http://www.qcowboyphoto.com Photography and Blog. Sun, 17 May 2009 16:04:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ok, photos are underway I promise.  Right now I'm blasting a new Black Keys album and trying to get through some of the engagement photos I did for Matt and Dena last week.  I guess Liz showed her wedding shots to them and they liked what they saw!  We did ... http://www.qcowboyphoto.com/2009/03/rockin-on/ The Gallery is undergoing a massive overhaul.  It was getting difficult to set pricing and sizing with the photos not sorted by format.  You can't do some of the same things with a scan of a print from 35mm film that you can with a 10.1 MP digital image (at ... http://www.qcowboyphoto.com/2009/01/284/ [caption id="attachment_273" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Dawn at Beale's Point, on Folsom Lake in northern California."][/caption] I'm definitely a morning person.  Mornings are awakenings, new beginnings, a clean slate of possibility.  The nostalgia of sunset and the thrill of the night have their appeal; but the still silence of morning carries a certain ... http://www.qcowboyphoto.com/2008/12/dawn-on-lake-natoma/ [caption id="attachment_261" align="alignleft" width="400" caption="Birds, a bench, and a bum near the Santa Monica pier. "][/caption] The most recent addition to my photographic arsenal is the Blackberry Pearl 8130 smartphone.  Obviously it lacks anything close to power and creative flexibility of my SLRs, but it *is* notably portable and generally always ... http://www.qcowboyphoto.com/2008/12/blackberry-on-the-beach-low-key-equipment-can-be-creative-too/ Ok, wow.  I don't know if I still remember how to use WordPress, its been so long!  Anyway, so the new house is finally starting to look mostly the way I want it to, but there is quite a bit of work to do yet (I'm sure it never ends).  ... http://www.qcowboyphoto.com/2008/12/back-in-action-mostly/ Just got internet at at MY new house!  w00t!  However, there's been (and remains) a ton of work to do, as you may well imagine.  On top of that, the photography machine is still mothballed as I don't have a desk to set it up on yet.... one more thing ... http://www.qcowboyphoto.com/2008/10/new-house/ [caption id="attachment_254" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Entrance to the Public Vaults, where there are many interactive displays."][/caption] ...in fact I really enjoyed myself. The goal was initially to hit the National Museum of American History, but unfortunately that was closed for renovation until "Fall 2008". Oh well... maybe next time. ... http://www.qcowboyphoto.com/2008/09/the-national-archives-is-not-as-boring-it-sounds/ The photography machine is still mothballed while I wait on my new house to close... hopefully by Monday that will go through!   I will remain a busy time though, with everything to take care of at the new place. However, I do have some photos to post!  I'm in DC right ... http://www.qcowboyphoto.com/2008/09/in-dc-for-the-week/ Sorry, photos still delayed... I have to move out of this house by the 15th, so its a hectic time of packing and moving boxes.  Not to mention all the paperwork etc for the new house!  Will get to some photography soon I hope. http://www.qcowboyphoto.com/2008/09/another-quick-update/ Wow!  What a great weekend.  I'm just wrapping up a trip out to Lake Tahoe with the fam and a whole bunch of family friends.  One the families we;ve known basically forever happens to own a time-share condo right near the water, and they graciously invited us out for the ... http://www.qcowboyphoto.com/2008/09/quick-update/