Midwest Spring
04/29/12 Filed in: Photography
Amidst the overload at work, I took a brief excursion to Chicago. I needed some well-needed time to spend with family. My brother Devlin took us out to the Indiana Dunes State Park / Beverly Shores area amidst the rain, wind, and cold. However, the rain subsided a bit and we found some really cool nature trails to wander about. Although there were no blue skies for pictures, we focused on the floral, birds, and foliage all around. It was a very peaceful and productive day.
The next day, my other brother took us out to northern Illinois and Wisconsin. The sun was out and we took advantage of it. We spent time in the Chain O’Lakes area for quite awhile, found some good food at a local biker restaurant, and took off to the Kenosha and Lake Geneva areas. We used the full day to capture anything we wished for our cameras.
Sunday was a family day and well worth it.
Here is the gallery of 400+ pics. Some are worked on, some are still in progress. I am still working on my Valley of Fire gallery as well. If you like any of the pictures, PLEASE email me with your feedback.
The next day, my other brother took us out to northern Illinois and Wisconsin. The sun was out and we took advantage of it. We spent time in the Chain O’Lakes area for quite awhile, found some good food at a local biker restaurant, and took off to the Kenosha and Lake Geneva areas. We used the full day to capture anything we wished for our cameras.
Sunday was a family day and well worth it.
Here is the gallery of 400+ pics. Some are worked on, some are still in progress. I am still working on my Valley of Fire gallery as well. If you like any of the pictures, PLEASE email me with your feedback.
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Catching Up!
04/07/12 Filed in: Photography
Wow, it has been awhile since my last post. Life and work has been (and still is) a blur. This past week we visited Las Vegas and the Valley of Fire State Park. I have to go through about 800 photos (after 2 rounds of erasing the bad ones) and process some favorites. I will post them to SmugMug as a gallery as soon as I can. My mother and I zip-lined over the Fremont Street Experience. My wife and I renewed our vows (15 yrs together) at The Little White Chapel, enjoyed midnight bowling with my mom and daughter, and met some professional bowlers during a regional PBA tournament. We did a lot more, but you get the gist. We packed a week into this Spring Break.
My TV class is still working on the Every 15 Minutes production, enjoyed a wonderful field trip at the Mole-Richardson studios with Larry Parker, continuing Rim Today, and way more to list here. Really… the pressure to get all of this done at a high-quality level is unreal and time is not helping, esp since it all has to be done by mid-May. Keep an eye out for the local paper (The Mountain News), which as an article about our ROP classrooms’ relationship with the Lake Arrowhead Film Festival and Larry Parker. Our Swedish friends from the ROP Auto Shop program visit us this coming week. We look forward to showing them around the mountain, Rim High, and SoCal.
In a few weeks, I get to visit my brothers in Chicago, and we may venture off to Indiana and Wisconsin for some photography excursions.
What comes after “blur?” …. And it’s only April.
My TV class is still working on the Every 15 Minutes production, enjoyed a wonderful field trip at the Mole-Richardson studios with Larry Parker, continuing Rim Today, and way more to list here. Really… the pressure to get all of this done at a high-quality level is unreal and time is not helping, esp since it all has to be done by mid-May. Keep an eye out for the local paper (The Mountain News), which as an article about our ROP classrooms’ relationship with the Lake Arrowhead Film Festival and Larry Parker. Our Swedish friends from the ROP Auto Shop program visit us this coming week. We look forward to showing them around the mountain, Rim High, and SoCal.
In a few weeks, I get to visit my brothers in Chicago, and we may venture off to Indiana and Wisconsin for some photography excursions.
What comes after “blur?” …. And it’s only April.
Ferris!
01/30/12 Filed in: Entertainment
The Super Bowl ad by Honda featuring Matthew Broderick. This is the extended version. “See if you can spot some of the Ferris Bueller Easter eggs strewn throughout the homage. For instance, that white-fringe jacket at the Chinese parade look familiar to anyone?” Save Ferris!
Link was courtesy of: EW.com
Link was courtesy of: EW.com
Hannah McDonald
01/06/12 Filed in: Production
Sometimes in education, you get some students who just take off and succeed in life. I have been blessed to have had quite a few out there changing the world!! I would like to share three: Jared Powell, Mike Emerson and Hannah McDonald! These three professionals are just awesome people. You can visit some of their work here: Hannah’s Internship Blog at Warner Bros Studios, Mike Emerson’s Demo Reel, and Jared Powell on Flickr. Jared is of off to Italy for 6 months via Cal State Fullerton’s Art Program. Here is his blog. (updated 1-18-12)
Hannah’s Vimeo channel:
Mike was a team member of Rim Today for Seasons 3 & 4. He significantly set a path from those years for the following seasons of Rim Today. He still inspires today’s students with his work more than he realizes. Hannah was in three seasons of Rim Today (8, 9, X), and has visited our classroom recently to share all of her wonderful experiences. Jared helped save Season 7 and continued into Season 8 -- and is probably our most common visitor and guest teacher for my Digital Design classes. Just wonderful people I have been honored to work with. I wish them all the success in the world!
Hannah’s Vimeo channel:
Mmm Mmm Good! from Hannah McDonald on Vimeo.
Mike was a team member of Rim Today for Seasons 3 & 4. He significantly set a path from those years for the following seasons of Rim Today. He still inspires today’s students with his work more than he realizes. Hannah was in three seasons of Rim Today (8, 9, X), and has visited our classroom recently to share all of her wonderful experiences. Jared helped save Season 7 and continued into Season 8 -- and is probably our most common visitor and guest teacher for my Digital Design classes. Just wonderful people I have been honored to work with. I wish them all the success in the world!