July 20, 2006

• Edit:   BIG News!!
  

  So, my best friend Ethan Demme called me a bit ago with
  BIG news… She said Yes!!

  Rush over and congradulate them right away
  

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  Pretty Pastels…
  
  
  
  20.8 (the .8 is important years ago, I was born in Central
  Florida in a small town called Lake Wales… More precisely,
  I was born in my parents bedroom in their home at our
  family’s country inn, the “Chalet Suzanne”.
  
  Since moving out a few years ago, I haven’t been able to make
  it back home very often. But, when I do I always have a wonderful
  time seeing my family and the last couple of visits I’ve broken out
  the photo equipment and done little mini-photo shoots around the
  area.
  
  
  The photos I’m posting tonight are a few that I accumulated on my
  last visit a few weeks ago… I don’t have a lot of time to write tonight,
  but I can’t keep promising to post without delivering!
  
  
  So, without further ado:
  
  
  In downtown Lake Wales, the old train depot has been turned into a museum,
  some of the tracks still remain.
  
  
  
  
  A few streets away stands the Rhodesbilt Arcade, the architecture
  in that building is amazing.
  
  
  
  
  
  Then, looking up across the street is a simple staircase that looked amazing.
  
  
  
  
  
  From downtown I headed over to the airport to hang out
  with some of my old skydiving buddies… My cousin Audra
  and I were waiting for the next jump run and I caught this
  picture of her with her Nikon D50.
  
  
  
  
  Big lens!
  
  And then the jump… I really miss skydiving!
  
  
  
  
  
  As the day wore on, we made our way back to the Chalet
  and I caught some interesting shots as day turned to night.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  And from the other side of the pool, a perfect example of the
  relaxation that you’ll find at the Chalet.
  
  
  
  
  And a lovely (though broken) lamp.
  
  
  
  
  Hammerhead clouds?
  Notice the rain coming down in the middle of the cloud
  
  
  
  
  
  And a gorgeous stone bench overlooking the lake.
  
  
  
  
  
  On the walk home, I caught a picture of my little brother James as
  he peered around our big bell. (I need a new flash!)
  
  
  
  
  
  A few hours later, I went back down to the Chalet to capture some
  night shots to try to capture some of the eccentric beauty that “is”
  the Chalet.
  
  I set myself up on the end of a long corridor that houses a few of
  our 28 guest rooms… This next shot was a 3.5 second free handed
  exposure that I happened to snap the shutter on just as a couple of
  guests walked by the lens.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  The amazing thing about the Chalet is all of the small things…
  The plates in the walls, the tile sinks and tubs in the bathrooms
  the random dishes and the 5 star meals… The vineyard, the
  airstrip, even the little Christmas tree lights lining the roof
  year round.
  
  
  If you look in the last picture, you’ll see a staircase at
  the end of the row…. Here it is again.
  (A 4 second free handed exposure… I’m getting better at this!)
  
  
  
  
  
  And finally, a 30 second exposure of one of the fountains.
  
  
  
  
  
  I’ve been moving, working and editing over 2,000 photos… It’s been
  a BUSY few weeks, and the next one promises to be the busiest yet
  as I prepare to do one of the craziest things possible… To continue
  our journey on to Alaska and Mexico, broken leg or not.
  
  Ethan and I will be posting again soon,
  I have to finish moving tomorrow!
  
  
  
  
  P.S. Keep me in Prayer, and let me know what I can Pray for you about!

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