how i spent my summer vacation: abstract photo essay on hanging rock state park.

finally got the photographs from geoff and i’s anniversary trip to hanging rock state park onto my computer. i took a lot of abstract shots there as opposed to your standard landscape shots (except on top of hanging rock). the more conventional ones will soon follow this post. but now it’s time for abstract camping!

the “window” in the side of a large rock at window falls:

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hand over sunset on top of hanging rock:

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a neighbor’s tent, lit internally by a lantern:

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rock that makes up tory’s den:

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geoff making a fire with a head lamp on… tent in the background light internally by a lantern:

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super intense tree roots near window falls:

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brook bubbles at the top of window falls:

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raleigh portrait photographer: jennifer+travis continued.

it’s been a busy 1.5 weeks and it will continue for several more… but all good exciting! consulting this afternoon, editing, etc. i have to go get my car inspected sometime this week which, although not expensive, is just a general pain. i then i have to re-register it w/ the state of north carolina, blah blah blah. we are finally approved to shoot at American Tobacco in durham this friday for our trash the dress session! i can’t wait to have some of those up here and in the portfolio. my friend steve from florida is also coming up on friday to hang out w/ us over the weekend here in raleigh. steve is a friend of mine from college (point park university in pittsburgh) who recently moved from  pittsburgh to the orlando area. we’re excited to show him around raleigh this weekend. :)

here’s some more photographs from the jennifer and travis shoot!

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raleigh portrait photographer: jennifer+travis.

camping was awesome! more to come on that later. however, being in the woods for 2.5 days can get really old really fast as you get continually rained on, swat hornets away from your fire-burnt food, and run up an incredible sleep debt due to all the shuffling noises outside your small overheated tent at night. we had a great time, but boy… i’m glad to be back in the world of showers, internet access, and microwaves. i’ll be posting pictures from our journey later this week.

here’s some photos from my session with travis and jennifer – a really adorable couple who were great to work with. they let me put them in all sorts of perilous jungle-gym situations while being gawked at by a bunch of 5-10 year olds manning the playground. you guys are awesome! :)

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