Archive for October, 2009

A while back I had a unique offer to go on a ghost hunt in the historic century old Ravalli County Museum with the team from Hawk Paranormal Scientific Investigations. The museum itself is an amazing piece of architecture, designed by the famed Montana architect A.J. Gibson in 1900, and it served as the county courthouse until 1979 when it was replaced by the current one. It has a huge second story courtroom with an 18 foot tall ceiling, tons of wood accents, and large arched windows. It’s not every day I get this kind of unique opportunity for photography, so I was pretty excited to get the after hour tour. According to the investigators, there’s been plenty of reports of hauntings over the years…everything from doors closing randomly, to voices that didn’t belong there. So, what about my visit? Was it spooky? YES! Did I see anything paranormal? No…but it was a lot of fun, and I got a chance to make some interesting images there. Pretty much everything I shot was in almost total darkness, which made it even more challenging. Happy Halloween!

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Here’s the lead investigator himself…thanks again for the tour!

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By far the spookiest part of the entire building is the basement..it’s got a dirt floor and the original walls made from cut stone blocks. Down here is where the museum stores it’s display mannequins, which makes it SUPER CREEPY!! :) .

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Lisa and Travis | FAMILY

October 31, 2009

I got to enjoy a really nice afternoon with Lisa and Travis and their two handsome little guys. The kids got to run around, play in the playground, and afterwords got to make a well earned trip to the DQ :) . I think mom and dad had fun, but not as much as the kids :) . It was a beautiful afternoon here in the valley, and I think it shows.

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Rose and Travis are from Helena, and they chose a truly amazing location for their wedding, at the Gates of the Mountains between Helena and Great Falls. It’s the kind of place that really makes you remember why you live in Montana…the mountains, the sky, the clouds floating out over the lake. Perfect! They were both just wonderful to work with too–they’re the kind of couple that really makes you wish you could spend more time getting to know them. Here’s some of my favorites from the day…I’ll be honest, there we so many great images from the day I had a really hard time keeping the size of this post down. There’s an expanded gallery slide show at the bottom of this post with even more images. Thanks Rose and Travis! It was a wonderful day!

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Here is an expanded gallery of the day:

It’s funny…every day I’m reminded by how small the world really is. Well, at least how small Montana can be :) . When Tiffany first called me she said she was from Whitehall, just over the pass from Butte. Turns out she knew the brother of a childhood friend of mine who moved there when I was in fourth grade…sort of a six degrees of separation moment. Tiffany and Curtis were really easy going, and great to work with. The wedding was in Butte (my hometown!) so even though it was a bit of a drive from Hamilton, it was great to be there. The ceremony was at the Butte Evangelical Free Church, and the reception was at the Racetrack Firehall. Here’s a few of my favorites from the day, and at the bottom of this post there is a slideshow with more images from the day. Thanks, and congratulations Tiffany and Curtis!!

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Here’s a slideshow with more from their wedding:

Chicken Ring Shot!!!

October 3, 2009

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