tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45771649157428918602024-02-19T00:34:52.767-06:00Photos and Miscellany, DiscombobulatedPersonal and professional ramblings of <a href="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com">David Hill, Austin Wedding Photographer</a>.David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-29572436579497733162009-04-22T02:07:00.001-05:002009-05-12T14:53:02.579-05:00ABBA Lives?Last night I was shooting an event at the Nordic Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, and we got surprised by ABBA... Or did they break up two decades ago? Meet Waterloo -- Sweden's leading ABBA cover band!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/waterloo/01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/waterloo/01.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/waterloo/02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/waterloo/02.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/waterloo/03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/waterloo/03.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/waterloo/04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/waterloo/04.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/waterloo/05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/waterloo/05.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/waterloo/06.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/waterloo/06.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/waterloo/07.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/waterloo/07.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/waterloo/08.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/waterloo/08.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/waterloo/10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/waterloo/10.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/waterloo/11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/waterloo/11.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-52879645369150414582009-02-20T12:37:00.007-06:002009-02-21T02:16:42.069-06:00WPPI 2009 - Viva Las Vegas!I just got back from the big Wedding and Portrait Photographer International pow-wow in Las Vegas. It's where the people who sell stuff to photographers, the photographers themselves, and the wannabe photographers all get together and try to convince each other to buy stuff, compete for the title of most popular social butterfly, or--for newbies-- to create the illusion of actually being in the industry at all. It's quite entertaining! And of course, we all had a few drinks. <br /><br />Here we are arriving at the airport. That's Jake. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/01.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/01.JPG" border="0" alt="this image is of Austin photographer Jake Holt attending the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International WPPI conference " /></a><br /><br />He just turned, with the beginnings of a tear in his eye, and said "Viva, Las Vegas." What can you say to that?<br /><br />And Mary, who just saw Wayne Newton stepping out of an Escalade limo with Kanye West. I know, it doesn't make sense when rappers fly commercial.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/02.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/02.JPG" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill 78722, who took this image of photographer Mary Sledd at WPPI" /></a><br /><br />Jake got inspired by Canon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/03.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/03.JPG" border="0" alt="This image is from the trade show floor at the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International conference" /></a><br /><br />Cory joined us after a later flight. I found these great frozens in the basement of the MGM grand. We carried them into Puck's.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/04.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/04.JPG" border="0" alt="This image of three two austin 78722 wedding photographers having some frozen drinks in vegas" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/05.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/05.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Below, we have two guys in arty hats enjoying Blues Traveler a little too much at the Nikon BIG Event. If I had a plastic flash diffuser for every arty hat I saw at this convention, I'd be Gary Fong. Can somebody pass me an arty hat, PLEASE?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/06.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/06.JPG" border="0" alt="This image is of two Dallas area photographers attending the wedding photographer conference with Blues Traveler" /></a><br /><br />The view from our 1500 square foot suite at the MGM Grand.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/07.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/07.JPG" border="0" alt="Four austin wedding photographers 78722 stayed in this giant room at the MGM grand for WPPI, and this is our room view, you can see mountains and the statue of liberty" /></a><br /><br />Whole Foods fans, this is Vegas.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/08.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/08.JPG" border="0" alt="Austin wedding photographer David Hill 78722 obtained party supplies and a hot lunch at this whole foods" /></a><br /><br />I own some dorky camera stuff, but this dude has some brass, standing in front of the Apple booth wearing Steve Jobs' official uniform with a view camera attached to his Canon 1Ds... I'm speechless.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/09.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/09.JPG" border="0" alt="The black turtle neck and blue jeans wardrobe of this wedding photographer amazed David Hill due to the fact that he happened to be standing in front of the Apple Computer booth" /></a><br /><br />Sometimes I wonder where my Pictage dues are going, then I see the wonderful boots on this go-go dancer at the Pictage party.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/10.JPG" border="0" alt="Image of a go-go dancer at the Pictage part at the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International conference" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/11.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/11.JPG" border="0" alt="The Pictage party was at the Studio 54 bar at the MGM Grand" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/12.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/12.JPG" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill 78722, who loves wedding and event photography - this image is of " /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/13.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/13.JPG" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photography - this image is of " /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/14.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/14.JPG" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of " /></a><br /><br />I loaned Cory my SB900 so she could set the world alight with the promise of liberty for huddled masses.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/15.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/15.JPG" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of " /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/16.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/16.JPG" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of " /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/17.