Jan 16 2012

A wedding in pink (lotsa pink!)

As seen in: Flowers, HDR, Hylite Productions, Special Event Lighting

“A wedding is just like a funeral except that you get to smell your own flowers.” – Grace Hansen

Hahaha…..as I looked for an inspirational quote about weddings, love, or the celebration of it all, that one kinda jumped at me! Love it…..

So, I’m seeing a bit pink these days. Having just finished illuminating an event for breast cancer awareness, the race is on for me to get a couple images processed and ready to post. I hope to get those out later this week, but for now, this will have to do. This one (and a few more) have been waiting in line for their release into the world for some time now. No its not the event we just did, but it is pink indeed!

It’s taking a little more time than normal for me to get the current images finished that I am working on. Not sure why actually. I think it might be a cross between the fact that there are several color temperature levels of the lighting fixtures we use as well as the fact my camera sensor looks like I snacked on a piece of toast or 2 over it! Silly amounts of dust spots to clean up.

Stay tuned as always…..more to come!

(Now, where did I leave that toast……..)

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Jan 10 2012

A trickle of water – Last days of summer in Yosemite

As seen in: California, HDR, Travel

“I’ve learned that everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.” – Unknown

I guess I have been climbing a bit of my own mountain lately. That could be one reason that I haven’t been posting as much lately. Only so many precious hours in the day, and as we are now in the season here in South Florida, those hours seemed to get sucked up really fast! Proposals, contracts, designs, schedules, ……. a little overwhelming when the events get stacked up like they do. Can’t these folks schedule these events around my personal life schedule. The nerve! (hahaha)

For more about where I tend to spend quite a bit of time creating during these few months, check out www.Hylite.com.

Painting with light as I like to call it…..with toys from the toybox. Love it!

Aaannnyway…..

I was inspired to dig a little more into my archives of Yosemite images I captured whilst bumbling about there this summer (I tend to do that well) after seeing a few posts from Trey Ratcliff from Stuck in Customs from his recent posts. He spent the New Year there with a few other photogs and created some beautiful images as always. (His work truly is AMAZING!) Check it out www.stuckincustoms.com/2012/01/09/the-yosemite-valley/

As far as my journey I was speaking about?

To keep it rather short, it’s about my own personal journey to a healthier diet and physical lifestyle. No it’s not about a new years resolution, but more of a continued passionate continuation from last year. I find myself spending quite a bit of that special time that is left in the day reading up on, practicing, and creating what is becoming a much healthier lifestyle. I have borrowed a little bit of that time from the allotment I used to give myself to create in this world of photography. In fact, I have achieved some nice results and even plan to run in a 5K race within the next 3 weeks! Perhaps these are all seeds for another blog altogether?

I guess I better find a few more hours in the day …… or find a better way to balance it all. And the journey continues……

 

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Jan 05 2012

Chasing the light in Yosemite – A reflection in HDR and a wrapup video of images from 2011

As seen in: California, HDR, Slideshows, Travel

“Fresh beauty opens one’s eyes wherever it is really seen, but the very abundance and completeness of the common beauty that besets our steps prevents its being absorbed and appreciated. It is a good thing, therefore, to make short excursions now and then to the bottom of the sea among dulse and coral, or up among the clouds on mountain-tops, or in balloons, or even to creep like worms into dark holes and caverns underground, not only to learn something of what is going on in those out-of-the-way places, but to see better what the sun sees on our return to common every-day beauty.” – John Muir

So, I’ve been doing a little bit of exploring of sorts. Not the “pith helmet with silly vest and magnifying glass” sort of exploring, but more of a deeper review of what I have been presenting on the blog lately. I’ll be happy to report that I am of course no farther along in my search for a new direction to take it, but sort of distracted instead. As I journeyed back thru the year, I realized that I had a few images I really liked and decided to create another Animoto slide show of them.

Here it is:)

As far as the image today? – Yosemite of course (wow, I must get back there to explore during another season!)

As far as the blog direction? – More on that later:)

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Jan 02 2012

London Skys at the Harbor

As seen in: Europe, HDR, London, Travel

“Tourists don’t know where they’ve been, travelers don’t know where they’re going.” – Paul Theroux

On another episode of “Bumbling thru Europe”, I found myself in yet another area of London that I didn’t even know existed. Cool how that happens! Sometimes it’s best to just toss the map in the backpack and wander about. I was quite happy to see the colorful sky appear as the norm in London is usually this kind of gray and milky white mess (at least when I’m there it seems!)

I was listening and inspired to work on this image while listening to a little Jamie Cullum tonight. I’ve been a big fan of his art for a couple of years now. I couldn’t find a good version of the song “London Skys” but found this one instead. Kinda fits the ole boat theme. Funny thing too. It was taken from a small little session he played at a small club the night after this was taken. I actually tried to get in but it was sold out. Better luck next time I guess:)

Enjoy!

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Jan 01 2012

Final thoughts from an interesting 2011

As seen in: California, HDR, Réflexions aléatoires, Travel

“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” – Edith Lovejoy Pierce

Alright 2011……you’ve overstayed your welcome and its time we say goodbye. Its time to bring in a new fresh year, a year of exciting opportunities, change, and growth for all of humanity. I can feel it, can you? 2012, here we go:)

So although this is first and foremost, a photography blog, or HDR imaging blog, or a sort of travel photo blog, or personal dumping ground for evening rambles (what exactly is it Mike?)…..I sometimes like to get a bit off topic. Tonight might be one of those nights.

First off, thanks for stopping by! I know I have been a little bit (a little bit?) lazy in the posts lately, but such is life here in the South Florida season. As many of you might know, my time spent for most of the year revolves around illuminating special events with my company HyLite Productions. You may have seen a few posts from time to time (check out the HyLite Productions category on the side bar). After almost 4 years at this blog however, I realize that its here where I tend to escape. A place to share my art and my light, without the limitations and challenges that are always present on the event sight. Sure I promote and share our work from time to time, but for me, this blog is really more of a way for me to share how I see the world. Actually, I’m all over the map here…..updates from events, travel images, HDR photo tips, personal rants, software tips. Probably not the best practice for a blogger, but if you are still here…..I’m sure you don’t mind (do you?)

So, while we are rambling, lets get WAY off topic here…..

2012…what does it mean to you? There seems to be an amazing energy present don’t ya think?

Is this going to be the beginning of an age of enlightenment? We are about ready for a new age to be ushered in it seems.

I personally feel that great change is coming. Nutrition, education, energy, community, the economy…..opportunities a plenty for refinement, change, and growth in ALL of these areas. Lets make it happen shall we? What are you ready to change? Let’s go!

 

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