Here it is at last. A long nine months of school and very cold welcoming to our three month “summer”. In North Idaho the weather has been foul. Rain, clouds, winds, storms. Everything but the sun. But that does not stop us North Idahoans from having fun and certainly doesn’t stop us from graduating (seniors that is). Last week the Coeur d’Alene High School Class of 2010 Graduated and I had the privilege to shoot it. With around 250 students walking, it was quite the ceremony and took a great amount of time. Thanks to Essex Prescott for letting me use his 70-200mm and his 15mm Fish Eye, with out them, I would have been at a larger disadvantage. I say larger because prior to the graduation my Canon 40D croaked on me, most likely the circuit bored fried out on me but I am sending it into Canon to fix it. But another thanks to my brother, Scott Sturges for letting me use his 50D. Really the only things that were mine to shoot with were the memory card, battery grip and flash. But I just recently purchased the new 7D quite excited about that part. Here are the graduation shots:

Aaron vetsch

Brandon Di Simone

Hats being thrown!

Before they were thrown

My brother, Scott and Principal or CHS, Randy Russell

Joey Ozol

Best friend shot

I spotted some classy graduates, Graham Neff and Lane Mehringer

After graduation, my family and I headed over the Glacier National Park, Montana for some outdoor-ness. Though I didn’t have a camera, I did have a brother that would sometimes lend me his camera, thanks again Scott. Something that most people do not take into consideration is the beauty that God has placed before us. God has placed amazing nature right in front of us and we are just too “busy” to notice the beauty of it. When I was there in Glacier, I wanted to take the time to slow down and acknowledge the beauty that The Lord has given us. Something I read in Psalm 104:24, 30: How many are your works, O Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures…. When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth. Those verses were perfect for what I was seeing In Glacier. It was truly one of the most beautiful places I have every seen. Something that I am going to start doing is visually document the beauty of our earth and bring recognition to God’s beauty. Here are the photos from Glacier:

Not sure if this was carved into this tree or if it was just naturally like this, regardless I like it.

Just some grass I found photo-worthy.

An interesting fungus on some leaves.

Moss on a log.

Beauty.

A lonesome leaf.

A lightning fire came through here.

Water on some leaves after a heavy rain.

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-Steve