mjs1973
10-23-2005, 05:58 PM
Well, I had lots of things planned to get done this weekend, and I wasn't able to finish any of them. The house and garage look like a bomb went off in them, my 16x24 inch print didn't get to the frame shop, I didn't make it to the bank, the in-ground fence for the dogs didn't get installed the list goes on and on...
I started out Saturday morning working on the dog fence when I was remined of my nephews flag football game at 11:00. Ok, no big deal. I'll grab my camera, walk up to the game since it's only 2 blocks from my house, take some pics and come home after the game and work on the fence right? WRONG. His 11:00 football game turned into 5 football games which lasted till about 3:00. Followed by my other nephews 3 football games starting at 3:00 and going till about 4:30. So 2.5gb of photos later, I headed home. I had a lot more fun at the games than I would have digging a trench around the perimiter of the yard. :)
When I got home, I call a friend of mine who lives in Galena IL and told him I would be down in about an hour and half to go to Thomas D. Mengelson's Images of Nature Gallery (http://www.imagesofnaturewebstore.com/index.html). Tom was going to be there that night to show off some new work. WOW, what an incredible body of work this guy has built over the years. The more I looked, the more I wanted to talk to him and pick his brain about equipment, film, printing, you name it. I didn't get the chance to talk to him because the place was packed with people who could actually afford to purchase his work. If you have never seen his work, you should check out one of his galleries. He has galleries in Arizona, 2 in California, 5 in Colorado, 1 in Idaho, 2 in Illinois, 1 in Missouri, Nebraska (his home state), Nevada, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
Today I jumped in my truck to mow some lawns for the last time this year. I'm contracted to take care of some comercial properties in the area and figured it would be a good way to spend the day. There is a little driving between each property and in total it's somewhere in the 150 mile range by the time I get back home. I toom my DRebel and Sigma 170-500mm lens and hit the road. I spent more time stopping and shooting birds than I did mowing. :) That was much more fun than pushing a lawn mower around in the drizzle. By the time I got home I had close to another gig of photos.
So, not much got done around the house this weekend. My desk is littered with CF cards, and lenses, and the garage is littered with just about anything you can imagine but that will all have to wait for another day. I had so much fun giving my camera a good workout, and viewing lots of incredible photos at the Images of Nature Gallery. It would almost be a shame to spend the last few hours of the weekend doing house work. :) Time ot go sit in front of the fireplace and relax. :)
I started out Saturday morning working on the dog fence when I was remined of my nephews flag football game at 11:00. Ok, no big deal. I'll grab my camera, walk up to the game since it's only 2 blocks from my house, take some pics and come home after the game and work on the fence right? WRONG. His 11:00 football game turned into 5 football games which lasted till about 3:00. Followed by my other nephews 3 football games starting at 3:00 and going till about 4:30. So 2.5gb of photos later, I headed home. I had a lot more fun at the games than I would have digging a trench around the perimiter of the yard. :)
When I got home, I call a friend of mine who lives in Galena IL and told him I would be down in about an hour and half to go to Thomas D. Mengelson's Images of Nature Gallery (http://www.imagesofnaturewebstore.com/index.html). Tom was going to be there that night to show off some new work. WOW, what an incredible body of work this guy has built over the years. The more I looked, the more I wanted to talk to him and pick his brain about equipment, film, printing, you name it. I didn't get the chance to talk to him because the place was packed with people who could actually afford to purchase his work. If you have never seen his work, you should check out one of his galleries. He has galleries in Arizona, 2 in California, 5 in Colorado, 1 in Idaho, 2 in Illinois, 1 in Missouri, Nebraska (his home state), Nevada, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
Today I jumped in my truck to mow some lawns for the last time this year. I'm contracted to take care of some comercial properties in the area and figured it would be a good way to spend the day. There is a little driving between each property and in total it's somewhere in the 150 mile range by the time I get back home. I toom my DRebel and Sigma 170-500mm lens and hit the road. I spent more time stopping and shooting birds than I did mowing. :) That was much more fun than pushing a lawn mower around in the drizzle. By the time I got home I had close to another gig of photos.
So, not much got done around the house this weekend. My desk is littered with CF cards, and lenses, and the garage is littered with just about anything you can imagine but that will all have to wait for another day. I had so much fun giving my camera a good workout, and viewing lots of incredible photos at the Images of Nature Gallery. It would almost be a shame to spend the last few hours of the weekend doing house work. :) Time ot go sit in front of the fireplace and relax. :)