tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-112441372024-03-07T14:02:17.060-05:00headsoffHeadsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-84950270480453763392008-12-22T10:16:00.005-05:002010-02-15T18:52:53.194-05:00The Snow is Following Me...This is a video of how snow affects Portland, Oregon, where there are no snow plows and nobody owns shovels or snow blowers, so the smallest amounts of snow (by New England standards) simply brings the city to a screeching halt. <br /><br />I've been out of work for the entire week and yesterday was the first day with over an inch of snow! Most days this week the roads were actually pretty much bare, but still nobody was out and the ones who were all had chains on their tires. It's a completely different mentality, and I find it quite amusing...<br /><br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&file=http%3A//blip.tv/rss/flash/1610130&feedurl=http%3A//serragwen.blip.tv/rss/&autostart=false&brandname=serragwen&brandlink=http%3A//serragwen.blip.tv/" width="300" height="255" allowfullscreen="true" id="showplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://blip.tv/scripts/flash/showplayer.swf?enablejs=true&file=http%3A//blip.tv/rss/flash/1610130&feedurl=http%3A//serragwen.blip.tv/rss/&autostart=false&brandname=serragwen&brandlink=http%3A//serragwen.blip.tv/" /><param name="quality" value="best" /></object><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-SnowInPortland209.mov">Click here for Quicktime movie</a> <a onclick="window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=440,height=300,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-SnowInPortland209.mov"> <font size="smaller"><i>(in a new window)</i></font></a><br /><br />Runtime is just under 2 minutes<br /><br />Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/snow" rel="tag">snow</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/winter" rel="tag">winter</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/portland" rel="tag">portland</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/oregon" rel="tag">oregon</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/ice" rel="tag">ice</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/snowboard" rel="tag">snowboard</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/west%20coast" rel="tag">west coast</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/headsoff" rel="tag">headsoff</a>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-16616645636089287352008-06-02T16:17:00.004-04:002010-02-15T18:53:18.398-05:00El MúsicoLooking back, this was one of the most authentic-feeling moments we had on our entire vacation.<br /><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-MexicoBusMusician942.mov"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/2542917319_442d91c753.jpg?v=0"></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-MexicoBusMusician942.mov">Click here for Quicktime movie</a> <a onclick="window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=440,height=300,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-MexicoBusMusician942.mov"> <font size="smaller"><i>(in a new window)</i></font></a><br /><br />Runtime is 50 seconds<br /><br />tags technorati : <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Puerto+Vallarta" rel="tag">Puerto Vallarta</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Mexico" rel="tag">Mexico</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/vacation" rel="tag">vacation</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/bus" rel="tag">bus</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/guitar" rel="tag">guitar</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sun" rel="tag">sun</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/headsoff" rel="tag">headsoff</a>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-84517438099514793862008-06-02T16:00:00.003-04:002010-02-15T18:53:36.011-05:00BuceriasThis is some footage from the town an hour up the coast from us that was slightly less tourist-focused, but still pretty crazy. One thing about Puerto Vallarta itself is that its ALL about the time shares. You can't walk 4 steps without being acausted by yet another guy trying to take you on a time share tour, but not saying so up front. <br /><br />Well, we were actually invited into the restaurant in this video and were at first like "no, we're not interested" because we thought it was a time share. When he said he was just inviting us into his restaurant we decided to give it a shot. We were, after all, looking for a place to eat. But once we were settled in, he came up trying to get us to go on a time share tour! I guess the restaurants have some kind of symbiotic relationship with the time share guys. It does bring in business! <br /><br />The irony to all this is that on our last day there, we had a few hours to kill between checking out of the resort and catching our plane home so we actually TRIED to go on a time share tour, figuring if we could make a couple hundred bucks in our down time then why not? As it turns out, after ALL that hounding, we're not even eligible to go on the tour because we're not over 30! You'd think they'd get that out of the way right up front... hah!<br /><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-MexicoBucerias534.mov"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3119/2543743562_1d7a14a48c.jpg?v=0"></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-MexicoBucerias534.mov">Click here for Quicktime movie</a> <a onclick="window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=440,height=300,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-MexicoBucerias534.mov"> <font size="smaller"><i>(in a new window)</i></font></a><br /><br />Runtime is 1:10<br /><br />tags technorati : <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Puerto+Vallarta" rel="tag">Puerto Vallarta</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Mexico" rel="tag">Mexico</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/vacation" rel="tag">vacation</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Bucerias" rel="tag">Bucerias</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/flea+market" rel="tag">flea market</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sun" rel="tag">sun</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/headsoff" rel="tag">headsoff</a>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-37930982970958688782008-06-02T15:55:00.004-04:002010-02-15T18:53:52.067-05:00Swimming With DolphinsAfter the horses we decided why not step it up a notch and try riding a dolphin? unfortunately, we weren't allowed to have video DURING the experience since they make a killing off selling photos by what they call their "mexican paparazi" (one of which is featured below, the one and only that we purchased). But you can still see some dolphins :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-MexicoSwimmingWithDolphins771.mov"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2406/2543743510_b619c45eb8.jpg?v=0"></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-MexicoSwimmingWithDolphins771.mov">Click here for Quicktime movie</a> <a onclick="window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=440,height=300,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-MexicoSwimmingWithDolphins771.mov"> <font