Cheers, Joe

Unfortunately the small image size on the blog doesn't really do this justice. The moss growing around this waterfall is just amazing!

This is a little better. For the full effect though I suggest hiking Mt. Washington yourself!

Overlooking Lakes of the Clouds near a Cairn on the way to the summit.

You can just make out the roof of the Lakes of the Clouds Hut to the left.

It's really easy to lose perspective. Initially it doesn't look like the summit is that far away but look REALLY close and you'll notice how tiny the people get as you follow the trail up. Even on a day with good visibility you really have to pay attention to what you're doing as to not lose the trail.

Victory! I suppose I don't have proof as I'm not in this shot... but I am holding the camera.

There goes the Cog Railway. That's one of the older engines. They're swithing over the Cog Railway to more environmentally friendly engines. It's a bit strange to see one of them go by with no smoke coming out of a faux stack but ultimately it's a very very very good thing.

Yep, there's actually a trail in there!

A straight shot down the tracks for the Cog Railway. This is one way to get up the mountain but IMO... it's cheating!

You can see the parking lot from this vantage point. It's still a LONG way away. This is another great example of how easy it is to lose perspective. It doesn't look that big until you see the people in the photo.

Well, that’s all for this adventure. I’m looking forward to the warmer months. Fortunately the days are getting longer and spring isn’t too far away.

I’ve finally gotten around to getting my new site to the point where it’s easy to update and maintain. Out with the old and in with the new. The old wedding website was switched out for the blog site yesterday and so far so good. I still need to move around some furniture so if anyone has any questions in the mean time please click on the contact link above.

One of the links that still needs to go up is a pricing link so in the mean time, wedding packages start at $2600 and include wedding day coverage, a DVD of high resolution images, an online gallery of all your wedding photos for 60 days, and a web based slideshow for at least 1 year. I also have packages that contain wedding albums, parent albums, and various other options such as engagement sessions and full coverage from the rehearsal dinner to the wedding day to the wedding brunch or a post wedding photo shoot. For the complete details click the contact link and drop me a line.

Cheers, Joe

Do you shoot same sex weddings?

The answer is YES. Enthusiastically YES!!! Love is Love, marriage is a celebration of that and marks a significant milestone in life. Regardles of whether or not that love is between a man and a woman, a woman and a woman, or a man and a man it’s all the same, it’s love. I find it depressing that same sex couples would even have to ask the question before even asking if their wedding date is available. I figured that the best thing I could do to help as an individual and as a business owner was to answer the question before it got asked. I do hope that one day this form of discrimination no longer exists. It will eventually happen, I’m sure of that. Unfortunately it can not happen soon enough.

I realize I may actually alienate some potential clients and lose them as a result of this post. I’m fine with that. I feel it is more important to support a community that has been persecuted and treated unfairly. The free expression of love, regardless of sexual orientation (and orientation is the correct word here, it is not merely a preference) is far more important to me than any amount of money.

Cheers, Joe

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This of course begs the question, why would I inflict these insidious little buggers on you, my client? Surely it can’t be considered a humane business practice? “Hey, here’s your wedding photographs… I know you’re really looking forward to seeing them so for my own personal amusement I decided to put a miniature obstacle course inside your package. Don’t rush or you’ll make a mess”. LOL No no no… while it sounds like something Dr. Evil might do, that’s not my motivation. Here’s the reason: I’m always receiving packages with… packing peanuts. This week I ordered a piece of diagnostic equipment and another hard drive tray and of course they came packed to the hilt (in an oversized box… “they” must KNOW I dislike packing peanuts) with those dreaded white and pink static laden balls of mockery. I can’t just throw them out as the tree hugging component of my personality would have me in for a major guilt trip. Instead of throwing them out I save them and reuse them when the need arises.

So, my apologies to you for packing your stuff with packing peanuts. I know paper or bubble wrap would be a more sophisticated way to do things but then I’d have to throw these packing peanuts out and it just doesn’t seem right. If it’s practical, save them for when you need to ship something or if your office has a shipping department, they no doubt have a packing peanut bin. Add yours to their collection!
Cheers, Joe

Stained glass as St. Cecilia’s in the Back Bay of Boston.