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/2-20/17.JPG" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of " /></a>David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-83098519005679481652008-10-27T23:33:00.006-05:002009-02-21T02:17:50.414-06:00Thriller World Record!On Saturday, the Alamo Drafthouse organized a Thrill the World dance at Austin's Long Center and set a new world record for the amount of people doing the infamous Michael Jackson Thriller dance in one place. Lucky for me, I was their official photographer and got to take lots of photos, including this really fun collage of six different images.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com/samples/thriller1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com/samples/thriller1-sm.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill 78722, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of " /></a><br /><br />This is a GIANT picture. If you were there and somewhere in the front half, be sure to zoom in and find yourself!David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-66410671804774619022008-10-26T05:22:00.005-05:002009-02-21T02:18:31.726-06:00Photographing the PhotographerIt's not everyday that you get to shoot the wedding of one of Austin's best wedding photographers (no pressure!), who also happens to be one of your best friends and colleagues. Yesterday I had that honor, along with <a href="http://www.jakeholt.com">Jake Holt</a>, at the wedding of our fabulous photo friend <a href="http://www.sleddweddings.com">Mary Sledd</a> to our pal Scott Owens, who you may know from his <a href="http://www.do512.com">Do512</a> website and parties. The wedding took place at Mercury Hall. This is just a very small preview of the ceremony.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com/blog/owens/owens9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com/blog/owens/owens9.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill 78722, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of the wedding of Mary Sledd to Scott Owens at Mercury Hall in Austin Texas in October of 2008." /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com/blog/owens/owens6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com/blog/owens/owens6.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of the wedding of Mary Sledd to Scott Owens at Mercury Hall in Austin Texas in October of 2008." /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com/blog/owens/owens7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com/blog/owens/owens7.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of the wedding of Mary Sledd to Scott Owens at Mercury Hall in Austin Texas in October of 2008." /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com/blog/owens/owens8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com/blog/owens/owens8.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of the wedding of Mary Sledd to Scott Owens at Mercury Hall in Austin Texas in October of 2008." /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com/blog/owens/owens5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com/blog/owens/owens5.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of the wedding of Mary Sledd to Scott Owens at Mercury Hall in Austin Texas in October of 2008." /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com/blog/owens/owens2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com/blog/owens/owens2.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of the wedding of Mary Sledd to Scott Owens at Mercury Hall in Austin Texas in October of 2008." /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com/blog/owens/owens1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com/blog/owens/owens1.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of the wedding of Mary Sledd to Scott Owens at Mercury Hall in Austin Texas in October of 2008." /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com/blog/owens/owens3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com/blog/owens/owens3.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of the wedding of Mary Sledd to Scott Owens at Mercury Hall in Austin Texas in October of 2008." /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com/blog/owens/owens4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com/blog/owens/owens4.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of the wedding of Mary Sledd to Scott Owens at Mercury Hall in Austin Texas in October of 2008." /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com/blog/owens/owens0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.austinweddingphotographer.com/blog/owens/owens0.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of the wedding of Mary Sledd to Scott Owens at Mercury Hall in Austin Texas in October of 2008." /></a>David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-85308770920242996282008-10-01T12:14:00.005-05:002008-10-01T12:30:53.927-05:00Street Photography Contest WinnerI'm a regular participant in the Canon and Nikon forums at dpreview.com. Last week, somebody got the bright idea that we actually "<a href="http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1021&thread=29439651">use our gear</a>" instead of just talking about it. Of course I use my gear all the time AND talk about it, so I don't have the implied problem, but I figured I would go along with the premise anyway. The contest was very informal and international. My winning pic, below, was taken in the NYC subway in June. The second place photo appears to be from Prague. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/coney/coney8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/coney/coney8.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of " /></a><br /><br />There is a humorous "controversy" surrounding my totally <a href="http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1021&thread=29537425">sweet DPR victory</a>, because the contest originated in the Nikon forum, and I admitted that one of my three entries was taken with a Canon 5D, while my other two were taken with a Nikon D3 (incidentally, the voting happened on <a href="http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1021&thread=29472805">this thread</a>). I brazenly shoot both systems. I know, I'm crazy! I'm not saying which camera took the winning photo, but I will give the exposure info: 35mm, 1/30s, f/7.1, ISO 400 -- which goes to show one of the perils of street photography. My ISO was still set for topside, and this opportunity was so fleeting that I didn't have time to change it. But since I shoot RAW, I was able to push the image in Photoshop. An in-camera JPEG would not have cleaned up this good. <br /><br />Anyways, when I saw this, I just imagined how funny it would be to see this guy actually riding his skateboard as part of his multi-modal transportation scheme. While such a site is probably common in Dubai, it makes an Austinite stop to think. The imagination is probably funnier than the reality.David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-14527176578301766082008-09-29T19:55:00.008-05:002008-09-30T18:14:13.820-05:00Funny Prank, Ha Ha<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://davidhillphoto.com/blog/92908/photo-pit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://davidhillphoto.com/blog/92908/photo-pit.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of " /></a><br /><br />I spent the three-day weekend shooting the Austin City Limits Music Festival. It was great. This morning, Pitchfork Media published my photos. Then, a couple hours later, I get an interesting email. Here it is in its entirety: <br /><br /><blockquote>message: I'll have my lawyers contacting you soon. <br />I suggest you seek some legal advice in regards to your brand name.