size="smaller"><i>(in a new window)</i></font></a><br /><br />Runtime is a minute and a half<br /><br />tags technorati : <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Puerto+Vallarta" rel="tag">Puerto Vallarta</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Mexico" rel="tag">Mexico</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/vacation" rel="tag">vacation</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/dolphins" rel="tag">dolphins</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/swimming+with+dolphins" rel="tag">swimming with dolphins</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sun" rel="tag">sun</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/headsoff" rel="tag">headsoff</a>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-16574324546160893332008-06-02T15:48:00.006-04:002010-02-15T18:54:09.874-05:00El jineteI did a lot of horse-related activities as a kid, first attending and then counseling at a horse day camp and working at the ranch in exchange for lessons. During my years of chemo and weakened immune systems, I was technically not allowed to go back to work with horses, and since I've been in Boston I've realized that I miss them! So, when presented with a chance to go on a multi-hour trail ride that included breakfast, lunch, and swimming in a waterfall for just under $50 each we decided why the heck not??<br /><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-MexicoHorseRide445.mov"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2158/2542917133_6b1c645683.jpg?v=0"></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-MexicoHorseRide445.mov">Click here for Quicktime movie</a> <a onclick="window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=440,height=300,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-MexicoHorseRide445.mov"> <font size="smaller"><i>(in a new window)</i></font></a><br /><br />Runtime is just under a minute<br /><br />tags technorati : <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Puerto+Vallarta" rel="tag">Puerto Vallarta</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Mexico" rel="tag">Mexico</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/vacation" rel="tag">vacation</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/horses" rel="tag">horses</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/horseback+riding" rel="tag">horseback riding</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sun" rel="tag">sun</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/headsoff" rel="tag">headsoff</a>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-18290186556915612982008-06-02T15:39:00.005-04:002010-02-15T18:54:26.553-05:00The Life on a ResortChad and I went on our first vacation together that didn't involve visiting friends or family... just taking time to relax. We got to use a week of his parents' time share, and decided to trade into a spot in Mexico. Fortunately, or unfortunately, the time shares in Mexico all tended to be pretty ritzy, and in the middle of tons of other crazy resorts. I'll post a series of videos but this one is just about the resort...<br /><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-MexicanResort433.mov"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2542920833_92024047bc.jpg?v=0"></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-MexicanResort433.mov">Click here for Quicktime movie</a> <a onclick="window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=440,height=300,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-MexicanResort433.mov"> <font size="smaller"><i>(in a new window)</i></font></a><br /><br />Runtime is 2.5 minutes<br /><br />tags technorati : <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Puerto+Vallarta" rel="tag">Puerto Vallarta</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Mexico" rel="tag">Mexico</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/vacation" rel="tag">vacation</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sun" rel="tag">sun</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/headsoff" rel="tag">headsoff</a>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-46624695079001653722008-03-09T19:23:00.009-04:002008-03-09T19:37:50.728-04:00The BeginningI've done a couple maternity shoots over the last week, which means some new newborn shoots are coming! I enjoyed doing the maternity shoots more than I expected, and I'm really happy with the way they came out. It's neat because yes it's about the belly but also it's about the very beginnings of a relationship, as well as the relationship between the existing family members. I chose a couple of my favorites but there were so many that I liked that the ones I chose are kind of at random. You'll have to go to my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/serravision/">flickr</a> page to see more.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7I6eY7NUZ3U-WSm_kBsDhUA1eUGUHquoUvsVJ0Oe4cKuafRQObyXWv4DUrt5ZCD5arCm6nXD1y8J-1Ljw3YpccBKGpjxkiNVIuZ-__nNDz480fs7idM-1H2B4JPnCpkK6k2k/s1600-h/IMG_9266.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY7I6eY7NUZ3U-WSm_kBsDhUA1eUGUHquoUvsVJ0Oe4cKuafRQObyXWv4DUrt5ZCD5arCm6nXD1y8J-1Ljw3YpccBKGpjxkiNVIuZ-__nNDz480fs7idM-1H2B4JPnCpkK6k2k/s400/IMG_9266.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175888730752004930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPiHZpEgc28AKhtK9wf2miC7XQdxKjWL29t-9NZv63fegD7h70cK66g9nEsCOrO2VqE9kwjmw_63ffE5__PaocN83kRePtArNAmvuBYnww8B12BtClDVYhDsvX3g72X0ApybA/s1600-h/IMG_9254_BW.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPiHZpEgc28AKhtK9wf2miC7XQdxKjWL29t-9NZv63fegD7h70cK66g9nEsCOrO2VqE9kwjmw_63ffE5__PaocN83kRePtArNAmvuBYnww8B12BtClDVYhDsvX3g72X0ApybA/s400/IMG_9254_BW.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175888464464032562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75_pFcaS6_AVCoPFj4Qep3-YSEtNPxyRlkiDFVHnPQWcxwGiroxPwHDsxfo1Iv2oGCvOciFCRHm_fUlBo0RODxSkll5gENbu1SgNazkSlgQ_d7yFqswTCjYtHsGZ7kqW_5g5b/s1600-h/IMG_9198_BW.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh75_pFcaS6_AVCoPFj4Qep3-YSEtNPxyRlkiDFVHnPQWcxwGiroxPwHDsxfo1Iv2oGCvOciFCRHm_fUlBo0RODxSkll5gENbu1SgNazkSlgQ_d7yFqswTCjYtHsGZ7kqW_5g5b/s400/IMG_9198_BW.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175888116571681570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVo2-AEJf4b_zxPHR3n4qNPsz4rt61_5ml_Oj-wPRirkGUoQvphVyMiUqHCOAQnOmRtLBsaa-ZpOM2JEhalzCYW_qkfIwnv5cTQrmn-ssgjZR6LVCDpcJJv_GjMiH1irNFo6kz/s1600-h/IMG_9151_Web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVo2-AEJf4b_zxPHR3n4qNPsz4rt61_5ml_Oj-wPRirkGUoQvphVyMiUqHCOAQnOmRtLBsaa-ZpOM2JEhalzCYW_qkfIwnv5cTQrmn-ssgjZR6LVCDpcJJv_GjMiH1irNFo6kz/s400/IMG_9151_Web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175887596880638738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFFZaDh91vAkvSqF_A5YH5m_JELpnbOwwEuRFhQFjBQQMf1wHfqYtprf8IWfajyPX6kwfbVxsigmwH1cD9UKaNoGi7qw4QaendQOCWB_6lmRlhXyZuEZhgpaYAF_ETUHxpe7E/s1600-h/IMG_9163_Web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFFZaDh91vAkvSqF_A5YH5m_JELpnbOwwEuRFhQFjBQQMf1wHfqYtprf8IWfajyPX6kwfbVxsigmwH1cD9UKaNoGi7qw4QaendQOCWB_6lmRlhXyZuEZhgpaYAF_ETUHxpe7E/s400/IMG_9163_Web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175887291937960706" border="0" /></a>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-15745806545722287702008-02-13T17:41:00.008-05:002008-02-13T17:59:06.788-05:00Little CaterpillarI'm on a roll with kids lately, which is awesome! Soon I should have enough photos to launch my photography portfolio website, which is a goal I've been working towards for a while now. <br /><br />This little girl (who's parents call her their little caterpillar) is the youngest in my portfolio so far, so the session was full of new challenges and things to think about. It's amazing how different it is photographing infants outside the familiar studio environment. But I'm learning to use the new surroundings to my advantage. For example, this apartment had these amazing corner windows, so I decided to try a little back lighting. I think it worked well!