It has been a week or so....

Well... Ike did exactly what people thought and wrecked my old home town. Power was JUST restored yesterday to my family's home in Kingwood and many of my friends are still without power 14 days after Ike hit. The worse hit areas are Galveston as many of you may have read, so I wish everyone good luck in dealing with Ike's BS. Boats aren't supposed to sail on the freeway!!!

Ike Aimed at Houston!!!!!

Update #2: Ike has taken a nearly direct path to my hometown with warnings of storm surges up to 25ft in Galveston!!! It is said that the unusual size of Ike is producing a much larger storm surge then a normal Cat 2 or Cat 3. It is supposed to make land fall in about 18 hours as either a high Cat 2 or a low Cat 3 with damage between the two being nearly identical. Above is a photo from Nasa's shuttle giving us an idea of the size of Ike. If you would like to see more absolutely amazing photos of hurricanes photographed from space click here.

I have spoken to my friends and family back home and they have all told me that my hometown, Kingwood, is overreacting and everyone is running around like a chicken with its head cut off. I do wish I was there to photograph the madness, but I'm stuck here, so I'll keep posting updates with new photos and news. Check back!


Update: Most models have now predicted Ike aimed directly at my home town. I am a bit jealous as the pictures from Galveston are going to be amazing, but I am worried about my family and friends... Blessings to you all and stay safe!
It looks as though Ike is heading for my home town! I've lived in Florida for about 2 months now which I was told is a Hurricane broom and in this short time two have skipped right by Tampa and towards my Houston, my home town. I wish I was there to see this beast come in!

...Destined Evolution...

Could this be the much anticipated 5D replacement? If so, I am ready for a full frame camera body!!!

Click to see Canon's teaser

An Unexpected Subject

Hello again to the readers of thy blog... Thanks for checking back in to see what is going on this week!

I jumped in the car to meet Robert La Follette down at Honeymoon island again, but this time to catch some pictures of the surfers enjoying the waves from hurricane Gustav (best hurricane name ever). When I arrived it was raining a little, so I found Robert and his wife sitting under the covered bathroom area shooting surfer pics with his zooooooom lens. The three of us stayed under cover until it stopped raining and then relocated closer to the surf action. On our way over a VW van (I believe this type of VW van is called a Samba) caught my eye and shouted at me to have its picture taken. This old VW van is just PACKED with character that was begging for some HDR (High Dynamic Range) pictures to be taken. I walked over to the owner, David Gause, to ask permission to take photographs and he graciously agreed and even opened her up for some interior shots. I originally wished for some better light, but after editing these photos in HDR I fell in love with the stormy sky and rain drops which are such dramatic features to this series of photographs. It is hard to see the raindrops on the small pictures, but I will be adding some of these to my portfolio online, so check back again if you would like to see them full resolution. I have some more editing to do with them (for your photoshop readers I have to clone stamp out the cars, straighten etc...), but I wanted to get these up quickly for everyone to enjoy. I hope you like them and check back again soon!