This photo of a turtle being cleaned by yellow and blue tangs won me the “Best Of Show” at the 2005 Kona Classic Open competition. Grand prize is a wetsuit, a messenger bag and a trip for two to Tahiti! I went to this competition mainly to learn more about photography, and everyone could see […]
It’s very rural here. I’m used to rural, since I grew up in New Jersey, but this is pretty out there. Deer-antler-artwork kind of out there. And this is the capitol of the state: we haven’t even started driving out into the sticks yet. I went to Dunkin Donuts tonight. Northeasterners have an attitude about […]
Very long, tiring day. The show hours are from 9-6, which feels much longer than the more usual 10-6. Especially since we are jammed with people all day. I felt unfocused all day, running from one guy to the next. It was like working at the mall at Christmas. I snuck away long enough to […]
Today was the first day that the show opened. The doors opens and a teeming mass of people entered the hall. …but none of them came to our booth. I guess this shouldn’t have been a surprise Apple has the slickest video effects you’ve ever seen on giant screens right next door, so I would […]
Another day of setup. It went pretty smooth except for two things. 1) We needed to buy and install a Pro Tools system, a high-end audio editor. 2) We needed a weird cable that we didn’t pack. We dealt with number 1 at around 4:00, when someone went to the store to buy one. Installing […]
Travel day. I got to my hotel room and it’s a huge suite. I have a kitchen area, a living room with a chair and a couch, and a bedroom with two long double beds. The kitchen has a bar area with two barstools, a fride (with ice) and a bunch of cabinets. There a […]