D225 Ballet + Stars

Tonight was ballet under the stars at Firestone Park in Akron with Cincinnati Ballet performing. Growing up my sibling and I used to go to these events all the time so it brought back a lot of memories being out there. Sara really enjoyed it as she tried to copy the dance moves while watching the performances. If you haven't seen the Cincinnati Ballet you owe it to yourself to check them out. They did an incredible job tonight with 3 different performances. Here are a few highlights from the evening More images HERE.

Enjoy. Ja mata, Brian

D224 - Magical unicorn*

Cleo's life before arriving here per Sara: Cleo was a magical unicorn that lived on the moon with other unicorns. One day a mean prince arrived in the unicorn forest (Yes, still in space) and took Cleo's horn which turned her into the dog. Since Cleo didn't have magic she had to leave her planet and friends, so she parachuted down to earth and now leaves with us. It is our job to help her get back to her planet and turn Cleo back into a Unicorn.

So here is a picture of Cleo before she becomes a unicorn again.

Enjoy

Ja mata, Briam

D223 - Watch your noodle

Not that we are making something good to eat from these noodles, they do end up being great for still life work.

Enjoy

Ja mata, Brian

D222 - Re-up

The toughest part about missing a day is posting the following day. On my first 365, I would have woke up at 4 am or something to get the post up. This time around sleep, planning, play time with Sara, client images, and the pug (who takes forever to empty it's tanks) are taking priority and rightly so...except for the pug! Anyhow today's image was from a flower this morning that looked list a sun burst with the window light hitting it.

Enjoy.

Ja mata, Brian

D221 - Patch work

Have to love the patch work on the side of a pineapple. Tomorrow I'm going to work with multiple off camera lighting flashes for more dynamic lighting.

Enjoy.

Ja mata, Brian

D220 - I'm Rich

Now this is a Yuan from China, not Yen from Japan as Sara thought. This morning, like most where Sara gets up early (grr) we were looking through a Japanese lesson book and she had questions about money in Japan. Thinking I still had some bill I went to my stash but had no paper Yen, I did have some coins so we used them while playing cards. It's really good to see Sara so interested in Japanese and Japan, my hope is the lesson will help make her transition a little easier when we get there. For today here is a photo pf the Yuan. -By the way I'm not right Sara beat me about 7 times playing WAR, I may have to school her in Spades.

Enjoy

Question: is it bad I stack the deck in my daughters favor when we play cards every Sunday morning so she wins? I feel like the parents of the kids who suck on American Idol reassuring them they 'sound good'. I guess it's OK as long as she doesn't go out for a poker Tournament. Ja mata, Brian

D219 - Owl

Fresh from the zoo a new stuffed animal for Sara. Since I was running a 5k this morning, I missed seeing her reaction when she found it. But once I was home Sara asked if it was for her, I told her yes, then she did her happy-hopping dance. The owl is officially named 'Trickie' after Sara's past ballet teacher. Tomorrow there is supposed to be a stuffed animal get together, and I've been hired to shoot the event by Sara. This should be fun.

Enjoy.

Ja mata, Brian