The Big Picture

The Berlin Reunion – The Big Picture – Boston.com

I wanted to share this to everyone!

I am just in awe that they spent the time (and money no doubt) on this project. I think it's beautiful and wanted to share it…

In the Shadow

The Gem

This picture has been in my folder waiting to be displayed for close to a year now. For one reason or another I love the image but I’ve been hesitant to post it as it needed some extra Photoshop “Love”.

It’s funny how things can come to you after months and months of racking your brain to find a solution. It came to me on how the picture needed to be tweaked after 5 minutes.

I hope you like it

Money CAN buy happiness!

I saw this online a few weeks back and it got me thinking of how I would obsess over that one “must have” in my life growing up. When I turned 16 my father and I went looking for my first car. He took the whole Saturday off to spend it with me hunting for the perfect one. We found it on the side of the road and purchased it that day. I couldn’t believe that I had my own car, although my father was quick to say (and often did) that “This was his car, he was just allowing me to drive it”

I feel like this little short perfectly captures the obsessiveness of the first “must have” in ones life. If you have 16 minutes, I highly recommend it. (Fun little trivia, it was directed by Kate Hudson)

So, what did you obsess about over for your first “must have”?

Weekend Randomness

I wanted to share some weekend randomness from hanging around the house. I don’t think they’re anything special but it’s always fun to look at other people’s feet…. right? All of these photos were taken from our backyard.

I love these… I have no idea what they’re called but they’re beautiful

If I look at this one too long I start to go cross eyed.

He’s my special boy… (sniff sniff)

Almost done… I promise honey!

I hope your past weekend was as fun and as random as mine was.

Above The Rest

Kim and I visited our good friends a couple weeks ago to see my business partner’s wife (the partner of my partner is not my partner) graduate from Oregon State University.

During the ceremony, they celebrated those who were serving in the armed forces. They these individuals stand up and they recognized them one by one. I have always had deep respect for those sacrifice who their time (and those who pay the ultimate price) for our freedom but I was deeply moved with the visual of them standing up above everyone else. I’m grateful I caught it on camera…

On a side note, taking a 7 month old to a graduation ceremony isn’t easy. As I was taking him out into the main corridor and walking him back and forth, I saw a sobbing mother at one end and a young guy who was holding his diploma over his head walking towards her. He had a massive smile on his face and when they finally met they embraced. His mother, through her sobbing said, “You did it… you did it…”

I was moved by this too. I did not graduated from college (as you might be able to tell by my language skills) and although I know that college wasn’t right for me, I still would love to have finished to make my parents proud. I know they’re proud now… but it’ll always be something I think about.

Witnessing these two happenings was a double whammy for me. It was like watching WALL-E and Benjamin Button at the same time… I sobbed like a little girl in both. (Yes WALL-E if you can believe it…)

This post might be more revealing then you wanted…

Those Crazy San Frans

Yeah, more black and white shots. What else do you expect!?

I took these while spending the day in San Francisco with the family. I love that city but only to look at from behind the lens of a camera. Kim would move there in a second…

I’m Not There . . .

I am returning with the best “No Dumping” dog sign I have ever seen

I liked it so much I took two…

Self Portrait… If my shipping business never works out, I can become a hand model. But then I would run the risk of dying in a freak gasoline fight accident.

Wy man is so cute.

(The color one is for you Kimba)

TALENT

This is me driving in SF and was taken by my wife, Kimba. I have been amazed at how much her photography skills have skyrocketed over the last 6 months!

Software

I just got the latest version of Lightroom 2 and Photosome CS4. It’s over my head how to work some of these programs, but I’ll learn. Here’s my first adjusted photo. Not much… but I love the program.

BMW 2002 (TAKE TWO)

So today was the first time I’ve driven my car in the past 6 months. It was a monumental step in this entire project. So you know how I posted (just barely) that I just painted my car? Well, it didn’t work so well. The paint color went on well, but I screwed up on the clear coat. It was super rough and scratchy in some parts and I didn’t apply a very generous coat. So… I had to sand it all down and do it over again!!

