http://www.theimagecafe.com/wink I take pictures, and sometimes, I talk about them. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:28:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en         http://www.theimagecafe.com/wink/2008/09/16/waiting-for-the-train/ http://www.theimagecafe.com/wink/2008/04/29/alamo-at-the-lake/   J03's house is called Fort Awesome, and it is by his emerging passion for film that I now have a fully functioning darkroom in my basement, hence the name. I have been with Melissa for over 6 years, I always knew she had an enlarger, but I had no idea ... http://www.theimagecafe.com/wink/2008/03/31/fort-awesome-annex-darkroom-wing/ I had originally purchased the Ricoh GX100 which really is an awesome camera, it has an amazing 24mm lens and a "snap" mode that is great for street style shooting. What killed me was the 6-8 second RAW write times and inability to adjust the flash output. I ... http://www.theimagecafe.com/wink/2008/03/23/new-g9/ These are a little past due, but who cares? Love Your Bike was a good time, cool stuff in the silent auction (none of which I won). Big ups to the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin for putting it all together, and to the sponsors for donating, Sprecher Brewery ... http://www.theimagecafe.com/wink/2008/03/12/love-your-bike/ http://www.theimagecafe.com/wink/2008/02/17/isa-and-quinn-at-dixies-birthday/ For Milwaukee Breast and Alo's birthday, we hung out at the Highbury, it was good fun. http://www.theimagecafe.com/wink/2008/02/10/becky-and-machete-discuss/ SEE MORE FROM THE SHOOT http://www.theimagecafe.com/wink/2008/02/07/64/   These are from a set where I combined flat bird art with images I captured with a lens I made from an old Diana camera. SEE MORE HERE  http://www.theimagecafe.com/wink/2008/02/07/bird-art/ This is the one that was chosen for the cover, I like it, but I preferred the one where he was looking down. If this is your first time here,  and you found me from the cover photo, welcome. http://www.theimagecafe.com/wink/2008/01/09/vitalcover/ As a homemade goodie, I made dark chocolate peppermint bark. http://www.theimagecafe.com/wink/2007/12/27/moutains-of-goodness/ The McCormick House This is where Melissa and I stayed for our wedding. It was by far the best B&B we have ever stayed at. It was beautiful and the service was exceptional.www.mccormickhouseinn.com http://www.theimagecafe.com/wink/2007/10/24/the-mccormick-house/ Melissa and I got married in Hayward Wisconsin On Saturday October 6th. It was the most amazing, personal, intimate, and uniquely us wedding that we could have imagined. Everyone asks if it feels different now, I don't think it does, because it just feels so right. A big thanks ... http://www.theimagecafe.com/wink/2007/10/10/sorry-ladies-im-hitched/ This is probably my favorite from the group. I love how the whole room bends around Quinn, as does everyone's attention. http://www.theimagecafe.com/wink/2007/10/02/hes-such-a-rockstar/ I missed most of Center Street Daze, But I still got my share of fun, Kim N Tonic showed up with an awesome Whitney Houston dress that most everyone tried on. Without a doubt, Quinn rocked it the hardest! I finished off the night at the Bay View VFW and ... http://www.theimagecafe.com/wink/2007/09/28/70/ Melissa and I filled out our wedding license today. I was surprised by the question "Are the bride and groom related?" I guess cousins can be quite removed, but still, it made me giggle. Only 2 more weeks until the big day! http://www.theimagecafe.com/wink/2007/09/21/wedding-license/  We had an amazing time. I didn't get some of the shots I wanted, but was very happy with the results. I know now how to plan better for 20 girls in 4 hours. I still have some great ideas for each team, but because of the complexity and time, ... http://www.theimagecafe.com/wink/2007/09/17/2007-crazy-eights/ This was my first outing with the 40D, I had to wait for LR1.2 to process them. So far, I am pretty happy, it's much faster than the 10D, but noise isn't as stellar as I had hoped. I did shoot a lot at 3200. We had a fun time at ... http://www.theimagecafe.com/wink/2007/09/17/bcb-derby-auction-dinner-night/ I pulled out the old Altoids Camera (Optio s3 that fits into a mint tin) and snapped some shots at Locust Street Days. http://www.theimagecafe.com/wink/2007/08/05/bcb-parade-and-locust-st/ This was a fun night, WWC released their CD that I designed. They played with IfIHadAHiFi. http://www.theimagecafe.com/wink/2007/08/05/wwc-cd-release/