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…

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

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”?

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.

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…

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 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)

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!

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.