A Slightly Different Focus

Update 2, Sunday morning (6/1): The balance of the photographs have been posted. The last set took longer than anticipated, as seating the guests of honor in front of a [very bright —Ed.] window meant more time developing the photographs of the gift-opening session. (Backlighting can be, uh, problematic.) 28 photos in all — enjoy.
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Long weekends are always supposed to be about catching up. Shame it usually doesn’t work that way.
Meanwhile:

Some amazing time-lapse photography from Alexey Titarenko, via Kottke.
Also from Kottke, something potentially relevant here in Macon: Time-lapse cherry trees. Yeah.
Maps of all the streets in the lower 48 states — no, not topography, not satellite shots, just the [...]

Only a few weeks ago, Gerald and I went wandering around the MSC campus on a photostroll, enjoying what was a beautiful day on frankly beautiful grounds. Some folks obviously spent a great deal of time caring, and I even said as much to a groundskeeper we bumped into.
What a difference a couple of weeks [...]

Pre-dawn on Mother’s Day, I was blissfully asleep in Bradenton, Florida. Here in Macon, havoc struck. In several different neighborhoods around Bibb County, homes, businesses, schools, and lives suffered.
No one in Macon was killed. We were more than fortunate.
Nature was less kind to the foliage:

Stripped Tree
Despite the proximity to serious damage, my house — and [...]

Put up a single photograph from this past weekend’s trip to Florida:

Sunset Water for New Plantings
Upon arriving home, I was shocked at the level of destruction less than two miles from my house — and feel the need to use the (very little) spare time I have this week to photograph that — and help [...]

Had an [all-too — Ed.] brief visit to Phillip and Neecee’s this week, in their adopted home of Columbus, Georgia. Better still, we were able to get out for a couple of hours:

Spencer Column (Detail)
From the Spencer House, a Georgia Trust 2008 Place in Peril. It’s possible, even to see why. Hopefully something can be [...]

An attempt at visual storytelling on the blog tonight. Enjoy.
Woke up this morning — far too early, but that’s another story — in Columbus, Georgia. I’d spent the night in the graciously-provided guest room of two of my very favorite people: Phillip and Neecee.
Okay, it was actually napping after doing a photoshoot and development tutorial [...]

Just want the photos? Go here. Otherwise, read on.
Photographed a Kentucky Derby Party for friends Pam and Dick Thomasson tonight. As expected — and as usual with the good folks in Macon — it was a great time. Thanks, Pam, for the invite.

Pam (in Derby Hat)
Several people asked me this evening how taking photographs at [...]

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Inundated (Self-Portrait 2008)
Lots of mistakes. Yet, somehow, still glad to be here.
As always, thanks for stopping by.

…at Jay and Fernando’s was, as always, a great time. Many thanks to both gentlemen for hosting!
I’ve posted a brief gallery, but need to note: I was breaking in a new camera tonight, and thus was experimenting more than usual — resulting in a lower-than-usual “keeper” count. Forgive.
Couple of shots I really like, though, which [...]