<br /><br />D<br />--------------------------------------------------------------<br />First: David Hill<br />Last: na<br />email: info@foxcreative.net<br />phone: na</blockquote><br /><br />Of course, I'm well aware that there are various other guys in the world named David Hill who take pictures, such as <a href="http://www.davidhillphotography.com">this one in San Francisco</a>, <a href="http://photographyhistory.wordpress.com/category/david-hill/">this one from the 19th Century</a>, <a href="http://www.ididar.ca">this one in Canada</a>, <a href="http://www.hillfamily.org/david/dbhphoto-00.htm">this one from Atlanta</a>, and <a href="http://www.davehill.co.uk">this one in England</a>. <br /><br />However, the one relevant to this email is currently the most famous of us all, <a href="http://www.davehillphoto.com">Dave Hill</a>. Dave does really awesome work with bands, WWE superstars, the guy from Napoleon Dynamite, products, and all kinds of other stuff. His look is famous in photo circles for being the first to mix stylistic elements the way he does, and a google search will reveal countless forum posts written by people trying to get his look. I've always hoped that one day all the David Hills would get together, and I'd get to meet him. <br /><br />So naturally, I found this email slightly disturbing. From a legal perspective, it's practically impossible to trademark a combination of a common name and a common word. "David Hill Photography" is about as likely to get trademark status as "John Smith Food." Wanting to know if this was for real, I immediately called David's agency, <a href="http://foxcreative.net/ ">Fox Creative</a>. They said they would look into it and call me back. Meanwhile, I found Dave's cell phone and left him a voice mail assuring him that I would be willing to disambiguate our brands on the friendliest of term. I waited a few hours and called Fox again. I spoke with Paige, who said she represents Dave, and she assured me that she had contacted Dave, and that Dave said the email I had received was a phony. That was a relief. UPDATE: Today, Sept. 30, Dave himself emailed me to reply,<br /><br /><blockquote> "No one can copyright their own name! Especially one as common as ours! haha ... Keep rockin' in Austin!"</blockquote><br /><br />So, to the prankster: You're very funny. I hope this made your day!David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-7073951720137493212008-09-19T03:42:00.000-05:002008-09-19T03:43:09.996-05:00Requiem for an Amusement Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/coney/coney1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/coney/coney1.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of " /></a><br /><br />America loses two run-down New York City treasures this week--Yankee Stadium and Coney Island's Astroland. My most recent pics of Yankee Stadium are on film, so you're not going to see those today. But I did recently travel to Coney Island. Above is the 1918 Wonder Wheel. Yes, we rode it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/coney/coney9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/coney/coney9.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of " /></a><br /><br />GTA IV players will recognize 100 percent of these locations...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/coney/coney2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/coney/coney2.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of " /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/coney/coney3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/coney/coney3.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of " /></a><br /><br />Since this is a nostalgia blog entry, I'm using cheesy vignetting effect here, and generally screwing around with the colors. I would not do this to you unless you asked. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/coney/coney4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/coney/coney4.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of " /></a><br /><br />Fortunately, the Cyclone sits outside the main Astroland area, and it's supposed to survive. The Wonder Wheel park is also separate and is continuing for the time being. Coney Island is in the center of a really ugly battle to gentrify the area and force out all the low-rent entertainment for which it's been known since World War II. Coney Island's heydey was around 1917. I highly recommend the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Wheel">Wikipedia entry</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/coney/coney5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/coney/coney5.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of " /></a><br /><br />Jared Leto fans will get this reference.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/coney/coney6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/coney/coney6.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of " /></a><br /><br />Here we're simulating a faded 1970s print. Some people like that. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/coney/coney7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/coney/coney7.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of " /></a><br /><br />And this was just some random moment I got later in the subway.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/coney/coney8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/coney/coney8.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of " /></a>David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-39985713785919209482008-05-28T16:05:00.000-05:002008-07-21T04:12:52.290-05:00Rustang GT street racer tanks it at my house<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/528/mustang1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/528/mustang1.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of " /></a><br /><br />The driver was (somehow) fine. The car, no so much. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/528/mustang2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/528/mustang2.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of " /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/528/mustang3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/528/mustang3.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of " /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/528/mustang4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/528/mustang4.jpg" border="0" alt="This is the blog of austin wedding photographer David Hill, who loves wedding and event photograhy - this image is of " /></a>David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-78326269662301999652008-05-10T05:53:00.001-05:002008-05-10T06:07:20.236-05:00Giant Hole in My DrivewayThe other day I got home from lunch to find this giant hole in my driveway.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Though the timing came as a complete surprise, it happened because I told the city my water pressure was low a few months back. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Based on the amount of city personnel and gear required to fix this, I'm guessing I made back a full year's worth of property tax on this one. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />This stuff beats Tonka toys for sure. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole9.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole10.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole11.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole12.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole13.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole14.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/5-10/hole15.