I also need to thank KC for the fantastic Christmas gift of a helicopter ride. Some of the most stunning pictures from the whole trip were from the air and it was an amazing experience even though it was a little turbulent :). Enjoy!

The link above is to a gallery of images I took at this event. I love the spirit and the sense of unity this team gives off. Constantly supporting their members with chants and cheers. Enjoy!

Thomas Lake Park in Eagan MN has always yielded a high number of successful images for me. It is hard to imagine that something so close to home can bring such beauty to peoples lives. I think that Eagan has done a wonderful job of preserving it’s green spaces with parks and preserves for our families to enjoy. So go out and set an example for future generations by keeping the planet green and fighting for parks and preserves. Anyway this gallery is of images taken with an infrared camera. The surreal effect is really something that I have fallen in love with.

I am also announcing that I will be starting an article category to help those who wish to learn more about photography and photography related techniques.

Okay, here is a gallery of a bunch of images taken during Scotts New Years party. I have to say that it was really nice to see everyone from my old hometown of Plymouth again and also to meet some new people. Scott has always gone above and beyond for these parties ever since he started to DJ but this party was really something else. The music was pumping all night long and I could not have asked for anything better. To see a gallery of images you can click on the image above or you can click this link: New Years 07′

Last weekend I went to the Minnesota Zoo with a group of friends. It was one of the first times I had this break to really have a good time and not worry about College or Work. Sheena was kind enough to get us all tickets to go and they needed to be used by the end of the year. We ended up with a bunch of tickets that we could not use so we handed them out to couples as they walked in the door. The reactions ranged from confusion to joy, but there is never anything like spreading holiday cheer.

While we were at the zoo we decided to see the Bird Show right away at 1:00pm and boy am I glad that we decided to go because it was a riot. There was a mishap with the show that lead to some awesome pictures and a great story. In the middle of the show the trainer started talking about what kind of food large raptors tend to eat. At the same time trained rats ran along the backdrop on a vine so all of the kids would go wild. It was a great addition to the show and it went very smoothly until the next bird came out. I guess not all of the rats got put away because this bird just had a bead on the front stage ready to fly down and snatch something up. The kids pointed out the rat that was still out and the trainer did her best to keep the rat in the tree. The rats started to bite her hand so she covered them with a hankerchief. That owl took off and pounced on what it thought was a rat but was only a bit of cloth. After that it was pretty agitated that it was not going to receive a nice juicy meal after all so it disobeyed the trainers and flew around the room eventually moving down the exit hall and hitting the glass door. As far as I know the bird was okay and the trainer rushed to take care of it.

The rest of the day at the zoo was pretty productive in terms of photographs. I was pretty bummed that the Minnesota Trail was closed for remodeling. I guess it will be open again this summer. Please do everything you can to support the Minnesota Zoo.

I will have to say that I am sorry for the delay in getting my slideshows and galleries up here for all of you kind visitors to see. I have been struggling with technology the whole way. I ended up deciding to use Simpleviewer
to display most of my photos and another slideshow program that will guide you through with music. This is the first official release of my first gallery so be kind while I work the bugs out. My original intention was to have everything integrated into the same website but that became harder and harder to do because I also wanted to give you images that were large enough to get the full effect. I ended up creating a separate viewer for each gallery that will be linked to. On my portfolio page I will have short descriptions and links to launch these galleries in new windows. Until I find a better way to do it this will have to make due.