TOUR Academy ... take 2

To keep his balance, Stan utilized the same technique that a Flying Wallenda used when he took a meter reading for me while on a tightrope.

Stan is happy that Travis is gonna be the subject of a funny blog photo.

Travis secretly hopes that I'll use Lorin's funny photo instead of his.

Todd thinks I'm funny.

So does Stan ... but I'm not the one stalking a golf ball.

Todd's Ping clubs & Travis' shoe.

I wonder who made those nice cards?

TOUR Academy instruction shoot

Today was the first of 3 shoot days at the PGA TOUR Academy. The weather was beautiful but freezing! We had a great day.

Lorin holds the reflector while I grab a production shot of Travis watching Stan shoot Todd's grip.

I enjoyed blinding Stan with our new California Sunbounce.

Stan amused himself by placing a tiny little golfer on my head!

Stan & Travis huddle under the tarp to view some images while Lorin decides it may not be worth joining them, if he's gonna be featured in a funny picture on my blog.

After the shoot I stopped by the TOUR Stop & picked up another pair of golf shoes. Now I have to start playing again.

All day meeting

Today I was in a series of meetings that lasted from 10am until 5pm. At 4:09 I sprung from my chair to capture the light on a plant near the conference room window.

Bird Rescue!

This morning when we all got to work, there was a little bird that appeared to be injured sitting on the ground outside our front door. We brought it inside & put it in a box with some towels to warm up (it was in the 40's outside ... brrrrr!). It flew out of the box & landed on one of our office plants. That's when we determined it was probably frozen instead of injured.

It escaped again & decided to take a nap on one of the office chairs.

After warming up, we released it outside. I think it knew we were just trying to help.

Sunday with Tally

I'm in Weston for the weekend again. This morning Tally decided to stand on me (in bed) until I agreed to take her out for a long walk. She used to sleep late, but now she's an early riser. Mary was up & outside on the patio, so I'm not sure why Tally wanted me to take her. Mary always used to take her for her morning walk. Today it was a long one. First she took me to the park on Palm Island, then on her way home, she decided she also wanted to go to Arvida Parkway. We usually do Palm Island in the morning & Arvida Parkway at night (her choice). When we got out to Arvida there were a lot of runners training for a marathon. I thought there was a race since there were water coolers chained to the lightposts. Mary said they've been doing it every weekend.

Since she got up so early, Tally decided to take a nap on the couch & use my Powerbook as a pillow. She usually uses a real pillow.

Later on we hung out in the backyard & enjoyed a beautiful breeze.

Sunrise

This was the view out my bedroom window when I got up this morning. I was too lazy to go outside & find a palm tree. Maybe I'll scout one out for the next time there's a beautiful sunrise. I don't think I'll be seeing any sunrises once the time changes.

a day in Atlanta

Today I went to shoot Davis Love III and Denny Hamlin at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It was the unveiling of the new FedExCup Racing/PGA TOUR Nascar car.

There was a cool iPod vending machine in the Atlanta airport. It had all types of iPods, headphones, speakers, cases & any accessory you might need.

The flight home was empty so I moved to a window seat.

The Duck deals with sensor dust!

Notice the two dust spots in the same place on each panel of today's comic ... brilliant!

Weekend in Weston

A backyard buddy hangs out on our patio screen.

Tally took me for an early morning walk. The grass cast long shadows on the sidewalk.

Me & Tally

Hey let me in ... I wanna go for a ride! I wanna go for a ride!!!

The undiplomatic duck! ;o)

After months of being coached and mentored in writing diplomatic emails, What the Duck hits close to home!

Wheaties ... etc.

Today I went to the puppy store in The Avenues mall. They had 2 nine week old Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier siblings. I think I was in there for over an hour playing with them. They're sooo cute! Luckily I left empty-handed, but it wasn't easy! It's hard to have that kind of willpower. I wanted both of them!

It's nap time for 2 Cockers, a Westie, & a Boston Terrier.

Dial 9

Tonight I went to see Chris' band Dial 9 play at the French Quarter.

"Silence is Golden ... Duct Tape is Silver."

Clubhouse Construction

Today I grabbed my lensbaby & hardhat and headed over to photograph the interior of the new clubhouse being built at TPC Sawgrass. I had a great time. It was really cool! I'm gonna go back again soon.

Green Screen

Today the Duck whips out the green screen. What will Aaron think of next?!? Every day's a new adventure on "What the Duck."

(Really Early) Sunday Morning Quarterback

When John asked me what I was going to be doing at 7:30 Sunday morning, I said, "You mean besides sleeping?"!!! I was happy to go out to the 17th tee to photograph the Commissioner & Monday Night Football broadcast team. The grass has finally grown back & they were the first to hit on this hole since the Stadium Course renovation began. I borrowed Joe Theismann's club & Tony Kornheiser's sleeve for this pic.

The blimp was there filming as well & there was a scuba diver in the lake that would throw a ball on the green if they hit the water. It was pretty funny.

It was beautiful & there was an abundance of wildlife. It got me inspired to want to go out there early again, but next time, with a 500mm.

I think we should rename the world famous 17th "Egret Island."

The construction of the new clubhouse at TPC Sawgrass is moving right along.


Around 6pm I went to Jax Beach...
The real emergency is that the guy on the left's pants are falling down!

A little girl showed me her nice catch.

Wear Denim to Work Day

Today for a $5.00 donation to the National MS Society we got to wear jeans to work. I offered $10 if I could wear my retro Agassi denim shorts. No deal! It was a nice change anyway.

What the Duck...has a new home!

Aaron Johnson's What The Duck has become so popular that it needed it's own website. Go to "extras" to download wallpaper, icons, banners, etc. There are also links to their Cafe Press merchandising.
I love "the Duck"!!!

Martina's induction

I was pretty surprised when one of my Martina photos was projected on the stadium Jumbotron during Martina's induction into the Court of Champions. I wonder where they got the photo. I have to do some investigating.

Tiger & Elin watched the men's final with Mirka in Federer's box.

Cramped quarters

The photo pit on Ashe sure is crowded! This is just a small portion ... it stretches the entire length of the court.