Eisley!
A couple of weeks ago a had the pleasure of meeting
Eisley! They are this great sounding band made up of a trio of sisters, their brother, and cousin. A really nice guy I know, Keath, invited me to accompany him on a press pass because he was going to be interviewing them before the show. Of course, I said "YES" because my friend, Alisha, and I were going anyway. I was able to do the photography for him during his interview and during the show. You can read his interview and see more pictures
here. They played a rocking live show. It was so fun being able to shoot a concert in such a small venue. I was able to get up close and focus on getting the shots when they had a great intense look on each of their faces. Another couple of cool bands opened for them, including one of my faves:
The Myriad. I was able meet them too, and have them sign their new album for me that I bought from them that night (it isn't even in stores yet!) So, it was like a double awesome night!
Labels: black and white, concert
Chickens!
I did these images as a gift for a friend of mine who loves chickens. I actually shot these a while ago, but I didn't want him to see them before he had gotten the prints. He is also an awesome illustrator and his name is
Matt. I was proud of myself because, as afraid of spiders as I am, I actually had gotten into this spider web infested chicken coup to get these shots. I would go in for like 20 seconds at a time and get shots then run back out. I made this one into an inspirational poster because we are always sharing lame inspirational posters with each other.
I like how heroic this chicken looks. He kept getting out of the coup and running off like "I'm free!! I'm free!!... now what". Then he'd wonder around until he eventually went back to his home, the coup.
Alligator Alley
This past weekend I went to Miami for a photo job with some work buddies. To get to Miami from Tampa consists of driving an hour across what is known as Alligator Alley. On our way back, we stopped at a rest area to check out the view. There was a lot of wildlife, including (surprise!) alligators! I think they are so cool looking, and kind of cute. (I am an avid animal lover)... The cuteness kicks in for me when I see their paws, or claws, floating in the water. It was fun seeing them in the wild. They were everywhere. If you look in the bottom right corner of the photo of the blue crow, you can see an alligator floating in the water.
Labels: animals, nature
Witness of a Sunset
Sorry it's been forever since my last post! This past month has been so busy, including going on a cruise! This was the sunset Mike and I witnessed on our first night out. We were going under the Skyway bridge, if you look close you can see the Punisher standing on top of it! (this bridge was in the Punisher movie for like 5 seconds at the end - it caused a whole day of road closures and traffic delays) You have to pass this bridge to get out into the gulf from Tampa. Everyone cheered once we passed it! It was a beautiful sunset. Of course, i was the crazy lady on the ship shooting a ton of photos :) I tried a few so I could get a composition i liked. Yay!
Lettuce Lake
Mid morning in a chilly Florida swamp land seems so peaceful. At this park they built a boardwalk that goes over the swamps. Its a lot safer than trecking through yourself worrying about alligators, or worse, spiders! I've been kinda into landscapes lately, and when I saw this I thought it was a perfect scene to try for a pano. It was a little tough getting the sky to stay within range along with the dark water. I was wishing I found this spot a little earlier in the morning while the sun was a little lower in the sky. If I would have been any later, I wouldn't have been able to keep it all in range!
Labels: landscape, nature
Beach Sunset
What a beautiful beach sunset i was able to witness for the first time in 2008. I went to the beach to photograph engagement portraits for a couple who is getting married this weekend. At the end of our session, they left and i hung back to steal some shots for myself.
On a different non photo note - new year means LIST time!!!
Mike is a huge list freak,and he has inspired me to make one of my own.
MY Top Ten movies of 2007: and this was tough!
10. Darjeeling Lmtd.
9. Ratatouille
8. Bourne Ultimatum
7. Super Bad
6. 3:10 to Yuma
5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
4. Knocked Up
3. Grindhouse
2. 300
1. Across the Universe
and of course some honorable mentions - Bee Movie and Juno
Man, that was really tough. All these movies mentioned were GREAT! it was really hard to put them in order!
Thats it.
Labels: beach, landscape, nature, sealife, sunset
Flying Pelican
Happy New Years to everybody!! Yesterday I was photographing the pelicans while at the pier. I happened to catch this one flying by. They always seem like they are on their way somewhere, in a hurry, but never really seem to go anywhere.
This is how the image was captured: I haven't cropped into anything. I liked the placement of the pelican against the sky and clouds.
Labels: animals, clouds, sealife