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheWXn6hyGo6101AZin0UWTCgaUABImoxOWKOQ-_KwASwEOPCzgDPt2VH2TZnvjYK9V2I0xDMrPzpvWKb6-hQ53zI0Duf2zNknrRY88ASY_tucZRB9i1Zn1fcKvcBYkqnBW6w-/s1600-h/IMG_9082.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheWXn6hyGo6101AZin0UWTCgaUABImoxOWKOQ-_KwASwEOPCzgDPt2VH2TZnvjYK9V2I0xDMrPzpvWKb6-hQ53zI0Duf2zNknrRY88ASY_tucZRB9i1Zn1fcKvcBYkqnBW6w-/s400/IMG_9082.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166600648740423778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnaSKSFTNPip7400rhOF_YgVDOeMFKtm0L40CG3pWWyKO0LofN48cR8WnHVNIwjy0XjdamOocS9YTejydKWcUPNnU-7d_cRh6CgYoLy8O-QI0Kvl9hLQs4voB7m9mGGnzwAOt/s1600-h/IMG_9054.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDnaSKSFTNPip7400rhOF_YgVDOeMFKtm0L40CG3pWWyKO0LofN48cR8WnHVNIwjy0XjdamOocS9YTejydKWcUPNnU-7d_cRh6CgYoLy8O-QI0Kvl9hLQs4voB7m9mGGnzwAOt/s400/IMG_9054.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166600580020947026" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRdKwL40oOQtrgxJpgGzDaX4lTDsWGxE_yVhM2kpkq9y61g-ZOOQqEryS5M89pQ7_NnbS4VEjjwWighLkeHUVoClqSRFQG9zmXZ5wUtjPYD1Ksi1Gcv0H9mwhsNp7YHuZy3Nv/s1600-h/IMG_9024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRdKwL40oOQtrgxJpgGzDaX4lTDsWGxE_yVhM2kpkq9y61g-ZOOQqEryS5M89pQ7_NnbS4VEjjwWighLkeHUVoClqSRFQG9zmXZ5wUtjPYD1Ksi1Gcv0H9mwhsNp7YHuZy3Nv/s400/IMG_9024.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166600726049835122" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yVZL8uNlPvsk6vqMF9bdLss6oXagh3Ju9vhWL9-QlvwhDnb8YlwmdBFUttQAw9EFysV_1gcfIfC8H4ecRRzuVcR6xhlu3TyDiBL3QoJnLvfwc2OJ9LLHvr8jABHkbO-irk7g/s1600-h/IMG_8995.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yVZL8uNlPvsk6vqMF9bdLss6oXagh3Ju9vhWL9-QlvwhDnb8YlwmdBFUttQAw9EFysV_1gcfIfC8H4ecRRzuVcR6xhlu3TyDiBL3QoJnLvfwc2OJ9LLHvr8jABHkbO-irk7g/s400/IMG_8995.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166600442581993538" /></a>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-78494745633990327442008-02-04T15:37:00.001-05:002010-02-15T18:55:27.177-05:0050 mmI got myself a new lens recently, and went over to try it out on my friend's little girl. It has no zoom which I'm not at all used to so it was interesting to get used to moving myself around so much but it's totally worth it for the 1.8 F-stop! Check out that depth of field! What fun! I love it!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqIw4b9siSoRVmz0en9qKlZJsec6S8EosNkm2h52w0ZB6THVQzWT47TFU4JJbktq6JWRS_qhtYR6Z8ERwlwti5AWNKyP-2pjxR_Y0jFgyKeYsVDVbU3_wh_ir21PNTLuy1uxa/s1600-h/IMG_8936_Web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqIw4b9siSoRVmz0en9qKlZJsec6S8EosNkm2h52w0ZB6THVQzWT47TFU4JJbktq6JWRS_qhtYR6Z8ERwlwti5AWNKyP-2pjxR_Y0jFgyKeYsVDVbU3_wh_ir21PNTLuy1uxa/s400/IMG_8936_Web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163229792011793858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsyUrdE0EfBNa4WkXViA8IF449s1OedF_bqgOY2eSA6ikQFqrC4D6mrQ20s_bBXIuodSi84k-IkM2QM9rOf3ksi3dVSKpVYX2UHqBaKiCOLWk7l_5mOB0HDnVUNfsITirzRr8/s1600-h/IMG_8916_Web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicsyUrdE0EfBNa4WkXViA8IF449s1OedF_bqgOY2eSA6ikQFqrC4D6mrQ20s_bBXIuodSi84k-IkM2QM9rOf3ksi3dVSKpVYX2UHqBaKiCOLWk7l_5mOB0HDnVUNfsITirzRr8/s400/IMG_8916_Web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163228447687030178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30FgOP0-1f_44uJpUv3GSHAugTVocm8Fj93v0eWkF0wdMtkLgCBExFEXcTHLzU92J5XX8btS5yR91Hw2YAzVE5SSUs_D9u1zfpdQ8HlehPCZ56iDQWtIz3NsslvUYe8J_M6wv/s1600-h/IMG_8879_Web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30FgOP0-1f_44uJpUv3GSHAugTVocm8Fj93v0eWkF0wdMtkLgCBExFEXcTHLzU92J5XX8btS5yR91Hw2YAzVE5SSUs_D9u1zfpdQ8HlehPCZ56iDQWtIz3NsslvUYe8J_M6wv/s400/IMG_8879_Web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163228632370623922" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As usual, more from this session can be found on my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/serravision/">Flickr</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="tags">tags technorati : <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/headsoff," rel="tag">headsoff,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/baby" rel="tag">baby</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/photography," rel="tag">photography,</a></div>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-81081817487721108482008-01-06T19:23:00.001-05:002010-02-15T18:55:50.590-05:00Yay for Vacation!Chad and I disappeared for almost 2 weeks back to my parents' home in the Northwest. Boy, was it a needed vacation after Xmas season at the studio had me working like mad and Chad's work was no less forgiving... my mom wanted pictures of my sister and I, so I gave Chad my camera and orchestrated a photo shoot from the other side of the lens. I love teamwork! We danced, dipped, hugged, jumped, laughed, smiled and even posed a time or two. I made a fun little compilation of a few of my favorite shots.. although it was very difficult to choose!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WAiGDnkbTmOllVocXwoPtSXvOjxdr9UPdqJV0SsJtI55k1SDDaP2C5m_TxyQ9xpDRRV9PMQFmnRBRqeXrDMMk1QS7Bhtzxmde0lCQt_umdyFREhsDyxjYBelWmubOKmpYaxw/s1600-h/sisterscollage2x3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WAiGDnkbTmOllVocXwoPtSXvOjxdr9UPdqJV0SsJtI55k1SDDaP2C5m_TxyQ9xpDRRV9PMQFmnRBRqeXrDMMk1QS7Bhtzxmde0lCQt_umdyFREhsDyxjYBelWmubOKmpYaxw/s400/sisterscollage2x3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152528499559417330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We even got in a somewhat unconventional and one-day-belated New Years kiss<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTFwC4qAU-6Nouv7ll3arYvVz4jl6iNIkLf6fBt-ysIMlzySd8jLsV29s1MdQXzUosawCTNlwctSP1Hh9iUHwt3F1oL5otlGm1k3zoRqgd2FQtuVL2gmsHSrz5BZw2uevMl1C/s1600-h/IMG_8624.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTFwC4qAU-6Nouv7ll3arYvVz4jl6iNIkLf6fBt-ysIMlzySd8jLsV29s1MdQXzUosawCTNlwctSP1Hh9iUHwt3F1oL5otlGm1k3zoRqgd2FQtuVL2gmsHSrz5BZw2uevMl1C/s400/IMG_8624.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152528701422880258" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As usual, more can be found on my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/serravision/">Flickr</a> site<br /><br />tags technorati : <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/headsoff," rel="tag">headsoff,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sisters," rel="tag">sisters,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/anacortes," rel="tag">anacortes,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/vacation" rel="tag">vacation</a>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-28089299346305127432007-12-08T00:08:00.001-05:002010-02-15T18:56:11.622-05:00More Pictures!I got to go play in the snow with a 20-month-old and his mom earlier this week, he was so much fun and we got some really great shots! Here are a few that I'm excited about...