Little of This Little of That

Ok, coming to you as always(well most of the time) from Cumberland Coffee Roasters Coffee Shop. My favorite Coffeehouse in Hope mills.
My wife had ordered one of my Anniversary presents and it didn't get here until yesterday. It was driving her a little bit nuts, you see she is a person who wants to give presents as soon as she gets them for you. She doesn't, but she really wants to. Mostly because she put so much thought into the gifts she buys. They have to be perfect for the person she is getting them for. So, she really gets excited watching you open it because she knows you will love it.
All that being said, she was really happy when it arrived.


A couple of the booklet.

It is a limited addition Moscow Mule Copper Mug. It is 37 out of 2000, which is pretty cool. It came with a card with the letter of authenticity, it is like a credit card that you swipe to read or scan it, and it came in the really cool box, that is nice to display it on. Also, there is a booklet in it that has the story of the mugs origin and recipes for the various Moscow Mule cocktails. So of course we had to try the drink ourselves, and it is great. Might have just found our new go to. We made it in our white wine glasses ( notice no stem, I get a little klutzy with stemware.) since it is a limited edition. We will go get some copper mugs at Bed Bath and Beyond for future use.

OK, that was the "This" here is the "That".... Sharon had ordered one of my photos on canvas for her office, and it came yesterday. She was very excited and very pleased with print. I was glad to see that the quality was as I expected it to be. It came out very nice and will look good on her wall. I will get her to get a picture of it on her wall and post it when she does. But for now you get to see me signing it ( very excited it is my first canvas order) and holding it (aren't you excited ...LOL).




So you can see that the quality of the Crated product is great so if you too want to own a Natures Views Photography original click here to go to the Gallery. or you can go to my Fine art America Gallery, they have a greater variety of my work. With more options for printing.

So, there you have it the photo business is off and running...sort of ...=o)

Ok as promised here are some of the Happy Customer.

( taken with phone camera and I did what I could .)LOL.

Added to the Crated Gallery

Went through some of my older shots today and developed them to put up for sale in my Crated Gallery.Not a lot of order to them just as I got them finished.


So if you would like these or one of the many others I have listed visit my Crated Gallery and have a look.

Another Snowy Day in Fayetteville

Well, the snowstorm that is all over the south came to Fayetteville NC, today. Of course, they closed the schools and everyone got too scared to drive more than 2 MPH, don't know why they didn't just stay home if they are that scared. I did not venture to Walley World or the grocery stores, but I am sure there is not a loaf of bread or oz of milk left. So, can some tell me what do they do, make milk sandwiches?...lol. Anyway, I dropped Sharon off at work and headed downtown. I wanted to see how the Market House looked in the snow. I was doing great, got there with no problem, found a great parking place and got my gear together. Didn't make it more than 15 yards before I stepped in a slush puddle..ha... well, I was looking through the viewfinder and moving just a bit to frame a shot, and the rest is soggy history. It would not have been so bad in my boots but of course I had my deck shoes on.
The rest of the morning went great, got several good shots around Hay Street and then went to the Marquis Market for coffee. While I was there I worked on developing the photos. Becca a friend from our regular coffee shop was also downtown getting some snow shots and stopped by the Market for a bit. We compared notes on our shoots, and the snow. Well, here are the images that I have done.:



I have more shots to go through, but that is all I have developed so far. Will Post more Later.

Hodge-Podge

Ok well, today I have an eclectic little mix. I was downtown yesterday and got some more street lamp pictures, for a series I am doing. I also got some more of the Market House.



Then last night Sharon and I went on our monthly Date night. We always go down to the Cameo Art House on the First Thursday for a monthly live music series in downtown Fayetteville. Last night Jon Shain, a Folk, blues picker, performed. Man he can play the blues and is very funny also. These are brought to Fayetteville by the Roosters Wife, A music venue in Aberdeen NC.
We start the night at the Off The Hook Fusion Taco Imporium. We really love this place. They have Bahn Mi Tacos that are, well, Off The Hook wow. We also got the tortilla chips with the house made smoked gouda pimento cheese, and again Off The Hook Wow. Ok got a shot of the chips and dip but when the tacos came I just forgot all about photography and ate ....soo good.




So that was it for yesterday, have to see what today brings.
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Sun Rise through The Market House

This event only happens twice a year, On Nov 11 and Jan 29. You can get the shots the day either side of those days. But the optimum days are the 11th and 29th. The famous shot, of the sun rising through the arches of the Market House here in Fayetteville, was taken by Johnny Horne of the Fayetteville Observer. Since that shot appeared people have come in the early hours of the morning to make their own iconic photo. This morning was no different, as the sun began to rise the excitement in the little crowd of photographers rose, and shutters whirled. Yes, I was down there also in the mix, well at least at the fringes. I had decided that while this is a great photo, that I would concentrate more on the people who came to capture it. So here are my images from this morning.



Sharon even got caught up in the excitement.



I also did some in color:



Thought this was a cool shot of Sharon's phone with the Market House in focus.



Johnny Horne was in attendance, perhaps watching a student from his Fundamentals of Digital Photography class.



Well, of course I didn't go all the way down there this morning and not get a shot of the show.



Sharon and I got down there this morning about 0645 or so, and I had time to get a couple of shots of the Market House and this one light pole's shadow that Sharon pointed out to me.



This was a great time and I am glad that I made it downtown for it. I plan to be there again at the Nov. and Jan. next year events.