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As of late…

Stuart — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:36:33 +0000

Alison playing with Brennan and Braden Blalock:

Alison running the Shallowater Stampede this past weekend:

Jon cooking out a little down on the Colorado City, Texas lake:

Also from the lake (I thought this was funnier than Lou did):

Los photos de lately:

More entertainment from our pups

Stuart — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:34:32 +0000

Alison shot and edited this video:

My first point and shoot

admin — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:49:34 +0000

With summer vacation right around the corner I decided I needed to get a personal, small, easy to use video camera. It’s amazing how small and advanced these little cameras are these days. I was narrowing down between a Sony and Canon little HD camera which recorded on flash media. Before purchasing I decided to look around a little further. I then came across a class of point-and-shoot cameras that I was simply amazed by. After reading review after review and seeing photo and video examples I decided to go with this little jewel:

It’s a point-and-shoot that also records 720p HD video. And let me just tell you how stinkin’ amazed I was at the quality of the video. I was just about ready to spend $1,200 on a video camera until I found this guy for $350. There are a few downsides like not being able to zoom and single clip record time limited to 30 mins. But for what I’ll be using it for it’s perfect. Here are a couple videos I shot yesterday just to show you what I mean. Be prepared to be amazed. The first one is from different scenarios and the second was from some weather clips I shot last night. I didn’t effect these at all, straight out of the camera.

West Texas Light Show

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:12:21 +0000

I went out to shoot this past Sunday night, found an open field and set up 3 HD cameras to record a time-lapse of the sunset. I got more than I bargained for. A nice thunderstorm popped up right where I had my cameras pointed and it ended up coming right at me. I stayed as long as I could before it got too windy. Here’s what I came up with:

God was bowling tonight

admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:57:58 +0000

And the angels were taking pictures. I shot some great video and now am looking for the perfect song to go along with the video. Any suggestions?

Lubbock weather time lapse

Stuart — Sun, 17 May 2009 02:39:46 +0000

Here’s a quick time lapse I shot yesterday. It’s about the only useable footage I managed to get yesterday.



Buffalo Springs Lake Boat Races 2008
Stuart — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:50:28 +0000
When I lived out at the lake last year I decided to go out and shoot a little of the boat races.  The starting line was right outside our front door.  As you can imagine it was a tad noisy.  This is not the smoothest of videos mainly because they would scare me every time the took off.






My lab rats
Stuart — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:27:39 +0000
These are my dogs. I shoot them a lot. They have become used to modeling.
Shot on Sony EX1 with Letus Extreme 35mm adapter with a variety of zoom and prime lenses. Please excuse the grain, it was a learning experience.








Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon
Stuart — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:27:29 +0000
This past weekend my wife ran the 1/2 marathon in OK City along with 19,000 other runners.  I tagged along with my camera and my new toy.  I shot just a little bit and threw this video together today.








FBC Lubbock MT09: Coast to Coast
Stuart — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:51:48 +0000
Over spring break I had the opportunity to travel to Panama City Beach, FLorida then to Los Angeles, California to capture the week on video.  Basically the University ministry from First Baptist Lubbock sent out a group of about 50 to Florida to give free van rides to college students who were there for the party and club scene.  The group then invited them to a free pancake breakfast where they got a chance to talk to the students a little build and tell them about Jesus.  The California group of 100+ worked on 6 different churches in the LA area to rebuild, construct and repair old churches all the while ministering to the church members.
Here is the highlights from the week: