Moon

First attempt moon shot. Baltimore Maryland...near Charles Street Downtown.This shot I took with a friend's camera last winter. It was probably in October or November. He let me barrow it one night to see how I liked it. I was super excited to be able to play with such an awesome camera. I really like this picture. The camera caught what little light there was that night and just lit the trees. Very cool. Kind of reminds me of Harry Potter.

Turning

Yup...it's fall. We are getting to that awesome time of year when the leaves are changing and the air is crisp and dry. I love this season. I love wearing shorts and sweater. I love the smell of people's fire places drifting into my open windows. I love that I can snuggle in my favorite blanket in the evenings after a warm dinner. This is from the tree in my back yard. You can just see the leaves starting to turn.

March for Equality

These were taken at the March for Equal Rights in Washington DC on October 11th 2009. Much of these photos were taken just to show the large masses of people that came out in support of LGBT rights in the United States. It was a real eye opener and I found that most of the day I had a lump in my throat. All of these people...just like me...fighting for their right to love another. We will get there guys....I promise some day soon...we will get there. Oh and the picture of the hot guy in the sun glasses is the writer of the motion picture MILK, Dustin Lance Black. Very sweet...and he touched me and said hello!!! oooooooo! :) See the speech he gave that day here!

Ready...Set... March

This coming weekend is the March on Washington for Equal Rights. I am going and I can't wait to take some awesome pictures and share them. It is going to be incredible and I think Washington isn't ready for the amount of people that are going to show. I seriously can't wait to see the turn out.

This is a picture from the 2009 Gay Pride Parade in San Juan, PR. This dude was awesome and he kept posing for everyone. It was soooo hot that day and I'm not sure how he sat on that hot motorcycle all afternoon. This parade walked for miles and for some of it Lisa and I ended up in the middle! It was a lot of fun and all in spanish so I had no idea what was going on! Many of the people thought I was from the media and they kept waving and calling to me to take their picture...at least I think that is what they were saying...again...all in spanish!

No H8

So today I was thinking about what I would post and I realized that instead of showing something of mine I would post about something I want to do and would like to encourage others to look into. This series of photographs has really inspired me. Not only because they are speaking out against Proposition 8 but because they show all different people from all over the country forming together for one cause. I have been in a relationship with my partner for going on 9 years. We have shared a home for almost all of that time. We are active in our communities, we volunteer, we are good upstanding citizens.We are not able to be legally married in Maryland. This is something that I just can't understand. Our marriage wouldn't hurt anyone. Our lives would not change for the most part. We would simply be able to do everything that anyone else could do. Why is that such a problem?  A month or so ago my friends were the first gay couple to get married in Vermont. Their first wedding reception took place in our back yard on a beautiful fall afternoon. See images taken by Lessie Williams here.The photographer for their wedding in Vermont is Karen Pike. She is amazing and has wonderful images from the Marriage Equality Campaign in Vermont. She also has a variety of wedding photos taken from straight and LGBT weddings. See those images here. I find it interesting that they have had so many ceremonies and really only one counts. I can't do that. I don't want to have all these different ceremonies for each state I'm in. It seems silly...oh we are driving through Connecticut...we are legal here! Now we are back in Maryland...we're no longer married....it just seems like a really bad game of musical chairs.
This whole debate saddens me. I want my rights. I deserve them.  This weekend we are going to a march on Washington to make a statement about LGBT rights. I am hopeful that something comes of this. It has gone on too long. I'm getting impatiant. Please have a look and submit one of your own if you can.

http://www.bouska.net/noh8/gallery.htm

Rochester Bridge

I took this a year ago or so. It was a very crisp fall day in Rochester and I was out for a walk with the pup. I didn't have my super duper camera yet so I was just using my point and shoot. I like the way it turned out though. This is an old railroad bridge.
The color is cool. It reminds me of a water color painting. I also really liked how still the water was that day. It made for clear reflections of everything. There is apparently some sort of contest for a calendar of Rochester NY. I thought this one would be a good one for the contest. Perhaps for the month of September or October! We shall see!

Me

I have become one of those people who is never in the photo. I think because I am mostly taking the photos now I tend to not be in the ones I take. I also have turned into a brat about photos of myself. I try to always bring out the best in people when I take their picture whether it be waiting for the real smile or just getting that twinkle in their eye that is only there when they are truly happy. I look for things like that. Sometimes it works..sometimes it doesn't but at least I can say I tried. Unfortunately not everyone thinks of that when they press that button and the shutter snaps. Oh well.

I decided to collect some pictures that I do like of me! Yay me! Some are old...some are new...some I took...some I didn't. This is also a way to say thank you to those who did take these pictures. Nice work! Here you go!






Taken by Lindy...age 5!

I don't know who took this but it is perfect and it reminds me of my Dad. He would have been so proud of us...and our choice of numbers!

Lisa took this a long time ago. Rare moment with our very scared cat Nellie.

I am assuming that my mother took this of me. Cute huh?

Lisa took this one in Puerto Rico.

I took this. I love this picture. It was the end of a bad day in Puerto Rico and we had just been smashed by an unexpected wave after which I proclaimed "Puerto Rico hates us!" It doesn't really. Just overstayed our welcome that year I think.



I took this on my mac. I like it. The end.
The photo below was taken by a friend when Lisa and I were skating. Awww.


I don't know who took this but it is funny and I like it. I was playing with Chelsea's ears at a work event and someone snapped our picture. Good stuff and way to catch me not paying attention!

Lisa took this of me when we were touring the Hudson. It was very windy...no my hair isn't that spiked usually. I like this...I was really enjoying myself and you can tell.

Rigging

This is a shot of a ship docked at the South Street Seaport. I loved the way the sunlight was reflecting off the water and all the shadows of the rigging. Very cool.