Photo Walking

The week of the great photo walking is getting ready yo happen in DC

Trevor Carpenter of Photowalking.org is coming to DC in Friday August 22nd and is setting up a DC photowalk while he’s here! Shawn Duffy also has a great write-up on his blog.
Just to be ready, here are a few points;

• Meet on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, at 6pm.
• Be prepared to walk a few miles.
• Be prepared to shoot some low light stuff too. (tripod!)

Now for the next one:

World Wide Photowalk slated for August 23rd.
Scott Kelby (of NAPP) is organizing the first ever Worldwide Photowalk on Saturday August 23rd. This is the day after the DC photowalk. So to find out all of the details, click this link. Jeff Revell from ProPhotWalk will be leading the Washington DC area photowalk which will take place in Old Town Alexandria.

I will be doing my best to make both of these. I moved to Summerville, S.C. back in June. However just by luck my company is sending me back to DC for that was for a class. Sometimes you just have to count on LUCK.

Here are a couple of pictures from the last photowalk held in DC and lead by Jeff. Hope to see you there.

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Jeff giving out plans for the walk



Old locks in use on the B&O Canal


Building Front


Reflections in the B&O


Jeff and others having fun during the PhotoWalk

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Ron

Wedding of Elizabeth and Dustin Gavin

I had the honor of attending the wedding of Elizabeth and Dustin Gavin. Here are a couple of the shots from the wedding. The weeding was help on the beach at Folly Island.

Father and the Bride


The Wedding Ceremony


Formals

Here are some links to more of the pictures. They are broken up into three (3) groups. The first is the rehearsal held the day before at Short Stay park. The second set is at the wedding and a few pictures of just before the brides arrived. The last set are the photos taken at the reception.

Rehearsal

Wedding

Reception



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Monty

Moon Light

Hey all

Storms have been passing by the Charleston, SC area for the last couple of days. The Moon decided to poke out between the branches of a tree. It called to be shot.

Moon Light (CR 2008) Ron Montgomery

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Monty

Spike

Hey all,

Last night we took the kids turtle Spike. I figured this was a chance to do some flash practice. I was use a Vivitar 285 flashing through a white 36 inch umbrella.

You would think that it would be easy to set up a light on a stand and take a picture of a turtle. However, Spike had other ideas. you would not believe how fast he can move in the grass.

Spike 1


Spike 2


Spike 3

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Monty
PFM Photography

I am Home

I am now calling home in Summerville, S.C. I have been here for about a week and am starting to get settled. Now I will start back to taking my photographs and posting here on the blog.

A job I now have. I went on one interview and have received a letter with a start date of 14 July. The timing is as perfect one could hope for. This gives me my two (2) week vacation with out the worries of having to support my family.

This last week, Nikon introduced the camera of my dreams, the D-700. Officially it is on the streets 25 July 2008. I hope to have one by mid August. WOW!

Cabin @Ridgeville SC

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Monty

Moving to Charleston

Sorry for the lack of writing.

I am preparing to move out of the Washington, DC area. I have called the region home for the last ten (10) years, but it is time to move on. I will be move to the Charleston, SC area. Actually a small town just west of Charleston called Summerville.

I came to the Washington area to work at the White House Communications Agency (WHCA). This was one of the best jobs I have ever had. Our mission was to provide all forms of communication services to the President of the United States.

During my five (5) years at WHCA I traveled to almost every state in the US and went to every continent except one (1).

After leaving the White House I went to work at the Department of Energy (DOE) for 7 months. Unfortunately they had issues that I would not accept and we parted ways. For some reason my new boss and I was unable to mesh. We talked, but he would never be a leader. He left me find work on my own and being new did not know what had to be done.

My current job is working as an IT certification test for C&A work with the FBI. I have been here for just over three (3) years and believe that I have done a good job. I will miss a lot of the people here.

Now it is time to take my wife back home. I am at a point where family is more important than the money I can make in DC. This should be my LAST move. I can finish raising my kids in a small town around family that cares.

I have a lot of photos that have been taken in the last few months that need to be posted. Once I get set back up this will be corrected. A lot of pictures are from a couple of weddings and all of you deserve to see these.

Give me some time to get back into the grove and the shingle goes out for Wedding Photography in Charleston. PFM Photography

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Monty