoping for.  She’s never modeled before but that’s ok.  She doesn’t seem to have any hangups, not on drugs, doesn’t have a jealous husband or boyfriend.  So far so good.  After seeing and talking with her it just made my day.  We’re meeting Tuesday evening to do a small shoot at the Botanical Gardens.  I am really looking forward to it.  Hope to share some pictures after the shoot.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 97/365 “New Task at Hand”

09 Thursday Apr 2015

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I made the mistake of opening my mouth to the mayor of my fair city.  I’m glad I like him so well otherwise I would have told him a thing or two.  We discussed the possibility of having some sort of Cycling Awareness event to help promote cycling safety as well as make the city aware of the laws that are out there that allow the cyclist to be on the roads.  I know it’s a long shot but something has got to be done to make these people aware that you can’t pass cyclist on a hill or in a curve.  I’ve even had a car try to run me off the road into some bushes the other day. After discussing this for about ten minutes or so he then preceded to tell me that this is something that I should do.

The really sad part about this is that I have no clue where to start with this.  I’m going to see if some of the local bike clubs and even bike shops in my area can give me suggestions as to how to go about doing this.  I think it would be worth it to get something done.

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 92/365 “Meet Codie”

04 Saturday Apr 2015

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Meet Codie Bell from Atlanta Ga.  I spent several hours with her and her husband today at Sweetwater Creek State Park.  It was a great shoot with a beautiful young lady.  The park was packed today with families with kids and dogs.  We had to walk quite a while through the woods to find a place to have a little bit of privacy.  We still had several hikers come by while we were shooting and even then they were few and far between.

This lady has had three kids and I was shocked when she told me.  She had the body of a 20 year old with no stretch marks what so ever.  She works out every day and you could tell it.  We walked about 5 miles up and down hills that made me gasp for breath and it didn’t even phase her.

It amazed me how we would be somewhere shooting and other photographers would set up right behind her while I was shooting.  I’ve got several pictures with another tripod in in focus.  All they cared is for them to get their shot.

I’ve got a lot of editing to do.  Twice my camera somehow managed to either get in the Aperture Priority Mode or the Shutter Priority Mode.  With me doing bracketing shots one photo is 2 steps under and one picture is 2 steps over exposed.  So I’ve got to spend some time trying to see if I can salvage some of these pictures.  It’s going to be time consuming to do over 100 pictures.  1500 total pictures in all.  Maybe she can uses some of the pictures.

Happy Easter everyone!!!

“Life Goes On!”

365 Day Photo Challenge 38/365 “Father/Daughter Day”

07 Saturday Feb 2015

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I had a shoot scheduled for today but I never heard from her.  It upsets me that some people will talk and talk to you and then just vanish with no contact whatsoever.  Won’t respond to emails, voicemail or even text messages.  Go Figure!  So what did I did I do today?  I spent the afternoon with one of my daughters at Tannehill Historical Park.

I won’t post pictures of my daughter due to her privacy but this is a picture of the church that is there.  I adore this place.  In fact, I love to go to this park and spend the day taking pictures.  As you can see, if you click the link, that this place has a lot to offer.

My daughter wants to be a model.  I’m not going to deny her the opportunity but I’d rather her be something else.  She’s still got a few more years before she has to decide and I will support her in whatever choice she decides to make.

I hope everyone has a peaceful Sunday.

“Life Goes On”

365 Day Photo Challenge 29/365 “Excitement is in the Air”

29 Thursday Jan 2015

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I’m excited because after nearly a year I’ve finally got a photo shoot scheduled.  Between work, family and other hobbies I just haven’t had time to do any real shooting.  I’ve done some outdoor stuff but I haven’t done any “people work” in nearly a year.

I’ve got a shoot scheduled for Saturday and I’m talking to three other women so I should have my work cut out for me for a few weekends.  I can’t wait until spring time so I can start shooting some in the evenings.

Life Goes On!!

365 Day Photo Challenge 26/365 “Red Head Red Dress”

26 Monday Jan 2015

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What more could a person ask for?  Meet Taffy Marie from London England no less.  It was strange to find her here in Alabama. She was a lot of fun to work with and I loved hearing her talk.  Her mom and dad both were in the military in England and somehow ended up here in the states.  Once in the states her family moved all the time.  Taffy no longer lives in Alabama and now resides in Florida somewhere near the coast.

Enjoy the pictures and as always, comments welcome.

Have a safe week everyone.

Life Goes On!

Still Working on Pictures

24 Saturday Jan 2015

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I’ve been working on pictures all day today and ran across Miss Laura.  She needed a pick me up after going through some crap in her life so I cut her a good deal on some pictures.  She had never “modeled” before so all this was new to her.  We both had a good time working together.

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365 Day Photo Challenge 24/365 “Working on Photo’s”

24 Saturday Jan 2015

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I hope everyone is having a wonderful Saturday.  I Had a photo shoot cancel on me so I’m spending the day going over past photo’s and trying to tweak them for publication.  This is Dana Micael and she’s from Tuscaloosa a college town about forty-five minutes from here. I met here a couple of years ago and was fortunate enough to work with her a couple of hours.

The weather here has finally cleared and the son is shining but wind the temps are a little chilly.  I’m planning on doing some timelapse photography of the sunset if the clouds permit.

Get out and enjoy this weekend if you can.

Life goes on.