I had the pleasure of shooting a very unique group of people travelling through my quaint little town earlier this month.  They're called "The Pain Tribe" and they hail from New Orleans.  Here's a small sampling of their work:

The Warmup:

The only performer to make it off the stage:

...but not without her reigns:

Standing on a single sword:

This should have been done eons ago, I know.. but it's done now. The Savage Tarot has it's very own home at www.SavageTarot.com.

The site gives lots of information on the decks, the cards, its creation and purchasing information. (It would be really great if those of you who would like to inquire about purchasing decks would have a look at that site before you contact me. )

As a side note, The Sevens project also has something of a new home for the sake of presentation: Sevens.SteelVeils.com.

Enjoy.

cheers,

~MX

Memorial Day Weekend Strobist Meetup.

Meet Jessie, first time model and social worker. She was a blast.

First off, here's a tip - when light is low and you know there are colors in the surrounding environment, use a flash to light them:

Just one light on the model:

Adding a 2nd light to the tree behind her:

Medium Format, hand developed and printed.

Model: Ryan

Title: Within

Medium Format, hand developed and printed.

Model: Johnny

Title: Freedom

Here are some actual flood water pictures:

This, by itself, doesn't look like much of a flood picture, but I was on the bridge and the water just a few feet below the bottom of it. This was taken on Rte61/67 near 141 & 55.

This is old Gravois on the border between Sunset Hills and Fenton. The river is actually beyond the horizon of this image, about 1/4-1/3 mile up the road.