The Flying Lens

The Punam Project, Part II

2011-11-07T11:32:00.002-06:00

A few more from my current project. What do you all think?

The Punam Project

2011-10-30T20:01:00.000-05:00

Definition: PUNAM - A pretty/cute face. Sometimes a person in general.

So, I've done a couple of hardcover bound photo books using the Aperture printing process that have turned out pretty well. Since I needed a new project, Kelly and I brainstormed a bit and came up with the idea of our take on a "photo-booth" concept. I'm not sure if it makes total sense but the idea is to take pictures of people and ask them to make the same four different expressions: happy, sad, surprised and a "wild card" face of their choosing. Here are some of the first pictures I took at our Notre Dame football/Texas Rangers baseball watching party from last week (P.S. They both lost!)

I'd love to hear what you think of the concept and pictures.

Fly safe, T

Hawks Stanley Cup

2011-10-21T18:57:00.000-05:00

There is nothing better than watching a LIVE hockey game up at the glass! Don't get me wrong, I love all kinds of sports but some are just more fun to watch on a "HUGE SCREEN" TV, like football. But a LIVE hockey game is tough thing to beat. So having grown up in Oak Park, IL and having become an expert, in my day, at playing hockey on the iced over streets in front of our house (yes actually skating on the frozen streets where pucks can do some damage to a parked car, not that I would know...), one just had to make the pilgrimage to Chicago to see the Blackhawks play in the Stanley Cup 2010 Championship Series!!

Needless to say, the trip to the Hawks Cathedral on Madison Avenue became a guys trip for Colin, my son, and I. As my family will attest, as long as it is something that "I" want to do, I do it up LARGE! We had seats six rows up from the glass, in the corner, where the Hawks would be shooting for 2 periods. Ouch $$$ but Nice, Very Nice!

The picture of the Hawks on the ice at the end of the game was taken from that vantage point while they celebrated their win in game number two of their quest to win the Stanley! Not a bad pic in a dark stadium from the other end of the rink if I do say so myself. Don't forget to play Chelsea Dagger by The Fratellis as you view the picture! Travel Safe. TJS

Chicago O'Hare

2011-10-20T10:17:00.000-05:00

Flight 105 & 106 of the year 2011: LaGuardia to O'Hare to DFW. American Airlines and the airports have been decorating with pink ribbons for Breast Cancer Awareness month. I snapped a quick picture at ORD.

DFW > LGA

2011-10-18T09:19:00.001-05:00

Flight 103 & 104 of the year 2011: San Angelo to DFW to LaGuardia. So, a couple of things... First can we talk about worlds apart? I was in San Angelo Texas on Thursday afternoon. West Texas in all of its glory (I mean that as a compliment, like I always say, "God Bless Texas"!) Then I landed in NYC at 10:30 that night for a one hour drive in rain and city traffic with construction. A bit of culture shock.

Second, I have a pilots license and obviously fly a bunch commercially but even I puckered hard as we came out of the solid overcast clouds to land at Laguardia Thursday night. I was watching out the window to see when we would come out of the clouds, when all of a sudden we pop out and are just about touching the roof tops. Yikes..a 400 foot ceiling! Not a fun way to land a plane. TJS

San Angelo, TX

2011-10-17T10:05:00.000-05:00

Flight 102 of the year 2011: DFW to San Angelo. I headed to SanAngelo, TX for surgery cases and product development discussions. So with a busy week in San Angelo and New York before I get back home on Saturday, I found a couple of pictures to take. In San Angelo, a cool wooden train tressle and a friends son at soccer practice.

San Francisco, Part Three

2011-10-14T09:53:00.000-05:00

I hope you enjoyed this series from our San Fran trip. Which photo was your favorite?

San Francisco, Part Two

2011-10-13T00:10:00.000-05:00

San Francisco, Part One

2011-10-12T11:06:00.000-05:00

Flight number 87 of the year 2011: DFW- San Francisco. After attending many business meetings in San Francisco, we finally took a vacation to Northern California. Ready on the first day to take greats pics of the Golden Gate Bridge BUT the marine layer has visibility down to 30 feet, Really? Really! Finally got a few shots of the bridge and other interesting places. BTW, if I win the Lottery, I move to Carmel by the Sea the very next day! More SF pics to come later this week. TJS

Washington, DC

2011-10-10T23:30:00.001-05:00

Flight number 101 of the year 2011: DFW - Washington DC; attending the annual meeting of the Congress of Neurosurgeons. Landed in DC and had an hour & a half to see what I could find. The architecture there is amazing. TJS

the moth

2011-09-20T10:20:00.003-05:00

My backyard | September 2011

weekend snapshot // planted lady

2011-07-24T20:21:00.000-05:00

lake fun // hannah & hayden

2011-07-19T10:03:00.000-05:00

The Lindseys

2011-07-18T10:05:00.000-05:00

Tuscon, AZ

2011-07-14T05:00:00.000-05:00

A few shots from the desert around the Draggoon Mountains where Cochise made his last stand with his fellow Apache Indians. The dog, named Paige, belongs to a surgeon friend.

Happy 4th of July!

2011-07-04T18:22:00.001-05:00

Kelly's dog, Tucker.

NYC // June 2011

2011-06-24T22:00:00.003-05:00

My Second Home...

2011-06-19T21:24:00.001-05:00

The airport.

Monterey, CA

2011-06-19T13:14:00.001-05:00

Saylor Grace

2011-06-18T20:54:00.002-05:00

Atlanta Wedding

2011-06-18T19:56:00.001-05:00

Cute As A Bug!

2009-08-02T17:26:00.005-05:00

Yes that is a compliment!

Mas, Sarah and Saylor came to visit so that means a photoshoot! A few of my favorites...

Flips...Girls & Frogs..Hugs

2009-08-02T17:08:00.005-05:00

What can be better than a summer BBQ with a pool...a frog hunt by The Girls!...and a hug from mom!

Maui, Hawaii June 2009

2009-06-14T17:54:00.005-05:00

Hi... It has been a while since my last posting as things have been busy at work. A lot of people with back pain! But all that work makes a vacation to Hawaii even more appreciated. So here are some pictures from the trip. There are some from the top of the Haleakala Crater which is at 10,000 feet and above the clouds. Some from the valey and beaches of Kaanapalli. Some from under the Pacific.

Let me know what you think. Mahalo!

TJS

Places

2009-03-21T21:16:00.003-05:00

There are places I remember, All my life though some have changed...

New Puppy, Bike & an Orchid

2009-02-22T18:04:00.007-06:00

Kelly got a new puppy, Tucker, which you may have already seen on her blog. Colin and I got new motorcycles. These are pictures of his Ducati848. Very Italian! And an orchid for Karen.

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OK, So I was bored!

2009-01-22T21:11:00.011-06:00

I didn't have anything else to do, so I pulled together different pictures from different times and different places..

Guys Stuff!

2009-01-15T22:25:00.004-06:00

Just a few pictures that were taken the last couple of years while on some Guy Trips!

Cabo Humpback Whales 200901

2009-01-12T22:44:00.004-06:00

At the request of Erin, here are some pics of the whales that Kelly, Colin and I chased. Go Whale Riders! Thanks to Kels for teaching me how to get pictures into this blog!!

"SMILES"

2009-01-11T19:30:00.004-06:00

Hi Guys!

I need some help on picking one picture to enter into an amateur photo contest. The theme of the contest is "SMILES". Take a look at the photos below and give me your opinion on which one I should submit.

Thanks

TJS

Merry Christmas

2008-12-25T11:30:00.001-06:00