So paint job (take two)

I’ve been under immense pressure to get this completed as we had moved this last weekend. As of yesterday the car was still in pieces and I had to move it down to our new home… I was dead set on driving it. I’ve been working non stop and I saved placing on the BMW emblems as the last item that I do before I drove it. I was nearly crying as I placed the BMW on the hood. As I pulled out onto the freeway I was as giddy as a little girl.. until I saw my first cop. (The car is not registered, SMOG tested, or in my name) But after a 15 minute drive to our new house (and 4 cop cars later) I pulled into our house with a big ol’ smile on my face.

I’m trying to convince Kim that we need to sell my Toyota car and I can just drive this full time!

Pinhole Camera

One of the many gifts that Kimba got me for my birthday (thanks again hon!) was a classic style Pinhole Camera.

This isn’t the Pinhole Camera that you put together in elementary school. This camera is serious.

The back of the box says, “PUT TOGETHER IN UNDER 2.5 HOURS!!!” WOW! THAT SUCKS! But you know? I’ve never thought I would be one of those nerdy types that likes to put complex things together… Like my friend ADAM. But I’m loving stuff like this lately!

It’s made entirely of tape, paper and 5 small plastic pieces. It says on the box, “MUST KEEP AWAY FROM ANY MOISTURE” This is going to be awesome! I can’t wait to see how the pictures turn out.

BOOM! D-U-N DONE! You load in the film negatives (YES THEY STILL EXIST!) in the back and wind them manually. To take a picture you lift up on that tab, it exposes the negative and then you slide it down to shut it! CRAZY! It’s going to be awesome, now I just need to scan in the pictures I take on this to post up here.

BMW 2002

About a year ago I had this crazy idea that I needed a project, something for my idle hands to do… and I don’t know what I was thinking. I found a 1976 BMW 2002 (2002 is the model not the year…) for sale a couple streets away from my house. It passed my test. It ran (not very well), had tires, and most importantly it was cheap. I picked it up for a $1,000. I first started on making sure it ran well. I rebuilt plenty of items mechanically on it first (What good is a car if it doesn’t run well!?) and then I focused on the cosmetics. The whole idea behind this project was to learn and have an experience…. (ugh) mission accomplished. I grew up working on cars with my father. I always thought I had a knack for it… then I realized that’s because my Dad had all the expensive tools, clean workshop, and knowledge to help me out. When I got this car all I had was a dirty storage unit and a Leatherman. I realized then that I sucked at working on cars but I wanted to learn. I’ve come a long way in one year and my emotions reached on all of the below at some point:

-Insanity
-Excitement
-Joy
-Back to Insanity
-Rage
-Doing the “Sanjaya Girl Cry” (From American Idol)

My latest project was painting the car. I grabbed a couple of rattle spray cans… it turned out not too bad! Just kidding. I thought, why pay $2,000 for a pro paint job when I probably could do an okay job myself? I did all the research and with the help of my dad (who is now serving a mission for our church back east) I got it done this weekend.

The color before was blue…ish…purple….but more purplish blue…. okay it was purple.

So after 6 months of body work and prepping I was ready…

(Notice Bear in his usual spot… if he’s not in the backseat while I’m working on the car, he ain’t happy)

I had Kim document this weekend so I can’t take credit for the photos. (She’s exploded with talent in photography this year! It’s been really exciting to see!)

I mastered the original “Duck Hunt” Nintendo Game…

“Almost as manly as Irish Spring”

For the color, I chose red. However, it came out a little different than I intended.

Besides a major problem with the paint gun on the final stage, it went well. Now all I have to do is wait a month, sand it 3 times over with high grit sand paper. WAHOO!

Stairs to Nowhere

I snuck away last time Kim and I took some friends to Alcatraz and found this empty room. The idea that they placed yellow steps in the middle of an otherwise empty and colorless room amazed me. Also, I’m returning back to my music recommendation portion of my blog. I’ve had this song stuck in my head for a few weeks now and I thought I’d be annoying and get it stuck in your head.

The Gorillaz – Every Planet We Reach Is Dead

I’m normally not a HUGE fan the Gorillaz’s newer stuff, but this song is amazing. The monotone lyrics with the hypnotic beats create a funky song. Give it a listen-

Sunset Flight

Lunch With Kim

Sand Dollars

I really don’t know what to say about this one. I love it. It was taken in Hawaii last year.

Big Weekend

I want to be… right THERE! You see where that log cabin (psh… Cabin? Honestly, who am I kidding?) balcony is? Ahh… I look back at these photos and think that this was the trip of a lifetime. This was last year when Kim and I spent a week in Telluride before Wy man was born.