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-34682384424568680972008-04-06T03:43:00.000-05:002008-05-12T02:43:30.689-05:00Petals in 3D?OK, maybe not in 3D, but this is one of the most in your face sequences of rose petals I've ever seen. Just got back from Kelly and Mike's Luckenbach wedding a few minutes ago. Flower Power.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2eSRcHAsg2HX8otI5_f0slqA4uq6G3s9mjyjmz5hD6s_P1pSB9l3dsVnpfJLQEbArA-swOttceSg5wpBxejKrm8oflHRJCumPw6b22zq4NIk1uSn5S7RJ7oEWdKgBViX1iF76eO1eEcx/s1600-h/kelly1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2eSRcHAsg2HX8otI5_f0slqA4uq6G3s9mjyjmz5hD6s_P1pSB9l3dsVnpfJLQEbArA-swOttceSg5wpBxejKrm8oflHRJCumPw6b22zq4NIk1uSn5S7RJ7oEWdKgBViX1iF76eO1eEcx/s320/kelly1.jpg" border="0" alt="photo by austin wedding photographer David Hill of wedding in Luckenbach Texas" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185941382473552178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZDecUeTrePBsZpknQLb9tPRCAvCof38oGEqn1EpDdMBh-cVIS6GUB_kvcHgXUfffIC5t5UQXgb1YvvFjzQycxVwfLsGZINTDxfpjnc-bGUVsUbY1wT2Knm9ZFJRBN97EsIzEVH9j24tW/s1600-h/kelly2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZDecUeTrePBsZpknQLb9tPRCAvCof38oGEqn1EpDdMBh-cVIS6GUB_kvcHgXUfffIC5t5UQXgb1YvvFjzQycxVwfLsGZINTDxfpjnc-bGUVsUbY1wT2Knm9ZFJRBN97EsIzEVH9j24tW/s320/kelly2.jpg" border="0" alt="austin wedding photography by David Hill"id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185941382473552194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgok0YGwSs5hv-K5rgD98IvYJnMBU9Vhco_6Wy8ASg1MrjV_xaovd6O6iYsnLEBMpBtLtyqBOyBX2rGotDvL0eCoM5-9NSQJuI9iRByrr48n96fM_XXZbLSeG9ejH5ijrEfqLSrtab4rXC0/s1600-h/kelly3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgok0YGwSs5hv-K5rgD98IvYJnMBU9Vhco_6Wy8ASg1MrjV_xaovd6O6iYsnLEBMpBtLtyqBOyBX2rGotDvL0eCoM5-9NSQJuI9iRByrr48n96fM_XXZbLSeG9ejH5ijrEfqLSrtab4rXC0/s320/kelly3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185941386768519506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Kf4ckjggXGx0ejGBOm6jSpTMFeNHyQcTHkC9PFyPgE8ag3e_Pg5DLPdvXoHZeeZv4X6rE7XY8cIVIptqN6r3Fgy5LokEzTvv6yt52EsVKGujIzRPys5VaPFNMytLdgu0ooSN_5zH4Hya/s1600-h/kelly4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Kf4ckjggXGx0ejGBOm6jSpTMFeNHyQcTHkC9PFyPgE8ag3e_Pg5DLPdvXoHZeeZv4X6rE7XY8cIVIptqN6r3Fgy5LokEzTvv6yt52EsVKGujIzRPys5VaPFNMytLdgu0ooSN_5zH4Hya/s320/kelly4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185941391063486818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3P1aAzXI8BJ89KiJwWqg0Vwm0Ot6KmfmhOzA5TwhECiihq55o73Xxwuv6bi8uGv3R_z2GpxLbML3hY7m_fGQh41TyaCl3ZbWo8RX-izFcId_Pa960j59nzpieQ28s79FeBTcnPH_FxpL_/s1600-h/kelly5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3P1aAzXI8BJ89KiJwWqg0Vwm0Ot6KmfmhOzA5TwhECiihq55o73Xxwuv6bi8uGv3R_z2GpxLbML3hY7m_fGQh41TyaCl3ZbWo8RX-izFcId_Pa960j59nzpieQ28s79FeBTcnPH_FxpL_/s320/kelly5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185941391063486834" /></a>David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-12940206010471802462008-04-06T01:33:00.001-05:002008-05-12T02:45:44.167-05:00Katie and NickKatie and Nick had a church wedding in Round Rock followed by a reception at the Reunion Ranch. The candle light dance at the end of the evening was cool. Katie's mom thought of that. Great idea!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photos of Katie and Nick wedding in north Austin by photographer David Hill" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn2.jpg" border="0" alt="austin wedding photographer does Georgetown and Pflugerville photos in Texas" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn9.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn17.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn18.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn20.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn20.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn21.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn21.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn22.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn22.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn23.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn23.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn24.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn24.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn25.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn25.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn26.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn26.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn27.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/kn27.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-33326820971878694052008-04-06T01:21:00.000-05:002008-04-06T01:27:40.531-05:00Some SXSWThis year I only shot SXSW one night, for a Seattle-based marketing firm. This was my first major live music shoot with the Nikon D3. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx9.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx10.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx11.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx12.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/sx13.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-40024756860309936652008-04-06T01:05:00.000-05:002008-04-06T01:20:13.201-05:00Switching to NikonIn the world of professional cameras, Canon vs Nikon is like Ford vs Chevy, or whatever your favorite commercial rivalry is. But unlike driving cars, there is no viable VW waiting on the sidelines to save you from the shouting match. Nope, in digital SLR cameras only two brands really matter for any type of documentary work. Some will claim that Olympus or Sony is an option, but they don't have nearly the established systems to back them up... To my point: I had been a Canon shooter since elementary school. Then about a year ago, Canon starting slipping up. Their normally amazing customer service started doing some weird things, and then they turned out several products with annoying inherent design flaws--flaws, including a pseudo-recall, that have been so debated on the Internet that I dare not speak them here by name! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/nikon1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/nikon1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Then Nikon released what is currently the world's most advanced professional DSLR, at the same time as their best ever wide angle lens. Fed up with Canon's attitude, I bought into this new Nikon wave. This is really a great thing, because the industry needed competition. Prior to the new D3, Nikon had been struggling on sensor quality; and as a result Canon set the pace of the market as they pleased. No more! Among its strengths, the Nikon D3 is the best low-light camera ever, which is great for events and indoor action. That's why I bought 2 of them, with a D300, a semi-pro model, for backup. Contrasted with Canon's semi-pro model, the 40D, Nikon's D300 wins huge, by way of its full pro auto focus system and much tougher build quality... I still love Canon, but they must get back to the quality they represented when they released the 5D and 1D Mark II generations... Anyways, this is part of my commitment to serve my clients with only the very best in glass-addled handheld microcomputers. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/nikon2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/nikon2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-72708580218913327282008-04-06T01:01:00.000-05:002008-04-06T01:05:12.161-05:00Jake turns 30This is my good friend Jake. He just turned 30. He got a fancy egg timer with which to measure the remaining years of his life. Then he got a bunch of drinks out of us (not pictured), then he got chocolate cake. Bill Cosby would be proud. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/j301.