The Little Engine that Almost Did

I have more photos to upload, but they are not toned or sharpened. These aren't done yet either but I really wanted put something up. Hope you enjoy.

The second half was starting and I saw the Purdue band playing cards and getting dressed in the tunnel of Ford Field. I saw this and knew what Brett would do. He preaches about thinking outside of the box and making ducks into pheasants. I saw the potential for this photo and didn't execute. I wish I would have taken the time to take my telephoto off, missed a few minutes of the game and produced an out of the box photo. Instead I was in a rush to photograph guys running and blocking.

I have better, but this was the first one I toned. This picture lead to a catch and eventually a TD for Purdue. CMU was so close, but so far away the whole game.

more coming....

Christmas

Went to my mom's on Christmas Eve. Slept on an air-mattress in Zach's room. Wouldn't call it sleep thought the dogs kind of over took the bed as their own.

Christmas is always an interesting time for me.
I'm not sure what happened, but some where in the last 5-6 all meaning.
It was still nice though and I'm thankful for what I have.

If you find random f's in my typing it's because my F-Key is extremely oversensitive.

Pushing Myself

All I can think about when I'm at work or sitting on the couch is I should be shooting. I should be finding that amazing photo because as we speak someone is adding it to their portfolio.

Spur of the moment, pick up the camera and shoot event is below. My roommate and his friends from high school came home with NERF guns (I'm jealous)and started a snow ball fight.

Ready for the next drive

Thursday night was 5th-mas. Friday I worked. Saturday I started my somewhat of an adventure.


This one just makes me laugh. You have to love 5th-mas. This photo looks like Tom is tormenting me and loving it.


I blew this photo out because it was kind of a pull out of the bag and shoot. Sadly I had my ISO way up and my aperture wide open, ohh well. This photo to me is just happiness. There is something about it that makes me smile and fell at home.


Packing up ready to hit the road home.
I find it amazing how much things change when your gone. I didn't see half the people I wanted to see while I was here. In one ways it's and excuse to comeback and in another it is me not wanting to accept change. Kind of sad to think people move on so easily. I'm not sure what I expected, but I guess maybe I just had this little glimour of hope it would all be the same.

The drunken shenanigans. Walking halfway across town to get to our favorite bar. In the process having a snowball fight, falling on the ice and playing doorbell ditch.

Pat dancing with extremely old women. Norm being harassed by a senior citizen. Boddy burning a whole in someones jacket. Chris and his laugh. Walking home and being really loud. Me jumping over cars and running into things. Zac making it all the way home out falling until he hits Pat's drive and goes Dutch on everyone.

Amazing I guess how certain things don't change.

Exams are over and more will come

Eight year old Detroit resident T'elay Forbes protests outside of the Isabella County District Courthouse. Protesters from across Michigan came to Mount Pleasant to demand Isabella County Prosecuting Attorney Larry Burdick sentence the student who hung three nooses on the CMU campus.

Spartans Pushed Off a Cliff

My camera should be fixed any day now. Can't wait to have it back.

So proud of how well I shot wrestling yesterday. I had 4 assignments and it truly felt like a million. The trophy photo is amazing and I love shooting wrestling. I'll try to put more up tonight.

Waking up can be so hard to do....

[Shrink]
Well, so he just left?..

[Patient]
See there comes a point in everyone's life
Where they just start seeing things differently
Or you know they're put in a situation where they have to
I guess it was just his night

[Shrink]
If you don't mind, whats his name?

[Patient]
His name is Matt, and I think his fathers name is Matt too, but I don't know

[Shrink]
Okay, so what happened next, where did he go from there?

[Patient]
Well he stood in his girlfriend's dorm room for a little while
He couldn't stay there long
I think her father actually felt bad for him
So he offered him a job as a file clerk at his law firm
Nothing special, just sorting papers
And her dad made him a deal he said, if you take this job seriously
And if you start going to school and you're serious about my daughter
I'll help you guys out with an apartment
So he took it, and maybe Matt really didn't want that
Maybe he didn't really want to go to school or work at a place like that
But he also wanted to prove to his father that he was better off without him
That he wasn't a waste
And he also knew that making that deal with her dad would make his dad so much more mad
Because he hated her father
He always said how lazy he was, and he steals peoples money
And he doesn't have a real job, and he doesn't know what it feels like to work
I guess that's the motivation he needed to straighten out his life
But I don't think they ever talked again anyway
So I don't think it really mattered


Amazing what single song can say. I wish I had a photo to put here for you but I have no camera. Maybe I will shoot a roll of film and try to develop it illegally in the lab!


Waking up can be so hard to do....