Belated 8 month video

Recorded very close to the day James turned 8 months.

James' first Christmas

Thank you for littering

Thank you for littering, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

Mommy nap

Mommy nap, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

The truth I know.

Snow at midnight

Snow at midnight, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

ouldn't sleep. New the snow would melt the next day. Took some night shots out the window. Long exposure.

Vivitar V3000S
Vivitar 50 mm f/1:1.7
Kodak BW 400 CN
Walgreens scan,

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil

See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

From Flickr Meetup at the Dia de los Muertos Marigold Parade, 2008.

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Household pet under siege

This is the end of a chase across the house. The marauding baby has driven the beleaguered household pet to high ground.

This video is about a week old. He's been showing keen interest in the cat for a long time, and since he started scooting we've been running interference, and waiting for him to learn a lesson the hard way, just hoping he doesn't get scratched too badly. Well, yesterday James and Scout had a very interactive game of chase. Jae watched closely so she could intervene if it looked like James might get his eyes scratched out, but watched in wonder as the two hit it off.

James scooted up to Scout, and she waited until he was close enough to get a hand on her. She then moved off a few feet, and flopped on her side, her invitation to play. She waited till he got close enough for him to get a hand on her, then moved a few feet further and flopped. I guess this continued for awhile. He got hold of her tail once, and she didn't like that, but she batted at him without extending her claws, I think until Jae rescued her.

Street photography

Street photography, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

Street photography, literally. Took this kneeling in the left-hand lane of San Mateo, Northbound, just before Indian School. It was a Saturday morning, traffic was light, they went around me.

I still have no idea what that figure really is.

James admiring his quilt

My mother is an accomplished quilter. Here you see James studying the quilt Mom made for him. Underneath it, the blue one, is the one she made for me when I was about 2, I think. I rock him each night as a part of the bedtime ritual, and Jae saw him examining the carrots and grabbed the video camera. I had a cold, which is why I'm wearing the mask. Thanks Mom, for the beautiful quilts. Much Love and work went into them. And thanks, Jae, for catching this.

Proto-kiss

Thanksgiving 2008

James "kisses" us often. Really he sucks on our face, but you can tell he's trying to kiss you. It's particularly cute when I'm holding him and his Mom walks up close and he leans out, gets her face in both hands, and sucks on her cheek.

After I posted this picture, Susan pointed me to another, similiar picture. See below.

Proto-kiss, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

A couple more Thanksgiving pictures here.

Strange dreams, tonight

Strange dreams, tonight, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

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Overcast sky.

Peekaboo

This is the first bout of peekaboo where he did the hiding.

The failure of forgetfullness

The failure of forgetfullness, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

Autumn leaves blow in drifts against curbs and the sides of houses and hills. Raked into piles in yards, they scatter, then meander back together where the wind takes them, cartwheeling.

They are brown and brittle; crunch, crackle and fragment as I walk through them, kick through them, dive in and role through them. For all their noisy protest and my reckless expenditure of energy, it will take me a life-time to make them dust...make them dust so that they disappear underfoot, and blow away to sting eyes and drift on windowsills.

Photo 2008
Words 1993

James goes mobile

This is the first time James figured out how to scoot. Day after Thanksgiving, 2008.

Strange dreams, tonight

Strange dreams, tonight, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

Creepy location in Albuquerque.

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Canon 50 mm f/1:1.8
Kodak BW 400 CN
Walgreens scan,

Collaboration

Impressionism?, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

Low light, interior at night. Slow shutter speed, plus James, who is in my lap, grabbed the camera strap as I took the picture. Reflection in window.

Crazy laughter

Here I come, World

Here I come, World, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

"Stroller" sounds so passive.

James sits

Jae recorded this one while I was at work so she could show me when I got home. His first real sitting by himself.

sshhhh, you didn't see me

sshhhh, you didn't see me, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

From Flickr Meetup at the Dia de los Muertos Marigold Parade, 2008.

Vivitar V3000S
Vivitar 80-200 mm f/1:4.5
Kodak 200 color film
Walgreens scan,

Standing, with a little help

Trick or treat

Squash

James sweeps

James and I are spending the day together, today, while Jae is doing the art show thing. We've been to the coffee, he's eaten some carrots, we listened to some Violent Femmes, and as you can see, we did some yard work. He just went to sleep for his afternoon nap, after bawling in his crib for half an hour.

A variation

gutter4, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

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Kodak BW 400 CN
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Dead never looked so good

Dead never looked so good, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

From Flickr Meetup at the Dia de los Muertos Marigold Parade, 2008.

Vivitar V3000S
Vivitar 80-200 mm f/1:4.5
Kodak 200 color film
Walgreens scan,

First Halloween video

The weekend before Halloween, at David and Priscilla's.

