My Facebook ate my Blogspot

I've been spending my computer time on facebook and my blog has gotten lonely! Here's a quick catch up on Dana Rasmussen Photography...

What's happening? I'm very busy preparing for a 5 week trip to Australia! I'll be doing lots of horse photography and some sightseeing too. Sydney, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Cairns, and Macksville are all on the itinerary, plus a few other tiny towns I haven't even heard of.  Most of my energy has been in that direction, as lots of details must be handled before I go - I've also got a few weddings to photograph right before I leave and right after I get back  - Things are stacking up quickly as April 6th approaches - much to do!

I've been having fun in the studio doing oddball macro and old objects photography (which can be seen on my facebook page if you're interested).  I'm looking forward to creating lots of new images over the next several months during my travels. There's also a new website is in the works -  my old one is way overdue for a makeover...

Keep checking here during April and early May for posts from the great OZ tour 2010...

Happy New Year!

Blue Moon over Prairie, 12/30/09....

Happy Holidays!

I wanted to take the time to wish all of you (all 6.8 billion of you) a heartfelt message of love and peace this holiday season. The message this card conveys is simple - Love one another. Such a simple and powerful act will change the world for the better.  Be a rebel in your own time. Rise above the pettiness, hatred, and fear and love one another.  

Radley and Ansley portrait session

Had a great portrait session on Tuesday afternoon with these two adorable children - Ansley is four now, and she visited me 3 years ago to have her baby portraits made - her younger brother Radley Jr. was ready for his baby portrait so they came to the studio for a session. Radley was a ball of energy and we captured some great photos of him just being super cute - Ansley wasn't going to be upstaged, so she joined in the fun too - she loves flowers, so we went out in the yard and made her a little bouquet for her to take home and pose with. Good times... here's a few of my favorites...

St Marks Monarch migration

Late October and the Monarchs are making their yearly pilgrimage to Mexico - They converge on bushes in the St Marks NWR and it's quite the spectacle - lots of people come to see lots of butterflies...Was a lovely day and I was able to get few nice images...

Canoe ride - come along!

Joshua Tree National Park

On a recent trip to San Diego, we were able to get away for a day and visit Joshua Tree National Park... for about 7 hours.... (I'm already planning a longer stay next time)  The high desert is hot and very dry this time of year, but still beautiful and colorful once your eyes adjust to the total lack of green that an east coaster like myself is used to seeing. The reds, browns, and greens of the desert flora make for a gorgeous palette... enjoy!

 

Big Sky

Paynes Prairie soooo rocks... I cross the prairie on a regular basis, and it is always such a high point (ok, I have no life, but still...) to come out of the lush foliage on south 441 and drop onto the two miles of flat open space that naturally delineates the south side of Gainesville. I've seen meteor showers, shuttle launches, lotus blooms, horses, palm trees, alligators, sandhill cranes, approaching storms, rainbows, and more, simply by stopping my car at the 441 prairie overlook. Venture over to the north rim, Bolen Bluff trail, or the state park for even more access to this special place...On Sunday I was enjoying these clouds when this cyclist went by - I hope he was enjoying the scenery as much as I was....

social networking meltdown

Is it just me, or is this whole social networking thing running amok? I wanted to twitter about my blog, but I got so busy playing games on facebook I forgot to post to my blog, then it was too late to twitter about it, and fish or cut bait...fish or cut bait...

Carlos is back!

Carlos surfaces once again - Lucky for us, he's all about accessorizing...He wanted to wear his Doggles for the first shot - they keep the tall grass out of his eyes while he's chasing down dog treats.... He needed an update for his modeling portfolio, so we made this nice headshot for his lady friends. In case Hollywood is interested, he's been practicing his best Rin-Tin-Tin.... maybe he's getting in shape for a year end photo shoot...hmmm... Run Carlos, run!

Alien Crop Circles in Reddick, Fl.

August Newsletter

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Dressage Naturally - Riding in Harmony #5 DVD cover shoot

The ever fabulous Karen Rohlf (Author and world renowned horse trainer) called me to photograph a new cover image for the 5th DVD in her natural horsemanship training series 'Riding in Harmony'.  Her horse Ovation was in fine form and we made lots of images of the two of them riding at Temenos Fields. Here's the cover shot and a few other faves...Learn more about Karen Rohlf here : http://www.dressagenaturally.net/

Monarch wing detail

Plant milkweed in your yard!  Soon, Monarch butterflies will appear and you'll have these lovely creatures flying about in large numbers....beautiful! This one had recently emerged from it's chrysalis and was drying its wings. It may be hard to see here, but the wing detail is amazing.   Enjoy!

Tomatoes!

They just keep showing up...

Tippi Hedren dreams...

A little humor for all the Hitchcock fans out there...

Christina and Eric

Christina and Eric had a wonderful wedding at Hammock Dunes on May 24th. Great people, a beautiful location, and cooperative weather all came together to make this day extraordinary. View the wedding slideshow here.  Totally worth it....Enjoy!

 

Sunset in the Florida Keys

I was in the Florida Keys for several days last week and had a wonderful time - Lots of snorkeling, a little fishing, a side trip to Key West, and did I mention a LOT of sun? Good times...Sunset over Duck Key was gorgeous on Tuesday - check it out!

Artist's Palette

Driving down Highway 441 a week or so ago, I stopped to watch an artist painting a landscape -it was that magic time right before the sun sets and the clouds were turning all kinds of crazy colors (see my next post too!) I liked his painting, but was even more impressed with his one of a kind palette -  an old set of jalousie windows have been recycled into a multi layered palette - very cool and colorful - here's my take...

Joy!

Just finished a wedding in Ponte Vedra this weekend, and this boy was running by me - my camera was set for inside photography, but he was outside, and you're supposed to make all kinds of adjustments to your camera to get the shot, but there is often no time in these moments, so you shoot anyway and see what happens - this one happened to work out great! the overexposure caused this ethereal image of the kid we'd all like to remember being...