A busy day on Sunday, everyone seemed to be outside. A few familiar faces and lot of people who I didn't know.

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A couple of photos may be from Friday when I ran into John and Nina out in the woods. Much different vibe on Friday - almost pensive. Very cool and quiet outside.

I flinch on the inside at the word "flapper." I like my fingers. I used to play guitar until they bled, but somehow I find that still more appealing than ripping them on sharp rocks.

In the slideshow you may seen more of what I would typically shoot. A lot of different styles represented on the day.

Lots of different food too. The guy in the back with the green shirt gave me a slice of ripe avocado, for which I am very grateful.

If you're curious, he just discovered he had enough chalk just sitting at the bottom of his backpack to resupply his chalk bag:

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thanks to the boulderers. the ones who brought bagels and avocado especially.

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This set is completely as shot - no adjustments. I may still come back and pull some of these and clean them a touch. Some of these photos are very similar to previous shots (in the above gallery for the day), some just weren't as strong compositionally. Still, I really like some of the shots and subject matter - I want people who I shot to get a chance to see the photos.

for me anyway...

The past couple of weekends have had very decent weather. I joined the droves of people who entered the Lincoln woods to take in the fine weather. The only things puncturing the beautiful silence of the park were the happy screams of children and the occasional ambulance rescuing somebody (overcome with clean air?).

This fine Sunday afternoon I took a couple of rolls of film and was surprised to find a dozen or more climbers out by the "practice area." I hadn't seen that many climbers out there before, but then I haven't gone there much in fine weather. Out and about, I endeavored to capture a slice of life in the woods.

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I actually did the same thing the previous week, but I haven't had a chance to peruse those photos yet. The beauty of this schedule is that I can drop off the film on the way home and it's ready by noon on Monday. Not too shabby.

Perhaps the most unusual sight in the woods are the two baby carriages. The moms and dads are climbers.

I watched from afar as one of the moms did a gnarly top-out very gracefully (squint at the photo and you'll see her).

About the only thing I worry about while out in the woods is dropping something on someone below me. I watched as a little twig skittered away from my foot over the edge into the empty space below me. Nothing big, yet very problematic if there had been a pair of eyes looking up at me.

Thankfully, the only real damage I could have perpetrated would have been to myself as I tripped myself up walking on a crash pad. Falling face first, crushing the Hasselblad beneath me, would have been a very sad outcome. Thankfully the crash pad did its job and the only scars are psychological.

Thanks to the whole crew of climbers. See you soon. *note: I've never used a smugmug slideshow so below is my first attempt.

Baby steps. So, yesterday I got a sneak peak at the new New England Bouldering guide book. I have a couple of photos in the book, both advertisements, and I worked on the ad designs as well. First photos in a book.

When you've done everything you can, the question always becomes how will it print. We're not involved in the publication or printing at all, so we are at the mercy of the publishing company. One of the concerns is printing too dark or too light. There is a tendency to trend dark when printing images soft-proofed on screen. Then the reaction is to over lighten to compensate for anticipated problems.

But, all that said, trusting your gut after plenty of print trials can lead to good things. We got good placement and good color. Solid picture prints (though I like the full page ad more - I may be biased).

Good stuff. Many thanks to the models, Nicole and Ryan.