To Emmett!
18 July 2008
I’m off to Emmett, Idaho this afternoon for a weekend
at my Grandma’s place. I’ve been feeling a bit guilty
that I don’t see her as much as I used to - after my
grandpa died 10 years ago we just have not made it to
see her as often as we should.
My Grandpa and I were pretty close growing up - I spent every summer on their farm from the time I was 7 years old and tagged along behind him everywhere he went. I was mesmerized by his knowledge, capabilities and just loved every minute I had in Idaho. There is a great story of me introducing my Grandpa to someone as “my best friend” and it was an honest reflection of how I felt then. I sure miss him.
Anyhow, so when we were there recently I grabbed some old tools from his garage (we spent alot of time fixing things in his garage on the farm outside Mackay, ID) and began a photo project documenting him through his tools. I brought them back home and the first two series are here:
Grandpa’s Tools - Series 1
Grandpa’s Tools - Series 2
I figured it would be a good idea to just go down and setup a studio in the garage and document as much as I could over the weekend. This would allow me to make further progress and visit Grandma at the same time. Kristin liked the idea and suggested I bring Chloe along with me - she loves to spend time in Emmett because Grandma is the queen of craft. I swear, that woman made a hat out of Pepsi cans once, and to a tinkering 9 year old, that is very cool.
So, off we go, with a truck full of lighting gear, my cameras and my daughter. Even with the price of gas, I love road trips. I purchased a ScanGuage II this week that monitors your real time gas milage (Holden Caulfield’s comments notwithstanding) and with my new bag of Hypermiling tricks, I should be able to squeeze 30 mpg out of the truck (rated at 23). I’m such a nerd.
Anywho, have a good weekend. I’ll be blazing away with my tethered 5D into Lightroom 2.
My Grandpa and I were pretty close growing up - I spent every summer on their farm from the time I was 7 years old and tagged along behind him everywhere he went. I was mesmerized by his knowledge, capabilities and just loved every minute I had in Idaho. There is a great story of me introducing my Grandpa to someone as “my best friend” and it was an honest reflection of how I felt then. I sure miss him.
Anyhow, so when we were there recently I grabbed some old tools from his garage (we spent alot of time fixing things in his garage on the farm outside Mackay, ID) and began a photo project documenting him through his tools. I brought them back home and the first two series are here:
Grandpa’s Tools - Series 1
Grandpa’s Tools - Series 2
I figured it would be a good idea to just go down and setup a studio in the garage and document as much as I could over the weekend. This would allow me to make further progress and visit Grandma at the same time. Kristin liked the idea and suggested I bring Chloe along with me - she loves to spend time in Emmett because Grandma is the queen of craft. I swear, that woman made a hat out of Pepsi cans once, and to a tinkering 9 year old, that is very cool.
So, off we go, with a truck full of lighting gear, my cameras and my daughter. Even with the price of gas, I love road trips. I purchased a ScanGuage II this week that monitors your real time gas milage (Holden Caulfield’s comments notwithstanding) and with my new bag of Hypermiling tricks, I should be able to squeeze 30 mpg out of the truck (rated at 23). I’m such a nerd.
Anywho, have a good weekend. I’ll be blazing away with my tethered 5D into Lightroom 2.
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