tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-378225372024-03-05T17:41:52.498-06:00BRS PhotographyArchitectural Photography (Sometimes) BlogBrandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-65999553668887412982011-03-24T19:12:00.007-05:002011-03-24T19:43:16.012-05:00<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rrQdACFNF3ox-0vUrBaw-ZxRkzplK8MtGGNeedZj0hZRqfJalkTGcZqj6Oz3T7BKYv9oaPRvG4d9e9pL1fHmgpzbJxxg-JEe9xzncRI_mA9N_hSKEXA2EEbOoDhvyqU7jZkX/s790/klapmeyer-1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587806130458276130" border="0" alt="" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMVZH1KtbG__mhD3s9lo7B_VBPPsEg0X15NjKPPDWLoJ23pXwJMzrRTDP_IbnYu-ygEz0xFAqHs6WSvEyLE5jtdZQdX3JulX5q-y9jCP6eQiBnuq-uVXtyMpvELEcNKwucHyE/s790/klapmeyer-4.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587806125151655890" border="0" alt="" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIphlGw5C3PDGKhwdGw8jGT3bc3-kvmxJGofEDS_PIY6DVlCuqgnMHIDmkx7zRBMPx9BhXPg3ETCRv-BxLCcwz-O88ivJoxj-pl5AX8txO8eI0_LTHE0IOKC5wyFGL032C2jQ2/s790/Picnik+collage1.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587806119984948402" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDflR__ARuqT6onbjK-cIgUi5WpUjZDu0atgnIaiD35vB4dlRMAwKeZ2rfUdIC9mMunX6SFZpcVJW5Q7UbyrT6qszcRaRTq7jh3y-AHehweJWKAq9mb9NKBqmERHyxGNann9R/s1600/Picnik+collage4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDflR__ARuqT6onbjK-cIgUi5WpUjZDu0atgnIaiD35vB4dlRMAwKeZ2rfUdIC9mMunX6SFZpcVJW5Q7UbyrT6qszcRaRTq7jh3y-AHehweJWKAq9mb9NKBqmERHyxGNann9R/s790/Picnik+collage4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587809782393282274" /></a></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz6XCl-e4y8k_z2YVPGRi7D95mVYy4ZBVAtTI5aPEW7d9IRfxkMVtuzPD8XK5_DCwjCyN4GFVPuqXjPRG63B_FA8RyaHM9-I0K_PbZLlbnYROH0eTC9x9_UBoeKZO7YYRNmaVa/s790/Picnik+collage3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587809778581894562" /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBVQDN5bXDoUrmg9EM9BsT3YWU49fKHFfWqB904DDh1RCktrmyTslPctw6Ko7pzdwMOinF17qzogKHyf5Gs-65RqWBtxsTGnjo7lcxZYiNC06eLg_gFOB9usMp0xcTMEF6KnR/s790/klapmeyer-52.jpg" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587805964005045074" border="0" alt="" /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNGQUtWStkI7Yyjs8lVGcQALEYqvOAttyNuoaTMk0N0mlTU-DpAszVIdpZcCegiebBw7hYp5XMcrjxklF8ErBEC_UhRCF0yFrAdwQLcNwSbvgxgWRxU0wEqoYIlR81anD7Oqq/s1600/klapmeyer-49.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; DISPLAY: block; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587805959926847666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNGQUtWStkI7Yyjs8lVGcQALEYqvOAttyNuoaTMk0N0mlTU-DpAszVIdpZcCegiebBw7hYp5XMcrjxklF8ErBEC_UhRCF0yFrAdwQLcNwSbvgxgWRxU0wEqoYIlR81anD7Oqq/s790/klapmeyer-49.jpg" /></a><a href="http://www.brsphotography.com/klapmeyer">A link to the full gallery</a><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; CLEAR: both" class="separator"></div>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-9529555404733124672010-01-21T00:10:00.007-06:002010-01-21T13:10:07.610-06:00Pine Beetles doing their thingThis pictures are from a trip to Colorado in December. Among other great adventures and stories, a friend told us about this county's (and a lot of CO and WY) trouble with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_pine_beetle">pine beetles</a> killing all the trees. Clearing forests with ease. Nothing I have read about seems to provide any substantial solution. Here is hoping nature steps in, with several days of -20 degree weather. That seems to be the only way. Here are some views of the landscape. It still looks pretty to me.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brsphoto/4291883497/sizes/l/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRgWfE8RzGetKxY4IlzA18pXNL-moe1JILPkwMgT0S_Koxpej9VDYxRTKIMbWY7-msLFso61yInTDEELjakWzDYWX_8O-WuIPZEUhQtMTHtn-J5Nzek_plw9dX1P1Ba9ztMBP/s576/trees_span.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429076042487198306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9MJ7M2L0jSyeDvexfnYmGP0dyfDwF7oRzaZTnwsoNmzYcxICsRQPRRs3d10AULChW95-4cr068TTkvn0A_W0s42Qxb3ZFOTrD7ZwxamC3cBhtW3NCE4GNwVJwh5i7ZINUxMb/s1600-h/boots.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9MJ7M2L0jSyeDvexfnYmGP0dyfDwF7oRzaZTnwsoNmzYcxICsRQPRRs3d10AULChW95-4cr068TTkvn0A_W0s42Qxb3ZFOTrD7ZwxamC3cBhtW3NCE4GNwVJwh5i7ZINUxMb/s576/boots.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429076045263935202" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brsphoto/4291882941/sizes/l/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQZXTeUe8Gz1CBeZBu2IRekmJykUo2efoTimr0sPsQNGtHWJPAX22-C2lxBgc7C2ywoskaWpi081s75Q_btJ2eSdVVk45kUvn6WBrJ4GJTQ4HCkkrZLOBdYuVjn02tXb3vtmF/s576/trees2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429076034221546626" /></a>Good times with those snow shoes.</div>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-45729700532330202602010-01-19T10:50:00.003-06:002010-01-19T11:10:19.966-06:00Family Times<div>So here are a few of the projects that were a lot of fun, as we wrapped up 2009 and got rolling with the new year.