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/j301.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/j302.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/j302.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/j303.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/j303.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-52166702798083220602008-04-06T00:53:00.000-05:002008-04-06T01:00:28.143-05:00What a caucus looks likeI was an Obama delegate at the county Democratic caucus. The one that made national news for being one of the largest Dem gatherings ever. If you want to see more, just look on my flickr - username davidhillphoto, where you can also find more snarky captions. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca4.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca5.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca6.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca9.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca8.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca10.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca11.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca12.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca14.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca13.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca15.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca16.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca17.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca17.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca19.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca19.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/ca18.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-51262171647822195462008-04-06T00:48:00.000-05:002008-04-06T00:53:14.056-05:00Man vs. GoatI saw this amazing mano y mano standoff while walking to the Caucus. The goat defeated the Meter Reader. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/goat1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/goat1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/goat2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/goat2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/goat3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.davidhillphoto.com/blog/408/goat3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-36611260950536705822008-03-07T17:54:00.000-06:002008-05-12T02:51:35.753-05:00Another cool award!Every quarter, the Wedding Photojournalist Association holds a contest for the best wedding photos in the entire world. It's a prestigious group due to the fact that you can't buy your way in just for asking -- you must be admitted, and also because the competition within the group is extreme. The judges of this competition, which are published on the WPJA website, read like a Pulitzer and National Press Photographers Association "who's who" list. It's very intimidating knowing that Bill Frakes might be the one judging your photo. It's only slightly less intimidating than getting randomly seated next to Bill Frakes on an airplane while on the way home from a photo shoot in Jacksonville--which HAS HAPPENED TO ME... Anyways, that said, I'm thrilled to have placed 5th in the "Departures" category this time, with this shot from Amy and Blake's wedding at Laguna Gloria: <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-9y6j96fPOtpmZa4m5g7aozPlu30ruqbws82XA6ps3AYV8gYcPwK3kWHQLP_nb3kTVlES0GohVwIIIMdl8XMfDdwMKAi7P4EFEl6_aTE8u5i44qmZ_zVtS-L_Ks6Q4BKx-XVl-YOce8S/s1600-h/q42007winner.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-9y6j96fPOtpmZa4m5g7aozPlu30ruqbws82XA6ps3AYV8gYcPwK3kWHQLP_nb3kTVlES0GohVwIIIMdl8XMfDdwMKAi7P4EFEl6_aTE8u5i44qmZ_zVtS-L_Ks6Q4BKx-XVl-YOce8S/s320/q42007winner.jpg" border="0" alt="winning wedding photography image by Austin wedding photographer David Hill image of bride and groom departing wedding ceremony" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175153545199257922" /></a><br /><br />Only 13 of the 28 WPJA members in this region have ever placed a top 10. I have placed top 10 in 4 of the last 8 quarters. You can see my latest win with the judge's comments <a href="http://www.wpja.com/wedding_photography_galleries/contest/07/q4/20-05.htm">here</a>. Visit <a href="http://www.davidhillphoto.com">Austin Wedding Photographer</a> David Hill.David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-70628379789378808142008-03-07T17:11:00.000-06:002008-03-07T17:47:53.726-06:00Rebecca's Austin BridalThis is Rebecca, in front of Austin's favorite waterfall. Not to be confused with Austin's favorite spring, which is about a block away. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJ6gC9GLEXXux6bEjtqoQlbDQHOZab_lXnVGkj0aI8ImDxsZMUqskTXJpbMhgnCLWK2H7myVdzjVZqL23tCbzEDrrQ32Cyqu5zGa3EbNROu-eqwECvyQ11hUytCccCsuv0RgjXxdjm2_f/s1600-h/rebecca3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvJ6gC9GLEXXux6bEjtqoQlbDQHOZab_lXnVGkj0aI8ImDxsZMUqskTXJpbMhgnCLWK2H7myVdzjVZqL23tCbzEDrrQ32Cyqu5zGa3EbNROu-eqwECvyQ11hUytCccCsuv0RgjXxdjm2_f/s320/rebecca3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175144628847151298" /></a><br /><br />One issue with blogging bridals is that you really shouldn't do it until after the wedding. As such, this is from the fall, but now I can safely publish it! We started at the Zilker Bontanical, which is a perennial fave of most local photographers. It costs $50 now, but it's worth it, because there's fewer people there to get in the way than there were back when it cost nothing. While on this shoot, I actually saw another photographer I know (won't name him), who's apparently a bit of a cheapskate, getting kicked out for trying to evade the fee. He had a 30 pound backpack full of gear on his back, and was trying to tell the security guard he wasn't a professional. Hilarious!!! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5P4KlRmRSGPjdbEako5A2mZGUgknyzgE96fDh5-anK8Oz1dmBgn6yw_fsb6VPzNU_5ybla-1Xbrkygb79V1WILJO0loeSXiboo-8kBN_And7I7Bl9v1H3NcMQQp2_GgvANOzhijblaZAf/s1600-h/rebecca1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5P4KlRmRSGPjdbEako5A2mZGUgknyzgE96fDh5-anK8Oz1dmBgn6yw_fsb6VPzNU_5ybla-1Xbrkygb79V1WILJO0loeSXiboo-8kBN_And7I7Bl9v1H3NcMQQp2_GgvANOzhijblaZAf/s320/rebecca1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175144624552183986" /></a><br /><br />Above is what I will admit is a total Zilker cliche, but I throw it in the mix because it's kinda fun. And I will NOT digitally squish the keyhole to match the height of your head... There's a photog here in town who likes to brag that he does that. I believe the keyhole was created by some artist who doesn't want it squished to your height. <br /><br />This shot was us just wanting something silly with the velociraptor...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_T6ODA74wKI8TkbJGyypMyZkuWwfP_k4rIvUYDFir8sqIVKEC5fXfm0kADlX7meVCFz90bbTH8AYpkESJWTAc4_VagAUTqTNelgfYg4heFNCu0JSk4X6RlQMx5aN9HwJb9GHsr_wUogUb/s1600-h/rebecca5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_T6ODA74wKI8TkbJGyypMyZkuWwfP_k4rIvUYDFir8sqIVKEC5fXfm0kADlX7meVCFz90bbTH8AYpkESJWTAc4_VagAUTqTNelgfYg4heFNCu0JSk4X6RlQMx5aN9HwJb9GHsr_wUogUb/s320/rebecca5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175144633142118610" /></a><br /><br />This little series was my favorite...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzG1xDQ9zn6lmC_hmrDIZyv9AkZFJd3sl1wDUGo9so5nbKb-XBszUnkJg8MQM2yQnv-871n0bPhG5VYU_ujkROe6MSlytdGpvVFuE4JpTAlY8Rdq7xXqttIXfGt5E7exQpdkKTZp9p95lx/s1600-h/rebecca6.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Yw09W9SUGNnWcegvok06zeqP_TUcv_7Nzv-abYs5T90r9K_cf-aGv2VidcJlSerQB1FtGv9rRo3lvCyVV1wIlxTTBH1ha7aEiE-WaKJ0De_q0AWm6EU5s0KrZMSUi2a6xaRU6EaF2uqU/s320/rebecca12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175143941652383778" /></a><br /><br /> In Austin, a bridal shoot often includes some measure of how well the photographer can do some impromptu thing or another near the warehouse nexus of 4th and Colorado, and this one is no exception. