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Jenny T. page added

Apr 30
Individuals, Modeling, Updates

Jenny T at lucas-photo.com
Finally another visible dent in the backlog: shots of lovely Florida competitor Jenny Tremblay have been added to the site.

I hear that she’s been very busy of late but with any luck we’ll see her back on the competition stage soon.

I started (insert the eternal “at last” here) working on shots of cute fitness competitor Teresa Meryman from that same show in Lakeland. They were coming out very nicely, but I paused when I realized how long it’s been since I’ve heard from her– she may not want them on the site now, and I still have a *ton* of other shots to catch up on, not to mention the shots from Saturday’s show in Lake City that are only about 2/3 finished.

Anyway, I shot an apologetic email to the last address I had for her; if anyone knows how to contact her, ask her to check her mail as soon as she can.

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Piano class

Apr 25
Ramblings

Elton John Concert April 24, 2008 O'Connell Center in GainesvilleElton John arrived in Gainesville last night, after cancelling a previous show and postponing this one, both due to illness.

After the first few songs, he did something I never expected:

He apologized.

I mean, think about it: here is a Knight of the Realm, a cultural icon who can justifiably be called a “mega-star”, a performer with more than fifty top-40 hits (nine of which made it to number one), and a well-known composer with multiple film scores to his credit– apologizing for events that were wholly beyond his control.

“I’ll make it up to you,” he promised, and he did, giving two-and-a-half hours of uninterrupted music to a wildly appreciative audience.

Rarely have I seen such a display of grace and humility.

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Sherry B. page major update

Apr 20
Individuals, Modeling, Updates

At long last I’ve finished the updates to Sherry B.’s page. I’ve created an entire new page for her, so let me know how you think that works.

Some of the shots were underexposed, which revealed magnificent blue gradients in the sky, but left Sherry’s image too dark to discern details. I didn’t want to lose the composition, though, so I used a variation of the Zone System to try to remedy these.

– First, I pasted a copy of the entire photo as a new layer.

– Then I tweaked the histogram of the new layer so that her skin tone appeared more natural.

– Finally, I masked the new layer, then edited the mask to allow the tweaked layer to peek through on the original background.

Tracing such a precise outline with a mouse was tedious but I think the results are wonderful.

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Shaving grace

Apr 18
Ramblings

I love the Fusion razor, but since the blades went up and don’t last as long as they used to, they have priced me out of the market.

Indulge a short ramble if you please:

When I was growing up in south Florida we had three lawn mowers (four if you count the weed-eater). Each had its own purpose: a riding mower for the bulk of the lawn, an old Hahn-Eclipse push mower for trimming and for down by the canal, and an edger for the sidewalks and driveway.

You wouldn’t ride by the canal unless you wanted a swim; you wouldn’t do the whole yard with the push mower unless you wanted a coronary. Different tools for different parts of the job.

Bringing that thought back to the topic, I’ve started shaving most of my face with a high-quality single-blade razor, and reshaving/trimming with a Fusion. The single blades are very inexpensive, the end result is just as smooth, and the Fusion now lasts about three weeks instead of one.

One note of caution is that single-blade shaving is an acquired skill– don’t be discouraged if you have problems early on, you will get better. Also, apply aloe before and after; it will make things go more smoothly, especially the medicated aloe used for sunburns. Aloe is inexpensive and available at any grocery or drug store.

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How to cause a recession

Apr 7
Best of the LPB, Ramblings
  • Step 1: Tell people there’s one on the way. They’ll defensively cut their spending, which will cause the recession.
  • Step 2: Relax and enjoy the fun.

Dusting off my tinfoil, hat, I have to wonder…

Does someone specifically benefit from rattling our economic cage in an election year?

Or is the media really so stupid that they don’t realize that their headlines are worsening the potential impact?

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