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I was thinking back about some old advertisements. As I began to think, I realized that most of my memories include some type of automotive advertisements. I guess the things in life you fall in love with have a profound way of affecting you later on in life. I can't remember a time when I wasn't fascinated by cars. At an early age, my father brought me up around trucks. I loved BIG TRUCKS! Or big trucks to me at the time.

The Michelin Tire ads that ran in the 1990s always caught my attention. I wondered who had the brilliant perspective to put the thought of such a simple idea into play with things we really don't pay attention to. I guess its not everyday we realize that certain objects are particularly important in our safety. Chairs, for instance, we never realize hold us up and keep us from falling to the ground until they fail. I guess this is the same type of idea that was expressed in these types of advertisements. We really don't realize or appreciate things until we have a problem that relates to them.

Anyways, that is my son, Jackson. He is 8 months old. I would like to say thanks to David and all the guys at Halls Service Center for helping me with tire. I am pretty pleased with the way it turned out.

Simply stated, high key 1 on the white paper in the back f11, one boxed left of camera f5.6, and one right camera f8.0. Enjoy!

My son Jackson at 5 months. Taken in natural light.

Mark Padgett candidate for Mayor of Knoxville captured at his after campaign party. Low light. No flash.

Taken in the Chimneys in the Great Smokey Mountain National Park.