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0GWWB6byLncNvreuBpdajzfTv3uh1S6Oy1inMRX4Q9qFvrg96SRhbMT-ekXZsBw1qvV8PkrmAPbq9l-M63LPqqzOP1mrCbWD2QcSje40LRHJVgaWsnWuxNtN3UF29XD0vHdL/s1600-h/CadenMom.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX0GWWB6byLncNvreuBpdajzfTv3uh1S6Oy1inMRX4Q9qFvrg96SRhbMT-ekXZsBw1qvV8PkrmAPbq9l-M63LPqqzOP1mrCbWD2QcSje40LRHJVgaWsnWuxNtN3UF29XD0vHdL/s400/CadenMom.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141465413137600306" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXK8ZJJtXJa594CVHINioivyJSByPnHbQSM4eQY811HJPJEbtUMUYeFjctSoSYMm2YHGGAQ1HWCe2992lfL60iRQiK0Jzn9rswjbpv2eUaaIZIZ84wOANipRtdipv4I2pSflA/s1600-h/CadenBlue.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXK8ZJJtXJa594CVHINioivyJSByPnHbQSM4eQY811HJPJEbtUMUYeFjctSoSYMm2YHGGAQ1HWCe2992lfL60iRQiK0Jzn9rswjbpv2eUaaIZIZ84wOANipRtdipv4I2pSflA/s400/CadenBlue.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141465340123156258" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihI6ZaH7arDnZ8jmii0-N5j6gwEjdqK0zV5hgyJ-AcKCvYaslOhmEDOrJxqENKofjX1JMdzIf-Yqqv4nIkuvfGF0Lj-77iyAC3lt7NmXOIu5jW5HAzvx3_-DNLMIC5mojUCqhK/s1600-h/CadenPeekABoo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihI6ZaH7arDnZ8jmii0-N5j6gwEjdqK0zV5hgyJ-AcKCvYaslOhmEDOrJxqENKofjX1JMdzIf-Yqqv4nIkuvfGF0Lj-77iyAC3lt7NmXOIu5jW5HAzvx3_-DNLMIC5mojUCqhK/s400/CadenPeekABoo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141465249928843026" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As usual, more can be seen on my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/serravision">flickr</a> page<br /><br /><br /><div class="tags">tags technorati : <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/headsoff," rel="tag">headsoff,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/baby" rel="tag">baby</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/photography," rel="tag">photography,</a></div>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-67197263952807859852007-11-27T08:07:00.001-05:002010-02-15T18:56:38.259-05:00My first baby!Although I've been photographing babies for going on 6 years now professionally, this is the first I've done independently and therefore the first I've done without the confidence that comes from studio lighting, and the comfort of having all of the quilts, seamless backdrops, and posing tools I'm accustomed to. <br /><br />It forced me to be more creative in some ways and there were definitely a lot of failed attempts in there, but in the end I came out with a lot of great shots that I never could have gotten in the studio because of the differences just mentioned, which was pretty exciting! I can't wait to do more!<br /><br />Here are a couple of my favorites...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywNi_jSCwXTx5n5eZeIo8-JOHu0rF2veLzB4yRYPU1GYgJZ3D2ZpG6usFU3EC_f9AE70yysGwHjw0ZXPxGqGe6wQbdzbFG-BYKquhS2bnePTYgaDtdLzUh_-4X1L-CucmlK4q/s1600-h/SophiaEyesFeet.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywNi_jSCwXTx5n5eZeIo8-JOHu0rF2veLzB4yRYPU1GYgJZ3D2ZpG6usFU3EC_f9AE70yysGwHjw0ZXPxGqGe6wQbdzbFG-BYKquhS2bnePTYgaDtdLzUh_-4X1L-CucmlK4q/s400/SophiaEyesFeet.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5137706501744551730" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5k6vWnAZCfGUDTpuVaWyfbxorYIGhaRUHHXtaJ-wxg8fPlfniT6AQ_vEOkLNIRjMvsYppA2G7sm4AaS8l-_t2jyU9LXUK1-m2cU8ssDkOjKsX46oaMlSBuLm6r_hbp216vE8/s1600-h/SophiaMom.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM5k6vWnAZCfGUDTpuVaWyfbxorYIGhaRUHHXtaJ-wxg8fPlfniT6AQ_vEOkLNIRjMvsYppA2G7sm4AaS8l-_t2jyU9LXUK1-m2cU8ssDkOjKsX46oaMlSBuLm6r_hbp216vE8/s400/SophiaMom.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5137706862521804642" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnf4FxWTdEwREAW4fZffhsSePUJ_D1if8H8bW9Kh2DjDQvphyphenhyphenWWwjIrN4VIt_BSwNsMLja5Uc96pqJRq3oJc_OlcrwGDJ0vXJA-zZom1GmzPrBvDvCJIpSzZAAILHDmK2fUSJ/s1600-h/SophiaHands.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnf4FxWTdEwREAW4fZffhsSePUJ_D1if8H8bW9Kh2DjDQvphyphenhyphenWWwjIrN4VIt_BSwNsMLja5Uc96pqJRq3oJc_OlcrwGDJ0vXJA-zZom1GmzPrBvDvCJIpSzZAAILHDmK2fUSJ/s400/SophiaHands.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5137706776622458706" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqquv7Vk_SZYf5Ln2nYlPwv3hQFpXi5iITX1KvWlncpAbh6imWHxGd7W_urrtkdoc3JxttA3qCGMcVetfLZcS6AjB-WnhDDIh1b_nBNWA9p0YPd9mRjplAqAIe8SggWtBDziG5/s1600-h/SophiaCheeks.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqquv7Vk_SZYf5Ln2nYlPwv3hQFpXi5iITX1KvWlncpAbh6imWHxGd7W_urrtkdoc3JxttA3qCGMcVetfLZcS6AjB-WnhDDIh1b_nBNWA9p0YPd9mRjplAqAIe8SggWtBDziG5/s400/SophiaCheeks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5137706669248276290" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As usual, more can be seen on my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/serravision">flickr</a> page<br /><br /><br /><div class="tags">tags technorati : <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/headsoff," rel="tag">headsoff,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/baby" rel="tag">baby</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/photography," rel="tag">photography,</a></div>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-76153970313825915412007-11-20T11:32:00.000-05:002007-11-23T21:27:28.870-05:00Is "goddess" a bad word?Philosophically speaking, who are we? Who am I? Who are you? Who and/or what affects who we are; as individuals, as communities, as cultures, societies, races....<br /><br />Obviously there is a lot to say about this and a lot of energy to be generated through the discussion - both positive and negative. Some people would claim that we have full control over our destinies, while others would insist that we have none. And while this debate rages in one corner of our existence, still others struggle to extract definitions as to what they all mean, and what is "destiny". <br /><br />Using the English language as a paramount reference point, we bind ourselves into devastating paths that lead to absolute miscommunication. We land solidly in our anger and disagreement and manage to completely miss the fact that when it comes down to it, whether our dogma allows us to admit or forces us to deny it, we all just want to believe that there is something important enough to live for.<br /><br />I've heard a lot of people who say they do not believe in concepts such as "luck", "love", "fate"... The problem is language. <br /><br />I do believe in all of these things, especially love and fate -- in my own way. To quote an earlier fridge "haiku", "who says language is never purple?". Must we all agree on a definition for such universally personal things in order for them to be true? Isn't there room to simply accept that sometimes things work out in ways we would not have expected and then realize that "truth" can mean something different to each of us linguistically but still, without exception, hold the same weight and merit?<br /><br />I do think that every person who enters our lives enters in order to teach us something. I also think that the lessons they bring have little to do with them, and everything to do with us, and that it can be immediately apparent or take years or decades to understand them.