paul wellstone, 1944-2002

Earlier this week my buddy Reid mentioned that he was thinking of Senator Paul Wellstone, and how if he was still alive the face of American politics would probably look very different. I agreed and agree, and it is rare that a week passes without my thinking of and remembering well and mourning the loss…

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scenes from a wedding in the south

Trav’s BFF got married last weekend. The wedding was beautiful, the reception was lovely, and because it was on a Saturday in the South, dudes watched football on a phone at my table for most of it. I couldn’t have asked the universe for a more lovely day for Kev and Angela, who I adore.

puss and boots

These your boots? These my boots now. Please don’t mind me when I get my whole head stuck in one later. And don’t take pictures of my indignity. (I didn’t, I was laughing too hard.)

atlanta backyard, fall

It was a beautiful weekend, so I mucked around in Trav’s folks’ backyard playing with the macro function on my Sigma 70-300mm. Getting my chops back.

concerts: slingshot cash @ the speakeasy

Slingshot Cash, latest lineup, played their first show at the Speakeasy in Carrboro last Thursday. They’re sounding damn good these days, and it was a pleasure to hear the way old songs get made new with new contributors, and all the new stuff, as well. You should go see them. Full set here.

i had a minor triumph over white balance

White balance — the process of correcting for color in your light, basically — is something I’ve struggled with the whole time I’ve been shooting. I understand the concept of it, but it was rare that I could actually make it work. Sometimes I could sort of maybe get some red out of my shots…

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