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIqu1EQi77UMGVgkZk_T4xW3Axa8yj5mlsVsExCpmIx2wwJpYl1xRxX3wf5e5-2269moNK2p6H9OylBGEiHcsuJNa2OUQ94IMMpNbrGTSJAiJo3AU4FwWpNJi_F856K_YgzKSgA4dJP4E/s1600-h/rebecca21.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIqu1EQi77UMGVgkZk_T4xW3Axa8yj5mlsVsExCpmIx2wwJpYl1xRxX3wf5e5-2269moNK2p6H9OylBGEiHcsuJNa2OUQ94IMMpNbrGTSJAiJo3AU4FwWpNJi_F856K_YgzKSgA4dJP4E/s320/rebecca21.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175150611736594738" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8tm5dfVl4oHH8Zps5LKSpfBMmEtFZ743B8yHk9hhOBu6AHPOb20KGBIHIPQxUA3J-My-SkBjo2vsl_DKMplKl_2LK7TFYblER52z8fCAYeR8mR6j-npyUyhslUxV0K66Hwzuq81IuC63/s1600-h/rebecca13.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lOjxl2Q6XIwSLaVw3G428GNqoNT8CGbPeXO9qkNd-TwVrNxQjuhztQ0IkdNqOoUhSWvEaRVQ6nNfSTKPFqb6Kh9mBBz6-PKmRlbT5XbmGtoB2JKrAVv0JpM4OuIzX97GEI5AMiuFGj-V/s320/rebecca17.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175142644572260306" /></a><br /><br />Rebecca was looking so good in this photo that it...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwjjNkjKF4DKNUP-G0ZgpMqEMiwjYizHLErPUGyjx29GMQIsDdI3xUXqys4mOKhkcKC96QOp4sRFx6tBH1LnIPxUk3PgQRSczXUDPoLheAC5JEMofeOHB3Eg-IXvT_tFVMMiW07iOqjk8/s1600-h/rebecca18.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwjjNkjKF4DKNUP-G0ZgpMqEMiwjYizHLErPUGyjx29GMQIsDdI3xUXqys4mOKhkcKC96QOp4sRFx6tBH1LnIPxUk3PgQRSczXUDPoLheAC5JEMofeOHB3Eg-IXvT_tFVMMiW07iOqjk8/s320/rebecca18.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175142653162194914" /></a><br /><br />... caused this <em>totally unattended but running vehicle</em> (which is <em>illegal</em> in Texas) to catch on fire! I called 911 myself. This shoot was full of laughs. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31tGKXaiiK7nLPAuiaDDEaBy-1DO5HzbbyvUWSWcBEQSyRL7bFyogpY1dWHCiAbGWErdp7DQHyzXBWYpXTGix59Vtotfbx_GZ1WPLH1jBzCmXVGQ5E6TqL-Vs5lHo513Gy4R9LeL8rqcB/s1600-h/rebecca19.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj31tGKXaiiK7nLPAuiaDDEaBy-1DO5HzbbyvUWSWcBEQSyRL7bFyogpY1dWHCiAbGWErdp7DQHyzXBWYpXTGix59Vtotfbx_GZ1WPLH1jBzCmXVGQ5E6TqL-Vs5lHo513Gy4R9LeL8rqcB/s320/rebecca19.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175142657457162226" /></a><br /><br />Here they come!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6QbS-dr-hoiJN5iHVfGXKuQCGR8CqUbG-iPMkDQsW_CKdLFq9QI9gkKTkAQKUDJg6FV1bVZlSJpaM5oZMaViZ2qT7JJgBBlDlKvTQDRof1eFsUNE0RAL5L6LyOmlg_hpl_5E7ROjMAY_/s1600-h/rebecca20.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6QbS-dr-hoiJN5iHVfGXKuQCGR8CqUbG-iPMkDQsW_CKdLFq9QI9gkKTkAQKUDJg6FV1bVZlSJpaM5oZMaViZ2qT7JJgBBlDlKvTQDRof1eFsUNE0RAL5L6LyOmlg_hpl_5E7ROjMAY_/s320/rebecca20.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175142683226966018" /></a>David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-14363951825543966792008-03-07T16:33:00.000-06:002008-03-07T16:39:53.001-06:00Dinner with Will FerrellWill Ferrell did a special sneak preview appearance at the Alamo recently to promote his new film, Semi Pro. To get in, EVERY member of the audience had to dress in a Flint Tropics uniform. As the only official photogapher, I got to use super secret panoramic techniques to take a gigantic "team photo," the last one below -- click to view it gigantic, and scroll sideways!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjR1YhPNN-jEa2iN9R7jS82DWRSF3PDFUODntnhz6JPRDv1HUzEKjXQ_zigNAt8C2nNvgz4JUDNVC1AheMIa5lwqPeznGmSToNYfVr0ooU-_ivOQkXK-JlEcknSzrmu_vSWijPWhSJCA5a/s1600-h/ferrell1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjR1YhPNN-jEa2iN9R7jS82DWRSF3PDFUODntnhz6JPRDv1HUzEKjXQ_zigNAt8C2nNvgz4JUDNVC1AheMIa5lwqPeznGmSToNYfVr0ooU-_ivOQkXK-JlEcknSzrmu_vSWijPWhSJCA5a/s320/ferrell1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175132529924278082" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSzK37AHRUli4xQiQHwcu4j3JlNHlC5xu2RcA-4-_W5ookw6mz0l4YnnLVtYMn74SmBskg60WBBgqFgdx5M7YIhb_W9zLkY1Zm225k70sCWBvGA2vjwR3UeZEjnzKOBUs0b0PbYWXL8_y/s1600-h/ferrell2.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgapd8EBClI5d7zbgn4OWPP1-u2AuUd0E7c0F3fmHbGmF4Gtc97k5CybdMmgkGxcWGX2G4pcPh70kmWT1xeGo6s1CdPyLZy88eZLyPyGO_xwdiDoIruHUQprgpRlOWWFKQ_WOwl7kJl75zp/s320/ferrell8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175132774737414066" /></a>David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-28030603800569602672008-03-07T16:10:00.000-06:002008-03-07T16:19:15.321-06:00Breakfast with ObamaI was one of the lucky people to get a ticket to Obama's town hall meeting in Austin last week. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_69amKOwUVRkUM_uPOvPGzJTsfLSffr7guLRk6EA_T_8utNEDEc_JAAciQCa8XE0sSMU9598e6HY2A12sKzlGK0gylvR2cJx92Hy3ahEFQ4dUtZs2mMUqdi7vrx4fgfkOBBjySSApaITx/s1600-h/obama4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_69amKOwUVRkUM_uPOvPGzJTsfLSffr7guLRk6EA_T_8utNEDEc_JAAciQCa8XE0sSMU9598e6HY2A12sKzlGK0gylvR2cJx92Hy3ahEFQ4dUtZs2mMUqdi7vrx4fgfkOBBjySSApaITx/s320/obama4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175127062430910226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZs8Nss8Q5hR_wJ2bYUZTiR7aZ0IxC4bNIBKoE0gfoglrVB-_RDw8jSV_NmdNZ85lyWDHcL9CPG0nG3XezwO0hyphenhyphenu6KDfbKNTQJwIFX9EuOF2SEiPRsQ1jnm2JmVopMj39xgFYBlNZ-sxr/s1600-h/obama1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZs8Nss8Q5hR_wJ2bYUZTiR7aZ0IxC4bNIBKoE0gfoglrVB-_RDw8jSV_NmdNZ85lyWDHcL9CPG0nG3XezwO0hyphenhyphenu6KDfbKNTQJwIFX9EuOF2SEiPRsQ1jnm2JmVopMj39xgFYBlNZ-sxr/s320/obama1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175127049546008290" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZcJ_WFbfyxHbVwuk0n5sA_3Hc9NpK6GK6Ctm4fGwWBKLWQ3ualfQIq8nK5SaoG9xXu1wkjTa6w_CWFkybKk60YkUJjAmby_qU_3d7Yowr1oxRolX20SmU4dcS_07NNgTU0YebcD6uLHT/s1600-h/obama2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZcJ_WFbfyxHbVwuk0n5sA_3Hc9NpK6GK6Ctm4fGwWBKLWQ3ualfQIq8nK5SaoG9xXu1wkjTa6w_CWFkybKk60YkUJjAmby_qU_3d7Yowr1oxRolX20SmU4dcS_07NNgTU0YebcD6uLHT/s320/obama2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175127053840975602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4djBd8z9ntwnsqfmxLzsiSet4uz6rThRnR6aCaL2-dpaYcHJEUpyC20xvC5bjCfKFUDLfDFw1IYkjwBrGAet3O_FhS7Lp2g3uuIS0YXbcSzuk2JW5ue2-WAFvolsb5G_nA0-x3emcA6TD/s1600-h/obama3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4djBd8z9ntwnsqfmxLzsiSet4uz6rThRnR6aCaL2-dpaYcHJEUpyC20xvC5bjCfKFUDLfDFw1IYkjwBrGAet3O_FhS7Lp2g3uuIS0YXbcSzuk2JW5ue2-WAFvolsb5G_nA0-x3emcA6TD/s320/obama3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175127058135942914" /></a><br /><br /><br />I was really amused when I realized that this frame contains either six Secret Service agents, or five of them and one campaign staffer--wasn't totally sure about him. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgjX0R-UdGIR8vPdDe8Nc6t9tfIfeaT1xyY7W9ADvFgtzwGG2gPhrjl5qMr4li-gfvh0ge7Hxx_cGBLjr1BKpw7qgzdrRYgkBkyJ801lhJuNHCUCrPIqeZSuah22Ydn2B8w-Zm8VCir9E/s1600-h/obama5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBgjX0R-UdGIR8vPdDe8Nc6t9tfIfeaT1xyY7W9ADvFgtzwGG2gPhrjl5qMr4li-gfvh0ge7Hxx_cGBLjr1BKpw7qgzdrRYgkBkyJ801lhJuNHCUCrPIqeZSuah22Ydn2B8w-Zm8VCir9E/s320/obama5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175127066725877538" /></a>David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-89579802930152509132008-03-07T16:05:00.000-06:002008-03-07T16:10:21.408-06:00Lunch with the MayorI recently got to shoot the Austin Chamber of Commerce's annual awards banquet. They gave the Austinite of the Year award to Mayor Will Wynn.