Woodward

The cruise was great, good cars and good company. We had a great time, Frank Smith(Shawn Smith's father) showed us around so that we saw all the really good stuff. I of course didn't know nearly as much as the rest of the guys about the cars, but it was amazing none the less. My Dad and I went to the Henry Ford Musuem on the second day we were in Detroit. We visited the Rouge Plant, Ford's Greenville Village( old buildings, real Model-T rides, etc.) and the main museum. We spent all day there and it was really spectacular. The pics are cars we saw on woodward, except for close-up of the white car - that is a Bugatti Royale(nicknamed The Elephant Bugatti for obvious reasons) we saw in The Ford museum. $20 bucks says you ain't seen one. There are only six in the world. It on my christmas list for any of you billionaires out there!

I'll Cut You!

New external flash plus overgrown/inedible garden grown vegetables plus big butcher knife equals good pictures. I had this idea when I got the picture of the grape hanging in midair at the wedding to get pictures of slicing fruits/veg's with a knife and showing the moment of impact. I think they turned out great. Kudos to the photographer for the great shooting and timing, not me! Elli did a great job. So for all you out there that don't think I love my wife, here's the proof: I let her use my camera. And the look on my face was intentional. When I was just concentrating on hitting the cucumber and not making that face I looked dumb. With the grimace I look intense and concentrated and angry!

No really, I'm not a professional

Ethan and Valerie's wedding was wonderful, and it was great to see everybody. As you may or may not know I am not happy with 99% of the pictures I take - usually. The wedding reception was a different story though. I took a bunch of really great pictures.....Elli agrees so its not just ego. I hope Ethan and Valerie like them. The pics that need some explanation are the girl leaning back(Mary) about to catch a grape in her mouth, you can see it in the air above - click on it to see the larger version. Lastly, the girl with her eyes closed is Valerie with her head on Ethan's shoulder. Elli is pictured looking extra great with Amanda. We had a great time in Florida with the fam. Always too short. Sean Smith is supposed to visit this weekend, and next weekend is Detroit. There's a lot of other stuff going on, too much to list now. Thanks for the flash Dad, it really made a HUGE difference.