I don’t know about all of you, but I need this weekend. Oh, and my song recommendation for this post is Tom Petty-I NEED A BIG WEEKEND off his new album Highway Companion.

Give it a listen… Also, I know this photo looks fake but it’s 100% FO REALS.

Sky Watcher

I love Spring. It is in full bloom here in California.
My favorite part of the day is when I get off the bumper-to-bumper smoke filled I-880 and roll down my windows because you can literally smell the flowers. I know that doesn’t sound very masculine, but I don’t care because it’s true. I’ve never lived in a place where that was possible but I can smell them from when I get off the freeway until I pull into my driveway. I get out and take a deep breath. It’s Springtime dudes, time to take off that Snuggie you’ve been wearing all winter and come join me in California!

Come on out to San Jose, you can sleep on our couch… everyone needs to enjoy this time of the year!

The Return

Hello again. I’ve been waiting for an epic picture to announce my comeback… but that’s just prolonged this post even more. I feel like short of capturing Sasquatch playing chess in the forest with Jimmy Hoffa, nothing will be good enough. So here is a picture of our giant hibiscus we have in our front yard. This thing is past my waist in height…

Follow the Yellow Line

Worn

Lately I’ve been having a re-occurring song stuck in my head, actually just one phrase of a song. “Where is My Mind?” by The Pixies.

Baby Wy has had some issues in terms of sleeping lately. It’s been ongoing for close to 4 weeks now and I think my wife is asking herself the same question, “Where is My Mind?” He seems to be fine during the days sleeping in 2 hour naps, but once night time comes around… it’s a back and forth game of soothing, crying, soothing, crying. I come home from work around 6:15, we eat dinner and “put him to bed” at 7:00… then we spend until 9:30 or so getting him to actually stay asleep. He’s almost 4 months old now… It’s just a phase and we will have a schedule soon enough. Until then, enjoy my super ADD blog and random pictures. All 2 of you faithful readers… my mom being one of them. (HI MOM!)

Broken Branch

In the heart…

Carmel-By-The-Sea

This was a small town we visited on the Ocean called Carmel. It’s a beautiful town full of ridiculously expensive shops and people who wear scarfs. (Generalization I know…) It’s a wonderful place that despite it’s beauty is still small and exclusive.

The song that goes with this picture is by the Crystal Skulls – Away from Home

Check it out… It’s a great tune.

Popcorn Popping

For those of you who do not live in California…. I’m sorry. Hold tight, It will come soon enough!

Trouble

The song of choice for this picture is Ray LaMontagne – Empty It’s an amazing song that sets the mood perfectly for this image.

This was taken last summer during one of the best summer days I’ve ever had. Kim and I woke up early and went to the beach with some good friends (left when we saw this storm approaching) and had an amazing BBQ dinner poolside.

Through the forest…

I’ve had this picture for a while and I couldn’t find a use for it for the life of me. It sat in my pictures folder for over 2 years…

It’s funny how some pictures or images might not strike you as beautiful until months sometimes years later.

I’m glad I can finally use this one.

Into the Sunset…

The Trees of Winter

Kim and I live on a tree lined street… a VERY tree lined street. It’s beautiful in the Summer and Fall but during winter months they look like death hanging over our house… waiting to fall on us at any given moment! I was in our backyard grilling our dinner when I noticed that with the contrast of the sky and the darkness of the trees it was a perfect silhouette.

You might be wondering why I did two different sizes. Well, the first one needed to be smaller to provide you with a frame of reference. That the trees on the outside needed proper space with the white sky. While the second was is suppose to surround you and be more in your face.

The New Kind of Love Day

Kim and Wyatt in our hotel room mirror

Tilt Shift Photography

Do you want to see something amazing? A friend of mine emailed this to me a few months back and I haven’t been able to forget about it or even FIGURE IT OUT. It just blows my mind… I keep asking myself, “How the H?!”

See the video below. This is what they call Tilt Shift photography. Tilt Shift photography is a trick of the eye basically to make real sized objects look miniaturized. Usually the photographer will take higher angles and use a specific lens that will significantly shorter the depth of field. By using angles, a shallow depth of field, and high contrast with the photos, it tricks the eye into thinking that’s a model version of what your looking at. What’s really trippy is when photographers take time lapse photos using tilt-shift and sequence them all together.

