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Born here. Raised here. Love this little town:

 

Prescott, as seen from out Perkinsville road late one night. Light painted with my little headlamp.

Christmas Beard 2009: GO!

So, ever since Operation Shaggy Christmas concluded last year I’ve had this look:

 

But it’s that time of year again. I’ve gone and shaved off the goatee to start this years Christmas beard:

 

Hopefully it grows in at least as well as last year. :)

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Sometimes I feel as though I have come full circle:

OOooo, Pretty!

Beautiful commercial for Central China Television company:

CCTV Ink TV Commercial - Directed by Niko Tziopanos from Troublemakers.tv on Vimeo.

(via Neatorama)

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We pull off the highway, we see water and want to get closer.  As we drive over the small concrete bridge, we see a forest of pine trees. A forest of JUST pine trees. There is something odd about the whole thing. This is a tree farm. I immediately think we should take car photos.

The people of vacation.

I normally forget to take family photos, so this time I made it a point to sit everybody down for a few snaps, as well as getting a few random shots.

 

Dad, Suzy, Myself, and Chris. A.K.A. ‘The Fam’:

 

Dad, Suzy, and the Dogs. Getting all three dogs to sit still for even a moment? Nearly impossible:

 

The boys watching TV:

 

Chris, beginning to get mildly irritated at me for continuously asking him to look at the camera while driving:

 

 

Me, as seen by Chris:

 

Dad, Suzy, Sam:

 

Chris while meandering around Eureka Springs:

 

Me, with my lawn-mowing face on:

 

Chris, kickin back after mowing most of the yard:

 

These are the people that made the vacation worthwhile. Thanks to them for such a great time!

A picture filled day.

Oh my god, I think I might be done with sorting / editing / uploading vacation photos! I’ve whittled it down from ~600 shots to a meager 85 or so. Some artsy, others not. Mostly a whole bunch of random.

So forgive me, as I dump a bunch of picture-filled posts on the blog while everything is fresh in my mind. Then I can move onto all the other photos filling up my memory cards. :)

The dogs of vacation

Where my dad lives there are two types of dogs.

 

The type that are ‘yours’.

Like Choco:

 

and Lucy:

 

and Sam:

 

 

 

And then there are the ‘Neighborhood’ dogs. They come over for a while, hang out, get a cookie, and then meander on to another house.

Molly:

 

Bear:

 

Smoky:

 

Milo:

 

And the newest addition to the local pack, a boxer who had no tags. Chris wanted to bring this little guy home with us:

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Bridge over muddy water:

An un-used train bridge over the Arkansas river.

One man band

I’m impressed:

 

(via Bits & Pieces)

Pics for the car show

Some of my favs from the Corvette Car Show.

 

Fuel injection:

 

 

Cloudy Sting Ray:

 

Skull and Dragon hood:

 

Formula One car:

 

My partner in crime – Sam. He approves:

 

Dark and brooding front end:

 

See all 26 photos in the flickr set.

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Church of the Immaculate Conception:

Fort Smith, Arkansas. HDR.

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Not even close to having vacation photos ready, so here is a shot from a hike along the Peavine from a few weeks ago:

3 exposure handheld HDR.

Back and bogged down

Had a ton of fun on vacation. I knew I would be pretty wiped out today, so took the day off of work. Talk about an awesome idea! I’m currently wading through ~500 photos to sort and edit, and ~800 blog posts to read. This will take most of the day. :)

 

And so far, this is the coolest thing I’ve seen all day:

(via Neatorama)

Stepping out for a bit

Chris and I will be driving out to Oklahoma to see my dad and step-mom next week. I’ve got a whole week off of work, and 17 hours in the car with my best friend each way. Add a camera into that mix, and hopefully I’ll have something interesting to show and tell by the end of the month.

 

So in the meantime – kids playing the new Dirt2 videogame at its premier get a high-octane surprise. Namely, a ride with Ken Block. HAHAHAHA:

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Walking to town and I see a street closure. I stroll by to see what the occasion is. To my delight there is a car show going on, and I just happen to have my camera.

 

I take a single shot before my phone rings, it’s Chris. He needs my help with something. I walk to my truck and drive home, hoping my one shot was worthwhile.

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Wild beasts prowl the back alleys of Prescott:

Graffiti by _yote

Linkage

Work is busy, so just a few quick links:

Joe McNally talks about people ‘who could have’ – I’m sure we’ve all run into these people

 

The Lessons of Lindsay – Inspiration story (via Boing Boing)

 

Texts from last night – oh my god the humor is nearly killing me.

 

Chicken recipe that sounds AWESOME!

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The seats are empty. The smell of food has yet to infuse into the building. It has yet to develop any character.

An interior shot of the diner in Bagdad. 3 Exposure handheld HDR through a window. :)

Buckets of photography gadgetry

Okay, just stumbled on the Photojojo site again. Look at the awesome:

Shippable picture frames.

White balance lens cap.

Bottle Cap Tripod. (genius!)

Crazy, stick to anything tripod.

90 Degree spy lens attachment.

Tiny little zumi digital camera.

Panoramic tripod attachment.