I'm back

So it's been a little while; my qualifying exam really took all my time for awhile. That's done now, moving on with my degree(s), so I will be making photographs again. As a congratulations to myself I bought a flash, I think it was worth it.

56 years! Go Giants!

  

2010 World Series Champions

Morning light

I took these this morning to try and catch the morning sun. Dylan was still a little hungry, so I didn't get any smiles, but these are still pretty nice. He sure is a beautiful baby.

New scans

A scanned two roles of Astia tonight. They are stunning as slides, I'm still trying to get the colors to jump the way they do on the film. These are pretty close. I also think the focus is off just a touch on my scanner, which I need to try to adjust. I promise, they are scary sharp in the original film!

These first two are from Sunday:

Rachel and Dylan, Mt. Airy Forest, Autumn

Rachel and Dylan up close, Mt. Airy Forest, Autumn

This last one is from the 4th of July, they had a whole lot of fun with these sparklers!

Sparklers, July 4th

Humm Baby!

Thanks to Dad, I'm well outfitted for the playoffs.  Gotta love October baseball!

A quiet boy

Matthew, October sun, pumpkin patch

Back to the Symphony

We haven't been to see a symphony since BYU, when we used to go fairly often. To make up for it, we bought a five concert package and the first one was last night. My impressions and a few photos on the other side.

random shots

Here are a few more recent photos that I like. They don't really make a series, but they were compelling at the time. The others follow after the break.

 Flowers, Zoo

101010

So for my return to blogging after a baby hiatus I thought a 101010 post would be in order. More fun after the jump.

Neglect

Update: Stars I think might be my surprise out of this group. I don't like every song, but I really like the ones I do like.

So I been a little slow on my updates, and I don't have a music review yet, but I will post a list of albums I'm currently listening to that are first listens for me. (Or more thorough listens, some of these I have heard before, thank you Garrett)

Lali Puna- Scary World Theory
Caribou- Andorra
Vampire Weekend Contra
School of Seven Bells- Disconnect from Desire
Deerhunter- Microcastle
Deerhunter- Weird Era Continued
Stars- In Our Bedroom After the War
Telefon Tel Aviv- Map of What is Effortless
Dntel- Dumb Luck

If you have strong feelings about any of these, let me know. I'm really liking School of Seven Bells and Lali Puna so far. Of course, Vampire Weekend is great, which I already knew, I just wanted to listen to the whole album a little more. So, I promise more pictures soon.

For my girl

I scoured our photo albums for some gems of my girl and to her embarrassment posted them all here for you to enjoy.  More after the break.

New Music Monday

I don't really have a lot to say today.  Though I do have about 10 albums checked out from the library right now, I haven't really had time to give them a good listen, which means I'm not blown away by anything.  I will share something that's gotten a lot of play on my iPod lately, which is not new, after the jump.
(I think I'm going to change this recurring post to Music Monday, to relieve the pressure of trying to find what's new!  You can turn to the professionals for that, or at least people who spend more time listening to music then working on PhDs!)

In defense of having kids: the Pram in the Hallway is okay

I stumbled across this great article in the Guardian this morning.  It is all about the kids and family and how they really don't get in the way of creativity and life, but instead make it better.  I agree wholeheartedly, it's not a long read, check it out here at the Guardian's website.

Happy Birthday Dad

So in honor of my Dad's birthday I thought I'd dedicated a post to him. Some pictures and thoughts follow after the jump.

Fernald Sunrise

We had the house to ourselves last night thanks to some friends who took our children for the night, so to celebrate Rachel dragged me out of bed at 6:00am to go to Fernald Preserve, our favorite former nuclear weapons production site.  Some pics after the jump.

New Music Monday, Pt. II

So New Music Monday was supposed to be a weekly thing, but after listening to my latest haul from the library today while writing, I put on Sleigh Bells’ debut album and had to stop and listen to the whole thing straight through. I can't remember the last time a record hit me like this does.  More after the jump.

New Music Monday

Sorry for the lack of photos this past weekend, I will remedy that soon.  In the meantime, I thought I might try a new regular feature.  I have enjoyed a lot of diverse music recently and thought I might try a weekly short post highlighting some of my favorites.  For today's track, click on through.

Digital Holga

One of the things I've been dreaming about recently is being able to use my Holga lens on my dslr.  One trip to a home store and maybe an hour of work should do the trick, it's just not the highest priority project at the moment.  I will certainly post some project photos when I do it, and it should be a fun way to get Holga-style photos faster.  Along those lines, here is a mock-up/proposal for a digital Holga.  I want this to happen!  It's a fantastic idea and I really hope they get it off the ground.  I just love the irony of a digital camera mixed with the lo-fi Holga.  Also, isn't it a great presentation?  A great example of good design.

For Larry

This post is mainly inspired by my friend Larry, a huge music lover (and Sigur Rós fan).  Some random thoughts and maybe a picture if I can figure out how to squeeze one in after the jump.

Something old, something new

I scanned some film last night, some from this past weekend, some from 5 years ago.
Check it out after the jump.

New blog

Welcome to my blog. I thought instead of clogging up our family blog with lots of pictures that might not be of interest to everyone, meaning those without the kids, I thought I'd throw them up over here. This is mainly a space for me to see them displayed and consider them awhile, but you are welcome to join in.