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89eX7rq8akEZEpubVSHaqe6WnxHSoYC6ih0WjP0D10tDiTwV8IrJvWKcfsZCYicVZIwJ_SmQ1niapb1xcSIEPkiV8Cv7meCcgEPiII9hWKPdO07eNctuWr6gFfZeUvCvnqTEX/s1600-h/bartley3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89eX7rq8akEZEpubVSHaqe6WnxHSoYC6ih0WjP0D10tDiTwV8IrJvWKcfsZCYicVZIwJ_SmQ1niapb1xcSIEPkiV8Cv7meCcgEPiII9hWKPdO07eNctuWr6gFfZeUvCvnqTEX/s576/bartley3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428494913648875666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1Q2T1LsnOXtSNun4Lv9KRK9SKMVmV5PYUIf0LlFi2uZZ0wxoDkvc_MEO-P4xc0bKb1mS8gNXKx9yqwSTRtdysjOglHziC0qtWQalRqN_oTUTCtY8T_l3F8LtE-lY3v_hJ_iA/s1600-h/bartley2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG1Q2T1LsnOXtSNun4Lv9KRK9SKMVmV5PYUIf0LlFi2uZZ0wxoDkvc_MEO-P4xc0bKb1mS8gNXKx9yqwSTRtdysjOglHziC0qtWQalRqN_oTUTCtY8T_l3F8LtE-lY3v_hJ_iA/s576/bartley2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428494906266495922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKsVvV25BF3wF249u-zVUkB6owzna0gs6-Yw1x5Pb-Ajy2ehoMofJ2mBcSNo3MPKFKy8F2hiU-sFbG6xifXsctjbqO6Y_SbeGAS8NXEooJYIYnHZMbsAqqdEndodtabA9kPTk/s1600-h/bartley1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKsVvV25BF3wF249u-zVUkB6owzna0gs6-Yw1x5Pb-Ajy2ehoMofJ2mBcSNo3MPKFKy8F2hiU-sFbG6xifXsctjbqO6Y_SbeGAS8NXEooJYIYnHZMbsAqqdEndodtabA9kPTk/s576/bartley1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428494783439442290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5PaUhh7EulS_bkKnb15WqKJO3nliHj0SYU9QF4JWV490T_fK8_QukphoFTi4clJPRuTa1CsC-qQKnVilUOw2n-jLL5AX-sfq4E4YuIRhmNqMmU5VEVSKXMTrRWOju5lXuc_5/s1600-h/hunter2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq5PaUhh7EulS_bkKnb15WqKJO3nliHj0SYU9QF4JWV490T_fK8_QukphoFTi4clJPRuTa1CsC-qQKnVilUOw2n-jLL5AX-sfq4E4YuIRhmNqMmU5VEVSKXMTrRWOju5lXuc_5/s576/hunter2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428494773850863714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMRQjGyAwaOZooieOhIVJo9K4r9Fa0OVisD-oAFZzXrtq0lV-fUOU1VJALmqyFVg3pdKEnQNCugtOJu8FVlBv34s8jK9IpIXpW4abj35EhpYEAJOgbBu424dijrRtRCyV6K4d/s1600-h/hunter1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMRQjGyAwaOZooieOhIVJo9K4r9Fa0OVisD-oAFZzXrtq0lV-fUOU1VJALmqyFVg3pdKEnQNCugtOJu8FVlBv34s8jK9IpIXpW4abj35EhpYEAJOgbBu424dijrRtRCyV6K4d/s576/hunter1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428494766164111490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQjB3kjrw-GrnOCcVIY3fWEQ6cwHBOOEnJVJZJMeYoA97o-3Y6-0WCzp7-ePe7g8KcmDWy3-uNJIpJEX0mcZMO6sr1yEsQU6C3KbtblaUWsCOsTtpAIyMZFUqg5f8dpi-vzJH6/s1600-h/walsh2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQjB3kjrw-GrnOCcVIY3fWEQ6cwHBOOEnJVJZJMeYoA97o-3Y6-0WCzp7-ePe7g8KcmDWy3-uNJIpJEX0mcZMO6sr1yEsQU6C3KbtblaUWsCOsTtpAIyMZFUqg5f8dpi-vzJH6/s576/walsh2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428494762656279330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3c9udV3LTH3b_YooKnpTCMEfY26D4RzDEBWT2X2BaDvBIIiBpH2zaGZVsnIv9Odl43TJkJ1iVmdktyiGm-2xfZefVq30_aYXX1n3JcTqZjpBNpnZ-u7pYIZkZCasEklZXwNVH/s1600-h/walsh1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3c9udV3LTH3b_YooKnpTCMEfY26D4RzDEBWT2X2BaDvBIIiBpH2zaGZVsnIv9Odl43TJkJ1iVmdktyiGm-2xfZefVq30_aYXX1n3JcTqZjpBNpnZ-u7pYIZkZCasEklZXwNVH/s576/walsh1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428494752794616354" /></a>Cloudy, cold winter is quite beautiful too. I love to feel the air.Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-78125836575132006062010-01-16T22:11:00.002-06:002010-01-16T22:16:51.861-06:00Sticky Fog<div>The last month has been good with plenty of family time and photography sessions and cold weather. I plan on posting some images from the fun families I photographed over the holidays, but for now, here is some frost on a local plant. Yesterday was a foggy day, and the cold made some of it stick. Very pretty to see all the trees, shrubs and grass highlighted in white.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOUyAuqxnJPcd-LZzDJvtGbTLLEj10THPUdbHZLmc8DHHx3CYNc8XN-MEvsuBBHtCBuUkzweEx2WvbPAvbuve-VICtcFRkOCbPFHVnpq1Fm5tTcykvwJm8-Y2rC94Euo__K2z/s1600-h/sticky+fog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOUyAuqxnJPcd-LZzDJvtGbTLLEj10THPUdbHZLmc8DHHx3CYNc8XN-MEvsuBBHtCBuUkzweEx2WvbPAvbuve-VICtcFRkOCbPFHVnpq1Fm5tTcykvwJm8-Y2rC94Euo__K2z/s576/sticky+fog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427556889520487602" /></a>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-37757813705445569562009-12-03T16:15:00.004-06:002009-12-03T16:29:02.617-06:00Behind the lens with Carolyn<div>She has been the product of so many photo shoots, its only natural that she would grow the desire to get behind the lens. Fashion photography is in right now, and there was a line of models lined up on the carpet for their turn in front of the camera. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXE3UMChIwO5pXuq0rqZ5XYgXCr5JzeLBgPO5TLozI-VNJMCaTPTU8wVxGqF-CnCXFIyhIFlJYByRlesvdfj1VA1qL50LdQBbwB5zN-GYd3kZcHrRb7w3mbrowlnOLNsI00_T0/s1600-h/carolyn+photographer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXE3UMChIwO5pXuq0rqZ5XYgXCr5JzeLBgPO5TLozI-VNJMCaTPTU8wVxGqF-CnCXFIyhIFlJYByRlesvdfj1VA1qL50LdQBbwB5zN-GYd3kZcHrRb7w3mbrowlnOLNsI00_T0/s576/carolyn+photographer.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411138040903301122" /></a><br /><div>The photographer, center image, even pulls back the camera on a few to give us a behind the scenes look at how she runs her studio. Natural lighting, set decorations and white copy paper is how to create this look. I get the photo credit for the center portrait. All other images used with permission.</div>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-88690411771876402432009-11-18T22:52:00.003-06:002009-11-18T22:56:55.512-06:00Opening Night HockeyHockey is back in Kansas City. Independence, MO, to be specific - in the form of a minor league team, the Missouri Mavericks. Opening night was a sell out last weekend. Here is a wide angle from the upper seats.<div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ovYIlQkTaH2VoKJxmi41VYIJxkjKcBcVRwCV630jiDyro4ddES4Gb00qqBVmnh961cAfvcv_1hbj0x56AHI7bJssCGzly0UiS5UTmEZBgO_L83IjrlOGYvqRWzgO4pFg8MCA/s1600/momavericks.jpg"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ovYIlQkTaH2VoKJxmi41VYIJxkjKcBcVRwCV630jiDyro4ddES4Gb00qqBVmnh961cAfvcv_1hbj0x56AHI7bJssCGzly0UiS5UTmEZBgO_L83IjrlOGYvqRWzgO4pFg8MCA/s1600/momavericks.