<br /><br />I don't think that all of this is necessarily true from the perspectives of those passers-by, but it's the perspective through which I choose to view them all, and this life. I do think that every situation, every accomplishment, every challenge, is something to learn from. I do think that every word I say, every move I make, every decision I support will effect everything around me in the same way that I am affected by the movement of others. I do believe that our lives are in continual motion and that the motion is inevitably shared, no matter how much we try to separate or individualize.<br /><br />I do think we're all connected, and we need to be careful and loving in our actions in order for the world to return to a more naturally positive balance.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FeIXxtYpBbRdTRx3Lq2-ZxBJ_kLxuWFGew9XIU1tUckEwzxoWoSans3x8uXqJzvHo0kbAeJdrXJuV9g-ZH4L3w31y_iPLpK6oje4EnaDoDUCBWH4iAsb2Am_zoen6Sms0zyp/s1600-h/WeAsGoddesses.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FeIXxtYpBbRdTRx3Lq2-ZxBJ_kLxuWFGew9XIU1tUckEwzxoWoSans3x8uXqJzvHo0kbAeJdrXJuV9g-ZH4L3w31y_iPLpK6oje4EnaDoDUCBWH4iAsb2Am_zoen6Sms0zyp/s320/WeAsGoddesses.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134962305405216482" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/headsoff," rel="tag">headsoff,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/philosophy," rel="tag">philosophy,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/goddess," rel="tag">goddess,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/who+am+i" rel="tag">who am i?</a>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-26758703310571482332007-11-16T07:19:00.001-05:002007-11-16T07:27:43.912-05:00Photo shoot with Tori MarieHere are a couple from a shoot I did downtown with Tori Marie, a young new model who has a lot of promise. I love how she uses her eyes! I threw a couple "urban" shots in to spice things up a bit, hope you enjoy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9LCYu2O1d4p6eqsHA2J4ao5kMObGhkQIi6u7YrGtwBpcYGBBHYyjqFxHcHaigQ37IBVaN-ZYCtI5ywghL3IwN6-cJuzkYFr8288ZDmYT5eNBIC0A6j2OQlksTwAFwnH0YT0s/s1600-h/Tori2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9LCYu2O1d4p6eqsHA2J4ao5kMObGhkQIi6u7YrGtwBpcYGBBHYyjqFxHcHaigQ37IBVaN-ZYCtI5ywghL3IwN6-cJuzkYFr8288ZDmYT5eNBIC0A6j2OQlksTwAFwnH0YT0s/s400/Tori2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133412591010506434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLoe3TCSBr1be2zrOfnUXEpp62i3hhZp1WmxOviWzQOiF6kfpuM3GOtQYg-qwxKYcXBwowtSqmhvU9ok1e_cZUHG9UnsqQo0_wzgT_FjHpv6jAf2-PuoWL4qqAkI3S1PLNC356/s1600-h/Tori1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLoe3TCSBr1be2zrOfnUXEpp62i3hhZp1WmxOviWzQOiF6kfpuM3GOtQYg-qwxKYcXBwowtSqmhvU9ok1e_cZUHG9UnsqQo0_wzgT_FjHpv6jAf2-PuoWL4qqAkI3S1PLNC356/s400/Tori1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133412406326912690" /></a>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-57550073661199524412007-11-05T09:03:00.001-05:002010-02-15T18:57:39.237-05:00Fall photo shootI just wanted to archive and share a few photos from a fall shoot with Heather.. The luck we have had with weather and lighting has been remarkable, and I love the warm but still chilly quality that this shoot has...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-GUsoZ1WAkK-XcLHXqzJiayytJ9OvXu8d2JyTPJwaddYMYviN8HlRtkQ_ph__8chUYLy3vORboq1TZzIdrnnygvkOpaTqrNum0yhWbPwOQ84JEg2uUzc5-pLdQj-bAMg-CI9/s1600-h/IMG_7646.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-GUsoZ1WAkK-XcLHXqzJiayytJ9OvXu8d2JyTPJwaddYMYviN8HlRtkQ_ph__8chUYLy3vORboq1TZzIdrnnygvkOpaTqrNum0yhWbPwOQ84JEg2uUzc5-pLdQj-bAMg-CI9/s400/IMG_7646.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133101725572589170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0eruUmALAY4a4yy_wic1JjjAgXyUgqIOHswjCrIb6o5C6j9-1v9jvZQjqJl4rGna4QErWui23oqmulW7KAzw_b76CQB7Q0DaG9ZZDXXEFyXf1_eTFLiVEmaTUMZHRxNceCVF/s1600-h/IMG_7532.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0eruUmALAY4a4yy_wic1JjjAgXyUgqIOHswjCrIb6o5C6j9-1v9jvZQjqJl4rGna4QErWui23oqmulW7KAzw_b76CQB7Q0DaG9ZZDXXEFyXf1_eTFLiVEmaTUMZHRxNceCVF/s400/IMG_7532.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133101987565594242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik55mYh_wh2sTxW8UBjf26ZyqtOwFdY1p7OUa-fiLWqqOy_rk_q0uTyUWdGeTop77WRp7Gs-0lmQ9HrKYekO-dLoii1rwvxtEEjvkQS0WpSg1MkA1wYsH5VkTPxYJ3JsMH7bwM/s1600-h/IMG_7563.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik55mYh_wh2sTxW8UBjf26ZyqtOwFdY1p7OUa-fiLWqqOy_rk_q0uTyUWdGeTop77WRp7Gs-0lmQ9HrKYekO-dLoii1rwvxtEEjvkQS0WpSg1MkA1wYsH5VkTPxYJ3JsMH7bwM/s400/IMG_7563.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133102382702585506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeldMOhdvEY4gJfh6bI4b88m-Mjdw_F3CxdTlkoVtBKYNnw_PVZwFVZP2ZGcbmu8Qd1RjAVjtivix4Gdce_buRZXpTyePwSHaBg5TDonmLhgvo__bnp4KxzIjIhh3RypYXka3a/s1600-h/IMG_7572.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeldMOhdvEY4gJfh6bI4b88m-Mjdw_F3CxdTlkoVtBKYNnw_PVZwFVZP2ZGcbmu8Qd1RjAVjtivix4Gdce_buRZXpTyePwSHaBg5TDonmLhgvo__bnp4KxzIjIhh3RypYXka3a/s400/IMG_7572.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133102249558599314" /></a><br /><br /><div class="tags">tags technorati : <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/headsoff," rel="tag">headsoff,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/arnold+arboretum" rel="tag">arnold arboretum,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/arboretum," rel="tag">arboretum,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/autumn," rel="tag">autumn,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/leaves," rel="tag">leaves,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/fall," rel="tag">fall,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/maple" rel="tag">maple</a> </div>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-41205809610373069172007-10-29T20:54:00.001-04:002007-10-29T23:35:18.593-04:00Autumn in New England<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mzeX185LOscY3rtHW6O9Iy8C9Q81tb4ymivYf7QUGxq-N9O8moLde0CZwyWbWf8WzL1BCuB4gLRwCAZ2x2LPk37Vf2c7Jdc2QcFyEasd646YzcVy6yDuBcaovmPqX0TVbS64/s1600-h/ArboretumFallLeaves.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2mzeX185LOscY3rtHW6O9Iy8C9Q81tb4ymivYf7QUGxq-N9O8moLde0CZwyWbWf8WzL1BCuB4gLRwCAZ2x2LPk37Vf2c7Jdc2QcFyEasd646YzcVy6yDuBcaovmPqX0TVbS64/s200/ArboretumFallLeaves.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126961436250672418" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptkfnh77lQYCi8YuDF8CY7U7FTu3csFBJwtSbplZRK1pVW7Dwa5-TR5BHT0_-Xx_mNlQQoCJTT2WUKetw4qYCxJRFpiSpJwXKoyC40QAXI-3ir8BOIaGpfZF2wZyl4OyUcDP6/s1600-h/ArboretumMapleLeaves.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptkfnh77lQYCi8YuDF8CY7U7FTu3csFBJwtSbplZRK1pVW7Dwa5-TR5BHT0_-Xx_mNlQQoCJTT2WUKetw4qYCxJRFpiSpJwXKoyC40QAXI-3ir8BOIaGpfZF2wZyl4OyUcDP6/s200/ArboretumMapleLeaves.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126961736898383154" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I went out to do a photo shoot today and the girl I was supposed to shoot with didn't show up. I had been so excited to shoot the foliage that I wasn't ready to leave without taking a few photos regardless.<br /><br /><br />So I convinced Chad to walk around with me... <br />and slipped in a couple of him. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2VR4mqN_wVMsqMiMyxVI9qiU8lL-tqN5cdFAwPXGgYWKePG3i4jYNdSRRaKw9hLz3pvtSLbEfVm7lBc-zU7OOVdm3YerH0bvzQYscvhNSn-xkvf1npnZedL8UC6euZiLcCud/s1600-h/ArboretumChadFall.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii2VR4mqN_wVMsqMiMyxVI9qiU8lL-tqN5cdFAwPXGgYWKePG3i4jYNdSRRaKw9hLz3pvtSLbEfVm7lBc-zU7OOVdm3YerH0bvzQYscvhNSn-xkvf1npnZedL8UC6euZiLcCud/s200/ArboretumChadFall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126963210072165698" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />But hey, it's not like I'm unreasonable!<br />To be fair, I let him take some of me too ;-)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgid9FYdrTmBLzGUD_7bx2psYnB5oXr2riYFqH4ZCYcTFSNjF2cr6zAwKLXXt04Ur-CL7wXq9S3T6cE9Jmm_VFGoF-A1Cod4tqjJ5ac3lZZtm8CYkkzaj4jRPxAr5HJNdeMNmHn/s1600-h/ArboretumSerraFall.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgid9FYdrTmBLzGUD_7bx2psYnB5oXr2riYFqH4ZCYcTFSNjF2cr6zAwKLXXt04Ur-CL7wXq9S3T6cE9Jmm_VFGoF-A1Cod4tqjJ5ac3lZZtm8CYkkzaj4jRPxAr5HJNdeMNmHn/s200/ArboretumSerraFall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5126963570849418578" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="tags">tags technorati : <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/headsoff," rel="tag">headsoff,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/arnold" rel="tag">arnold</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/arboretum," rel="tag">arboretum,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/arboretum," rel="tag">arboretum,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/autumn," rel="tag">autumn,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/leaves," rel="tag">leaves,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/fall," rel="tag">fall,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/maple" rel="tag">maple</a> </div>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-80035322933412283432007-10-18T14:37:00.002-04:002010-02-15T18:58:24.306-05:00Delerium and how we make it throughI had gum surgery last Tuesday (the 9th) and it's been a ridiculous stretch since then... <br /><br />Let's start off with a little history. I've learned that there are two things that lead to gum recession. One is not brushing/flossing enough so that plaque builds up and your gums are separated from your teeth. The other is brushing too hard so that your gums are slowly worn away. <br /><br />So. Looking back over my history I had a couple years of low blood counts and immune dysfunction during which I was told not to brush my teeth, because it was dangerous to do things that cause abrasion through which infection could enter. After those years passed, my dentist told me that I was incredibly lucky and I had no cavities but that I had a bunch of areas where it looked like cavities were just beginning and so I should be extra careful to take good care of my teeth. What he failed to mention was what exactly to do, and not to do. So I interpreted that as "brushing well" which ignorantly translated in my mind to scrubbing harder....<br /><br />Fast forward through 5 or 6 years of (what I would now classify as) negligent dentists who failed to point out the hole that I was literally scrubbing my way into and I ended up with one tooth that had a gum recession almost all the way to the bottom of the root. I thought I was doing good (I never did end up getting any cavities)...<br /><br />Well, my immune system still isn't stellar so after having the initial surgery, and being on tylenol 3 supplemented with motrin and eccedrin for most of a week with gaps of pain that led me to malnourish myself to the point of baseline hopelessness, it was clear that I was having problems beyond what the periodontist had anticipated.<br /><br />I finally went to my medical doctor to ask what I could do, since he understood my history, and he put me on $85 (yes thats after insurance) worth of crap which has put me back on the up-swing. Yay for simple Nystatin and Levaquin.. along with percocet for the meantime...<br /><br />Today I'm feeling so much better but I'm not thinking TOO silly optimistically because Chad is right when he says that if I change my expectations too much I'm just setting myself up for disappointment in case I do have another setback.<br /><br />Anyways, I figured it's time for another magnetic concoction, and since it's been a very nonsensical week I think it calls for a very nonsensical haiku, the choice of which is inspired by Chad's (highly appreciated) attempts to soothe me by playing guitar and reminding me how good it feels to take baths.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03Yhy-9XTsiQk3g4JNf1j1trJU5BU-XYRr3SGEs-iONhQyCIfJC5k0x6EcF8KfEd-EeI7iT-qH-duiZV12TQXwuZ3G54XSdkxmCgz0DJb3yiWT3pg0sIVTD6SGgCuE-qFtQK_/s1600-h/EssentiallyMyMusic.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03Yhy-9XTsiQk3g4JNf1j1trJU5BU-XYRr3SGEs-iONhQyCIfJC5k0x6EcF8KfEd-EeI7iT-qH-duiZV12TQXwuZ3G54XSdkxmCgz0DJb3yiWT3pg0sIVTD6SGgCuE-qFtQK_/s200/EssentiallyMyMusic.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5122748253199074802" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="tags">tags technorati : <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/haiku," rel="tag">haiku,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/magnetic" rel="tag">magnetic</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/poetry," rel="tag">poetry,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/music," rel="tag">music,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/lather," rel="tag">lather,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/percocet," rel="tag">percocet,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/headsoff" rel="tag">headsoff</a> </div>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-46297053739330358822007-10-01T18:44:00.000-04:002007-10-01T18:49:15.842-04:00How is your apparatus?Yep, now I'm sick. Way to go Chad! Or I guess it could be the countless small children I come into contact with on a daily basis... anyways, this poem spoke to me today because assuming that a body is an apparatus for one's self, mine is really in question and I'm not thinking about it too fast....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHNgC8qFqcNNfXzHhDQPlKBI2LuSO-N2z3KKiUVfgK1YCm160JSdBbhPvHya8kueSWG9w1AoHMr4G9zU9iTkHMe9x5yfIG8R2UbeV7o48PmJ_gGyZmzMun4bNqd04eO2av6NH/s1600-h/SayLanguidWhiteFriend.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHNgC8qFqcNNfXzHhDQPlKBI2LuSO-N2z3KKiUVfgK1YCm160JSdBbhPvHya8kueSWG9w1AoHMr4G9zU9iTkHMe9x5yfIG8R2UbeV7o48PmJ_gGyZmzMun4bNqd04eO2av6NH/s200/SayLanguidWhiteFriend.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116503271966442978" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/magnetic" rel="tag">magnetic</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/poetry," rel="tag">poetry,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/refrigerator," rel="tag">refrigerator,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/words," rel="tag">words,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/apparatus" rel="tag">apparatus</a><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/illness" rel="tag">illness</a><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/poetry," rel="tag">poetry,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/headsoff" rel="tag">headsoff</a>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-15135036222098583162007-09-30T21:16:00.000-04:002007-09-30T21:23:56.415-04:00Language is never purple.The manager at the studio I work at is Portuguese. Her accent is of endless intrigue to me, because she certainly accents words differently but she also arranges them differently in a way that is completely sensical much of the time but also very unique. <br /><br />Sometimes I find myself arranging sentences as she would, for example "The 15 images on CD, it's 179.95" whereas normally I would say it with no pause and, actually, probably with the sentence re-organized with images on CD coming at the end: "it's 179.95 for 15 images on CD"...