Comments for SGirimont Photography Blog: The Stories Behind the Images http://www.sgirimont.com/blog Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:29:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Comment on Sunrise at Larkin’s Garden by Steve http://www.sgirimont.com/blog/2010/01/techniques/sunrise-at-larkins-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-173 Steve Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:29:22 +0000 http://www.sgirimont.com/blog/?p=51#comment-173 Thank you very much for the story! I'm sorry to hear about your friend. I'm proud that an image of mine may help to further his legacy if that is the origin of the words carved in the rock. Thank you very much for the story! I’m sorry to hear about your friend. I’m proud that an image of mine may help to further his legacy if that is the origin of the words carved in the rock.

]]> Comment on Sunrise at Larkin’s Garden by Ty http://www.sgirimont.com/blog/2010/01/techniques/sunrise-at-larkins-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Ty Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:13:33 +0000 http://www.sgirimont.com/blog/?p=51#comment-172 Possible origin of Larkin's Garden My name is Ty. I grew up in West Valley City Utah, attending Hunter High School, graduating in 1995. I stumbled across your photo blog by accident, after having done a search for "Larkin's Garden." I had a friend growing up named Chris Hancuff. When I met Chris he was bald as a snow globe. He had cancer. A few years after I met Chris, he started a high school band with some of his classmates (he was a junior at the time...I was a sophomore.) They were quite gifted as high school bands go, and called themselves "The Garden." Chris' cancer grew gradually worse and late into his senior year in high school, Chris passed. Just prior to passing, he was approached by the Make A Wish Foundation and his wish was to have studio time for his band to have a CD produced and released. Sadly, Chris passed before the album started recording. The band pressed on, however, and finished Chris' wish. In honor of Chris, they renamed the band..."Larkin's Garden", Larkin being Chris' middle name. For a time you could find the CD at local record stores. I bought my copy from one of the band members for $10. They played a few live shows in tiny clubs in Salt Lake City. But life went on, they went their own ways and started careers, education, and families. I am Facebook friends with a couple of the band members and am pretty close friends with one of them. Part of my FB shtick is to do a "song of the day" and I had asked my friend permission to post a Larkin's Garden song. He agreed. I did a Google search to find images for Larkin's Garden...hoping to maybe find some photo on Flickr that an old high school friend might have posted. Your site popped up first. The group of friends that Chris hung around with the most belonged to an auto club that dealt with off-roading and Jeeps. They loved southern Utah, Moab specifically, and went down there often. I don't know if your photo showing the boulder with Larkin's Garden has anything to do with Chris, but I found it pretty fascinating and coincidental and I thought I would share that story with you. Beautiful photographs by the way. Possible origin of Larkin’s Garden

My name is Ty. I grew up in West Valley City Utah, attending Hunter High School, graduating in 1995. I stumbled across your photo blog by accident, after having done a search for “Larkin’s Garden.”

I had a friend growing up named Chris Hancuff. When I met Chris he was bald as a snow globe. He had cancer. A few years after I met Chris, he started a high school band with some of his classmates (he was a junior at the time…I was a sophomore.) They were quite gifted as high school bands go, and called themselves “The Garden.”

Chris’ cancer grew gradually worse and late into his senior year in high school, Chris passed. Just prior to passing, he was approached by the Make A Wish Foundation and his wish was to have studio time for his band to have a CD produced and released. Sadly, Chris passed before the album started recording.

The band pressed on, however, and finished Chris’ wish. In honor of Chris, they renamed the band…”Larkin’s Garden”, Larkin being Chris’ middle name. For a time you could find the CD at local record stores. I bought my copy from one of the band members for $10. They played a few live shows in tiny clubs in Salt Lake City. But life went on, they went their own ways and started careers, education, and families.

I am Facebook friends with a couple of the band members and am pretty close friends with one of them. Part of my FB shtick is to do a “song of the day” and I had asked my friend permission to post a Larkin’s Garden song. He agreed. I did a Google search to find images for Larkin’s Garden…hoping to maybe find some photo on Flickr that an old high school friend might have posted. Your site popped up first.

