Writing these entries is not always an easy task, especially for this one. I’m looking at these photos and I’m wondering how to best give you a short background into who these people are. Are they in love? Are they married? Are they getting married?????? I’m struggling here because I can’t find the words to describe how amazing the situation is. I first photographed Kim and James two years ago, as shown here, while they were in the midst of their story. The story, I will not even attempt to tell in full here, but I will say that they adopted four beautiful children, all siblings, from Brazil. The process was long and arduous, but God prevailed. This is them, a year later.
October 25, 2010 - 10:22 amMyun Hwa Dunlop - Wow, wonderful Ken! I'm glad you got so many great pictures of this wonderful family with the fabulous fall as a backdrop!
October 25, 2010 - 9:33 pmjeanette gil de rubio - The photos capture the true meaning of family. There are smiles and tenderness in the orange glow of fall. The photos are a vivid reminder of how wonderful and generous a human being can be when he or she opens his/her heart to children.
October 28, 2010 - 6:49 pmSusan Chan - Oh my goodness, these are the cutest photos ever. What a beautiful family!! The kids are adorable! And nice job, Ken!
While in Acadia, we saw some clouds (actually, there were storm clouds just about every day), but these were special clouds - the type that might make for good sunsets. How do I know? Well, they told me…
We decided to skip the sunset cruise and go find a good spot near the top of Cadillac Mountain for a viewing. We pulled over and found what appears to be a popular spot for the show. It was quickly becoming busy so we raced over and found our companion for the evening.
As you can see, it’s a rock cairn, though it isn’t the Bates style cairns found elsewhere in the park. In fact, it isn’t even a cairn meant for marking a trail; it was just sitting there, though I love the little bird like structure on the top.
Okay, so you can’t really predict how a sunset is going to look. The winds could shift the clouds and cover the sun completely, but we figured we might as well try. We waited, and waited, and then waited some more, and the skies gave us this.
Not bad right? Well, let’s wait a little more. Hey look! The light is getting better! Let’s not forget our little companion, and my even more lovely companion.
Wait a little more, and we get this.
Well, if you were expecting more…I’m sorry to say “that was it.” It was downhill from there. I blame it on those shifty clouds, but here’s a photo of cute dog named Surely Goodness and Mercy , because everyone loves a cute dog.
Below, you’ll fine three photos of the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, located in Acadia National Park. The first two were taken on the same day, half an hour apart.
Surprisingly, there weren’t a lot of people there that evening. Most of those who were there ended up next to me, which seemed to be best spot anyways for photos, and some of the were behind me, just enjoying the sunset. The next day, however, was completely different. The crowd didn’t thin out until way after the sun had actually set, which you’ll see in the photos below.
Okay, so maybe there weren’t THAT many people.
Oh, and don’t even get me started on the all the mosquitoes. It nearly rivaled the time I had 200 bites on my back in a 15 minute span. Alaska was far better. I must have been lucky.
By the way, if the photos are ever too big on your monitor, you can zoom out by holding down “CTRL” and hitting the minus sign “-” until it fits. Hit “CTRL” and “0″ at the same time will reset it.
A week in Maine and all I got was this lousy photo. :-p
For the image above, I waited until the sun was completely covered by a cloud to get the effect I wanted. For the one below, I waited until the sun reached the edge to help bring out the colors in the tidepools and rocks. It’s always amazing how much the light changes things. I chose not to clone out the child in the photo to give you a sense of the size.
By the way, both of these were taken right next to Thunder Hole in Acadia National Park.
Below is a view of the Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, a few minutes down the road from where we stayed. This is one of a several photos I have of the same location in different lighting conditions. I will upload the others later.
There are so many memories that one can take away from a wedding. For me, it was the affable Carmel and Jason, along with their warm and inviting family, that stood out the most. While I was the hired photographer, I was never treated as such, but was always made to feel as though I was one of the guests. As I hope you’ll see in the photos to come, their love abounded and their joy overflowed. I count it as a blessing that I was able to experience that day with them. To Jason and Carmel, may your love and joy continue to draw and transform those that are around you.
June 26, 2010 - 3:24 pmSeth Barnhart - AWESOME JOB!!
July 12, 2010 - 11:49 amGrace Kreulen - Excellent. So special and touching to watch. What a great couple you are! What a great wedding day! Blessings on you both in your togetherness.
July 12, 2010 - 12:20 pmAliaon Hill - Beautiful job! You were just great!
July 15, 2010 - 9:54 pmJason Barnhart - Thanks so much, Ken. It was great working with you and your 'assistant' : ) that day.
by Ken-Shing Law
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