I Am Sorry

Here is the second shot from the "Love Lived Here" series I'm working on. I have determined that I need to go back and shoot some more, now that I know the angles. Thank God for digital. This is actually an alternate version of the shot I started working with. The first shot is a boring, straight on shot of the angel statuette against a porch post.

I think this is a much more intimate shot. The angel seems to be surrealistically speaking the words "I am sorry" that are scribbled on the white porch post. I think if I had actually captured the "s" in sorry, this might be a much better shot.

There's a fair amount of processing on this shot for just a plain ol' black and white. First, I used Curves to punch up the contrast. Then the black and white conversion using Channel Mixer (the blend is 40, 20, 40). Then a levels adjustment layer to set the white and black point. Then sharpened.

Tragic fire in Bentonville

A house fire in the early morning hours claimed the lives of 5 children, the oldest of which was a seventh grade girl my mom has tutored for the past five years (Tuesday was their day). The Morning News generally updates its website quickly, so see here for what they are reporting.

As a parent, this is one of those things that just kicks you in the gut.

I'll update this post as I learn more.

UPDATE: There was a press conference a little while ago. KFSM has an updated story here.

UPDATE #2: The story in today's Morning News is pretty thorough.

UPDATE #3: The comments on the Morning News story includes a comment from the aunt and uncle. I guess the meth theory has been explained away. As expected, no clarification on the news tonight.