Boomsday 2009

Matt and I took our usual perch in Downtown Knoxville last week for the annual Boomsday fireworks show. We're not big fans of fighting the crowds down by the river, so we usually choose a place with a good view for pictures without all the extra hassle. Our location also allows us to have a great view of our cute little city:



The obligatory self portrait:


Taking pictures of fireworks is fun, but tricky! The Boomsday show is especially challenging to shoot because it is such a large show, and that means tons and tons of smoke. Here are some of our favorites:

"You could put her in a County Fair.."

Mere days after we had decided to cease keeping up with our personal blog, I felt a little sad about just letting it go, and decided instead to give it a total re-design and also make it available to our clients as well as friends and family so you can see and learn a little bit more about the people behind the camera.

Matt and I take lots and lots of pictures of our day-to-day life. So sit back and enjoy the show!

I found these photos stuffed away in a hard drive. We went to the Tennessee Valley Fair back in September to kill a Friday night before a double-header wedding weekend.

Oh, and who can guess where I got the title of this entry from? Leave a comment!

I loved the petting zoo, though I felt sorry for all the poor animals who were stuck in tiny pens under a hot tent.

I liked this guy... a lot.

We could not stop laughing over this dude's facial expression! He looks mighty sure of himself, doesn't he?

I was happy to see at least some of the pens had fans to help battle the heat.

Baby chicks.. oh the cute!

But nothing spikes on my Cute-O-Meter more than baby ducks. They stayed piled up like this so I wasn't really able to get a shot of their faces, but don't you just want to dive into that pile of fuzz and take a nap?

Yes, bulls can be cute, too!

Overall shot of the fair in HDR (high dynamic range)

King of the Fair, my hubby.


Matt said there was a striking resemblance between me and this painting. He's a funny guy, isn't he?