<br /><br />Anyways, it's gotten me thinking once again about language and how much I like to play with it. So for a new bit of fridge poetry, this one not in haiku format because I liked it too much as it was.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNKJsnQHm7LQv35Y24ckDSq7MVHDYHQfQ7Tn-TskGGKcbk_WzyQ2TDZYs2VHgPwoJY5tNSRXRD4wIQGuxaJ8GZsPKflNPcesu-fIdGEL1-1g1TSKKEY0Rx4Uk5IjmE1dpsZFJ/s1600-h/WhoSaidLanguag.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNKJsnQHm7LQv35Y24ckDSq7MVHDYHQfQ7Tn-TskGGKcbk_WzyQ2TDZYs2VHgPwoJY5tNSRXRD4wIQGuxaJ8GZsPKflNPcesu-fIdGEL1-1g1TSKKEY0Rx4Uk5IjmE1dpsZFJ/s200/WhoSaidLanguag.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116171283879364050" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/magnetic" rel="tag">magnetic</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/poetry," rel="tag">poetry,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/refrigerator," rel="tag">refrigerator,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/words," rel="tag">words,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/language" rel="tag">language</a><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/poetry," rel="tag">poetry,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/headsoff" rel="tag">headsoff</a>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-53715075371189405002007-09-28T07:41:00.001-04:002010-02-15T18:59:22.209-05:00Dancing and Photographing<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauJ5MULqGKNoLPDl3vsmcIzuTZxB4bsKSYe1BgA4Dkgy3jwEyLze8IvIeTBKLhhBo95KS7rv5QjHTtJt-cStajtv48KAKT4gWuvR5oCM1pbtO-XCXaq4F2DF3vFQUnZYlsVBw/s1600-h/IMG_7260_Web.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauJ5MULqGKNoLPDl3vsmcIzuTZxB4bsKSYe1BgA4Dkgy3jwEyLze8IvIeTBKLhhBo95KS7rv5QjHTtJt-cStajtv48KAKT4gWuvR5oCM1pbtO-XCXaq4F2DF3vFQUnZYlsVBw/s200/IMG_7260_Web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115221559236036002" /></a>I did a photo shoot the other day with Heather Bryce, a choreographer and dancer, at Spy Pond up in Arlington. The goal of the shoot was mainly to capture her in motion, as well as to get some head shots of her. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOoaaflTIVAKMQSbaSwPFboI2pGw53X2KEykyNW7IoBe6fxOe8U_aBIaYHOdqrzR87zqv01wpSjX9sviXQZg82ZnKiBukUNfhFvSIsYoEXbN3h5IJaXN3vxbf38LYZMzRSj_I/s1600-h/IMG_7303_Web.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOoaaflTIVAKMQSbaSwPFboI2pGw53X2KEykyNW7IoBe6fxOe8U_aBIaYHOdqrzR87zqv01wpSjX9sviXQZg82ZnKiBukUNfhFvSIsYoEXbN3h5IJaXN3vxbf38LYZMzRSj_I/s200/IMG_7303_Web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115222590028187058" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The park is beautiful, but very parky in that there are fences and benches and parked cars and people and dogs all over the place. Because of this it was a challenge to find spots that were empty for long enough expanses that we could shoot and have it look like she was alone. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0ezSOQSe-jSlqHc0An7r0EnmSe2hyUqtpSMYq25SvME8Van_JNJL7LNRZXOGAIeeUfQrNqEPwTnm-7SUT9XoKPmOHsOYJuYuzW7LaoxHTHebu4FPwpF7Fp3GFe8Kq6gU6evH/s1600-h/IMG_7191_Web.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ0ezSOQSe-jSlqHc0An7r0EnmSe2hyUqtpSMYq25SvME8Van_JNJL7LNRZXOGAIeeUfQrNqEPwTnm-7SUT9XoKPmOHsOYJuYuzW7LaoxHTHebu4FPwpF7Fp3GFe8Kq6gU6evH/s200/IMG_7191_Web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115223711014651330" /></a>We had a great time, though, and I think we did a good job of making it hard to tell that anyone else existed. She's so beautiful, and she made it easy to capture stunning images! I've (obviously) included a couple of the shots from the shoot here, to see more you can go to my new serravision <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14248417@N07/">flickr</a> page!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/dancing," rel="tag">dancing,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/dancer," rel="tag">dancer,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/spy" rel="tag">spy</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/pond," rel="tag">pond,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/photography," rel="tag">photography,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/headsoff" rel="tag">headsoff</a>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-54645400375506438202007-09-27T23:01:00.000-04:002007-09-27T23:07:20.050-04:00Worshipping Repulsive FluffI've been studying philosophy for a while now, which puts me in a place to really notice things. One thing I've noticed frequently is the incredible attachments that people have to all sorts of things. I am by no means claiming that I'm exempt myself. Just an obervation...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcE7hY8Q_4r07DZI25d5v890ZUo0Euk98TR3iVRXYlYZpptkqH38ue-LE9b9lMNTNPHDpqeAIL4mHFIX8tPHRsMOAofvpY0VNrAL8xABQIaI9dnsHi0tM8j0bayGgUfFx0IeO/s1600-h/PictureTheseThousand.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcE7hY8Q_4r07DZI25d5v890ZUo0Euk98TR3iVRXYlYZpptkqH38ue-LE9b9lMNTNPHDpqeAIL4mHFIX8tPHRsMOAofvpY0VNrAL8xABQIaI9dnsHi0tM8j0bayGgUfFx0IeO/s320/PictureTheseThousand.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115085722305365362" /></a><br /><br /><br />Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/magnetic" rel="tag">magnetic</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/poetry," rel="tag">poetry,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/refrigerator," rel="tag">refrigerator,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/words," rel="tag">words,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/poetry," rel="tag">poetry,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/headsoff" rel="tag">headsoff</a>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-48198481456698970012007-09-26T12:27:00.000-04:002007-09-26T16:54:46.893-04:00Less Size PantChad has been feeling sick. Usually he cooks everything but lately he hasn't been feeling like cooking. I think this poem might have come partially from that. <br /><br />But mostly it came from our amusement at the words "less" "size" and "pant" all in a row. It makes us feel even more lucky to be living with each other, rather than having to worry about encountering any number of Chinese men, or smoke, or just plain strangers when venturing out of our bedroom...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16qvuzpoRK_ZkJsF8sEhBvmdi4VnlmDFK-E0MTUHj9rc12iCNXn8l1hGz5qHG_oeFhxpzzO2HuuZzu2_UgWSNruj9iWBcMFcdvH3_k2usAoXC17Guje4pRBtHvD5p50acVXWt/s1600-h/IAmTellingYou.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16qvuzpoRK_ZkJsF8sEhBvmdi4VnlmDFK-E0MTUHj9rc12iCNXn8l1hGz5qHG_oeFhxpzzO2HuuZzu2_UgWSNruj9iWBcMFcdvH3_k2usAoXC17Guje4pRBtHvD5p50acVXWt/s320/IAmTellingYou.