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ovYIlQkTaH2VoKJxmi41VYIJxkjKcBcVRwCV630jiDyro4ddES4Gb00qqBVmnh961cAfvcv_1hbj0x56AHI7bJssCGzly0UiS5UTmEZBgO_L83IjrlOGYvqRWzgO4pFg8MCA/s576/momavericks.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405673705954976018" /></a><br /></div><div>See some other images in the MoMavericks Flickr group, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/momavericks/">HERE</a>.</div>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-31278676373335434122009-11-15T23:06:00.005-06:002009-11-16T10:10:24.807-06:00CharactersA children's book themed birthday party put many new faces to family and friends. We decided to create a minimal photo essay of the participants. Here is a sampling of the that record. The complete list can be seen <a href="http://schultzpartyoffour.blogspot.com/2009/11/birthday-book-party-part-two.html#links">here</a>.<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HlqAX2EQ3A8g-KZzDrKshXKKQU_bUX6Hh7vq18jqEOQEgSFT_BSkJ9WlZSFfCyxQKnlcjp5gy1Em4EZ197eeOFZQWZN7mWRadusKcc6-6sYW3bl8jTO0fpiweS5MtbT_Qu-1/s1600/character2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1HlqAX2EQ3A8g-KZzDrKshXKKQU_bUX6Hh7vq18jqEOQEgSFT_BSkJ9WlZSFfCyxQKnlcjp5gy1Em4EZ197eeOFZQWZN7mWRadusKcc6-6sYW3bl8jTO0fpiweS5MtbT_Qu-1/s576/character2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404574931214781202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2bqEwPJd3hAektg0ti1WWGA6wr34MCwq-2dA3TwYtDhZEcPHgzc4Zcvry-DJ7YIuK1kpFstarVi-DIDsYgUbMABmTKwyqQqYCpvdOCOq8-OtebxwPDPEtD1W4ixCOHZd8pEK/s1600/character1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2bqEwPJd3hAektg0ti1WWGA6wr34MCwq-2dA3TwYtDhZEcPHgzc4Zcvry-DJ7YIuK1kpFstarVi-DIDsYgUbMABmTKwyqQqYCpvdOCOq8-OtebxwPDPEtD1W4ixCOHZd8pEK/s576/character1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404574925674804034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmQLGhwh05pDbLcXsPdoyJ80l0XY37ogdKjVcJ4QcStXLN3PF2QQRyi2TPfhvKUxsBZnYpXLQhRMfUEQWyN5Do0hN8k0l7uqaO2lUqbjcJQmQPju2ZU4WIKcNy_4ONcVQ0wbc/s1600/character3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNmQLGhwh05pDbLcXsPdoyJ80l0XY37ogdKjVcJ4QcStXLN3PF2QQRyi2TPfhvKUxsBZnYpXLQhRMfUEQWyN5Do0hN8k0l7uqaO2lUqbjcJQmQPju2ZU4WIKcNy_4ONcVQ0wbc/s576/character3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404574935292447346" /></a>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-23687542528134062672009-11-11T23:41:00.004-06:002009-11-12T14:53:41.437-06:00Lawrence Pt 1Pictures of buildings? Thats weird.<div>My <a href="http://littleremindersoflove.blogspot.com/">Sister-in-law</a> writes a nice blog, and has been getting recognized around some other online spots. So these pictures (part two will be in a while) will be supporting her in an article she is writing...stay tuned for that, and some more images from the nice evening photo session we had together.</div><br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdyd7DxA19ubY92HxoyFJSUvSs2pZUv7D6jbG4jRrW-CkEueW8-beSctmmH1zvUm-jq1kZEBzMUrgQk0-jgyMMolYe-d80CblOwNNdoGoTtMZl5o3TwjeSfEbTgnxKqojeUYU/s1600-h/lawrence1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdyd7DxA19ubY92HxoyFJSUvSs2pZUv7D6jbG4jRrW-CkEueW8-beSctmmH1zvUm-jq1kZEBzMUrgQk0-jgyMMolYe-d80CblOwNNdoGoTtMZl5o3TwjeSfEbTgnxKqojeUYU/s576/lawrence1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403090829793391954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9-5jcNZJwF6keQ9Vs1G5_1Tatw3GjcjwDvj2RDVwqgT3PuKWq2jhtdTYORbpPHwbDJNdR5emvxpKg9UGPmbztX33UOOd39BJawgS1MRkT4Lra4ESfxh3kZ4hDcPtkuej7A2T/s1600-h/lawrence2.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9-5jcNZJwF6keQ9Vs1G5_1Tatw3GjcjwDvj2RDVwqgT3PuKWq2jhtdTYORbpPHwbDJNdR5emvxpKg9UGPmbztX33UOOd39BJawgS1MRkT4Lra4ESfxh3kZ4hDcPtkuej7A2T/s576/lawrence2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403090834500178514" /></a></div>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-19353693193488278152009-11-11T11:21:00.003-06:002009-11-11T11:26:31.164-06:00Infant baby boy<div>Another family opportunity came along, and I was very happy to spend the morning with this very new baby boy. I really enjoyed producing images for this new family.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3-dP-6Q9lPKVvq9rX6wZ6zgOOdHQBC8jEDw8g4zWwkCQ0o6WdSA5x7XpucaOPDBEfCKey82CGRRtzp0XKgDApYM9WZ-XA4kD1SwF2QYo6h4Fy1E79yCDL4VbCqo0Sox-ZzqC/s1600-h/BabySam-21.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3-dP-6Q9lPKVvq9rX6wZ6zgOOdHQBC8jEDw8g4zWwkCQ0o6WdSA5x7XpucaOPDBEfCKey82CGRRtzp0XKgDApYM9WZ-XA4kD1SwF2QYo6h4Fy1E79yCDL4VbCqo0Sox-ZzqC/s576/BabySam-21.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402897607424635874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszFXpAVqNoecCl6KmbhYbhE1sRCu3pD7orzPBH8qlQlInfSB49LSFp_NJGBpLFdZEmkc8lOYMLv95K-XfH9EnOEDont_tUOvTOMXJL2o4o1B5FZTHm6Wi-_Mxzg2-UXVy_x9v/s1600-h/BabySam-16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszFXpAVqNoecCl6KmbhYbhE1sRCu3pD7orzPBH8qlQlInfSB49LSFp_NJGBpLFdZEmkc8lOYMLv95K-XfH9EnOEDont_tUOvTOMXJL2o4o1B5FZTHm6Wi-_Mxzg2-UXVy_x9v/s576/BabySam-16.