ALP #4

Aaron turned 65 on November fifteenth, and lucky him... he had his family and friends to help him celebrate. They had a cocktail, followed by a dinner at Tao, a Chinese restaurant in lower Westmount. Fun had all around!

ASS#3 Now I Got Worry

Spent a few hours following a trio of dancing boys around the loft building I work in. They are dancers in the process of developing their new show; Now I Got Worry.
They were pretty hush-hush about the concept, but I'm figuring they're designing an environmental-woes inspirited dance show, evidenced by the whole sun, moon and earth costumes (yes the guy in blue is the earth, and yes that is a melting glacier on top of his helmet!).
Their sense of humor and passion for movement were evident to me, as were their easy going natures and determination. The show will be ready in March. Go see them! 525.1500.

Stowe Mountain Lodge

Went down to Vermont last weekend to try and catch the end of the fall foliage. Colors were still on display if not a little muted, but went for a couple of walks and had time to walk around the Lodge at the base of Mt. Mansfield. Pretty sweet spot!

Concours Lux

I Won a Lux award!!!

This was the 12th photography and illustration Concours Lux for Quebec artists. I entered the student portrait category for this image I captured in Provence, France. I missed the vernisage (hadn’t realized that I’d won!) but hopefully I’ll get a copy of Grafica to see my image in print.

You can see it online as well at http://www.infopresse.com/prixlux/resultats/2009/PDFs/Photographie/etudiantportrait.pdf

APL1 ass#1

Pont Champlain, Montreal

So I got on my bike at around 5:45 yesterday evening and tried to get to the south shore before the sun set. With numbing hands I made it through Verdun, across the ice bridge and to the base of the Champlain bridge as the sun was dipping below the island. Hopped a fence, set up the tri-pod and got to work. I took multiple exposures and was able to get a couple of different shots. This one came out the best.
Used Photomatix to render the HDR (high dynamic range) image then converted it to B&W.
Wiki definition- HDR is a set of techniques that allow for a greater dynamic range of luminances between the lightest and darkest areas of an image. This wider dynamic range allows HDR images to represent more accurately the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes ranging from direct sunlight to faint starlight.

Was another fun photo adventure, just might take a pair of gloves next time.

forgirlsake

My older sister Stephanie didn't think she had enough on her plate. She wasn't really that busy... she only started and ran her own graphic design company (www.uturndesign.com), taught marketing at the Art Institute of Boston, took care of a household and raised Avery & Ethan, my niece and nephew. With my eyes closed, baby. With my eyes closed!
So, she got together with her high school girlfriends for their 20th reunion and started a nonprofit, forgirlsake. Now my younger sister and few others have started their own fundraising groups to aid the project.
They are educating young girls in Uganda through a series of $20 donations. Each member of the group aims for twenty $20 donations, and with anywhere from 8 to 20 people per team, small amounts can make big differences.
They've sent 16 Ugandan girls to high school in the first two years!
They are building momentum! Go check out their site and see if you want to start a group of your own! - www.forgirlsake.org

Portrait taken March 18, 2009. Boston, Massachusetts