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Homage

This seems a little weird to be posting but here it goes anyway…
This is my 4 year old pair of Keen Arroyo IIs. I bought them after my first trip to China and have worn them nearly daily since then. They have been to Asia twelve times, Paris, dozens of US cities, Publix, Bouchon, etc, [...]

Merry Christmas!

Just a quick note to say Merry Christmas and thank you for your support. I started this blog less than 3 weeks ago and I have already had over 1,100 views! I hope everyone is enjoying this site and getting something out of it. I’ve got some new topics I’m working on that I’ll be [...]

Merry Christmas!

Seems Santa found us at our new home in Auburn. Christmas officially* kicked off for us at 6:00AM. We’re heading up to Birmingham in an hour or so to continue the festivities.
Hope everyone is having a great Christmas!
*Hattie (the 5 year old) was in our room at 1:10AM shouting “Santa came and he brought me [...]

Christmas tree photo tutorial

With Christmas just a couple of days away there is no doubt that many of you have been enjoying taking artistic photos of your Christmas tree and other Holiday decor. All those colorful and tiny lights make perfect bokeh fodder. And highly processed detail shots like this are also fun.
Problem is, many of us (present [...]

Christmas table centerpiece photo

My father in-law asked me to take a picture of his Christmas table centerpiece arrangement so he could e-mail it to an out of town friend. My attempt at a quick snapshot didn’t meet my with my photographic standards so I spent the next hour playing with lighting to get the final shot above. This [...]