Ronny and Egypt
A portrait of Ronny and Egypt in front of what remains of the mural on the side of Holiday Spirits.
From Shanghai to Ohio
From Shanghai to Ohio: Woo Chong Yung opened tonight at the Cincinnati Art Museum to a small, intimate crowd. There were four performances beforehand, one of which involved this sword master.
Shoot Before the Storm
I had to photograph two Airbnb units in Ludlow today. While there, I got an alert that the weather was about to take a turn; a huge storm with a bright red front on the radar was incoming. My car was parked two blocks away and it didn’t look like I was going to finish before it hit my location, so I went and moved the car right up behind the building in the alley just beyond the door you see in this image. It wasn’t exactly a proper parking spot, but I took a chance anyway.
Just as the final frames were in motion, I looked west out of the window and saw a navy blue wall of clouds in the distance. Lightning and thunder began, and the window of time I had to finish was just about up. As I loaded my gear into the car mere feet from the door, rain began pouring in buckets. The drive home was chaotic and slow with visibility not much greater than a single block in some instances.
Don’t Get Up, Myrt
“I’m not getting out of this bed unless the promise of cheese or throwing ball is on the table.”
De Mayo of the Cinco Variety
For Cinco de Mayo, we walked down to Los Potros and dined/drank on their exquisite patio. For the first time ever, it was nearly full—a phenomenon I haven’t personally seen this restaurant experience. The energy was much improved with people around.
Afterward, we walked a little further into Dayton before casually making our way to the B-List for a night cap (or two).
Backyard Romps
Kiran’s 8th birthday is today. To celebrate, everyone came down to our house for a backyard gathering complete with pizza, fizzy drinks, and a pinata filled with candy for the birthday girl.
I was so concerned about having everything in place, I didn’t take many photos. The pinata was strung on a string at the end of a pole that I held up, so I couldn’t get any photos of that, either. I did capture this sweet moment where Esmeray, Kiran, and my mom were playing together, though.
Brendan’s Night Out
Brendan and Caitlynn are getting married in 8 days. The girls went out and did karaoke, so we went out with Brendan for a short photo walk, Camp Washington Chili pizza at Taglio (to die for), and drinks at Level One (formerly 16-Bit) to wrap up the evening. It’s impossibly hard to get a crisp image without resorting to unimaginable grain in an arcade, but Adobe Denoise worked its magic and turned out a decent version of this image.
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