EdHart.meSo I’m taking a break in the middle of my storm picture. It’s really quite horrid at this point in it’s life, kind of like a troubled adolescent that’s rebelling against everything I want it to be. And as I’m reflecting on why, exactly, it’s giving me so much grief I think the analogy is a good one – like the angry kid, it’s simply reflecting all of my mistakes in bringing it to this point.
We wanted something a little more casual for this week’s Date Night Dinner and something that we could make while talking and having a little fun. That translates to a meal where we don’t really have to think too hard or have to concentrate on a recipe. Homemade flatbread pizzas fit that bill perfectly!
Shot this picture very early the other morning. The “real” view was a beautiful midnight blue sky through the trees just before the sun began casting it’s early morning glow. But my camera was still set for some pictures I’d taken inside with some funky lighting, so the white balance was totally off. However, I rather liked the otherworldly effect of the blue and the ghostly pattern among the trees. Sometimes a trash picture turns out to be something interesting.
My LG dishwasher has been leaking water out of the door, leaving a puddle on the floor and threatening to do some serious damage to the hardwoods underneath! After searching on the internet and finding a number of other folks that have the same problem and solutions that all seemed to point to having to buy a new door for it, I decided to do a little reverse engineering and see if I could figure out what was going on. The other common answer for the leaking problem (with the common response being that it doesn’t fix the problem) is a new door gasket. The good news is that I solved my problem for less than $40 using just a phillips screwdriver in about 20 minutes (once I had the part). I hope my solution might help you too.
I haven’t posted this sketch until now since I did it as a Christmas present for my sister. But now, I don’t have to keep it a secret anymore. Picture taken at Harper’s 3rd birthday party. Figures that the one I liked best was the one picture where my lighting was terrible. I think my flash probably didn’t go off. But this is one of those pictures that I think just captures Harper’s personality!
For days I’ve been banging my head against the wall because my contrast just isn’t there! I’m working through a large landscape, which I shot at night, of dark storm clouds over even darker trees.
I’ll miss one of our long time employees who’s last day with the company is tomorrow. She’s taking a great opportunity with our parent company, but will be sorely missed at our firm. She started shortly before I did and we’ve worked together over a decade now; it’s hard to believe I’ve been in one place that long!
On a recent Southwest flight, I was flipping through the Spirit magazine and ran across an add for a David Copperfield show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Since I’ve been working on portraits, this add made a perfect picture from which to practice. Since I’ve started working on portraits, you really start to notice facial features and David’s cool face jumped out at me!
I recently returned from a vacation to the Destin, Florida which holds a special place in my heart. For those coastal lovers who have grown up going year after year to some particular beach, you know the magic such destinations hold. There is of course, natural beauty. But there are lots of places in the world that have that and probably more. For me, it’s that plus the sense of connection, the memories and experiences, and the changes that the passage of time yields which together make this special place one of my favorites on earth.
I only had one evening and a following morning to get out of the hotel and wander the streets. While I didn’t get to go far, I did manage to snap a few cool pictures. Pardon my obsession with the Hotel Monteleone sign. Not sure why I was all into that, but I was. Here’s a sampling.