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402897604791042866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJA2751_diF64JZNOyb4dWSuRGOL62urrhI8k1XGDk6AM13XcHULkbbKwWwXEfkg2b5C2IKctkrq__2MeGleH6_A7JHz5ttKvIAbt07y1LGSXAq5ccBM2BOQLjlFBZ3novzdgU/s1600-h/BabySam-11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJA2751_diF64JZNOyb4dWSuRGOL62urrhI8k1XGDk6AM13XcHULkbbKwWwXEfkg2b5C2IKctkrq__2MeGleH6_A7JHz5ttKvIAbt07y1LGSXAq5ccBM2BOQLjlFBZ3novzdgU/s576/BabySam-11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402897599219526242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YgxxWbEM_VhvG6Qfb9s9KJ76mpXmIw1xOM3jH7fIoiX1-EyKMiUFd4pNqzemKqvvddxsgtj68E7Ew6n-ekSJu1JRM-yRvSpb2fooG9MIQR2qCe-uIOIdcOSNmXoBBIa2zGEV/s1600-h/BabySam-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4YgxxWbEM_VhvG6Qfb9s9KJ76mpXmIw1xOM3jH7fIoiX1-EyKMiUFd4pNqzemKqvvddxsgtj68E7Ew6n-ekSJu1JRM-yRvSpb2fooG9MIQR2qCe-uIOIdcOSNmXoBBIa2zGEV/s576/BabySam-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402897591438519906" /></a>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-66133649437461848432009-11-06T14:42:00.002-06:002009-11-06T14:46:50.551-06:00powerful art<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><div><br /></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/518XP8prwZo&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/518XP8prwZo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span><br /><p>This is a very inspirational art piece from a Ukrainian TV talent show. I also enjoyed the Metallica instrumental seven minutes in.</p><p>A little random, but worth sharing.</p>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-68032014524332036332009-11-03T10:08:00.004-06:002009-11-03T10:25:39.677-06:00Flint HIlls 1I attended Kansas State School of Architecture one semester (before transferring and finishing at KU's arch school.) Why does that really matter? Because I learned first hand what Kansas has to offer with the flint hills. Fast forward to this fall, I was able to scout out on some open range property (no paved roads or fences) for a photo project. It really is a beautiful landscape. Besides gravel oil roads and pumps, there is hardly a trace of social or man made material interaction.<div><br /></div><div>I am <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/brs.jayhawk/FlintHillsLandscapes#">linking a gallery</a> of a couple of early pics, because bigger is better with these landscapes.</div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uaMu3G9l3iMLmhMyy7EAOINAhyphenhyphenxMC6i933xL7_y-0mYiaXFeQRGyO8-lE4rHBucuzLlKH6TBYBA0D5exJZMAjVQ0s58t-H1K7PYAYndGJQvMRiVvV3BqqDxVXhH9OjuG3Mvl/s1600-h/Flinthills+share+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uaMu3G9l3iMLmhMyy7EAOINAhyphenhyphenxMC6i933xL7_y-0mYiaXFeQRGyO8-lE4rHBucuzLlKH6TBYBA0D5exJZMAjVQ0s58t-H1K7PYAYndGJQvMRiVvV3BqqDxVXhH9OjuG3Mvl/s576/Flinthills+share+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399912158193128194" /></a><br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHqjsPuZQoRKBhZR-3DcaN-5mGeg3pqUX47fieq9jDrIV5GLqGLHW1Ds3BNySFRCqVf2XvrthGnT_mm7BAe_3bWWcWP8yOxkSk7rmlDoTh0Mj8mjcrWwZ1dgKgsJ8GVOkGvPX/s1600-h/flinthills+share+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOHqjsPuZQoRKBhZR-3DcaN-5mGeg3pqUX47fieq9jDrIV5GLqGLHW1Ds3BNySFRCqVf2XvrthGnT_mm7BAe_3bWWcWP8yOxkSk7rmlDoTh0Mj8mjcrWwZ1dgKgsJ8GVOkGvPX/s576/flinthills+share+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399912169060713026" /></a>These are some images you get when you have a herpetology expert on site</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kYRnh5fX13E6dT-1mCyJjkiTqpiFNwXQGmEHg5x_nWCSrdT1ANLFnkr4wjh4HV8F1hzIcxRE2A5vdrM5nJSzueON2bIqnvGPaSKl5zBE8GNiF7w3oKvst5PjJumURQelT9b4/s1600-h/flinthills+share+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7kYRnh5fX13E6dT-1mCyJjkiTqpiFNwXQGmEHg5x_nWCSrdT1ANLFnkr4wjh4HV8F1hzIcxRE2A5vdrM5nJSzueON2bIqnvGPaSKl5zBE8GNiF7w3oKvst5PjJumURQelT9b4/s576/flinthills+share+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399914220959636402" /></a><br /><div>wow, chill out buddy.</div><div>Maybe some more images from this day to come.</div></div>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-77921383861131708372009-10-27T09:26:00.002-05:002009-10-27T09:35:30.986-05:00Fall Family<div>Some things I worked on improving with this really fun family photo session I did: Some personalized black and white processing, continuing to manage available lighting control, and a silly (yet fun- seen in third image) set up shot that can be fun, and a nice break in action.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6bs7AiE_qQfLGtPF21Vgj-bUsbkPxSCn_xstBLwBFWybsgQ9Zq8KaFOegMygImPEnUHuN5P3Owr1R9mP4nGEGj5TDWezMjF-vguYfC32tNQkSbqjkiEhgpuUXZ7vhiFnb9Od/s1600-h/Wfam4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6bs7AiE_qQfLGtPF21Vgj-bUsbkPxSCn_xstBLwBFWybsgQ9Zq8KaFOegMygImPEnUHuN5P3Owr1R9mP4nGEGj5TDWezMjF-vguYfC32tNQkSbqjkiEhgpuUXZ7vhiFnb9Od/s576/Wfam4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397286619522312866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXPn-7psSMfykiEa12OMExdICrNwYIFFrdfiTygL8zJXxepjq5houO23ZNIgqt5XcUry-mOn330p90bLMzWUOyCRgMobdKYYprqGO6kFrnAxBR5Bmbh3rTeYwF9D5eas6MfEP/s1600-h/Wfam3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXPn-7psSMfykiEa12OMExdICrNwYIFFrdfiTygL8zJXxepjq5houO23ZNIgqt5XcUry-mOn330p90bLMzWUOyCRgMobdKYYprqGO6kFrnAxBR5Bmbh3rTeYwF9D5eas6MfEP/s576/Wfam3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397286614178848466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscwco_irgwmbsdNUwE0vFIcnp3nDAdwufV6cl38k0hA3ugU21eT-ixxxdOMLLHeXppcI1Wg26NEPlzU7Cug9w1WW6-6MqDIyFSmq1Dnf0_MAawf31SgM7oJTq8ZEaVGcJPWix/s1600-h/Wfam2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgscwco_irgwmbsdNUwE0vFIcnp3nDAdwufV6cl38k0hA3ugU21eT-ixxxdOMLLHeXppcI1Wg26NEPlzU7Cug9w1WW6-6MqDIyFSmq1Dnf0_MAawf31SgM7oJTq8ZEaVGcJPWix/s576/Wfam2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397286612544543490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44MBMo4Ds7376oNIS0JyD8CSbi1IHAQ99aI3jAyXyFV6QBLIOpJX58Qw7v8L18vt2TxssCUS0ZoZypa_L5OR3urD8t5_Tpf-OBS8CdZj7EFPICb8Y55rvdm2ItYFKOl58bpSJ/s1600-h/Wfam1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh44MBMo4Ds7376oNIS0JyD8CSbi1IHAQ99aI3jAyXyFV6QBLIOpJX58Qw7v8L18vt2TxssCUS0ZoZypa_L5OR3urD8t5_Tpf-OBS8CdZj7EFPICb8Y55rvdm2ItYFKOl58bpSJ/s576/Wfam1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397286605559512498" /></a>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-5660048041777734442009-10-20T16:50:00.002-05:002009-10-20T16:53:28.539-05:00wine glass lighting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HDNH-Qrywv6LG0AXZobH1KGzwzDvEIdU5KfpzdnnRTcEy9eRXVCcKzz73ZItHQRo-r_mH_NwhsV3MicB7fzF75QTaX3sEhgrP08GOiyHCZulyArlarrTyIeOUq4PLn-X85cS/s1600-h/wine+glasses.