It’s amazing… check out the video below and you’ll see what I mean

CLICK HERE TO SEE VIDEO

(WordPress is being lame and isn’t letting me embed it into my site – Click on the link and hit the full screen button)

Amazing stuff right? You can read more about it here and see 50 Beautiful Examples of Tilt-Shift Photography here. There is one photographer (who created the video above) and I highly encourage you to visit his site to see more of his work. CLICK HERE.

This sequence video of time lapse tilt-shift photos was done when the photographer was allowed to tag along with the Australian Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service Team.

The Lone Cypress

Smooth Curves

I woke up a few weeks ago and saw these bowls that my wife had purchased for Wyatt’s room.

And I’m sorry if I’ve been more disengaged the last past 2 weeks, things have been… busy to say the least. I’ve been feeling a little guilty about it, so I had to explain myself sorry.

Nice Curves

The Rule of 6’s

Normally I hate tags. Seriously. I have a rule. I simply don’t do them. Nice rule huh? Well rules are made to be broken I guess because I was tagged by my good friend Abby at Belina Blue Eyes. This tag is such a great idea I just had to do it.

Here are the rules:

1. Go to your documents/pictures.

2. Go to your 6th file.

3. Go to your 6th picture.

4. Blog about it.

5. Tag 6 people to do the same.

So here is my sixth picture in my sixth file folder.

I took this on March 13th, 2007 in downtown San Jose. It was a night shot and was taken at 11:30 PM. I was all alone. Being by myself at near midnight in a major metropolitan downtown isn’t a normal occurrence for me. That night I left the house in an argument with my wife and needed some time alone. I grabbed the camera and headed out of the door. Everyone has rough patches throughout their marriages, this was ours.

As hard as those times were, when I look at this picture I have a feeling of accomplishment. I love my wife so much and to overcome hard times just makes your realize how much you enjoy the good times. We’ve been through what I feel like is a lot and I’m proud that we’ve been strengthened because of it. I don’t want this post to be a “Debbie Downer” but it’s life right?

Oh! And that blur in-between the two palm trees is actually an airplane. For those who know San Jose, the airport is just north of the skyscrapers. When planes come in for a landing I have a split second of terror thinking, “OH SNAP! THAT PLANE IS GOING TO HIT THE BUILDINGS!”

Now, to do something I’ve never done before.

I shall tag…

1. Carlos
2. Mary Elizabeth
3. RCH
4. Dr. Cason
5. Gail
6. Lisa

O.C.D. “The O.C. Disorder”

Being down in San Diego it reminded me of how beautiful and completely different it is from the “Bay Area”.

Back in Black… and White

I’m back with a vengeance! Not really. More like back exhausted and ready for a real vacation. These conferences are just what I like to call “tease trips”, where I go to a beautiful resort in a gorgeous place and all I do is sit in a windowless taupe conference room. (And why the H do hotels feel like everything has to be taupe colored?)

As you can imagine, with the way the economy is rollin’ these days it was a lively meeting.

Yes, I know I’ve been complaining this entire entry, so I’m posting a picture of a sad sock monkey. (One of Wyatt’s billion toys)

He doe’s look sad doesn’t he? Maybe he had to go to a 5 day convention too… I can just picture it now. Sock Monkeys cramped in a room (some drunk at 3:00 PM) talking about the need to “synergize” more.

(Shudder)

Blah Blah Blah

I’m at a work convention this week… oh how I loath these. Posting is going to be light for the next few days. Kim loves these trips because it’s free and she can spend all her time shopping with her best friend (my business partner’s wife) while I spend my days in a windowless conference room. WAHOO!! I’ll post what I can but trust me… nothing interesting here. And can I just say how blown away I am when people are drunk AT 3:00 IN THE AFTERNOON!??!! Come on people!

So for my post today I’m going to reference my Father’s Day gift my wife gave to me!.(why so early? because she was so excited about it)

CORPORATE FLASHCARDS! It’s a joke that mixes in corporate words or phrases into fake sentences. Here are my favorites…

(old fashioned picture of a girl holding a ball and a boy holding a shovel)
” Your shovel, my ball – I smell synergy“

(Family sitting down for dinner)
“Isn’t your new stepmom delightfully plug-and-play?”