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8LcHjWFv-q7BIebF9KoxzBLooRIAMh26mQ_oC2KcWgN49O60GSn0QVICziZNGhqsHltAOz8a438wJND3-V6FcrxyYFwgnsZ7lI0xGPoQbNcnbOuN0bFvTpzYlioTuKkrWaQQjb8v5B8u/s1600-h/mayor1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8LcHjWFv-q7BIebF9KoxzBLooRIAMh26mQ_oC2KcWgN49O60GSn0QVICziZNGhqsHltAOz8a438wJND3-V6FcrxyYFwgnsZ7lI0xGPoQbNcnbOuN0bFvTpzYlioTuKkrWaQQjb8v5B8u/s320/mayor1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175125099630855810" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83jWDCRUaO9q_ai_D97kDy3hWo1SCpOg2W5Xykwi_-GTNugIG_NM9loialIEQl68POivhSDgEGg7je1wbQrmwJkLYY4BLu_mr-tPljC3JZCSbiu5eP2JhHtGp7d6y8JcZ9aRTkMTqZQGD/s1600-h/mayor2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83jWDCRUaO9q_ai_D97kDy3hWo1SCpOg2W5Xykwi_-GTNugIG_NM9loialIEQl68POivhSDgEGg7je1wbQrmwJkLYY4BLu_mr-tPljC3JZCSbiu5eP2JhHtGp7d6y8JcZ9aRTkMTqZQGD/s320/mayor2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175125099630855826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58c4VYcf7kAvltnqhPQEybOuIVkLQmzgIguLMz_tTrPLZDJ6rBuI-pGak3p01SnygGI6Kty4YQjTkWcy-f40K87CmR2khwxJPSF_1qPMlYayp9mLRiZ3iZU1RNsbKGT0MT4ZbI2LKUvRH/s1600-h/mayor3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi58c4VYcf7kAvltnqhPQEybOuIVkLQmzgIguLMz_tTrPLZDJ6rBuI-pGak3p01SnygGI6Kty4YQjTkWcy-f40K87CmR2khwxJPSF_1qPMlYayp9mLRiZ3iZU1RNsbKGT0MT4ZbI2LKUvRH/s320/mayor3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175125108220790434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfJNuMGwZstRELTTGNSl8VxRql7UBIbcQnoOgi4OCbrZn73ARfegZNJqkHGedelqfX6A68Psq98d90pGcGFpqoPKSJcSpaT9zZIFpol9Ikcq1Ef4xE1e1prRthRPOek_KMTKootOFFF0U/s1600-h/mayor4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfJNuMGwZstRELTTGNSl8VxRql7UBIbcQnoOgi4OCbrZn73ARfegZNJqkHGedelqfX6A68Psq98d90pGcGFpqoPKSJcSpaT9zZIFpol9Ikcq1Ef4xE1e1prRthRPOek_KMTKootOFFF0U/s320/mayor4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175125112515757746" /></a><br /><br />In this shot, our mayor reacts to the fact that someone produced a video of him performing in an Elvis jumpsuit!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYSGI-_EvrvSpkjWzoe_KWOKhdR95T86MzqLqWh974BlHN5URRrhC8Qpd9LjSH0AibI1gIh0s0Wxv1HuZnTpkU7T6kCcTvkuyKjgo3JaDQiWjPFcCKL6f79v1iBLITGfMjUv8te96dhNWI/s1600-h/mayor6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYSGI-_EvrvSpkjWzoe_KWOKhdR95T86MzqLqWh974BlHN5URRrhC8Qpd9LjSH0AibI1gIh0s0Wxv1HuZnTpkU7T6kCcTvkuyKjgo3JaDQiWjPFcCKL6f79v1iBLITGfMjUv8te96dhNWI/s320/mayor6.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175125112515757762" /></a><br /><br />And just random meeting attendees in the hallway... Ars gratia artis, or quelque chose comme ca... <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlYsqkhXAChSEZZWcKru59NFk7ulyUncUuKTzV3dlLaHh27vSz2uQ-KJV3A43tp-jE5wmDDIcJS9vZfi6ejWF9mseDC3Y1bSsWHSr7gd5VeLqmiVsRd0FR29bqZPi1RpqZ7G0aHH8dANV/s1600-h/mayor5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlYsqkhXAChSEZZWcKru59NFk7ulyUncUuKTzV3dlLaHh27vSz2uQ-KJV3A43tp-jE5wmDDIcJS9vZfi6ejWF9mseDC3Y1bSsWHSr7gd5VeLqmiVsRd0FR29bqZPi1RpqZ7G0aHH8dANV/s320/mayor5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175125477587977938" /></a>David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-81077222120295562342008-03-07T15:40:00.000-06:002008-03-07T15:57:03.000-06:00Rocky plays ball!OK, so more photos of my irresistible dog... Oh, and I guess I should mention that I'm now availble for dog action photos!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOF_MhbVH4pJeLgBm6KbnuNX87kGRnyCbSwRPR0EmHW3Wrc6I54h_8kF2QvUxc6Rdt6ONI5keUHU7GaBOJ5SzrGyo5ofXqGYI2k-PVQfyOagQdWokpMTMsTZIwnKy2naTJGL3JpDcVk8hl/s1600-h/rocky-ball-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOF_MhbVH4pJeLgBm6KbnuNX87kGRnyCbSwRPR0EmHW3Wrc6I54h_8kF2QvUxc6Rdt6ONI5keUHU7GaBOJ5SzrGyo5ofXqGYI2k-PVQfyOagQdWokpMTMsTZIwnKy2naTJGL3JpDcVk8hl/s320/rocky-ball-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175118485381219826" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yctnGZxzQ8BBCxnuAGKpIA5Gc4CRmDGhQDforX7ipzHovoPpyksEFUCRcH-Q7FK2-4g1IgCMdawGIbv1kKxf2I4zza9jvqg9lxJ981s0s4PaHqNP17IjVwMOMSmHPPVFmYH83S52xskB/s1600-h/rocky-ball-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-yctnGZxzQ8BBCxnuAGKpIA5Gc4CRmDGhQDforX7ipzHovoPpyksEFUCRcH-Q7FK2-4g1IgCMdawGIbv1kKxf2I4zza9jvqg9lxJ981s0s4PaHqNP17IjVwMOMSmHPPVFmYH83S52xskB/s320/rocky-ball-3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175118493971154434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zoBAXJD4YZPHlYSDaPGyv6coQcwzkxEvjn0BgZ8h0KXHwcps0Biy8Tq6Phr-9WEcGa_pEQ7MTIj2COBhAtkJYKA1V9ZIS5wbgT2WaeAkW1-Azwis1aVH7B5mpI8Nj0VDsKnA-QmEb-OY/s1600-h/rocky-ball-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zoBAXJD4YZPHlYSDaPGyv6coQcwzkxEvjn0BgZ8h0KXHwcps0Biy8Tq6Phr-9WEcGa_pEQ7MTIj2COBhAtkJYKA1V9ZIS5wbgT2WaeAkW1-Azwis1aVH7B5mpI8Nj0VDsKnA-QmEb-OY/s320/rocky-ball-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175118498266121746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEism9OJBxU9seEI7ONjhT7rmWtKScvskr8J-NEMvZ_TLFMFlXaUURCohguFP1ikIKvPF2uNAP7IXC-urqBR06uLGBtPoWjncbcUq6ZcrJstiV318BRvU3ryR4VSLEzd6Ep-zF7lQM-cHLM3/s1600-h/rocky-ball-4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEism9OJBxU9seEI7ONjhT7rmWtKScvskr8J-NEMvZ_TLFMFlXaUURCohguFP1ikIKvPF2uNAP7IXC-urqBR06uLGBtPoWjncbcUq6ZcrJstiV318BRvU3ryR4VSLEzd6Ep-zF7lQM-cHLM3/s320/rocky-ball-4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175118506856056354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafGQQIG_8J0e2M4eQTsR08_hbTUlKGtJViVoCBMdleKJdU4UWj6JNekZ37yXoAF2bgvjxSKC9TDxYrcmBDgFTXihhPZcJNHRdwq8Yk0ROW3jL8R7aR6L7kZBPbv5Jc-1qgnt6gaH8z32F/s1600-h/rocky-ball-5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgafGQQIG_8J0e2M4eQTsR08_hbTUlKGtJViVoCBMdleKJdU4UWj6JNekZ37yXoAF2bgvjxSKC9TDxYrcmBDgFTXihhPZcJNHRdwq8Yk0ROW3jL8R7aR6L7kZBPbv5Jc-1qgnt6gaH8z32F/s320/rocky-ball-5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175118515445990962" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4-bnglQDtvrEIJ7MKULJLv71y1_b8ntPIEh1Oqfcr0r885cLjGVARM8udh_AxuZbYeCRq3ZuwWdsuC0uo_ISSv1Qd9ioslgJSIY7_ZIMo4EwL0A6H8Mv1TGha9MrE2rSxHLFf9EkKIsD/s1600-h/rocky-f2-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4-bnglQDtvrEIJ7MKULJLv71y1_b8ntPIEh1Oqfcr0r885cLjGVARM8udh_AxuZbYeCRq3ZuwWdsuC0uo_ISSv1Qd9ioslgJSIY7_ZIMo4EwL0A6H8Mv1TGha9MrE2rSxHLFf9EkKIsD/s320/rocky-f2-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175121848340612722" /></a><br /><br />Behind Rocky is Kobe, the other irresistible dog in my life. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EUOu9HOOeUnPf9ftfOZvNKakS0_iwPNbuZQBPEVo900DIW_EE6rVYhKuspX7BmFe9JLqT6oTiQLBtu675t3vum02N0JoWkThx4NX5Jdl6lzj-f3lDjpNRCOKtBhxlQ3rJbu8osI0Embe/s1600-h/rocky-kobe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1EUOu9HOOeUnPf9ftfOZvNKakS0_iwPNbuZQBPEVo900DIW_EE6rVYhKuspX7BmFe9JLqT6oTiQLBtu675t3vum02N0JoWkThx4NX5Jdl6lzj-f3lDjpNRCOKtBhxlQ3rJbu8osI0Embe/s320/rocky-kobe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175121079541466706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLeqE_8AxR_9-LNcahzWCgstNY-5nAtS7oas7UPw-M32dgY6yWB8h7l1Yyv5_n65BdqniYgie71GlkuTNgF5QBw-4Md7zqgvDy_vShzC8tn8wCBbxYTYAexcqQwATH5EgK_7STO9Q6zeVN/s1600-h/rocky1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLeqE_8AxR_9-LNcahzWCgstNY-5nAtS7oas7UPw-M32dgY6yWB8h7l1Yyv5_n65BdqniYgie71GlkuTNgF5QBw-4Md7zqgvDy_vShzC8tn8wCBbxYTYAexcqQwATH5EgK_7STO9Q6zeVN/s320/rocky1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175121079541466722" /></a>David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-6702144273026921552008-02-21T19:22:00.000-06:002008-03-07T20:03:00.055-06:00Large Group Photos - Specialty Wide ShotsThose above age 30 may remember back when the photographers would come to your school, church, or business and make everyone stand on those rickety crescent shaped risers so they could take your picture with a rotating camera. Then later you'd get the print rolled