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Day 1-The Dixie Stampede
Day 1-The Dixie Stampede
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Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Aperture: 1.4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1600s
Galleries: Rural, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Aug 1, 2008

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 Okay, for those of you that don't know, Dolly Parton is from Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. She has a show there now called the Dixie Stampede. It is all about the North vs the South.

Ya'll remember now that I am married to a Yankee :)

Well, we had our 10 year anniversary and went to Pigeon Forge. He asks if I would like to go see this show. I say, "YES! I would LOVE to! Horses AND food? I am IN!"So, he tells me to make reservations *evil grin* little did he know that the lady on the phone asked if we would like to cheer for the North or the South. I said, "The South!" She laughed. He frowned. When we got there, he discovered that we were cheering for the "wrong side" and was aghast :) bwahahahhahhahhahaha!!!!

The South won all the challenges that night :)

Funny thing about the Dixie Stampede is, they don't give you any silverware. You gotta eat everything with your hands :) Even the soup :)

Nice meal though. Yum Yum!! :)

My Daddy loaned me the hat for the shoot. I bought the shirt when we left Pigeon Forge that night. The sleeve you can't see is blue and has white stars on it :)

Dolly Parton is one of the few big stars that never forgot her humble beginnings. She has done more for Pigeon Forge since her rise to stardom than most people in the same situation do for their families.

So, here's a big YEEHAW to ya'll!!

The sun was real bright this evening so this was shot with a REALLY fast shutter speed. I thought about closing down the shutter, but wanted the shallow DOF... soooooo :)

This was lit with the evening sun on the right there and a 36" gold reflector on the left :)

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 08/17/2008 10:57:44 AM
Great use of light, as always, particularly in bringing out some depth to your face. Love the border, too.
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 08/06/2008 10:42:08 PM
Nice lighting and a good facial expression. Nice shot.
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 08/05/2008 05:27:22 PM
JoJo, you are so beautiful!

I love Dolly Parton so much! Thanks for the tribute to her :)

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 08/04/2008 08:36:58 PM
The camera loves you!
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 08/03/2008 08:42:39 PM
Yippee Kayay!! :) Your neck's a little red. :P
The shirt & hat suit you well! Great shot.
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 08/03/2008 04:09:35 PM
LOL, your comments reminded of the Charlie Daniels' song, The South's Gonna Do it Again. Nice job with the lighting, you look great!! :)
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 08/03/2008 12:57:53 AM
JoJo, you are letting your "redneck" show. Good shot as usual. And Happy Anniversary.

Message edited by author 2008-08-03 00:58:04.
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 08/02/2008 10:55:53 AM
Yeehaw!!! Love the colorful tones & strong composition. Great catchlights too. Here's to the South! ;-D
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 08/02/2008 06:45:47 AM
hahaha, love the story :] like the way your hair is flicked over your shoulder casualy; and colour co-ordinated border.

Message edited by author 2008-08-02 06:46:11.
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 08/02/2008 06:11:33 AM
Haha, I love the story behind this :D
Nice DOF by the way and I like the rather untraditional posing - the diagonal line creates movement in it.
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 08/02/2008 05:35:27 AM
Great expression.
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 08/02/2008 01:53:03 AM
I love your expression! Great story to go with this. The pose is very nice and the lighting on your face is great too, but probably would have been better on not so bright a day. I think you handled the lighting conditions very well!
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 08/02/2008 01:18:52 AM
Yeehaw.. that's very lovely. You've reigned in that bright sun perfectly... no hard shadows to bemoan. Well done.
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 08/01/2008 11:06:38 PM
What a fun shot! Love your eyes in it :)
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 08/01/2008 10:33:59 PM
I'm so out of touch. I did not know your husband was home now! Yay! (hopefully I am not saying something stupid at the moment because I am assuming that you JUST celebrated your 10 year anni.). Love the story with the photo. Very cool how you used the border to bring out the colors in your shirt - I like it! I love what the lighting is doing for your eyes. Very pretty!
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 08/01/2008 10:11:46 PM
Jojo! its great to see you again! and as beautiful as always! love the lighting, its the perfect sunset light, and great tribute to Dolly.
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 08/01/2008 09:06:30 PM
Great story. Show'em to mess with a southern gal. Nice softening of the sun/shadows with the reflector.

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 08/01/2008 09:05:06 PM
This is wonderful! Even more so with the fun story to go with it! :)

I like the SP. It looks like "Don't mess with a Southern Lady." *grin*
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