Marraige made in ...?

Marraige made in ...?, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

From Flickr Meetup at the Dia de los Muertos Marigold Parade, 2008.

I wish she hadn't blinked, but its still a fave of mine from the afternoon. Individually there were people with perhaps better costumes, but together these two were stars.

Fun vote, JPG Magazine

It's a pretty cool magazine, and as I understand it, all the pictures are contributed through the website, where they are voted on by registered users. I've uploaded this image of Jae and James, and submitted it to the upcoming collection, "Beloved." If you've got a few minutes, click on the image, register, then vote. Thanks.

All your treasure is mine

This is the straight ahead snapshot, see his face, isn't he cute, shot. Plus I love Jae in this picture.



This is the artsy shot.

Priscilla picked picked out the costume. She did well. Not only is it cute, its accurate. He thinks everything belongs to him.

gutter1

gutter1, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

Canon AE-1 Program
Canon 50 mm f/1:1.8
Kodak BW 400 CN
Walgreens scan,

Big boy food is fun

Everyone should have their own clown

Everyone should have their own clown, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

She makes me laugh, which is one of the prime reasons I love her so.

Yashica FX-3 Super 2000
Yashica lens 50 mm f/1:1.9
Kodak Gold 200
Walgreens scan,

Oranges are not the only fruit

Oranges are not the only fruit, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

Yashica FX-3 Super 2000
Yashica lens 50 mm f/1:1.9
Kodak Gold 200
Walgreens scan,

Awake, alert family

Dark side of the moon

Dark side of the moon, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

Yashica FX-3 Super 2000
Yashica lens 50 mm f/1:1.9
Kodak Gold 200
Walgreens scan,

James knaws on his restraints

Harvest Queen

, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

Yashica FX-3 Super 2000
Yashica lens 50 mm f/1:1.9
Kodak Gold 200
Walgreens scan,

James helps with the laundry

Learning to fly

Learning to fly, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

Yashica FX-3 Super 2000
Yashica lens 50 mm f/1:1.9
Kodak BW 400 CN
Walgreens scan,

Levels manipulated in GIMP

With ears

Portrait of a straw

Portrait of a straw, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

I'm in a slump. I took some pictures I really liked, and now I've taken a few rolls with none I really liked. The most recent roll has several pictures that are almost there, but aren't. Like this one. If I'd put the straw on the dark stripe, that might have done it. Frustrating. On the first go through, this is probably the best picture from that roll.br />
Yashica FX-3 Super 2000
Yashica lens 50 mm f/1:1.9
Kodak BW 400 CN
Walgreens scan,

Levels manipulated in GIMP.

James - Six months

Artistic failure

I do some scribbling, occasionally. For the past year or maybe longer I have been sporadically noodling on a new story. One of those inspired by a dream things. I loved the concept. I didn't work on it a bunch at any one time, but over the spread there are some hours in it. A couple weeks ago I did the final edit on it, and admitted what I'd been fearing for awhile: It sucks.

So, no new story :-( Sigh.

Titles are for the weak

Titles are for the weak, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

If the image needs a title, it's not a strong enough image. In other words, I'm tired of titling pictures ;-)

Yashica FX-3 Super 2000
Yashica lens 50 mm f/1:1.9
Kodak BW 400 CN
Walgreens scan,

Seriously cropped, and levels manipulated, in GIMP.

James in sweats

, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

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Kodak BW 400 CN
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Maniac (more bouncer)

James in bouncer

, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

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Sometimes we leave a piece of ourselves behind

Sometimes we leave a piece of ourselves behind, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

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Toni is back

Counter Comrade, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

Update

Toni got out of the hospital Wednesday and was at Jeri's today. She's not supposed to be out of bed, but she's not much of a rule follower. I chatted with her for almost an hour, while she sat in the same spot as in this picture. She's in better spirits than I would be, or she's faking it well. She has dialysis every other day, and an appointment in November to talk about a transplant.

She liked the, "I'm not dead yet" T-shirt I got her.

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I blogged this photo recently, and a little info on the subject, Toni. On Sunday both of Toni's kidneys were removed because of infection. They didn't expect her to survive the surgery. Her mother told me that her first words out of surgery were, "Not dead yet."

I visited her in the ICU today. That was hard. But she was able to have a conversation and smile a couple times. She asked me how Jae and James where, and how my weekend was. She is very brave. Keep fighting, champ.

Get Well Soon, Grandpa

James and Jae's project of the day. My dad is recovering from back surgery.



James and Jae's project of the day. My dad is recovering from back surgery.

Jemez

Jemez, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

Little more digital processing of this one than usual. I wish that tree in the middle wasn't there.

