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  • October14th

    It’s a cloudy day, nothing is going on, and I have this insatiable urge to shoot photos. Unfortunately nothing is going on right now. No one is skating, no shows, no one is even hanging out… Shooting a sunset is out of the question given the overcast gloom of the day, and the leaves haven’t even really peaked yet, it’s a rather drab day. So I find myself sitting here looking through old photos. I realized something, this summer was a blast. So without further adieu here are a few of my favorite shots from this summer.

    Atlanta

    I took this shot crossing the street to the Hilton in Atlanta when I was away on work. The two guys in the cross walk are Jason and Kris.

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    This photo was taken at one of this summer’s many theme parties. The dog is obviously a pitbull, his name is Geo, he belongs to my friend Mac. The guy in the photo looking thug as all hell is my friend Ryan.

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    I found this cat wandering around a graveyard a bunch of my ancestors are buried in.

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    These photos were taken on one of the many days spent at the pool this summer.

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    My friend Jesse’s son Paul on the 4th of July.

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    Pool at East Side during Karaoke one night. Man with the cue is Ryan.

    Lightning

    I also took a shot this summer at shooting lightning, this was probably my favorite attempt. It was taken out my bedroom window at about 3am with a fisheye lense.

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    Yet another day by the pool.

  • October12th

    Friday night I wrote a big one about Rollerblading and it ended with me talking about how I had met a kid who skates around here and planning to meet up and shoot some photos. It was a pretty quick session, but it was definitely a good time. Who knows, maybe I’ll even start skating again, it’s been a couple years though… Anyway, I now introduce to you, for the first time on my site, Kellen Stroupe.

    Kellen is 20 years old and lived in Columbia his whole life. He’s been skating (rolling) for 8 years now, and is killing it. Check out the photos.

    Kellen Stroupe

    Peep the rest of the album here.

  • October9th

    I crashed my old database and lost all my posts. In the process of experimentation/updating my wordpress build I corrupted a bunch of shit and can’t fix it. Oh well, important thing is, I didn’t lose my photos. So what now? I guess I just keep plugging along like I always have… Expect to see a lot more updates, especially in the next few days, because it’s killing me how bare this all looks. I guess I need to learn to back my stuff up more, and be a little more organized with all my digital nonsense.

    Oops, live and learn right? Anyway, the site isn’t nearly, “perfected” yet, but I have friends in town, plus New Found Glory and Four Year Strong is tonight, so I’m off to see people.

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    Cheers to screwing up and learning from your mistakes.