I'm in love

With the new 2011 Toyota Avalon Commercials.

I just love everything in the Mid 20th Century, and these commercials are no exception. They make me smile and think of my grandfather, who was fresh out of war at this time, and make me giddy for some of The Ink Spots. (Forgive me, half the reason I play fallout 3 is for the music. The other half is because I'm a nerd.)

I should stop making Promises

Cause I obviously can't keep them.

But I'm not gonna make a lengthly post about it, I'm gonna say sorry and move on.

So, last week I finished up a wonderful read, North By Northwestern.

It's written by Crab Boat Captain Sig Hansen, as he tells the story of the fishery.

It's packed with stories of his father and other relatives and friends of their tales, before the world went digital. Heck, I got a good Norwegian history lesson out of it, as well.

If you've seen the show Deadliest Catch, you already know what these men do, but you might not know how it came about. If you see this book, be sure and pick it up.

Or, download it in iBooks.

Spring (summer?!) shoots

Hello again. If you follow me on Twitter (if not, shame on you), you may have heard some stuff about some photoshoots. Two, to be exact. One with some awesome high school chicks, and one with some lovely 7th graders. Along with my twitter chronicles, I've had quite a few 3am musings. Those 3am musings were much needed stress outlets for me, along with messing around on piano virtuosoHD. Also at 3-4am. Over the past 2 weeks, I've built up a decently sized wall of text containing photoshoot notes. I try to keep the notes to myself, because they sound really stupid and sometimes strange. They may sound strange, but in my head they make amazing photos. Im hoping that carries over into the field. Erm, park. Anyways, Ive got somewhere around 45 shots lined up, and I need to figure out if that 45, plus say, 40 in duplicates for other girls, will last an hour and a half. I need it to last AT LEAST 90 minutes, otherwise we'll be sitting around afterwords for too long before church starts (I plan on meeting them directly after school, in the park across from our church, heading there afterwords). There will of course be variables, and things like showing the gals photos, and letting them use the camera every once and a while.





Also, I need input on Neutral Density Filters. Hoping to get to wolf tomorrow, I want to get an ND filter/holder, but don't have a clue as to what I should get. I like Definition from the backround, so that means shooting wide open. With a max shutter speed of 1/4000th, shooting at F/2 is pretty far gone in the middle of the day.


Cheers! ^_^

An upstairs remedy

Hola, readers! I am currently lounging upstairs in my *favorite* local coffee shop, along with a quiet, lovely woman, as she reads her book. Note the iPad software keyboard, and it's ability to be, well, quiet. Helpful to her.

Sipping on a mocha, letting Chris Jones (unable to link in BPipad) leak thru the walls, quietly, while brainstorming shoot notes.

I originally intended to include photos of this little escape area, but I wasn't allowed to bring my camera. Sorry! Will hope to soon.

That's all for now, be back with some more shoot info.

A downed community

A sad day it is today... Nashville, TN has been getting hammered with severe flooding since yesterday afternoon. A lovely blog, Little Chief Honeybee, has been hit head on.










(images from little chief honeybee)


Please keep Kaelah Bee and all other Nashvillians and surrounding inhabitants in your prayers, and wish the best for all the people who have lost loved ones, houses, or businesses.