up in a tube, because it was so wide... Ah, those were the days, and some really cool pictures, too! Photographing a group of 50, 100, or more people requires special methods to get a quality picture, and for decades that was the way to go. <br /><br />Unfortunately, digital cameras that can take a continuous rotating picture so rare as to be virtually non-existent, and the people who do that on film are mostly retired now. Even the very fancy professional camera models like the ones I use simply can't replicate those photos in a <em>single</em> shot. Most of today's digital photographers don't know how to deal with this issue at all, as it's a bit esoteric. Those not "in the know" will take a one-frame group photo that simply does not have enough detail to show the faces of 100 or more people in the frame. Due to lack of detail relative to the number of people in the picture, the prints will look muddy and lacking in detail next to those great roll-up prints of the past. <br /><br />Lucky for you, I have been studying the arcane art of panoramic photography for last three years! While it's still quite true that you can't take a good large group photo in a single frame, you can use a variety of special techniques to get fantastic large group photos by making a composite of multiple images.<br /><br />Below is a small detail from a large group photo. Click on it to see the entire photo, and be sure to scroll sideways!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidhillphoto/2276257542/sizes/o/in/set-72157603939588283/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7k_SWBA_uwRhGwXaznyydWCPUPN5GVmrkmoFKu2D3abfj0FEaChO129DlTC9wLPhn5ZCU08MznAgEtln9NkBbPIsee6ALy65IYroAbWGm4EUCKL_qr4rfVVqPWBoA5mSsYpUdt3ElI3PX/s320/largegroup.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175185199108229554" /></a><br /><br />The source composite image from which that example was scaled down is a gigantic 148 Megapixels, which is the type of detail you need to capture 200 people in a frame. This shot happened when I got an opportunity to do a "team photo" with Will Ferrell. By taking several shots in a particular way, I was able to composite them into one of those kickass, old-style, super-wide group photos. And note that while this photo is in wide aspect, they don't have to be super wide. The same methods can be used to take high resolution images in more typical aspect ratios. <br /><br />Do you have large group photo needs? Let me know! I'm happy to shoot a hi-res composite for your group or company.David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-81479285915344488752008-02-15T18:58:00.000-06:002008-03-08T01:19:45.058-06:00On-site Party Pics!I'm now offering on-site party pictures--you throw a party, and we set up a studio environment to print out pictures for your guests on the spot. At this private Valentine's Day party, we served 176 5x7 prints to guests on acid-free art grade photo paper using inks with a 100+ year rating--in other words, equivalent to photo lab quality. Your guest can have a picture printed out in as little as a minute after it's taken! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLm7O9METN4tdYr4eS0-y7Qm-J5cl8iHUW6Y4G9KVHDhqOvs-3ArqC-IXvjYV9xtBtf1CWwWKf07SAIvf44ox-VTemJmnI3eJGYoorjjWOuUlE0wswjXdYwYVwH37HPvRR0aJ0VfLpvbS/s1600-h/valentine1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLm7O9METN4tdYr4eS0-y7Qm-J5cl8iHUW6Y4G9KVHDhqOvs-3ArqC-IXvjYV9xtBtf1CWwWKf07SAIvf44ox-VTemJmnI3eJGYoorjjWOuUlE0wswjXdYwYVwH37HPvRR0aJ0VfLpvbS/s320/valentine1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175171953429088594" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51AEAcxAJHBEn45f8QK-ZaNEZa5thyphenhyphen0jlFz4MEpe71OHpqRiV0V1DcMG_A4ZBq0OqMJIyQFR_Jq0rN9Y3E6vFbMBw8SnvnHhFtKr2aNad1tjWd22ixeCnHjWe7PNqift-zZt4ZRp56trQ/s1600-h/valentine2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51AEAcxAJHBEn45f8QK-ZaNEZa5thyphenhyphen0jlFz4MEpe71OHpqRiV0V1DcMG_A4ZBq0OqMJIyQFR_Jq0rN9Y3E6vFbMBw8SnvnHhFtKr2aNad1tjWd22ixeCnHjWe7PNqift-zZt4ZRp56trQ/s320/valentine2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175171957724055906" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAZK53nn6OLPjfz7FhTzttCcpuY7QnY0xhWmXRl8QVyFsdsB_zgNjKguzi4qPDkAs_0G3TLQOtCFEnE6Ztckr6AvA8rZDVqUcdGvnfTWj1UCroxZDJlWpsFuyyCFaIYc1lCa_H5utY7J_/s1600-h/valentine3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAAZK53nn6OLPjfz7FhTzttCcpuY7QnY0xhWmXRl8QVyFsdsB_zgNjKguzi4qPDkAs_0G3TLQOtCFEnE6Ztckr6AvA8rZDVqUcdGvnfTWj1UCroxZDJlWpsFuyyCFaIYc1lCa_H5utY7J_/s320/valentine3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175172116637845874" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oDVBindgZtn2K7qZCD_PFSR8Ux9LZLCuzev4ByfG5-gGKYMXdDP1I_n94Thoclr8nDjOPheIHX5l3PI01P2COgMsxP9elqRmhvbu-c3hAtck5hw4CD3D8xshgbFuGRQTdWXDT7I2I032/s1600-h/valentine4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6oDVBindgZtn2K7qZCD_PFSR8Ux9LZLCuzev4ByfG5-gGKYMXdDP1I_n94Thoclr8nDjOPheIHX5l3PI01P2COgMsxP9elqRmhvbu-c3hAtck5hw4CD3D8xshgbFuGRQTdWXDT7I2I032/s320/valentine4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175172120932813186" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPOgvgoipj3wYibrCfrDEkxOmPbrrmeCh90fsGhf9BPd9TsQ3u5aATi2hIkWpUayNrSqg7cTw1fZ7bmBFfZ7gBekBOXR-JFBUrNxkh4DW1sggAP2_FTADAVUlLMDevVaWLXBhLcH_F8Kl/s1600-h/valentine5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcPOgvgoipj3wYibrCfrDEkxOmPbrrmeCh90fsGhf9BPd9TsQ3u5aATi2hIkWpUayNrSqg7cTw1fZ7bmBFfZ7gBekBOXR-JFBUrNxkh4DW1sggAP2_FTADAVUlLMDevVaWLXBhLcH_F8Kl/s320/valentine5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175172129522747794" /></a><br /><br />Brides and Grooms: Please note this this is a dedicated party service and not a part of my normal wedding coverage. At weddings, I spend my time focusing on coverage which is photojournalistic in nature. To add this service to a wedding would require bringing two additional staff and is by special request/arrangement only.David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4577164915742891860.post-42927191631979253242008-02-10T17:36:00.000-06:002008-02-10T17:52:24.645-06:00A 20 Year ReunionYou might remember when I was hanging out with <a href="http://davidhillphoto.blogspot.com/2007/08/lake-seneca.html">these guys</a> up in the Finger Lakes a few months ago. Joe and Carole, my friend Brennen's parents, did a bit of wintering in San Antonio this year and dropped by my house for a visit last week. Though I have been to NY to see them many times, they hadn't had a chance to see my brother since 1988 (gasp!). So here's the 20-year reunion. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqiHWDlOJByxtgDo49lRFuBsKsCsp-2qnNyI0H_nrALteOVLGkOd4OWREsujxvL-QwEgOKFlmTQ2ThT88cB7RCfeMb84CeHdGUYbV2dmBevyVYDlSDABd7M3Y5Xs7rngak1_tAoqCZ-kzu/s1600-h/arkins-mark.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqiHWDlOJByxtgDo49lRFuBsKsCsp-2qnNyI0H_nrALteOVLGkOd4OWREsujxvL-QwEgOKFlmTQ2ThT88cB7RCfeMb84CeHdGUYbV2dmBevyVYDlSDABd7M3Y5Xs7rngak1_tAoqCZ-kzu/s320/arkins-mark.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165503346632058466" /></a><br /><br />It was really rainy that day, we did the (indoor) Capitol tour and then made the obligatory trek to the Salt Lick!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lzinV7TodNZ_8sByNOsIEDrVACRwOYMyTOrkwcyUqPr3JjuGtk0qtlcyLlfJ9HDe3HxHalNpBrgRp4DkcrYjPeLeOM4iBrk174VyZpvmO7Qw-usVDn8Sxv09VRPQb6e1oovrD0MZVkQu/s1600-h/arkins-mark2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7lzinV7TodNZ_8sByNOsIEDrVACRwOYMyTOrkwcyUqPr3JjuGtk0qtlcyLlfJ9HDe3HxHalNpBrgRp4DkcrYjPeLeOM4iBrk174VyZpvmO7Qw-usVDn8Sxv09VRPQb6e1oovrD0MZVkQu/s320/arkins-mark2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165503509840815730" /></a>David Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09860793556200815037noreply@blogger.com0