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HDNH-Qrywv6LG0AXZobH1KGzwzDvEIdU5KfpzdnnRTcEy9eRXVCcKzz73ZItHQRo-r_mH_NwhsV3MicB7fzF75QTaX3sEhgrP08GOiyHCZulyArlarrTyIeOUq4PLn-X85cS/s576/wine+glasses.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394803083094393730" /></a>From time to time I like to merge photography lighting techniques with science lessons/fun experimenting with my daughters. Here is one example testing wine glasses with some fun food coloring.Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-31644883649564368672009-10-01T10:07:00.004-05:002009-10-01T10:16:29.241-05:00JacomoLandscapes are great. I have always enjoyed shooting them. When I shoot outside, I find that usually my lense choices lend toward the wider angles. I love clouds especially (so much so that I am a member of a UK based society, The Cloud Appreciate Society.) So when a great cloud day comes along, I love the opportunity to work on capturing some of it.<div><br /></div><div>Lake Jacomo is a local favorite for wildlife drives and great hiking, while not requiring a lot of time to get to it from the burbs. This was the case where I was early to a meeting and had the exact amount of time to kill to capture these clouds on the lake.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0awyVUoSnBy1n6B0Ohk1irxRN9uFJOzXp6fC1hlPpTzACStexs3JUJy_2qkAqd-5EuAmjLUNN6w8VYDfDjSPN7htoUAgaFQYPVn_pDr92SsZkDjSuagf386E3fpPvTJiFl7u-/s1600-h/jacomoclouds1.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0awyVUoSnBy1n6B0Ohk1irxRN9uFJOzXp6fC1hlPpTzACStexs3JUJy_2qkAqd-5EuAmjLUNN6w8VYDfDjSPN7htoUAgaFQYPVn_pDr92SsZkDjSuagf386E3fpPvTJiFl7u-/s1600-h/jacomoclouds1.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0awyVUoSnBy1n6B0Ohk1irxRN9uFJOzXp6fC1hlPpTzACStexs3JUJy_2qkAqd-5EuAmjLUNN6w8VYDfDjSPN7htoUAgaFQYPVn_pDr92SsZkDjSuagf386E3fpPvTJiFl7u-/s576/jacomoclouds1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387649908287911714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1l15AUfdw94k1QLc8p1beCNrClA6C6yhbBxT-d1P4tl3gkH_-czpNfm8LOKslhJSKvKuFoAsCo-0FIultFMrkro3-C-kqr5-Q-00c8KVPIAGkcSeD9zQUu3XHe8U48dFMdHr/s1600-h/jacomoclouds2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1l15AUfdw94k1QLc8p1beCNrClA6C6yhbBxT-d1P4tl3gkH_-czpNfm8LOKslhJSKvKuFoAsCo-0FIultFMrkro3-C-kqr5-Q-00c8KVPIAGkcSeD9zQUu3XHe8U48dFMdHr/s576/jacomoclouds2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387649909370461810" /></a></div>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-72327208300232362302009-09-29T09:44:00.003-05:002009-09-29T09:48:31.534-05:00Madison Flower GirlThese close-up shots I really like. They may not print out very well, or look good on a wall, but there are a lot of details remembered in the face and eyes, so that is nice.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-4He7hZHQQ1S1ne7_3kpGegVxlqwozRh5HCjEjCPizgNXQ-cuTSbGud038Gvkz1Yiby1QIa3VOZr-l4lOsSja9UCGHhd-dk0DJpaHuPGpVIzgVzvw-AYYbjl5K5hW8_i_3BR/s1600-h/madison+flower.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-4He7hZHQQ1S1ne7_3kpGegVxlqwozRh5HCjEjCPizgNXQ-cuTSbGud038Gvkz1Yiby1QIa3VOZr-l4lOsSja9UCGHhd-dk0DJpaHuPGpVIzgVzvw-AYYbjl5K5hW8_i_3BR/s576/madison+flower.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386900701760506978" /></a>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-20000629052927273612009-09-24T16:13:00.003-05:002009-09-24T16:25:58.369-05:00Illinois StateThese are images of Illinois State University. This first is an image inside the arena, on a nice private tour by a family member on the basketball team. It is a pretty cool place actually. The cloud cover ceiling gives a very soft distributed light throughout the building. I was told night games the same can be seen from outdoors, a soft glow from the roof.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwRZ5pcFPi_ZMUv6F3-WBA9vafNBldFVb9OVDWbaK-Abh_Ls3wTUxKP07R0t05DMI4jOodxtsqdt-QdjNfCBVnN1lSp6eToNqniQsu9KHLjGmNvy5OKqn6woC8xnPlur67HPi/s1600-h/redbird+arena.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwRZ5pcFPi_ZMUv6F3-WBA9vafNBldFVb9OVDWbaK-Abh_Ls3wTUxKP07R0t05DMI4jOodxtsqdt-QdjNfCBVnN1lSp6eToNqniQsu9KHLjGmNvy5OKqn6woC8xnPlur67HPi/s576/redbird+arena.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385147723407631554" /></a></div><div>This image of art inside the university union caught my eye. It had a great pattern and nice 3-dimensional quality that I enjoyed.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjqdhjhbuorTEPvJrvLf5ZauNyZVyNy-4PwJmooDfcAjAEJbv3xHOB4l81JpKsUmlkcHgNA0nK8WdguTmEgBU8sf5MkhSRVTYMBMytKj3VVBC2kCuQWMvyQDy6fN7_SeFhhEG/s1600-h/normal+art.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjqdhjhbuorTEPvJrvLf5ZauNyZVyNy-4PwJmooDfcAjAEJbv3xHOB4l81JpKsUmlkcHgNA0nK8WdguTmEgBU8sf5MkhSRVTYMBMytKj3VVBC2kCuQWMvyQDy6fN7_SeFhhEG/s576/normal+art.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385147725134305458" /></a>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-83339144873853509492009-09-14T14:51:00.005-05:002009-09-14T16:19:26.151-05:00Trip around the BlochAny reason is as good as any to take a trip down to see the Bloch addition of the Nelson Atkins Museum in Kansas City. On this occasion, showing Carolyn the exhibit <b>Beloved Daughters: Photographs by Fazal Sheikh, </b>kicked off a fun time walking through, around, over and under the some of the five buidings that make up the block addition (and parking lot/art sculpture.