Archives for the 'Friends' Category
Kickoff
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
This post has been a long time in the works. Not the mere writing of it, really, but the getting-in-place of the “necessaries” that all combine to make the post even possible. For quite a few years, I’ve had several clients (from my previous place of employment) come up to me and ask, “Grant, when [...]
Henry’s Fork of The Snake
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
September 9, 2011 We had truly been smiled upon these past eight days. Someone up there must really, really like us. I can’t explain it otherwise. I closed my eyes and turned my face to the sky, soaking it all in once more, taking one long breath. The water here was slow and slick. Only [...]
South Fork of The Snake
Sunday, January 15th, 2012
September 7 and 8, 2011 Neither Matt nor I were moving very quickly this morning. It actually felt pretty nice not to have to be geared-up before sunrise, hustling out of the hotel with camera bags and peanut-butter toast. We enjoyed a leisurely breakfast, got the room all squared away, loaded the Highlander and checked [...]
Back to September
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
It’s amazing how new events and re-adjusted priorities in the day-to-day routine can put an abrupt halt to the enjoyable process of writing and sharing stories and photographs right here. I’ve been anxious to get back to finishing up the story of my trip to Idaho, but have had to keep it simmering on the [...]
River X – The Second Day
Thursday, September 29th, 2011
The morning of September 3 saw Matt and I all geared up and standing in front of the hotel in a state of bleary-eyed readiness when Rebecca pulled in to pick us up. We were a man down today. Our good buddy, Robert had the launch of a client’s web site to oversee, and had [...]
The River of Secrets
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
I never suspected that I would have found myself flyfishing for trout in what struck me as such a harsh climate and unlikely location on the map. I am, quite frankly, still in amazement that those fish not only exist among that landscape, but seem to flourish. Brown trout. Big ones. This river, for me, [...]
Idaho on the Fly
Monday, September 12th, 2011
What an incredible, inspiring, whirlwind journey. At one-thirty this morning, I reluctantly returned to Rochester, New York from a ten-day “creative expedition” in southern Idaho and Oregon. My good friend, Matt Smythe (aka fishingpoet) and I traveled together to get face-to-face with a new client in the flyfishing industry, introduce ourselves and show work to [...]
Eva and the Dog Boys
Tuesday, July 19th, 2011
This past Saturday evening, I found myself heading south to Naples, NY to take in a little bluegrass music with a few good friends. I’d planned to bring the camera along to collect some new images for a musician-related body of work, and had been communicating with Elaine Verstraete, one of the band members, to [...]
Trout Unlimited Part 4: Bigger Fish to Fry
Sunday, July 17th, 2011
After several outings for creating photography and several more for videography, our project for the Seth Green Chapter of Trout Unlimited was getting pretty close to wrapping up. We had a great body of images to pull from for the poster series and for the downloadable wallpaper set. Now, being guys that love to fish, [...]
Trout Unlimited Part 3: High and Dirty
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
May 14, 2011. I met up with Dean Milliman early that morning in our normal spot. I had arrived early this time, and was already in my old Simms waders when he pulled off the road. Matt Smythe had commitments for the morning, but was planning to join up with us later in the day. [...]
