The last time I went to Cumberland Falls I was a small child. Like most things from childhood, it seems larger then. Still, though, it's pretty neat. It's one of the few places in the world where you can see a moonbow. Only at night, it turns out. This weekend we were there during the day, having passed it driving the back way from Kentucky to Knoxville. Highly recommended for a day trip. Bring a picnic and a camera.
Reading Lamp
Since getting a drill press last year, I've been putting holes in anything that will stay still long enough. If only my cats trusted me a bit more they'd have some awesome new body modifications.
The drill press is great because it only does one thing, put holes in things that otherwise wouldn't have them. Unlike, say, a table or band saw, the things you can make with a drill press is pretty limited. Enter the humble desk lamp. Take some wood, drill a couples holes, install some simple hardware and voila! A lamp is born.
This one is a reading lamp. Put it beside your bed, read up a storm, then the lamp holds your place until the next time you need it. Winner!
L&N Stem Academy
I always enjoy the assignments I shoot for Education Week. Usually the work involves portraits of the subject and some candids of them doing what they do. Last week I produced photos for their piece about Knoxville's L&N STEM Academy. No portraits, but I was able to given a few hours to interrupt as many classrooms as possible to watch the students work. Most of the classes seemed to be taking tests, but I found a P.E. class dancing to an Xbox game and a physical-world concepts class building pulley contraptions. So here you go...
Sutherland Corridor
I've been hopping around Knoxville for the past year shooting different neighborhoods for the Metro Pulse. Each one is a new part of the series, which, when combined, will hopefully be a fuller portrait of Knoxville's different areas. The Sutherland corridor is the latest installment.
If you're interested, check out the North Central, Vestal, and Fort Sanders neighborhoods.
Heart Pies
For a Valentine's Day party this year Dale's Fried Pies made special heart-shaped pies. They looked and smelled delicious, but by the time I got away from the photo booth they were gone. Next year, you pie-frying saint. Next year.