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53PKN1BadcCthckQ8Qonznr2sO6gBNMz3j1OkaIzaQLsoDk4705d4-v7er81lwXLkYlOfYCkJ_QuzE02AATgypJkwUbuMjLm73WGS9OQMjuwxlY_rpeqQspoK8qVzNg7JiA7k/s1600-h/bloch1c.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53PKN1BadcCthckQ8Qonznr2sO6gBNMz3j1OkaIzaQLsoDk4705d4-v7er81lwXLkYlOfYCkJ_QuzE02AATgypJkwUbuMjLm73WGS9OQMjuwxlY_rpeqQspoK8qVzNg7JiA7k/s576/bloch1c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381432944631872386" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROInTKezpiGDjLm1F7KeKmNlYv-Fg7YjX3FdIeAflCnsNDXX9ksrqBuU3mslBEH30ARIzoi2FbhVLgnch7XF8s6yKt-Wx9puB1QwDhSjPWIYpopxtetUyObEdAKLtmIOumrCu/s1600-h/bloch2c.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROInTKezpiGDjLm1F7KeKmNlYv-Fg7YjX3FdIeAflCnsNDXX9ksrqBuU3mslBEH30ARIzoi2FbhVLgnch7XF8s6yKt-Wx9puB1QwDhSjPWIYpopxtetUyObEdAKLtmIOumrCu/s576/bloch2c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381432955272199074" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLJ9YQ-9-hw0-F6yy1AHgn2Jlnw4We-Jj3IfjwpGO_kz39Q1MSbUeIVgX_e9z2eHu1tmNdqZOPIVfxBG-sZuJQJsi2QEy90ZLHlgJa3blGT57uikw5sMutOz35YLD51OCf1vl/s1600-h/nelson1c.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLJ9YQ-9-hw0-F6yy1AHgn2Jlnw4We-Jj3IfjwpGO_kz39Q1MSbUeIVgX_e9z2eHu1tmNdqZOPIVfxBG-sZuJQJsi2QEy90ZLHlgJa3blGT57uikw5sMutOz35YLD51OCf1vl/s576/nelson1c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381434111640318994" /></a>Though we came for the exhibit, and it was great; most of the time was spent on the roof, under the parking structure, climbing every set of stairs to all the levels, and not to mention talking with Carolyn's favorite Nelson Atkins worker, Kit. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqCB54ZDA1vyXVoGlUeiIBRGvRcjFv0zd0WUretSpA32HeABRh6SYeUBkvT5qUC5Hm_M1Qg2BTaVRO8yD56eFL9fGQeuW6dGHlhLiP-8TNdl_GjW6HjtNZIQYizCBkuDUmikH/s1600-h/bloch3c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqCB54ZDA1vyXVoGlUeiIBRGvRcjFv0zd0WUretSpA32HeABRh6SYeUBkvT5qUC5Hm_M1Qg2BTaVRO8yD56eFL9fGQeuW6dGHlhLiP-8TNdl_GjW6HjtNZIQYizCBkuDUmikH/s576/bloch3c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381432956689822834" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPf8BES4rZeZ2VYsFddHzgJdsMn52-_Glh-Hzr-uyMzdLaSFYORykROd5QSUkmWQGPQ8GSrdOrac898XKmFWtimKr8-LTX7Ycxa6jV5BnIZWFvz5UEl0AxcnY_-ddPoXNNhon/s1600-h/bloch4c.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPf8BES4rZeZ2VYsFddHzgJdsMn52-_Glh-Hzr-uyMzdLaSFYORykROd5QSUkmWQGPQ8GSrdOrac898XKmFWtimKr8-LTX7Ycxa6jV5BnIZWFvz5UEl0AxcnY_-ddPoXNNhon/s576/bloch4c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381432967263842034" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUB_6wTaInHA8dbsf60p_XNwQ18yaOLiqxURHMQv0ASpEmu39ybIohy7ZMswRjPXHjeSfVj8rehQWUBe5eO0HKdop90spdxV0-l8Om7ea3v58CjdNNjW9buSZQa70xfx5ZGoO2/s1600-h/bloch6c.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUB_6wTaInHA8dbsf60p_XNwQ18yaOLiqxURHMQv0ASpEmu39ybIohy7ZMswRjPXHjeSfVj8rehQWUBe5eO0HKdop90spdxV0-l8Om7ea3v58CjdNNjW9buSZQa70xfx5ZGoO2/s576/bloch6c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381434382427302722" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3xQOpvmli4QkgBH0Bk1tn3cD92uUhlluEDs8iU-v-POYY3mUURYjRly7MA7X36RMzubdmu6PSyVP4uYfslpEAkeEqMTlEhsTuA9Egv3uDVJWh_OMSv3-KulBeYM3Q3FzRUvD/s1600-h/bloch5c.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY3xQOpvmli4QkgBH0Bk1tn3cD92uUhlluEDs8iU-v-POYY3mUURYjRly7MA7X36RMzubdmu6PSyVP4uYfslpEAkeEqMTlEhsTuA9Egv3uDVJWh_OMSv3-KulBeYM3Q3FzRUvD/s576/bloch5c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381432974651921010" /></a>I don't have to mention that I really just wanted an excuse to take my camera inside the bloch for an afternoon. </div>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-88959628104417982392009-09-10T14:53:00.006-05:002009-09-10T15:16:56.488-05:00City Pieces<div>These are some of the views residents' see everyday, along with the special views and the named attractions. As a visitor though, its images like these that make me want to return and find more. I even made a small appearance in one of these.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1w2vpmS5gWzTuaW71avA6y1usBz-jTj0HF3SvYGu8_lyy3DBiC4VgXotqdldgPdAlcLf-o_UpZY3R0miq6S4EK_XE_krQ1cqDZuT-WFDi2I-lnG5uabh47hsMMIy61bXFVgs5/s1600-h/NYCnight.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1w2vpmS5gWzTuaW71avA6y1usBz-jTj0HF3SvYGu8_lyy3DBiC4VgXotqdldgPdAlcLf-o_UpZY3R0miq6S4EK_XE_krQ1cqDZuT-WFDi2I-lnG5uabh47hsMMIy61bXFVgs5/s576/NYCnight.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379930002383410882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMCSm0LQLuPV5oemXWMHNq_aE6PmE0H4ChHEdGN3kA6gk28ynMgt_tlRrV9As90h8taX2FNlrI8w28W-mD6Qki_XXvCu-atuzlkmVHnw9lTaG9Xflj1uTktgTbB96NI2HCtWb/s1600-h/yellowskyNYC.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMCSm0LQLuPV5oemXWMHNq_aE6PmE0H4ChHEdGN3kA6gk28ynMgt_tlRrV9As90h8taX2FNlrI8w28W-mD6Qki_XXvCu-atuzlkmVHnw9lTaG9Xflj1uTktgTbB96NI2HCtWb/s576/yellowskyNYC.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379930013314629938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8jZDZJPeSkMst4DPxgXL3tzA3tPT6HXNQs76GVgNwsziczhBwAj0YhP8eHRSZ6v-Vtwl77hwLfQgZ2Tn3SNFfr79nUZHx6CQ4UW-hdPEyNeRxWHf_JQPOiGtKGGa9F5oCfkG/s1600-h/NJ.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi8jZDZJPeSkMst4DPxgXL3tzA3tPT6HXNQs76GVgNwsziczhBwAj0YhP8eHRSZ6v-Vtwl77hwLfQgZ2Tn3SNFfr79nUZHx6CQ4UW-hdPEyNeRxWHf_JQPOiGtKGGa9F5oCfkG/s576/NJ.