On our way home from taking Mom out to lunch for Mother’s Day, we stopped at a graffiti wall to snap a few photos. It was a good time. I especially enjoyed seeing the kids having fun with their mother, my wife, Catherine.
Several years ago, while I was in the NY/NJ area on business I took the opportunity to squeeze in a quick visit to Liberty Park before my flight home via the Newark airport. To my surprise, a film crew was there working with Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, and a bunch of extras on a scene for the movie, “My Super Ex-Girlfriend“.
Just for fun today, I thought I’d post some photos I snapped of the action. I shot these images in November of 2005 and the film was released July of 2006.
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Here’s a link to my EBB And FLOW collection. It’s a grouping of mostly waterfall related images.
I’m not much for submitting my photos to contests or to sites where I can’t control what happens with my images so I’m not really sure why I chose to post to ViewBug.com I think someone suggested it to me and in the moment I went for it.
I honestly don’t know much about ViewBug. I think they host your images under the idea of them being entered into contests. Anything uploaded can be offered for sale. I can’t really speak much to how sales work as I’ve never listed any of my images there to be sold. I just know you can.
All that said.. I received an email with an award from them today. Nope, I can’t spend it, yup, it seems to not mean much. Kinda cool to be recognized though.
I’ve posted several times here about my motorcycle sponsorship through BikeSponsors.com and their “shout out” sponsor DecalKits.com
Recently they sent me a check for $100. I’ll be replacing the rear tire on my bike with the funds. Here’s a short video I made showing the check. Please watch and like the video as it’s distribution statistics will determine the level of my next item received from BikeSponsors.com and DecalKits.com
Our kids have performed in a local production of The Nutcracker for the last 3 years. It’s been a great experience with a studio that puts on a very professional version of the ballet.
Here are a couple of shots of them from this year’s production.
At Thanksgiving we find ourselves focusing on all the great things that are in our lives. Mom’s, Dad’s, kids, friends.. etc. I’m most certainly thankful for all of those. This year though, I’m thankful for my wife not kicking a fuss at me for buying a motorcycle and then.. even though I’ve suggested selling it, she’s told me to keep the bike as it is a source of rejuvenation for me. Thanks Catherine!
As followers of this blog you’ve noted a trend over the last few months toward less photography and family stuff to videos showing items I’ve received through my BikeSponsors.com sponsorship. I’ve been pretty busy at work, enrolled in night school and still have Dad and Husband responsibilities so photography has taken a back seat. I have carved out time however to progress in the sponsorship program.
This latest video highlights some front fender bling. Hope you enjoy it.
If you’ve been following this blog or my Facebook page for any length of time you already know that BikeSponsors.com and DecalKits.com have been sponsoring my 2007 Honda VTX1800T.
I’ve recently made another video thanking them for sending me a new Signal Dynamics Back Off Brake Light Signal Module. This is a cool gizmo that flashes the light when you apply the brakes and then goes steady. It’s a real attention grabber and is a wonderful safety addition to my motorcycle.
Many of you are familiar with the Pioneer Woman. Ree Drummand has gone from a professional city life to blogging fame as a devoted wife and homeschooling mom on a farm in middle America. Her blog has several sections ranging from ranch life, cooking, homeschooling, and photography. That’s how I found her. A homeschooling friend and photographer buff pointed me to the Pioneer Woman blog for a tip on Photoshop Actions. The photography section at thepioneerwoman.com frequently offers tips, contests, and photo assignments where hundreds of thousands of people respond with their own photos and witty comments. Over the last couple of years I’ve casually followed the assignments submitting to just two of them. I’ve also taken the opportunity to enter into a few of her give-away’s which nearly always involve camera gear.
In response to an assignment entitled “Mobile Phone Photos”, I submitted a shot I took a few months back of our dog Jackson. He was sleeping on an area rug we have in our living room. The image was taken with my iPhone 4S and edited with Instagram. Much to my surprise, Ree chose it from among the 243,739 (current count as of this posting) images submitted for mention on her blog.
Here’s the image. Click this to view the blog post on thepioneerwoman.com.
