Be My Valentine

Happy Valentines!!!!!!!!!! For all of you LoVeRs, I’m wishing you much love and for the rest of us, just another day to hate chocolate, greeting cards and roses.

As most of you may know, I am just returning from a trip to Arizona where I got to spend a fair amount of time with my family and getting acquainted with my new nephew, Greyson Paul Hayes who was just turning 3 weeks old. Over my photographic career I have had the absolute pleasure to take photographs of many important and fascinasting people but I would have to say that getting to photograph my new nephew might just be one of the highlights of my career. He is a keeper. He did not take too kindly to being photographed as a Valentine heartthrob but he was a real trooper and humored his uncle. I know you have heard it many times about babies, but I think he is one beautiful baby boy.

With one last night to go before I came home, I strong armed my dear friend Herb Stokes to take me back to Tempe Towne Lake and take in the cities skyline at sunset from the northeast side of the lake. We got lucky with another stellar evening which included a fair amount of activity by scullers on the water and a dynamic setting sun. It is a very popular area for rowers from ASU. As the sun set and the lights came on at the State Farm complex, we looked at each other realizing we had hit another picture perfect evening. Enjoy!!!!!