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379930020343636642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWzZ6w44MTolB2pcw7vhaQ3C1NGseY0E_YsJinpbfj0XCX6Bb4v6ewCi2F8Toc495JqA8NPXjnSl0KBKNTAp9Sf3F8sWGUUq6nSg4zg7oL7VkcMEzuw51aN56EW6DgCyLKkTb/s1600-h/phantom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfWzZ6w44MTolB2pcw7vhaQ3C1NGseY0E_YsJinpbfj0XCX6Bb4v6ewCi2F8Toc495JqA8NPXjnSl0KBKNTAp9Sf3F8sWGUUq6nSg4zg7oL7VkcMEzuw51aN56EW6DgCyLKkTb/s576/phantom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379931171003620930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgYcOgIiz983-twyP3tTFTuBfoECvPRHDB6FM9WlUXsdCajMm_aLIXT3du601Q4gXS-WqpDg9Hqsj7yDO-hnO7VW8TeO-7mqMVrxRu2SStEhjX840kJUYqu7XuoEA9QibiQ11/s1600-h/wallst.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgYcOgIiz983-twyP3tTFTuBfoECvPRHDB6FM9WlUXsdCajMm_aLIXT3du601Q4gXS-WqpDg9Hqsj7yDO-hnO7VW8TeO-7mqMVrxRu2SStEhjX840kJUYqu7XuoEA9QibiQ11/s576/wallst.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379931168458408210" /></a>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-26769810173184203242009-09-08T23:12:00.005-05:002009-09-08T23:41:57.276-05:00in New York last week<div>Here is a view looking into the city. sky colors changed almost constantly, providing a mixture of feelings in the skyline. I enjoyed it quite a bit.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrdh8Fd62GjPOaZxN-1lJs3cQ8N_1fzriryWYdJLiCimxRJBpfadETAyXdBy6pOHe8NoBlnBm0k4-PgAjTy54_9b_elyL4ZYxSEzWM3RtygylxeeMepfNrQfBeAlqRXrZaWHY/s1600-h/island2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrdh8Fd62GjPOaZxN-1lJs3cQ8N_1fzriryWYdJLiCimxRJBpfadETAyXdBy6pOHe8NoBlnBm0k4-PgAjTy54_9b_elyL4ZYxSEzWM3RtygylxeeMepfNrQfBeAlqRXrZaWHY/s576/island2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379316102829582674" /></a><div>a half hour apart and the clouds thickened, darkening the mood.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAO0Fj2B6-j37GQ3FVez1-N-1bDSum4-hzs5LY_KdZysKnVvD4aeaIUErINN7GV-XEGUPPWnY_jvYZ1Sb-sLR_U-g7FE4yPxFhONwxh4-XRmXrQN2vTAASmvO0voDW-GpN4DS0/s1600-h/greyNYC.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAO0Fj2B6-j37GQ3FVez1-N-1bDSum4-hzs5LY_KdZysKnVvD4aeaIUErINN7GV-XEGUPPWnY_jvYZ1Sb-sLR_U-g7FE4yPxFhONwxh4-XRmXrQN2vTAASmvO0voDW-GpN4DS0/s576/greyNYC.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379316087000892530" /></a></div><div>It is a beautiful world, even when you are looking through a corporate hotel chain.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TbYqUU6Z6TcLwn0a42uD5xQI1qs0DHzYKpqLnmdoyv_ATTFHB2SYG2HfFbyIX_BTsrAvVusaZZZSUwmTTd9FXn6kCR5Z0ahs9EuTf4_VsJCxMWBDoedKoU6o7SEuIUq-aEJ3/s1600-h/holidayinn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TbYqUU6Z6TcLwn0a42uD5xQI1qs0DHzYKpqLnmdoyv_ATTFHB2SYG2HfFbyIX_BTsrAvVusaZZZSUwmTTd9FXn6kCR5Z0ahs9EuTf4_VsJCxMWBDoedKoU6o7SEuIUq-aEJ3/s576/holidayinn.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379318465385932802" /></a>The non-descript urban scenes usually pull me in when I get a chance to visit famous historic cities. I enjoy seeing the famous stuff too though.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZ_s1IEWCiQLODnBZeETZkOSt5gtzLN_Ai23-jz_nw-ELLHOMGY1782ZaP6z2I6cII12OaRJL8ibVvI4MDQuugzicx_z4bkzvtvD1eKVK38VACMzslyrVJdfvZtDGdGQMmZ9V/s1600-h/hotspot.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZ_s1IEWCiQLODnBZeETZkOSt5gtzLN_Ai23-jz_nw-ELLHOMGY1782ZaP6z2I6cII12OaRJL8ibVvI4MDQuugzicx_z4bkzvtvD1eKVK38VACMzslyrVJdfvZtDGdGQMmZ9V/s576/hotspot.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379320685286383186" /></a><div>I learn more and my perspective changes about a place when I can pull things away from it with my camera that I would otherwise not experience. I will put some of these images on deck, and post them very soon.</div>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-17587292135297454482009-09-01T22:09:00.003-05:002009-09-01T22:21:56.621-05:00Trek<div>I just arrived home from a trek out to NYC for a weekend set of shows that I was photographing for <a href="http://www.rosschristopher.com/">Ross Christopher</a>. </div><div>The downtime was spent eating great food, managing the car we took inside the city, and taking pictures. I plan to post some images once I get them organized, but for now - here is one from the road...Ohio style.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfB27UuUHZp0ahbkn0_STJF7-nLBnYT9JxZK3gA7WtmsyehXCXZaB9LvsG5qSKPYvTrl3UA3bdPiL2IX6PncEAdpTeHAtencNnZr2hrQ6Yw-d7ozQJhUM20se5RD6NZBgm16G/s1600-h/roadtrees.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfB27UuUHZp0ahbkn0_STJF7-nLBnYT9JxZK3gA7WtmsyehXCXZaB9LvsG5qSKPYvTrl3UA3bdPiL2IX6PncEAdpTeHAtencNnZr2hrQ6Yw-d7ozQJhUM20se5RD6NZBgm16G/s576/roadtrees.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376702665771662002" /></a>Some raw pics can be seen <a href="http://continuedconversation.blogspot.com/">here</a>, posted over the weekend.Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-27660984087786688872009-08-25T15:33:00.003-05:002009-08-25T15:38:35.619-05:00Ring Light TestIt is good to have the internet for practicing cheap lighting techniques. This one I used on Jules, for $30.<div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTl9bzvLF-VU6J7sIvZuX2QaXNOBdLtGwLwRO76Re_bHqpvL0rgqauTYzVFJLZv6cBHH0quTlLHnFf0qYTFBcfDVZzgYlTDjCeg0r5GR8ARP0mP1yIxdLff9JJkf8wzirxqAPG/s1600-h/Jules1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;w" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTl9bzvLF-VU6J7sIvZuX2QaXNOBdLtGwLwRO76Re_bHqpvL0rgqauTYzVFJLZv6cBHH0quTlLHnFf0qYTFBcfDVZzgYlTDjCeg0r5GR8ARP0mP1yIxdLff9JJkf8wzirxqAPG/s576/Jules1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374002865546891202" /></a><div>It is also important to have good subjects to photograph, as well.