Thursday Night Jowling - 04.29.10

It's Thursday night so I was jowling as usual.  If you don't know what it is, google it.

Canon 7D/EF 50mm f1.8 - 1/500th - f2 - ISO 3200 - 580EXII fired in High Speed Sync Mode

Texas Truck - 04.28.10

I know you Houston people are missing seeing my truck around, so I made it a point to get a picture of it after rinsing a few pounds of pollen off of it.

Canon 5D/ EF 50mm f1.8

Macro String - 04.27.10

Not much to say about this one.

Canon 5D/EF 50mm f1.8 - 1/50th - f1.8 - ISO 3200 - Lens held backwards on body

Bidness - 04.26.10

I'm not sure if it's cheating to post a "business" picture as the picture of the day but oh well :)
You may or may not know that we shoot real estate as part of our photography business.  One thing we do to set ourselves apart from other photographers is to provide these "detail collages" with each shoot. The agents seem to like them. Here's one I shot yesterday.

Canon 7D/ EF 35mm f1.4L

Cast humility, not stones - 04.25.10

John 8:

1But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. 3The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group 4and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” 6They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.

But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.

9At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”

11“No one, sir,” she said.

“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”

How often do we cast judgement on people only to make ourselves feel better? "A tleast I don't do ________ like he does." "Look how she lives her life. At least I don't do that." I know I do it. How much different would the world be if we approached each person we encounter with humility instead of judgement?  We were challenged at church yesterday to not cast stones of judgement against others, as we are all imperfect. If you're interested, you can download a podcast of the service here. It should be up later today or tomorrow. 

Canon 5D/EF 35mm f1.4L - 1/80th - f8 - ISO 3200 - Manual Exposure

Wind - 04.25.10

Some pretty nasty storms went through this part of the country yesterday. Hopefully you can see the wind blowing through this tree in this shot.

Canon 5D/EF 85mm f1.8 - 1/100th - f4.5 - ISO 50 - Manual Exposure

Kite - 04.23.10

A child's kite in the sky at pinkerton park in Franklin.

Canon SD880 - 1/500th - f5.8 - ISO 80

Checker - 04.22.10

Many girls' childhood fantasies came true with the invention of the self-checkout lane:

iPhone - Hipstamatic app

Buggin' - 04.21.10

We took the dawgs for a lap around Pinkerton park today and I came across this little guy crossing the sidewalk.

Canon SD880 - 1/250th - f2.8 - ISO 80 - Digital Macro

Faith - 04.20.10

Found this on an irrigation cover outside our house.

iPhone - Hipstamatic app

P.O.'d - 04.19.10

Here's a bunch of PO Boxes at the Franklin Post Office.

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Village - 04.18.10

Tonight our Village (small church group) got together and had a great time with a little fire, some hot dogs, some chili, some chips, some cookies and some kids. Thanks to Garner and Jennifer for hosting at their cool property in Spring Hill.

Canon 5D/EF 85mm f1.8 - 1/320th - f4 - ISO 400 - Manual Exposure

Us - 04.17.10

We did an engagement shoot in downtown Nashville last night and took this self portrait before packing it in for the night.

Canon 5D/EF85mm f1.8 - 1/200th - f1.8 - ISO 3200 - Manual Exposure

Mowin' - 04.16.10

Blakley and I are trying to get more involved in helping her grandpa take care of the property up there. One fairly major task around there is cutting the grass. Blakley took care of the front yard today. It can get really dusty.

Canon 5D/85mm f1.8 - 1/1600th - f2.8 - ISO 50 - Manual Exposure

Jumpin - 04.15.10

We went out to Blake's grandpa's place yesterday to clear our heads. One of Blake's cousins down the street is quite the dirt bike rider. She competes against the boys and does quite well.

Canon 5D/EF35mm f1.4L - 1/640th - f2.8 - ISO 1600 - Manual Exposure

Lines and Light - 04.14.10

Sometimes you can find an interesting picture in the world around you not by looking for something to take a picture of, but just looking for the light.

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Eye - 04.13.10

Eye've  been a little under the weather and eye haven't felt much like taking pictures the last couple days, so this is what eye did.