(Picture of a boy pushing his little brother in a stroller)
“I can’t believe mom wanted to outsource this.”

(Picture of a receptionist)
“I’m sorry, he’s busy thinking outside the box right now.”

(two ladies filing paperwork)
“I’m not a secretary – I’m a specialist in knowledge management.”

(picture of a boy and a dog)
“I’m really enjoying our face time.”

THANKS CORPORATE FLASHCARDS! I feel more prepared for my presentation and that I’ll be able to on the “low down” … no … “down low” … no doubt!

PHOTO CHALLENGE: EYES RESULTS!

Well hello again! So how does everyone feel like they did? This was the first time I’ve been specific in these challenges and I thought these came out great. Once again, I am blown away at how all of you raised to the challenge and exceeded expectations.

So onto the challenge!

Our first photo this challenge comes from Rob at Dusty Lens at Dusty Lens – North Metro.

Rob says, “Here is my interpretation entry for the Eyes challenge. Luminous Cat Eyes
This evening, just Roaming the Cities, Mr. J, St. Paul Photos, Snapshutter, myself and Mrs. DL met up at Cossettas in St. Paul for a winter photo walk about. Despite the balmy -4 degrees F (-19 degrees C) we strapped on our mad bomber hats braving the y winds. We spent the time admiring the ice sculptures throughout Rice Park for the annual St. Paul Winter Carnival..”
I love the blue hue to it. Great pic Rob.

Our next photo comes from our newest participant Carlos at Still Format. Again, Carlos has some serious skills with his Canon. Some stunning photos on his site.

Hmm… I think I’ve seen this one before! Beautiful soft lighting

Our next Photo comes from Sheila at DrCason.org. Sheila has some fantastic photography tips on her site. Check her out!

I love the tunnel vision and the way this was taken (by using an old SLR lens and turning it backwards in front of your camera) provides a nice tunnel vision macro. love it.

Our next photo comes from Kathleen

Kat says, “Here is my photo for the eyes photo challenge. As you can see from my Mackenzie’s eyes, brown eyes run rampant in our family. Mackenzie is so beautiful with these long eyelashes too. Oh what a precious little girl she is to her grandma kat.”

Grandma Kat! I love that. Beautiful brown eyes indeed! Great picture!

Our next photo come from Stacy. This photo just POPS! I love it!

Stacy says, “Here is my photo. This was taken on Christmas Eve at JD and Lindsay’s house. The kids were getting ready to go to bed and Jaci was extremely excited to say the least. This photo just makes me laugh. This just captures the essence of Jaci. Her fun, sweet, and hyper personality. I’m not 100% happy with the editing. I couldn’t get the photo to look exactly how I wanted to. Any suggestions?
Stacy I love this picture. Like I said, it just pops! You’ve got such an extremely excited girl with a fun background. I counted the times I can see your reflections in the Christmas balls. What a fun pic. Great job Stacy

This photo comes from Gail at From The Back Deck.

Gail says, “Eyes come with expression and expression comes with eyes because eyes are saying something, and that changes the face. I don’t have any beautiful, angelic children to photograph right now. So, here’s my entry to your challenge, eyes that are a little older, wiser, and tuned in to their world.”
I absolutely love this photo. So much real life in it. I love the reflection. It’s perfectly composed. Great pic Gail.

Our next photo comes from Terry at Not Quite Country Girl

Terry says, “This is a tough one, since I have SO MANY photos of beautiful eyes! But I
thought I’d go a different route, contrasting the innocent hopeful eyes of a
baby with the tired desperate eyes of an elderly woman.”

I took both of these photos on a trip to India this past October. The Hindu
baby came with her mother to a medical camp where I was helping. What
gorgeous, big brown eyes! This elderly Hindu woman was sitting on a step as
I strolled through a village. Her eyes reflect her life, a very poor,
destitute existence. But after I took her photo, I showed it to her on the
LCD screen, and then her eyes were smiling with delight! I found it amazing
how especially the older people loved having their pictures taken and then
were amazed and giggly when they saw the image!”
I love the first one. It just blew me away. Exotic, wise, weathered. All of these words come to mind. I’d love to see it in black and white. (I hate when people say that, sorry. I just love the image!) Great pictures Terry! Very beautiful

Next is Tiff at My Three Ring Circus. This is Tiff’s first time posting on the DFP and I couldn’t be happier that she’s participating. I’ve loved her blog and especially her pictures for some time now.
Tiff Says, “Hi Cabe, Hope you don’t mind an Aussie joining in with the challenge.”