Sidewalk zen

Sidewalk zen, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

Another picture from the "riding the bus" series.

Little devil

Little devil, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

Jemez meadow

Jemez meadow, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

Vivitar V3000S
Vivitar 50 mm f/1:1.7
Fuji Pro 400 film
Walgreens scan,

To cheer me up about lack of time to find/plan the perfect subject

"As I progressed further with my project, it became obvious that it was really unimportant where I chose to photograph. The particular place simply provided an excuse to produce work... you can only see what you are ready to see - what mirrors your mind at that particular time." ~ Henry David Thoureau

Dark Lady

Dark Lady, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

Model: Jae

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Vivitar 50 mm f/1:1.7
Fuji film
Shutter "B", fstop 1:4
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3 candles on a shelf about 4 feet off the floor, photographer's left

5 months again

Breakfast in bed? No way!

Wednesday morning I didn't want to get up. I had pulled the covers over my head and I was procrastinating, counting down the minutes in my head till the last moment I thought I could get up and make it to work on time. The only thing keeping me conscious was the smell of coffee wafting in from the kitchen.

I had about reached the point-of-no-on-time, when Jae walked into the bedroom with a cup of coffee.

"Oh, I love you," I moaned, and propped myself up in bed so I could drink it. After she handed me the cup, Jae got a beach towel and covered my reclining form with it.

"OK, I could spill it," I thought to myself, as I watched her silently leave the room again. I was savoring the first swallow of coffee when she walked back in carrying a plate.

"No way," I cried out, as she rested on my lap a plate with scrambled eggs, toast, and orange slices. She smiled and left me to my breakfast.

As I was finishing up. she walked back into the room and asked, "Do want a ride to work, today?" Oh, I love this woman.

Jemez campfire

Jemez campfire, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

Yashica FX-3 Super 2000
Yashica lens 50 mm f/1:1.9
Kodak BW 400 CN
Shutter guessed on "B" setting, f/1:4
Walgreens scan,

5 months

Have guitar, will travel

Have guitar, will travel, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

My brother, Luke, jamming on his guitar in campsite #13, Redondo Campground, Jemez Mountains.

Yashica FX-3 Super 2000
Yashica lens 50 mm f/1:1.9
Kodak BW 400 CN
Walgreens scan,

5

5, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

Yashica FX-3 Super 2000
Yashica lens 50 mm f/1:1.9
Kodak BW 400 CN
Walgreens scan,

Feeling better

The videos were recorded before I was sick, so they aren't evidence of my current condition. I am feeling better, though. A round of applause for Zpack. This has renewed my appreciation of antibiotics.

I've been back to interacting with humans the past few days, washing my hands a lot and wearing a mask around James. Today, back to work. This weekend, camping!

Generations

*

*, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

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Goofiest thing I've ever seen

Respiratory infections suck

Hard. Coughing started on Sunday. Got worse from there. Today, Thursday, saw the doctor and am now on antibiotics. She also gave me something for the cough that actually worked, and I was able to sleep a few hours. Sort of sleep, anyway. I got 0 sleep last night because of the coughing.

So that's my whining. I'm sure I've felt this bad before, but its been awhile.

Jae has been great, as always, Taking care of both me and James is quite a load.

Diva

Discarded

Discarded, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

Canon AE-1 Program

I was given one of these today, by someone who thought it should do more than gather dust in their closet. Looking forward to trying it out. I love this anachronistic interest.

Textures

Textures, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

Them again

Them again, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

I wanna new drug

I just took a walk around the parking lot here at work, and everything looks lovely, as if I'd discovered a new drug that makes the world cinemagraphic.

Camouflage

Camouflage, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

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Vivitar 50 mm f/1:1.7
Kodak BW 400 CN
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All fours

James uses all fours to capture his ball.

Boy on the playground

James visits IL

James and I went out to visit his Grandpa and Grandma Gentry. They took some good pictures, and put them on the web here.

Nana Newport and James

Nana Newport and James, originally uploaded by Josh's home.

Basil Hayden's moment

Basil Hayden's moment, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

The way it looks after you've been sipping it for awhile.

A rose by any other exposure

Jae gave me this rose on our 7th wedding anniversary.

A rose by any other exposure, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

The sun also rises

The sun also rises, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

Fun thing about the taking of these rose pictures. I took them with the Vivitar, which has a broken light meter. Exposure is all guess.

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Vivitar 50 mm f/1:1.7
Kodak BW 400 CN
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I will eat the world

I will eat the world, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

Titled by my co-worker, Babs.

Desert bloomng

Desert bloomng, originally uploaded by Josh Gentry.

The usual Yashica and Kodak BW film. Levels tweaked in GIMP.