The group of friends that Chris hung around with the most belonged to an auto club that dealt with off-roading and Jeeps. They loved southern Utah, Moab specifically, and went down there often. I don’t know if your photo showing the boulder with Larkin’s Garden has anything to do with Chris, but I found it pretty fascinating and coincidental and I thought I would share that story with you.

Beautiful photographs by the way.

]]> Comment on The Crying Dad (and photographer!) by Bridgette http://www.sgirimont.com/blog/2008/09/stories/the-crying-dad-and-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Bridgette Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:26:26 +0000 http://www.sgirimont.com/blog/?p=17#comment-146 i still pick on my dad about this picture. I love it! thank you again for all you have done. i still pick on my dad about this picture. I love it! thank you again for all you have done.

]]> Comment on First Exposure to Chocolate by sandrar http://www.sgirimont.com/blog/2008/04/stories/first-exposure-to-chocolate/comment-page-1/#comment-144 sandrar Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:12:33 +0000 http://www.sgirimont.com/blog/?p=4#comment-144 Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post... nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R. Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. :) Cheers! Sandra. R.

]]> Comment on The Complicated Wedding Dress by Steve http://www.sgirimont.com/blog/2008/05/stories/the-complicated-wedding-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Steve Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:14:59 +0000 http://www.sgirimont.com/blog/?p=14#comment-133 I think I know where she got it from, but let me verify with the bride before I say. I think I know where she got it from, but let me verify with the bride before I say.

]]> Comment on The Complicated Wedding Dress by Kristen http://www.sgirimont.com/blog/2008/05/stories/the-complicated-wedding-dress/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Kristen Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:09:27 +0000 http://www.sgirimont.com/blog/?p=14#comment-132 AWESOME picture! do happen to know were she got the dress from by chance? AWESOME picture! do happen to know were she got the dress from by chance?

]]> Comment on The Crying Dad (and photographer!) by bobo http://www.sgirimont.com/blog/2008/09/stories/the-crying-dad-and-photographer/comment-page-1/#comment-131 bobo Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:26:13 +0000 http://www.sgirimont.com/blog/?p=17#comment-131 oh my God i love this pic so much i hope my father is like him thank u oh my God

i love this pic so much

i hope my father is like him

thank u

]]> Comment on Point and Shoot Cameras Rock! by Steve http://www.sgirimont.com/blog/2009/02/misc/point-and-shoot-cameras-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-130 Steve Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:55:30 +0000 http://www.sgirimont.com/blog/?p=27#comment-130 The camera was on aperture priority. Exposure was 1/80th sec. @ f5.6. The camera was on auto ISO, so my catalogue software won't tell me what the camera chose. Must have been pretty low, however, as I've printed a 16x20 of this image and there isn't any grain to speak of. Thanks for looking! The camera was on aperture priority. Exposure was 1/80th sec. @ f5.6. The camera was on auto ISO, so my catalogue software won’t tell me what the camera chose. Must have been pretty low, however, as I’ve printed a 16×20 of this image and there isn’t any grain to speak of.

Thanks for looking!

]]> Comment on Point and Shoot Cameras Rock! by JGoddess http://www.sgirimont.com/blog/2009/02/misc/point-and-shoot-cameras-rock/comment-page-1/#comment-129 JGoddess Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:32:49 +0000 http://www.sgirimont.com/blog/?p=27#comment-129 Can you tell me what settings you used with your G9 to capture this gorgeous photo? Can you tell me what settings you used with your G9 to capture this gorgeous photo?

]]> Comment on Senior Portraits by Steve http://www.sgirimont.com/blog/2008/10/stories/senior-portraits/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Steve Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:03:42 +0000 http://www.sgirimont.com/blog/?p=25#comment-128 Well, typically the one being read to sits on the lap of the one doing the reading, so, since you were reading to me... ;-) Well, typically the one being read to sits on the lap of the one doing the reading, so, since you were reading to me…
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