September 5th, 2008

I prefer to remember this game as it was in the middle of the third quarter: OSU 12, OU 14.

I had the great opportunity to see my Ohio University Bobcats take on the 3rd best team in the country, Ohio State. Thanks to Dr. Richard Suk for getting me an all access press pass so I could photograph the band, the cheerleaders, the crowd, and, at one point, the clouds in the sky.

I’m not a huge football fan, but even I was enormously proud of my school. We held in there with the best of the best for the entire game. In fact, though the end score doesn’t show it, we were winning for more than half of the game.

Photo gallery after the break.

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September 5th, 2008

This year I became a proud uncle. My sister lives up in Virginia, so I don’t get to visit very often. After the break are some photos from an improvised photo shoot we had inbetween feedings and trips to the bars.

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September 1st, 2008

This weekend I flew to Atlanta to celebrate the 40th birthday of my good friend and colleague Dave Gallagher. The festivities were orchestrated by his beautiful wife Christine. Her expertise as a wedding photographer and her exquisite taste showed in the wonderful attention to detail. In the end of course it is the people, and not the decorations, that set the tone of a party, and the wonderful collection of photographers, family, and friends made for an excellent evening that will long be remembered.

More photos after the break.

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June 11th, 2008

My weekend was absolutely fantastic. I was able to spend some long overdue time with my family at my Grandparents’ home in Ohio. Several decades ago, when my father was a teenager my grandparents purchased a humble plot of land in rural north-east Ohio. After creating an artificial lake as a border, and decades of home improvement, DIY landscaping, and extensive gardening the result is the beautiful Peterson Island.

This wonderful environment was the perfect opportunity to test out a new camera: a Phase One P45+ Infrared Modified Digital Back. This is a 39 megapixel digital camera designed specifically to capture infrared light. I’ve previously blogged about the basics of infrared photography when I captured Infrared Landscapes of Australia’s Northern Coast. Previously however, all of my infrared work had been done with a point and shoot digital camera when traveling, or infrared film when shooting locally. Using this camera brought my love of infrared photography to a whole new level.

More infrared landscape images after the jump.

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