Duston's Party

Happy Birthday Duston! Thanks for inviting us to your party. It's the first party I've been to in a long time that ended in a volleyball game! It was good to see all of you having such a good time. We really had a great time, and ate some very tasty food also! Hope you had a super birthday, and I really would like to see you again before you have to go back to Guam. You and the girls should stop by and see Granny before you leave also! I know she would love to see you.

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Holland

Saturday was a special day for a fellow I've known for many years but haven't seen in almost as many. And even though this was very short notice, I am so glad I was able to be the one to capture this special event. Congratulations Beth and Mark! I am posting a few of my favorite shots from your day, and I will try and have a slide show up by the time y'all get back.

I'm testing sideshow opportunities but I don't think I'm quite there yet. I'm not too sure of what I am doing and it is realllllly late, so check to see if this works for you and if it doesn't, drop me a line and tell me what happened. Thanks for help in advance.

Update...
Well, this has been grueling, and I am sorry if any of you tried the slide show and your browser locked up. I am going to try something else and will let you know when I iron out the bugs.

Another try on the way, and cross your fingers. lol

Update... (7/21/2007)
I need a web host!! It seems that the trouble I have been having was my host. I went with the cheap one and it really wasn't the right choice. The bandwidth, or the number of times a folder can be accessed, was really low and I went over just testing the slide shows!! If any of you know of a good web host that is not that expensive, please drop me a line!! Thanks and keep checking back for slide shows in the future.

Happy 21st Birthday Allison!! Here are a few of my favorite shots from your party. Hope you like them, and thanks for inviting us to help you celebrate your 21st!!

Last night was a very busy night! First was the Smithville Fiddler's Jamboree, where I went to watch my friend Vivian Johnson open the show singing with the choir. Then it was off to the Warren County Saddle Club's horse show, where my cousin's were showing their walking horses. And of course, I had my camera along for the trip and here are a few of the shots I got from our night out. Congrats to Ashley for picking up another win (even though it was 4th place, you should have gotten 1st!)

Ok, so just like plans... they are made to be changed. Instead of going to Nashville, or Cookeville, we desided to stay in McMinnville and check out the shows here. The show at the Civic Center was pretty nice and it also left enough time to check out the show at Midway CC too. And as promised, I am posting a few of the shots I liked best. Still no great shots, but these were the best of what I shot. Click on each shot for a larger view, and let me know what you think.

Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th of July everyone. Hope the day's events go well for everyone. I had hoped to go to Nashville for the fireworks but decided against it and opted for Cookeville instead. Last year Nashville was just way too crowded and HOT! It will probably be hot again this year, but going to Cookeville might cut down on the crowd some. I always like to photograph the fireworks, but I have never captured that one great shot yet. It has to do with location, and I never seem to be in the right one. Last year, I was poised on the Shelby Street Bridge up till around the time of the show, and then decided to move because I was being crushed against the rail from so many people, so we moved to another locale and just as my luck goes, we were behind a large building that blocked most of the lower stuff. Anyway, I am going to try it again this year, and if anything turns out really nice, maybe I will post them here. So have fun everyone and be safe. If you are shooting your own fireworks, be mindful of the drought.