Sunday, March 13, 2011

The Different Professions of Joe McNally @JoeMcNallyPhoto

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Joe McNally the photographer.

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Joe McNally the gadget man.

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Joe McNally the Rock Star.

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Joe McNally the napper, er... Footwear Model

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Okay, you got me. This is Joe McNally. 

Listen to me very closely here. The Flash Bus Tour with Joe McNally and David Hobby is a great investment of time. Entertaining? Yes. Informative? Yes. Diverse? Yes. Fresh? Yes. Make the investment. Thanks Nathan for helping get me up there and thanks to Chris and Michael for being there. It was a blast!

Tsunami Watch 2011

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After staying up all night watching the news about the horrific earthquake and resulting tsunami, my wife, Nyla Alisia and I headed over to the coast to see if we could capture the tsunami that we were warned was heading our way. 

Yes, that is Nyla blowing bubbles moments before the tsunami is scheduled to arrive. Bringing levity and a little joy into the lives of everyone around her, Nyla's amazing gift of getting people to do things that most people wouldn't normally do simply astonishes me. She is proof positive that it never hurts to ask... and it never hurts to have a magic pixie dust in your pocket to get people to respond to your wood nymph requests.

After waiting patiently for the tsunami and taking a more than a hundred photos each, we still didn't see anything spectacular on our perch above the ocean next to the Inn at the Spanish Head. We packed up our gear and headed back. But not without stopping a few times to cheack out the sites. Now, I have made that drive hundreds of times and I had never seen the stuff that Nyla keep saying to pull over for. It is amazing what happens when you aren't in a hurry.

It was an amazing day, frought with imagined dangers, interesting characters, police presence, gorgeous views and great company. Kim and I would go tsunami hunting with Nyla the bubble blowing wood nymph any day, any time.