Gone Fishin'

Hi Folks,

Just finished this fishing video, and uploaded on YouTube. Very special thanks to Ron for taking me out on his boat, and showing me some good fishing spots out on the lake :)

Thirsty?

The Ivory Tusk Tavern and Restaurant needed new pictures of cocktails and mixed drinks, and so I, um, volunteered for the job :)  Big thanks to awesome mixologists Robert and Sonny! If y'all are in town, stop by and have a drink at the tavern!

A fruity cocktail for those hot summer days!

The tavern can mix and serve you just about any type of drink

Susie and Madeline enjoy good conversation while sampling various beverages

Mike and Donna's Wedding

Mike and Donna got married last Saturday, August 11, 2012 at the Elephant Butte Inn. Their ceremony was held at the grounds of the Inn, and the reception was held at the atrium in the Ivory Tusk Tavern and Restaurant. I was able to take a few photos for them and for the Inn. Enjoy!





The newly added Serenity Pavilion on the grounds of the Elephant Butte Inn



The reception at the atrium in the Ivory Tusk Restaurant

The father of the bride walking his daughter along the path toward the pavilion





Donna placing the ring on Mike's finger



Just married :)

Reception decorations



The wedding cake



Endless Summer Fun at Elephant Butte Lake

Just finished and uploaded this video for Marina Del Sur! Check it out and don't let your summer end. Come out to the Lake :)





Big thanks to the LaFont family, the Johnson family, Victor Torres, the Marina, and the Ivory Tusk Tavern and Restaurant for helping with this shoot!

Surfing New Mexico!

Hi Folks,

Over the last couple of weekends (and a weekday thrown in here and there) I was fortunate enough to shoot some video and photos at Elephant Butte Lake and the Rio Grande River.

Here are some pics and some screenshots of people kayaking and tubing on the river, wakerboarding, and even surfing on the lake!

Kayaking the Rio Grande River

 

Tubing fun in the Rio Grande

Heron resting on a rock at Elephant Butte Lake 

 

Waiting for the fish to bite at the Lake 

 

We got one!

 

Early morning wakeboarding fun! (Photo by Nathan)



Hanging ten at the lake! (Photo by Nathan)



Taking the family out for some fun 



TJ is riding that board like a champ!



  

Marina Del Sur and Elephant Butte Inn Commercial 2012

Here is the 30 second commercial airing thru the summer of 2012 in El Paso, TX on their NBC & CBS channel affiliates. Enjoy!

Merry Christmas: A Year Long Wrap Up, or How We Spent The Year 2010

Hi Folks,

Is it really that time of the year already? Have y'all bought your gifts, wrapped them up fondly, and baked your holiday pies? (And not necessarily in that order?)

The past 2010 year had seemed like a blur at times, and had seemed sluggishly slow at times. Most of the year was spent working at New Mexico State University, for their local PBS station, KRWG-TV. We actually started back in October 2009, and officially ended in November 2010. The show we produced was about agriculture, about how your food (and other items) gets to your table or home. Here's a write up from one of our bosses, Glen Cerny describing our project.



Here's Madeline and cameraman Eddie Hernandez shooting during cotton harvest back in October 2009.


We managed to produce 13 half hour episodes. Initially, it was just the two of us, with the occasional help from other cameramen, like Eddie Hernandez. But after a few grueling months of trying to produce 13 episodic half hour shows, KRWG hired a second camera/editor, Joe Widmer, to help us along.


Jeff and Madeline at a cattle ranch near Playas, New Mexico in December of 2009.


Not all of our year was spent on this project (though it felt like we were often times consumed by it). We've had an addition to our family...a puppy! We came home after work, and while washing my hands at the sink, I looked out the kitchen window and noticed a puppy moving around the flower bed. I yell out, "Holy $#@! What the hell is that!?!" And Madeline raced in madly to see what the ruckus was and I point outside toward the puppy. Well, to make a long story short, we named the puppy "OhNo", cause he's a little terror around the house and we'd always shout an expletive everytime and any time he did something.


The many faces of OhNo. (We really did decide to get rid of him. And that lasted all of one week!)


We also adopted a cat from the Anselmo Family in Upland, CA. Her name is "P.O." or "PeeOh", cause my Dad and sister Jenny found her at a post office many years ago. She's a tiny, old cat; and seems right at home here in Texas.


Here's P.O. helping us go through our laundry. Man, I really have to put those clean clothes away!


And so, after finishing such a monumental video project, we're glad to have some time off, and we got to visit some friends and family in California before the holidays. (And Madeline even made time for a short visit with dear friends in St. Louis! I'm going with her next time :)



Cousin Naomi, sister Jenny, nephews Aaron and Loren enjoying some Japanese BBQ at Gyu-Kaku in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.




We joined our friends Tom, Lee, Marlene, David, Mark, and Crystal for brunch at the Coyote Grill in Laguna Beach, CA. We even took a stroll at the beach, to glimpse the Pacific Ocean.

Afterward, we traveled to Monument Valley to help out Nathan and Christy for their monumental move to Elephant Butte, NM. It was a bittersweet move for them as they said their goodbyes to lifelong friends in Monument Valley, packed up the trailer, and headed out for their new life in New Mexico.


Nathan, Christy, and their dog Gizmo at their old Monument Valley home. The first of two trailers they packed, amongst the monuments. Merrick, Vivi, and Dessa strapped and ready for the long drive.


All in all, through some challenging times, we've felt very blessed and very lucky. We have family and friends that we love and love us. And that's what we're really thankful for. The next year holds really good promise for us. (And there may be a few surprises along the way!) We wish y'all love and happiness in the coming year.