Canon SD880 - Digital Macro Mode

Car Wash

Blakley can't stand when her car is dirty. Even worse than the car being dirty is when there are bugs on the windshield. We had both.

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Sunday at Pinkerton Park - 04.11.10

My view from laying in the grass at Pinkerton Park in Franklin.

Canon 5D/EF35mm f1.4L - 1/2000th - f2 - ISO 50 - Manual Exposure

Night Motion - 04.10.10

Anyone who's been to visit us in Franklin knows where this was taken.

Canon SD880 - 1/3" - f2.8 - ISO 400 +1 E.C. -  Program Mode

Tire Jumping - 04.09.10

Some of the crossfit people started fooling around with the tractor tires after the workout today. It kinda turned into a contest of who could jump up onto three stacked tires. Despite what it looks like in this picture, no one was able to do it.

Canon 5D/EF 85mm f1.8 - 1/100th - f2 - ISO 1250 - Manual Exposure

Gas - 04.08.10

Not much to say about this one.

Canon 7D/EF 35mm f1.4L - 1/30th - f1.4 - ISO 400 - Manual Exposure

More Dog - 04.07.10

A day behind the computer editing pictures = boring POTD. One thing is for sure though, the dogs LOVE when we work down in the office all day. They have their very own couch to lounge on.

Canon 7D/EF 35mm f1.4L - 1/1250th - f1.4 - ISO 100 - Manual Exposure

Off Camera Flash Practice - 04.06.10

Blakley was kind enough to let me practice some off camera flash with her this evening at sunset. The purpose for this exercise was to have a decently exposed subject and also have the sunset exposed properly. It's not rocket surgery, but it does take some thought and equipment.

Canon 7D/EF35mm f1.4L - 1/250th - f13 - ISO 100 - Manual Exposure - Flash 580EXII triggered wirelessly by the 7D at full power in Manual mode with a 1/2 CTO gel

Tattoo - 04.05.10

It was the perfect storm. Sitting at the table, growing bored with making a grocery list, my arm was vulnerable. Blakley reached for the pen, rolled up my sleeve...

iPhone - no extra charge for the farmer tan.

Bonds Mountain - 04.04.10

We headed out to Iuka Easter morning to spend some time with family. Tim and I took a nice ride up to the top of Bonds mountain. Yes there really is a Bonds Mountain. Yes, Blakley's maiden name is Bonds, and no it's not a coincidence :) Matter of fact, at 719 feet above sea level, it's the 7th highest peak in Mississippi. The land is no longer in Blakley's family and the current owner was having a big chunk of it strip cut for the timber. It made for an awesome view.

Canon 5D/EF 50mm f1.8 - 1/3200th - f2.8 - ISO 100 - Aperture Priority

Full of Hot Air - 04.03.10

There must be a hot air balloon ride business somewhere near Franklin because every couple weeks we see one floating by our house. This puppy was moving pretty quick and I did to get a few shots of it before it was too far away.

Canon 7D/EF 75-300mm - 1/200th - f5.6 - ISO 100 - Aperture Priority

04.02.10 - Train's Bikes?

We went to see Train last night at the Ryman Auditorium (former grand ol' opry) in downtown Nashville. The show was incredible. I spotted these two BMW bikes outside the band's trailer in the parking lot. They had California plates on them. I'm betting they belong to members of the band since they are from San Francisco and probably need some wheels to get around the towns they are visiting.

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04.01.10 - Sky

Who doesn't love a sky shot every once in a while?

03.31.10 - Assisting

On the 31st, Blakley and I assisted Nashville Wedding Photographer on a bridal portrait shoot at Riverwood Mansion in Nashville. Keep an eye on his site. He made some stunning images.

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03.30.10 - Grill

Wow, it's still working! Here's a boring one from the 30th.

Canon 5D/EF 50mm f1.8 - 1/160th - f2 - ISO 1600 - Aperture Priority

03.29.10 - Food

Wow, blogger is cooperating right now. I better post at least one picture from the week!

I always wonder what other people eat at home, so I'm going to give you a glimpse of what we ate for dinner on this particular night.

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