</div>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-77677756968143163112009-08-21T15:29:00.003-05:002009-08-21T15:35:20.284-05:00Ted.com<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMi1YDf49g_sv4oZnSiktMVXOBA1oGNMBy9Co2DBh-oaF86S0fl83oU9zaz-y7dcJ2VUpGsSR8HTYHJOm1c0RhPtDR85uG3g3qZLXUm1INdivnIuyejUZ0P5sq8yRF3atf_Wi/s1600-h/ted.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMi1YDf49g_sv4oZnSiktMVXOBA1oGNMBy9Co2DBh-oaF86S0fl83oU9zaz-y7dcJ2VUpGsSR8HTYHJOm1c0RhPtDR85uG3g3qZLXUm1INdivnIuyejUZ0P5sq8yRF3atf_Wi/s576/ted.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372516978703561634" /></a>My friend in Vancouver turned me onto this site. Really its more than a website, and it doesn't really fit a catagory (entertainment, technology, politics.) If I could compare it to anything I would say it is striving to push society forward, the same way Google is pushing technology.<br /><div><br /><div>Check it out: <a href="http://www.ted.com/">Ted.com</a></div></div>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-75458466593669401312009-08-19T12:08:00.004-05:002009-08-19T12:28:53.066-05:00Scouting KCAnother thing I enjoy about Kansas City is scouting out locations to take families to for photo sessions. These friends I recently shot, are very aware of some great locations in Kansas City. Whether its dining, grabbing a drink and good live music, or just exploring, I will be resourcing their knowledge of KC for future possible photo-opt locals. <div><br /></div><div>Here are some samples I liked from their session. <div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGtyDyWHvl88pTo_gMs8RdNssrzVYYO_3f7XJE3vO-YRqpXo4itmyC7n-iSbrOhnYvhvqHSvZTxbgo3n5Tne57qJJga_b_gxaCAD4poh7gEVQ3ZAxlmn4IUIcop5ri0TQq-Wz/s1600-h/Tfam1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGtyDyWHvl88pTo_gMs8RdNssrzVYYO_3f7XJE3vO-YRqpXo4itmyC7n-iSbrOhnYvhvqHSvZTxbgo3n5Tne57qJJga_b_gxaCAD4poh7gEVQ3ZAxlmn4IUIcop5ri0TQq-Wz/s576/Tfam1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371723238257542802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg149UfVY-zluO8hWWBxmOcMesBD58_8z0KKSMoAx-Dqpi4oU6X6GdqSbSZ1_67jyDhezyLalPV1Gfgn39dI6D63gGZXYJ-RxQSXwR092brDA9HLw5SBhE84QVZx_QlZoZXD_rL/s1600-h/Tfam2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg149UfVY-zluO8hWWBxmOcMesBD58_8z0KKSMoAx-Dqpi4oU6X6GdqSbSZ1_67jyDhezyLalPV1Gfgn39dI6D63gGZXYJ-RxQSXwR092brDA9HLw5SBhE84QVZx_QlZoZXD_rL/s576/Tfam2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371723252626757074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoonXkZMC-QR-z8qR5llLp52qbRrJiEBBPHFlx__mAF6K7fRzWQ1jE1L0K8Y-9dSvKE92en7HP9Lzw9Ui-GqKkXWKiE8jBd0W9x8RI_kfucVSoMise-8qZaXt9WDX7knq8lyKk/s1600-h/Tfam3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoonXkZMC-QR-z8qR5llLp52qbRrJiEBBPHFlx__mAF6K7fRzWQ1jE1L0K8Y-9dSvKE92en7HP9Lzw9Ui-GqKkXWKiE8jBd0W9x8RI_kfucVSoMise-8qZaXt9WDX7knq8lyKk/s576/Tfam3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371723259644515698" /></a>These are three of the more expressive scenes from our time together. </div></div>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-76734035234392448002009-08-17T15:13:00.007-05:002009-08-17T15:38:08.492-05:00Hands<div>So I do like to paint my girls nails for them. But only when they ask me to. This time though they had to return the favor and let me photograph the finished product.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1BtzqfVIlnixlWXrikN-nT-auyhlvgPnEJMZoYrN_0I35q6oco1fU8HeiP6rWcKgODJjoCWu-Ok0dBKAwWEdEKjVulR1YfAp_9X5uDsnQIFukf3zUhNNfCch8MFGSvAwlHac/s1600-h/hands_C.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi1BtzqfVIlnixlWXrikN-nT-auyhlvgPnEJMZoYrN_0I35q6oco1fU8HeiP6rWcKgODJjoCWu-Ok0dBKAwWEdEKjVulR1YfAp_9X5uDsnQIFukf3zUhNNfCch8MFGSvAwlHac/s576/hands_C.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371029383381182146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtlXK-dtv3t26-wSqZwOC0p7NUznpziOGeyb6MiaK1BzCwRhAxUs9zjtCXKPiZSwjJk9-eZh6ci8bvgGWRdZYVAIw-wpMTzIykcdBdyf33lFN9vCY_IgJM7kdVyoKaM2IU5sA/s1600-h/hands_J.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;w" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtlXK-dtv3t26-wSqZwOC0p7NUznpziOGeyb6MiaK1BzCwRhAxUs9zjtCXKPiZSwjJk9-eZh6ci8bvgGWRdZYVAIw-wpMTzIykcdBdyf33lFN9vCY_IgJM7kdVyoKaM2IU5sA/s576/hands_J.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371029478450610002" /></a><br /></div><div>Images of Hands, especially ones you care about, accentuate the expression a picture is worth a thousand words. See, they even make you seem cheesy.</div><div>Still, it is crazy that two unassuming pics can call out so many memories. These can only claim six years worth combined.</div></div>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37822537.post-54597896376318652192009-08-13T23:43:00.003-05:002009-08-13T23:52:39.487-05:00Kansas CityI love getting the chance to drive through Kansas City. You can see the progress being made, and appreciate more the history seen in all the buildings. I am more intentional now about producing images that tell this story.<div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sYKqP2EXa0GQvBiOUruNiN_6orrlGICirAueCgZrODuriZcLFJNCd0_aA_gVna__-llXpk13s_spw395-CBMZH7XZAWx9juT3MREOIzy_e0_QrmMONG6onMSzJOWI3rfRDE5/s1600-h/KC1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sYKqP2EXa0GQvBiOUruNiN_6orrlGICirAueCgZrODuriZcLFJNCd0_aA_gVna__-llXpk13s_spw395-CBMZH7XZAWx9juT3MREOIzy_e0_QrmMONG6onMSzJOWI3rfRDE5/s576/KC1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369676762784992962" /></a>For now, you can see a few more at the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brsphoto/3818982039/in/set-72157621909910535/">Flickr Site</a></div>Brandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15244077281258356276noreply@blogger.com1