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114551153495835986" /></a><br /><br /><br />Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/magnetic" rel="tag">magnetic</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/poetry," rel="tag">poetry,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/refrigerator," rel="tag">refrigerator,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/words," rel="tag">words,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/poetry," rel="tag">poetry,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/headsoff" rel="tag">headsoff</a>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-1493285391197594902007-09-25T11:27:00.000-04:002007-09-26T16:55:18.421-04:00Fridge HaikuChad and I are slowly settling into our new place. After 2 months of blank refrigerator, we finally broke out the magnetic poetry.<br /><br />We stuck word after word onto the fridge until it looked like it had magnetic poetry pox. Then, satisfied, we went to make dinner... but those words all over the fridge were too tempting and before you knew it we were munching on frozen yogurt sitting in front of the fridge and seeing how many haiku we could make from the words that were there...<br /><br />I've decided to post a few of them in an attempt to get myself back into blogging. They'll be photos rather than video, and since I've been doing a lot of still photography lately this suggests to me a possible transition from strictly video blogging to photo and video blogging. We'll see what happens...<br /><br />Here is our haiku entitled "self portrait" ;-)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU28XszUkpYXX2BBUFgctTY-3xDh82YL1acwAvLJs0rabbLc-0ddgxamfU0qEnuO9xOpHfDDfxsDl1MwYGZoFjNr3vMPRQwv9gSJbwTh6kelodnGGpm1lGDOvnEYPKZOYvPCwz/s1600-h/NextToAHeadWind.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU28XszUkpYXX2BBUFgctTY-3xDh82YL1acwAvLJs0rabbLc-0ddgxamfU0qEnuO9xOpHfDDfxsDl1MwYGZoFjNr3vMPRQwv9gSJbwTh6kelodnGGpm1lGDOvnEYPKZOYvPCwz/s320/NextToAHeadWind.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114172174171571522" /></a><br /><br /><br />Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/magnetic" rel="tag">magnetic</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/poetry," rel="tag">poetry,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/refrigerator," rel="tag">refrigerator,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/words," rel="tag">words,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/poetry," rel="tag">poetry,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/headsoff" rel="tag">headsoff</a>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-33006014014788359142007-07-13T13:31:00.000-04:002007-07-13T14:12:10.733-04:00Veggie Oil FiltrationI had an e-mail glitch and didnt get notified about comments for the last post, so I sincerely apologize for those who commented and got ignored!<br /><br />As predicted, here's our very elementary video on figuring out the sock filter system of oil cleansing. Its probably too long, and definitely too dark, but amazingly simple! For those of you out there wondering if SVO is too much hassle, take a look and see what you think...<br /><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-VeggieOilFiltration386.mov"><img src="http://static.blip.tv/Serragwen-VeggieOilFiltration997.jpg"></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-VeggieOilFiltration386.mov">Click here for Quicktime movie</a> <a onclick="window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=440,height=300,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-VeggieOilFiltration386.mov"> <font size="smaller"><i>(in a new window)</i></font></a><br /><br />Runtime is a little under 4 min<br /><br />Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/SVO," rel="tag">SVO,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/alternative" rel="tag">alternative</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/fuel," rel="tag">fuel,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/veggie" rel="tag">veggie</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/oil," rel="tag">oil,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/vegoil," rel="tag">vegoil,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/filter," rel="tag">filter,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/inner" rel="tag">inner</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/tube," rel="tag">tube,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/sock" rel="tag">sock</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/filter," rel="tag">filter,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/new" rel="tag">new</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/balance," rel="tag">balance,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/headsoff" rel="tag">headsoff</a>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244137.post-20554395989427571892007-06-03T08:10:00.000-04:002007-06-03T08:21:10.848-04:00VeggieOil PickupStill thinking about converting to SVO, and Chad just put a deposit down on a VW Rabbit that has been converted already. So I called up the <a href="http://www.greengreasemonkey.com/">Green Grease Monkey</a> guys and asked if they'd let me tag along while they collect waste veggie oil and show me the ropes. <br /><br />The restaraunt we will be collecting from for our car(s) will be considerably more straightforward than the footage you are about to see. Since it's a smaller restaraunt, they won't have the huge drums and all we will have to do is walk in and carry out already-filled cubes of oil! <br /><br />Next lesson will have to be setting up a filtration system at home...<br /><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-VeggieOilPickup816.mov"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1088/527672797_a00f8e912a.jpg?v=0"></a><br /><a href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-VeggieOilPickup816.mov">Click here for Quicktime movie</a> <a onclick="window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=440,height=300,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false" href="http://blip.tv/file/get/Serragwen-VeggieOilPickup816.mov"> <font size="smaller"><i>(in a new window)</i></font></a><br /><br />Runtime is 4 minutes<br /><br />Technorati Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/veggie" rel="tag">veggie</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/oil," rel="tag">oil,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/bio" rel="tag">bio</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/fuel," rel="tag">fuel,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/red" rel="tag">red</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/bones," rel="tag">bones,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/waste" rel="tag">waste</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/veggie" rel="tag">veggie</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/oil," rel="tag">oil,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/oil" rel="tag">oil</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/collection," rel="tag">collection,</a> <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/headsoff" rel="tag">headsoff</a>Headsoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17147115572465644475noreply@blogger.com2