Emory Luke - 6 weeks old

Since the arrival of Emory Luke, I have been super busy! Not only is being a Grandpa pretty cool, but I've been busy working on some cool photography projects. I'm having a blast, but I have been falling behind on the blogging. So I'll attempt to get back on track with some of my latest adventures.

The photo above is one of my favorites from Emory's newborn session. In that photo, he was one day old. Recently Heather and Emory came for a visit and of course I shot more photos shown below. In these, Emory is 6 weeks old. Wow does time fly!

The weather has been remarkable warm for March, so we headed the lake to soak up some sun.

The breeze made things a little cooler than we would have preferred. Emory seemed content to simply lay in his blanket and snooze.

He did manage to open eyes just a bit.

Then I got this cute sleepy grin. But it didn't last. Emory wasted no time in resuming his Sunday afternoon nap. Yep, naps are good.

Say Hello to Emory Luke

Today Sandra and I became grand parents! Emory Luke was born at 6:13PM; weighed 8lbs 9oz; length 20.5 inches. Heather is doing remarkable well.

Shooting Fireworks

Tonight, I made my first attempt at photographing fireworks. The fireworks display was part of a large outdoor party thrown by Faith Promise Church on the campus of Pellissippi State Technical Community College. I set up my tripod and camera on a hill overlooking the campus. I used a 3 to 6 second exposure for these shots. I had a lot of fun and I'm pretty happy with how the images came out. I hope you like them too.

Secret City Festival - WWII Reinactment

The Secret City Festival was recently held in Oak Ridge, TN. This year the festival featured a WWII living history encampment as well as a small skirmish reinactment between Allied forces and German SS forces. After the skirmish, the public could walk through the battle area and the camps and get an up-close view of the period uniforms, vehicles, and camps for the soldiers. These reinactors spend a lot of effort getting the details accurate and it really is like stepping back into a living history. Below is slideshow that features the Allied troops in the first half and the German troops towards the end.



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