SoFoBoMo Set 2

On Saturday, I was finally able to work with my friend Meka. We had to cancel the shoot twice before, and I've been worried we'd never make it! She wore a lovely yellow sundress and brought her umbrella. We also brought some balloons, but she got a bit carried away:

SoFoBoMo Begins!

I've started my SoFoBoMo book! This means I have until June 9 to finish a 35-image book. From my previous post, I've decided to go with a portraiture book. I don't know how many friends I'm going to be able to wrangle into posing, but I'm hoping for at least 7, which will put me at five photos each.

Last night, Melody and I started with a "Trash the Dress" shoot:

Renaissance Faire Round Two

On Sunday, I decided to travel back down to the Renaissance Faire and spend some more time wandering around. The weather was much cooler and I no didn't feel like I was going to die of heat stroke this time! Huzzah!

We started by going on a "pub crawl," visiting each of the five beer stands at the faire. Our host for the pub crawl was quite funny:



At some point, a pub crawl attendee pulled out a cell phone, and the host said: "That man has a direct line to God! Sir, may I speak to God?" The other guy hands him the phone: "God? Is that you? ... It's God!"

Renaissance Faire

I spent Saturday at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire in Irwindale. It was the first renfair I've been to since high school, and I had forgotten how much fun they can be! Christy was working for a vendor, so she was able to get me a free gate pass! Melody and I drove down together, and met up with Patty and Christy once we got there. Sadly, Melody needed to be back in Santa Barbara by 6, so we didn't get to stay very long. Oh well, maybe I'll go back next weekend.

April Fools Jugglers Festival

This weekend was the 33rd annual April Fools Jugglers Festival! It was a blast, and I'm completely exhausted. Rather than attempt to write about it, I'll just post a bunch of images. The black and white are from the show on Saturday, and the color ones are from the festival open juggling.

Hiking!

After a long hiatus due to a back injury, I finally got out on a hike this weekend! It was good to get out on the trail. The weather was nice, and the company was quite enjoyable.



We hiked up the West fork of Cold Spring trail to Tangerine falls, and then it started raining! We sat out in the rain enjoying the view for a bit, and then headed back down. The rain turned to hail and we picked up the pace a bit. By the time we reached my car, we were quite wet. I should really keep a towel in my car for these sorts of occasions.

After the dance

After the dance, originally uploaded by nickburlett.

I just bought a used 17-55 ƒ/2.8 lens, and I brought it to swing dancing tonight. I captured this near the end. I love how the wide aperture lets me work in such low light!