A Canon 70-200 never tasted so good!

Each year for my birthday my wife makes a cake with a theme and a funny saying.  One year the cake was in the shape of a ham sandwich and said "Hammy Birthday" because of my love for ham sandwiches.  The following year she made a TV remote that said "Happy flippin birthday".  For my 29th birthday she made a pirate hat and it said "Arrrrrrn't you glad you're not 30".  My 30th birthday was a cake with the Masters golf tournament logo cause she had surprised me with tickets to the Masters. 

This year my wife decided to turn my obsession with photography and Canon into a cake.  The lens that I can't wait to get is the Canon 70-200 f/2.8 IS.  This lens is amazing and produces amazingly sharp images! She asked me about the lens so I thought...hmmmm....could I be getting this for my birthday?  I was assuming not because of the pretty price tag.  Turns out I think she was doing some reconnaissance work to find out the size of the lens.  Well she made a great cake this year with fondant and Twizzlers for the famous Canon red ring.  She even got all of the switches for the Autofocus and IS.  She added the words "Try not to focus on how old you are".  What a great line! 

So here are a few pictures from the cake.  Thanks Mandy for a wonderful birthday cake!  Maybe next time it will be the real thing!

The river of life

This last weekend I took a trip up to Glacier, WA with my wife for some rest and relaxation.  You may or may not know but I was recently laid off from my full time job and have been doing a lot of thinking and praying about what my next job will be.  One of the mornings I woke up early to take some pictures during the sunrise and found myself out by the river a little too early.  Technically the sun had already risen at 5:40am but I failed to remember that when you're in the moutains it takes a little while longer for the sun to rise over them.  Needless to say I had quite a bit of time to think and enjoy the flowing river.  Many times I've found that photography has given me opportunities to ponder life as I wait for the light to be just right or something to come into the frame.  It's during these times that I can find a little bit of peace.  As I sat by the river I was amazed at how the river just kept flowing and flowing and flowing.  It kind of felt like life; it just keeps flowing.  We are all constantly moving down the river of life.  Not knowing where the river is going to take you is something that scares a lot of people.  I'm not sure where my river is taking me but I'm excited to find out!  Are you headed down the right river?

Here are some of the photos from that weekend!  Enjoy!

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