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Night of 1,000 Stars - 11/10/07

OK, I have to admit that this wasn't what I expected from the title...lol.

When I got the assignment it was listed as being held at the Seelbach Hilton, but that was, in reality, the formal dinner AFTER the actual event. This event was a celebration of faith, put on by the Center for InterFaith Relations. My venue was a labyrinth of canopies leading to the Cathedral of the Assumption where the actual program was held.

There was a fairly large contingent of Japanese theologians who traveled over seas to take part in the week-long series of activities related to, and leading to this finale. I got to meet former Archbishop Thomas Kelly who was later honored in the cathedral by community leader Owsley Brown Frazier after the entire group was lead in by a pair of bagpipers.

Celebrated musician, Henry Pickens, along with Chris Fitzgerald and Dick Sisto created and performed an amazing piece called "Song of Creation 2007.)

Ford ATP Tennis Tournament at Louisville Tennis Club - 11/04/07

My first Professional Athletic event coverage assignment. the Ford sponsored Association of Tennis Professionals Championship Tour made a stop in Louisville in November 2007, and I had the honor of photographing the final round. Never having attended a tennis event anywhere near that level, I was uber aware of ever movement, and sound I made being rather ignorant of the rules and expectations of photographers in this environment. I stayed a little too far back from where the action was in the fairly dark venue and managed to capture some decent shot with an unfortunate amount of visual noise in those shots. Live and learn.

Side story: As a rule, my phone is ALWAYS on vibrate. At the end of the doubles championship, I promptly placed myself in the middle of the court in front of a captive audience in order to capture some images of the hosts awarding the prizes to the winners. As the announcer is broadcasting the stats a cell phone starts ringing loudly...guess who...

Old Fashioned Ball at The Pendennis Club - 11/02/07

My first big professional Society Pages Event coverage for St Matthew's, The Voice-Tribune, in October of 2007, just happened to be at one of Louisville's oldest and most prestigious clubs. Covering three floors over several hours, the event included, bourbon tasting, fine dining, ballroom dancing exhibitions and the rhythmic stylings of Joey and The Cruisers. All of this in honor of the famous cocktail that was invented right here in Louisville at The Pendennis Club. The "Old Fashioned."

In person, the competitive ballroom dancers putting on the exhibition were so much more amazing to watch than anything you could see on television. Of course, I suppose that can be said about any highly trained performer.

The Plan...

Alright!

I think I have figured out how I am going to use this thing...

For the past six months or so I have been, and will be covering a wide variety of events for entities including; The Voice-Tribune's Society Pages, LouisvilleMojo.com, 102.3 The Max-FM, Red Carpet Events, Frazier Rehab's Movement Disorders Center, Hwang's Martial Arts, No Rules Networking, Inn at The Park, DuPont Mansion, A Family Adventure, and others.

At these events, I not only take pictures, but run into interesting people, collect funny stories, eat amazing food, partake of new beverages, and immerse myself in beautiful venue settings. I have decided to start giving my perspective on the places, people, food, drink, and surroundings that I find myself in. Not that anyone really cares what I think about these things, but what the hell...lol.