Rick Hawkins Photography

NYC bus scene

><><<><><><<>>><<<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> ><><><<<><<><><><><><><><><><><><><><<><><><>><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> These two images come from a recent production of Annie jr. by the Roy Waldron Elementary School drama club. These pictures are from the big N.Y.C number. I got alot of really cool photos this evening. I will be featuring more soon.

New Years Eve

I spent New Years Eve with The Jake Leg Stompers at a house party in Murfreesboro. The Stompers are a rare treat and a Murfreesboro treasure. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In this last image local photography hero Bill Steber plays Auld Lang Syne on a saw. Forever my understanding of that song has been altered.

New Year.........new camera

I say this and believe this to be true on many levels but I'm really referring to my life as a photographer. Recently I finally made the switch to digital photography. I have been loyal to film since I began this life-long love affair in 1983. I have not stayed with film due to just some purist bent or my tendency to hold onto the familiar. Well, maybe a little of the latter. I developed a "look" from using film and certain lenses. I was worried (for good reason) about digitals ability to produce natural warm colors and pleasing grain. I have been told by several photographers that the industry is now "there'". They also encouraged me by telling me the price of a good camera was finally in line with reality. I have always tried to live carefully and invest my money wisely. This is imperative when your life revolves around teaching young people and creating art. So, when I realized that I spent more money processing film last year than a good camera costs I knew it was time. I will still break out the film camera when needed and ironically now people hire me often because of my use of film. So, I'll keep it in the paint box but I expect now to shoot more pictures, more often with a control I hadn't even imagined. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The second picture is a crop from the first. I am experiencing fine detail like I never have before. I call it my New Years resolution.