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I'm back! We brought a baby boy into the world on May 19th. Things are a bit up in the air at home, but we'll sort it all out and get back into a routine.

As for shooting, I've been able to get out a bit here and there. Updates are on Flickr.

What is it about summer that ramps up the entries for competitions and such? The Washington County Fair fine arts registration is coming up; I'm going to be entering a photo into the competition. Also, the Minnesota State Fair fine arts competition is taking applications, as of which I'll also be entering. Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson is also holding their annual call for artists, which I'm working on getting my submission together for that.

Not sure if I mentioned it, but I sold a copy of my "Sunrise on the Corn Crib" shot at Shane's On Main in Stillwater. I replaced it with a shot from my trip to The Badlands, and found out on Monday that that particular image has also sold, and will be picked up on Saturday. Nice start to the summer; let's hope I can keep it up! I've already got the image to replace it; the image that I thought it was originally.

I'll be helping out a fellow photographer early Saturday morning down by Northfield. He's got a paid car shoot, and I'll be driving his car so he can shoot out of the back of the hatch and get some rolling shots.

The hot air balloons have been launching across the street again this summer. Every time they launch, I seem to be busy with something else to go over. Hopefully I'll be able to get over there again and get some more shots of the balloons. I keep on trying to get one specific shot, but I can't get it. I'll just have to keep trying. :-)