Tiff says this about her photo, “This is a photo of my daughter Ivy. She is chronically ill and had been for a two weeks. This was taken the morning she started to feel (and look) better. I love the relaxed look in her eyes and for the first time in days they are clear and they look relaxed.”
I’m blown away by this picture Tiff, it’s absolutely beautiful. Eyes are very telling of someone’s emotions, she does look relaxed. I’m glad to hear she’s doing better.

Tiff says, “We were on the beach at sunset the other night and the light caught her eyes. People have been speculating that her eyes are changing to a greeny colour, as opposed to blue. This was a photo of her that I first thought, maybe…”
I love the feel of this one. Great picture!

Next is from from my other cousin in-law Joanna

I love the angle of this and the shades. Seriously Jo, this is a fantastic picture.

This photo comes to us by way of Ginger at Ramble Ramble. It’s good to have you back Ginger!

“I took this photo over the holidays–this horse on my parents
ranch has this one stunning blue eye, which just looked amazing next to
that beautiful red/brown coat. He didn’t want to hold still very often, so
the fact that I got this shot is a bit of a minor miracle.”

I’m sure, like me, you probably have 50,000 of this horse trying to get the shot. The contrast between the coat and the bright eye is awesome.

Our next entry is from Mary Elizabeth check out her non-photography blog (still has some fantastic images) http://www.maryeclev.blogspot.com/

Mary Elizabeth says, “This is my beautiful friend Ashley… I love this shot for many reasons — but mainly it is the beautiful color of her eyes that almost perfectly match the wood door frame behind her. The combination of those + her beautiful red hair, i think it’s a stunning photo of her…”
I’ve seen this on your blog and it has been one of my favorites of yours. It’s the red hair and the background that stand out but it’s her eyes that make the image pop. Wonderful Mary Elizabeth.

Our next photo is from Kevyn at KJ YOU’RE BACK!!! It’s good to see your face ur um… pictures around here again!

Kevyn said, “It took forever to decide, but I think I’d like to go with these two (or you can pick one). I tried making a mosaic of the best shots from the weekend but it turned out kind of creepy, like some multi-eyed creature.”

Kevyn says, “First, here’s Alfred, my cat. He is always getting in front of my camera (often when I’m not after another cat photo) so he’s pretty easy to get good shots of.”

“And this is Bijou, the neighbor’s dog who is staying with us for a while. She’s a sweet, gentle dog and this photo of her eyes says that to me”
Sweet puppy. The contrast and color in the cat is amazing. Great shots.

Next up is my friend Henie at Henie Art Online Henie is extremley talented and has some just amazing photos on her site. I’m a fan because the ones she has of people just seem so REAL. Not posed or fake, just in the moment. Check out her site.

This is why I love eyes for the subject. They are multi-layered and seem to have as many colors in them as a Kaleidoscope. Beautiful capture here Henie.

This photo comes from my old buddy Danny. Who has become a staple around here with these challenges! Danny inadvertently became a participating member of this challenge. He sent me a bunch of pictures and I picked this one and asked if I could share it.
This is of his dog Jack.

We need to get Bear and Jack together and get some energy out of my dog!

Our next batch comes from Nana Nana’s photography is just wonderful, check out her submitted photos.

Is it me or when you see these insects up close it looks like they belong on another planet? I love these two!

And finally we have one of the funniest things that happened to a good friend of mine Chris at Chris-Soapboxes who my or my not have some acid induced posts. (just kidding Chris… or am I?)
Chris has been denied access to the DFP challenges before… inadvertently…. yeah.
Chris sent me an email just recently with this explanation, “So I found out from your helpful wife that I’ve been sending emails with photos and AD quotes to the wrong email address (calebnelson@gmail.com.) My last email was signed “Of course they’re strippers – can’t you see how hot they are!” I always thought my photos just weren’t getting posted because they just sucked. Anyways, I wanted you to see my submission for movement – even though it’s too late. It’s not blurry or anything, but it screamed movement to much to me to not have you see it”
So I’m posting his late picture that was for last time’s challenge on movement.