Tired, Happy, Busy… Dad.

by Matthew Parker on August 29, 2011

in Looking Back,San Diego,Uncategorized

 

 

 

Tired, happy. Matt.This is not really photography related so feel free to disregard this completely if you choose.  I was going through my photos that I have taken in the last six months and was not surprised to discover that there weren’t very many.  My wife and I welcomed our first child into the world this March.  My previous life lies in ruin and Jonah Charles Vetter Parker is dancing on its floundering remains.  Thankfully though a new different and much better life has sprung up to keep me interested.  Psychologists will say I am delusional but I really think I am happier now than at any point in the past.  Ask me again when Jonah, as my brother puts it, “pisses you off more than you can imagine.”

Back to the picture above.  I have no recollection  of this picture, not falling asleep on the door, not it being taken, not downloading it, nothing.  This image goes a long way towards explaining my lack of productivity in the past six months, I have been a zombie!  Not that I am going to be much better going forward but at least now I think I will be able to remember what happened and when.

If you are here looking for pictures of Jonah you will not find them,  friend me on facebook if you must see the bundle of joy that is my son.

 

 

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Back in Nebraska

by Matthew Parker on January 11, 2011

in Nebraska

Shortly after my trip to the Olympics I was headed off to Nebraska to celebrate the birthday of my wife’s Grandfather.  The Grain Place always provides a plethora of picture opportunities and this trip did not disappoint.  Enjoy!

 

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The Olympics

December 24, 2010

As is usual, when school started in late August my photography took a back seat to academics.  Right before school started I took a trip to the Olympic Peninsula for a good friends wedding.  Thankfully the post wedding festivities included a hike through Olympic National Park and a side trip to nearby Fort Worden.  These [...]

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El Camino de Santiago

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This past July, Molly and I traveled to Spain to walk the Camino de Santiago.  We were among an estimated 200,000+ pilgrims who will walk the Way of St. James this year.  It was an amazing experience, one that was completely different from any preconceived ideas I had. One of the many surprises was the [...]

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Free Food!

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Yesterday I went to a free neighborhood meal Hosted at Normal Heights United Methodist Church.  This location always seems to provide a wealth of photographic opportunities and today was no exception. People like the man above come in large numbers to partake in the meal which is provided entirely by volunteer cooks from San Diego [...]

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Pass Strategy | Day 13 on the JMT

February 25, 2010

On day thirteen Molly and I had the pleasure of hiking over Muir Pass and past the splendid lakes that lie in it’s shadow to the north.  Wanda Lake, named for John Muir’s eldest daughter is home to a rare treat, frogs living at 11,500′.  As we walked past Wanda lake we were startled by [...]

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Fountains of Life | Limited Edition Prints

February 4, 2010

Today I am happy to be announcing the availability of a new collection of limited edition prints. The images in this collection were taken during a restorative 20-day hike of the John Muir Trail in California’s Sierra Nevada during July and August, 2009. When I set out to hike, I expected to find jagged peaks, [...]

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Walking Through Paradise | Day 12 on the JMT

January 22, 2010

Finding images that compel me to capture them can sometimes be challenging.  Sometimes I try to force an image or take a picture that does not feel right, those images very rarely turn out to be something that I am proud of.  Other times images come at me in a flood and it takes all [...]

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Weather and Easy Passes | Day 11 on the JMT

January 14, 2010

When We were relaxing at VVR a weather report came in that was somewhat alarming.  The Dweeb Report (yes that is what it is called) was predicting a weather freak-show starting on the sixth.  Predictions were for three to six inches of snow down to seven thousand feet with substantially more on the passes.  A [...]

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Back at It | Day 10 on the JMT

January 12, 2010

Well, Its been way too long since I have updated the site.  First it was mid-terms then it was finals  and then a much needed vacation.  Molly and I spent Christmas in Estes Park, Colorado and New Years on the beautiful island of Kauai.  I have some photos to share from those excursions but first [...]

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