Monthly Archives: July 2009

Fireworks at the Fountain

Over the last two day’s I’ve shared images from the 4th of July events where Catina Mack [Link] performed the National Anthem, today’s images are from her performance at the City of Orlando’s Fireworks at the Fountain.

After leaving the Star Spangled Sanford, we headed to downtown Orlando where she was scheduled to perform accompanied by the Orlando Concert Band.

Prior to her performance, we took some promotional pictures for her to use.

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This image is of Catina and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer.

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Here’s a shot of the fireworks shooting off as Catina sang the “rocket’s red glare” portion of the national anthem.

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Star Spangled Sanford

Here are some more images of the 4th of July events where Catina Mack [Link] performed.  Her first event on the 4th was at Star Spangled Sanford on the Riverwalk at Fort Mellon Park.

Magic 107.7fm was broadcasting live from the park and Catina was interviewed by Dave and Leslye.  This picture shows Catina live on the air during the broadcast.

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After the interview, Catina enjoys a relaxing moment in front of Lake Monroe.

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 Catina meets the Mayor of Sanford, Linda Kuhn before she takes the stage.

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 Catina delivering another great performance.

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July 4th with a National Anthem Singer

If you’re a National Anthem Singer, Independence Day is a very busy holiday and for Catina Mack, a Sanford based performer, this year was no exception.  This year Catina performed at three Independence Day celebrations in the Orlando area and I was selected to document her performances at these events.

On July 3rd, she performed at Red, Hot and Boom [Link], which was sponsored by XL 106.7 and held at Crane’s Roost Lake Park in Uptown Altamonte.  Catina kicked of this event and was followed on stage by Evan Taubenfeld who is best known for being the lead guitarist for singer Avril Lavigne.

On July 4th, she had two performances, the first was at Star Spangled Sanford, which was produced by the City of Sanford and held at Ft. Mellon Park.  Prior to her performance she was interviewed on the radion by Magic 107.7 FM’s Dave and Leslye.

After her performance in Sanford, we made a dash to downtown Orlando for her performance at the City of Orlando’s Fireworks at the Fountain, which took place at Lake Eola.  This performance was broadcast live on Orlando’s WFTV Channel 9 and she was accompanied by the Orlando Concert Band.

Catina did a fantastic job at all three events, be sure to visit her website [Link] and you can watch her performances on YouTube [Link].

I will post images over the next few days, here are some pictures from the Red, Hot and Boom event that was held on July 3rd, 2009.

This picture was taken on the boat that took us to the back of the stage at Crane’s Roost Lake.

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This picture of Catina Mack and Evan Taubenfeld was taken before Catina performed the National Anthem.

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This image was taken during Catina’s performance of the National Anthem.

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This image was taken after Catina’s performance.  You can see the Crane’s Roost Lake Ampitheather in the background.

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No Camera

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I’m spending this week with one of the best wedding photographers  in the business, David Ziser [Link], and after I arrived at the hotel, decided to take a short ride into Cincinnati.  As I drove north on Interstate 75 and approached the city, I was amazed by the incredible view.  But there was one problem; I left my camera in the hotel room.  So here I was with a chance to capture some incredible images of downtown Cincinnati, and all I had with me was my trusted Blackberry, so, enjoy this picture I took with my Blackberry, I will get down there again this week and get some great images.

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Wedding Dance Down the Aisle

 

So here’s another wedding video that’s become a YouTube sensation.  For Jill and Kevin’s wedding they decided to change up the traditional walking down the aisle and make it a dance down the aisle.  If you haven’t seen it, you can check it out here.

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Scott Kelby’s Photo Walk

For the second year, Photoshop expert Scott Kelby [Link] has organized a worldwide photo walk.  This year’s photo walk mobilized over 30,000 photographers in over 900 locations around the world and I was lucky enough to attend Scott’s personal walk in Ybor City.  Here are a couple of the pictures I took at the event.  If you want to see me in action taking some of these pictures, check out this page [Link].

This image is of a bar in Ybor City and while the windows on the second floor look like they are reflecting the sun, the windows and the roof on the builidng are missing and your seeing the sky through the windows and roof.

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The next image is of the Italian Club:

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The next image below is of a portion of the historic Columbia Restaurant.

 

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Photo Selected for Publication

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This is one of my favorite photos, it’s of Lake Eola in downtown Orlando.  I took this picture back in March during a dull sunset and as I was standing there dreaming of the rich colorful sunsets of summer, the light hit the building in just the right way and I was able to get wonderful warm colors on the buildings and reflecting off of the lake. 

So, I was very pleased  to learn last week that this photo was selected to be used on the cover of a research report that has been commissioned by Orange County Mayor Richard T. Crotty and the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission to promote Central Florida.   The report should be completed and published in the next couple of months, and I can’t wait to see the image on the cover.

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Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate

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Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate [Link]
1500 Masters Blvd.,
ChampionsGate, Florida 33896
407.390.6664

Just to the south of Orlando and past Walt Disney World is an incredible resort perfect for a wedding ceremony and reception.   The Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate features elegant ballrooms perfect for a reception of any size and lush tropical outdoor grassy area overlooking the golf course in the shadow of this awesome hotel.

The outdoor grassy area is also the perfect place for an outdoor wedding reception.

If you are interested in a Trash the Dress photo session [Link] the day after your wedding, the lazy river and pool area at the Omni makes the perfect back drop.

Also, remember that Saturday’s are typically very popular wedding days for a resort like this, so if you have flexibility in your schedule be sure to ask them what their rates would be on Friday or Sunday [Link].

When you contact the hotel, please be sure to tell them where you heard about their location.

Click here to see more Images taken at the ChampionsGate [Link].

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The life-sized wedding cake.

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Most brides spend a lot of time and energy choosing the perfect wedding cake, but for Chidi Ogbuta of Texas, the choice was very easy, she choose a 5 foot life-size model of herself.  Here’s a link to the full story [Link].

So if you are having a difficult time deciding on the perfect wedding cake, you always have this as an option.

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Orlando Young Professionals – June 2009 Social

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The pictures from the Orlando Young Professionals June Social have been posted in the Gallery.  The event was held on June 26th at the 23 Club.

Follow this link to view all of  the pictures from this event. [Link]

The Orlando Young Professional Leadership Group is a leadership group for professions in the 20′s to mid 30′s with a focus on developing tomorrow’s Central Florida leaders.  If you would like more information on this group, please visit their website [Link]

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