As I was getting ready this post, I realized there was quite a lot to say…so excuse the ramblings!

First off…OMG! The Lumineers killed it at Hal and Mal’s Tuesday night. I had very very high expectations for these guys, and they blew me out of the water. So much so, I almost had Lauren convinced to call up the babysitter because we’re going to the next show! If I could quit my day job and become a groupie…and my family didn’t mind living like gypsies…I would! Seriously if you haven’t heard their stuff, check them out live here at Chase Jarvis Live. And if they are coming anywhere close to you…GO! Tour schedule here.

Secondly, this was the first time to give my new little baby the Fujifilm X100 a good test. I was stoked to get this little tiny beast of a camera. I wanted something powerful enough to handle anything I could throw at it, but be small enough it doesn’t get left in the hotel room because I’m tired of carrying a 10lb weight! I really wasn’t sure what to expect. The venue was super dark. I was shooting at ISOs of 6400. I had the shutter clicked down to 1/60. Well again, I was more then impressed! Don’t believe me, see for yourself and let me know what you think!

So, yeah…going to say some thanks! Thanks for Jackson photog group for having a meeting on the same night as The Lumineers! Gave me an excuse to drive the 2 hours+ just to see a band! Thanks to Hal and Mal’s for being one of the only bars downtown, so that I just happend to see a poster for The Lumineers the weekend before. Thanks to Courtney for letting me photograph her wedding which brought me to Jackson, which in turn led me to Hal and Mal’s where I saw the poster for The Lumineers! And really thanks to Kristen and Deborah from Signature Occasions for recommending me to Courtney to shoot her wedding which brought me to Jackson where I saw a poster advertising The Lumineers. Um…Thanks to Brian Flint of Films by Flint for driving and coming with, because I probably would have backed out. Last but not least, thanks to Chase Jarvis for being just awesome and featuring these guys in his studio, so that this wanna be groupie could discover a pretty fabulous band! Oh and thanks to Zack Aris for convincing me to get the FujiFilm X100…it truly is a gnarly little camera.

Rock and Roll
- Danny

Danny Klimetz
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Meet Colleen and Justin…Oh and their little pup, Atticus!  Colleen and Justin are both in Clarksdale because of Teach For America, a pretty cool program.  Your schooling is paid for in exchange for a few years commitment to work at a school in a low-income community. Colleen and Justin are getting married in Clarksdale with their reception at one of my favorite venues, Hopson Plantation, which so happens to be currently featured on the cover of this month Delta Magazine!!

We had a fabulous afternoon showing these two the sites of Oxford…Square Books (of course), then a wood lot by the Chamber of Commerce, and then  finally a blooming bradford pear tree by the derelict Captain D’s restaurant!  Jewels of Oxford!!

Enjoy the pics!
- Danny
P.S. – Enjoy this little bit of Joyous Racket

Danny Klimetz

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Busy times ahead!  Currently I’m in California working along the Trinity River system! Next week we head to New Orleans for PPA’s Imaging USA conference!  Then baby #2 should show his / her head real soon!

In the meantime…I’m not sure I have met anyone so excited to get married as Jordan!  She was so ecstatic that the rainy day didn’t even dampen her spirits!!

Enjoy the pics!
- D

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Ceremony | Mt Zion Baptist Church, Coldwater, MS
Reception | 211 Main
Second Shooter | Cindy Neal
Third Shooter | Yavuz Ozeren
Videographer | Lisa and Christian Harrison
Wedding Planner | Erin Briscoe
Band  | Party Planet

Christmas is upon us!  Crazy to believe its next weekend and New Years is just around the corner.  But, don’t fret, we have a pretty awesome couple to tie you over until 2012.  Claire and Jim got married at Tunica Methodist Church on yet another beautiful yet chilly December day!  Followed up with a kickin party at the Hollywood Casino Ballroom.  Yes I did play some Craps and yes I did lose $15, but we had a great time!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years everybody.

Enjoy the pics!
- D

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Ceremony | Tunica United Methodist
Reception | Hollywood Casino Ballroom
Second Shooter | Yavuz Ozeren + Amelia Patterson

People of the World Wide Web, I’m currently sitting in the Sky lounge at LAX waiting on my flight to Australia!!!  Heading up to Cooktown (NE Australia) for two weeks to check out some of their rivers (and hopefully not their crocs!)  I couldn’t leave with out getting you some photos to drool over.

May I present Katherine and Jeff and their two pups!  The weather was perfect.  Hit up the Brooks Art Museum‘s grounds and then over to Downtown Main Street in Memphis.

Until next time, Enjoy the pics!
- D

Danny Klimetz
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What a perfect weekend for a mountain bike race!  The Oxford Cycling Club put on their annual Clear Creek Challenge out at Sardis again last weekend.  I swear the number of participants must have doubled because the parking lot was packed!

One of these years, I will actually partake, but for now, you all will just have to enjoy the pics!
- D

Danny Klimetz
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Oxford Cycling | Clear Creek Challenge
South Central Regional Championship Series
Photo assistant | Yavuz Ozeren

Henry loves wheels!  He loves just turning them in his fingers.  We predict he’s going to be some kind of mechanical engineer!  Maybe even a NASCAR driver (Grandpa Klimetz would love that!)

Pops loves to make things with wood!  He has his own woodworking company in London, England, and is a master of his craft.

So when you combine some wood, an awesome workshop, a baby’s love of wheels, and a crafty carpenter, you get a pretty gnarly dragster!

Enjoy the photos of our creation!
-D

Danny Klimetz
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Farrugia Woodworking