Life at f/21

2010-05-19T16:44:00.000-04:00

Updated!

Cabin Fever

2010-02-11T10:21:00.002-05:00

Ungrafted, no not one.

The Snowpocalypse

2010-02-10T13:32:00.002-05:00

(taken with my cell phone)

We've gotten two blizzards with in a week of each other. The first storm dumped over 30" of snow and this current one has already dumped over a foot with at least six hours left of the storm. We've had wind gusts over 40mph all morning.

I have six rolls of 120 film from the first blizzard to be developed. I'm camera-less for a while which explains my lack of uploads. Anyway, it's been quite a week.

O' Thailand

2010-01-07T20:19:00.010-05:00

I Miss The Kingdom

2009-12-20T16:08:00.001-05:00

Sunrise After the Storm

2009-12-20T09:05:00.000-05:00

I think all in all we had around 20" of snow.

Wish Granted

2009-12-19T14:59:00.002-05:00

Had to be at work at 5:30am, only to be sent home around 9:00. I had about eight inches of snow to clear off the car when I left. I did a complete 360. I think we're around 14" now. (Taken with my phone)

Orthodoxy

2009-12-16T21:30:00.001-05:00

"The real trouble with this world of ours is not that it is an unreasonable world, nor even that it is a reasonable one. The commonest kind of trouble is that it is nearly reasonable, but not quite. Life is not an illogicality; yet it is a trap for logicians. It looks just a little more mathematical and regular than it is; its exactitude is obvious, but its inexactitude is hidden; its wildness lies in wait."

++ G.K. Chesterton

Irrelevant Pop Culture

2009-12-10T18:39:00.002-05:00

Froth

2009-12-08T17:02:00.004-05:00

When the sea pours out under the bridge
Over the dam at every outgoing of the tide
There is ravishing serendipity of froth.
I stand on a hundred-year-old millstone.

Froth gathers on the turbulence of the waters
Abundant, fresh, puffed up. For hundreds of feet
Small cliffs, bluffs, towers form and seethe
From the turbulent center outward gliding,

Improbably as heaven, like a child's view of heaven.
How could anything so frail seem so permanent,
How could anything so sheer evade destruction,
These are things of imagination floating slowly away,

A white suds against blue water, white over blue,
A too much of nothing strangely become everything,
Froth dominating the presence of the world,
Cliffs, bluffs, towers, and castles passing by.

It is good that everything has turned to froth,
Magical froth of truths going out to sea,
While I stand on the millstone solid and gray
I hear the airy shapes whispering infinity.
-Richard Eberhard 1972

Wanderlust

2009-12-02T17:22:00.000-05:00

I Wear My Garment So it Shows

2009-11-26T19:51:00.001-05:00

2009-11-25T22:58:00.000-05:00

2009-11-25T22:54:00.000-05:00

2009-11-25T18:39:00.001-05:00

On His Mettle

2009-11-24T21:09:00.001-05:00

This is Pouring Rain; This is Paralyze

2009-11-19T17:08:00.003-05:00

White Noise

2009-11-15T00:40:00.000-05:00

Freedom In; Freedom To

2009-11-14T17:47:00.005-05:00

The Kingdom

2009-11-09T00:31:00.002-05:00

wearethekingdom.com
virb.com/wearethekingdom
twitter.com/wearethekingdom

We had a lot of fun with this shoot. Who wouldn't want to practice in a Pennsylvania corn field? Thanks to a ridiculously long extension cord, we actually did practice in the corn field.

Harpers Ferry, WV

2009-11-06T23:07:00.000-05:00

You're Hiding and I'm Done Looking

2009-11-05T22:59:00.001-05:00

Boiling Point

2009-11-03T16:49:00.001-05:00

Entangled by Death

2009-11-01T20:25:00.000-05:00

Fire Shut Up In My Bones

2009-10-28T00:02:00.001-04:00

Matrimony

2009-10-27T13:37:00.001-04:00

Don't We Get an Extra Hour of Sleep Soon?

2009-10-25T23:11:00.004-04:00

Come on Skinny Love

2009-10-22T18:11:00.004-04:00

Escue Wedding - The Band

2009-10-14T12:55:00.000-04:00

Escue Wedding II

2009-10-13T02:18:00.004-04:00

Escue Wedding - Grandparents

2009-10-12T01:16:00.005-04:00

I have about 900 photos from this beautiful wedding so bare with me.

Escue Wedding - Destin, Florida

2009-10-12T01:10:00.001-04:00

Not sure if I want to go home.

Fall in Baltimore

2009-10-04T22:09:00.002-04:00

Matt and Candy

2009-09-28T18:35:00.001-04:00

Love By Design

2009-09-26T23:04:00.000-04:00

NEWS: Photos For Missions

2009-09-23T19:34:00.003-04:00

As you may already know, I'm headed to India this January to catch up with Sixty1. I get the privilege to serve with them in their childrens home, Asha house and work in the local leper colony. I'll also be photographing most of the trip for Sixty1's marketing. With all that, I'll be seeking the Lord about partnering with Sixty1 long term and to bring short term teams in the future.

To help fund the trip(s) I am now selling prints of my photographs with all profit going straight to the trip. So, if you've ever seen a photo that you thought would look good in your home, office, or as a coaster you can now purchase it as an 8x10, 11x14, or a 16x20 print and help build the Kingdom in doing so. Head over to NateKaiser.com and check out the Photos For Missions page.

If you're interested in supporting me on this trip please contact me: nate@natekaiser.com.

Count Me Worthy O' God

2009-09-20T18:11:00.002-04:00

"For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." Philippians 1:21

GC Nathan

2009-09-19T00:01:00.001-04:00

Terry Warren

2009-09-18T23:59:00.001-04:00

Love By Design

2009-09-17T23:36:00.002-04:00

Good friends - check them out on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Love-By-Design/173870680920?ref=ts

For Emma

2009-09-14T16:01:00.003-04:00

Easily one of my favorite artists. Check out Bon Iver's "Re: Stacks." One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.

Sorry for the lack of photos lately. I've been working hard on photos from two recent jobs. Anyway, stay tuned for some exciting news.

Autumn Texture

2009-09-10T23:40:00.000-04:00

Warrior

2009-09-04T18:02:00.003-04:00

Dissonance

2009-09-03T01:10:00.001-04:00

Timothy Anderson

wearethekingdom.com

2009-08-30T00:39:00.005-04:00

Failure To Excel Edit

2009-08-28T10:06:00.002-04:00

Check out my friends at: www.myspace.com/failuretoexcel. Lot's of exciting things happening with them.

Out and About in PA

2009-08-27T00:47:00.007-04:00

The Brotherhood

2009-08-24T23:42:00.002-04:00

Spent the night in Pennsylvania last night with three of my favorite people. Ryan, Tim, and Pat. We had a King of Queens marathon, drank enough tea to drown a fish, ate Pat's burgers (not his mucus), prayed a lot, watched more King of Queens and played Frisbee. I'm pretty sure heaven will look something like Pennsylvania.

Psalm 57:16-17

2009-08-20T23:32:00.007-04:00

You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it;
you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart,
O God, you will not despise.

Thunderstorm Over BWI

2009-08-19T00:02:00.004-04:00

Before getting kicked out of a parking garage (that we paid to get into) by police for being a "security threat," I snapped this over the BWI airport. There's nothing like a late evening summer thunderstorm in Baltimore.

Mark Driscoll - Desiring God Conference

2009-08-15T11:12:00.002-04:00

I know people put videos on their blogs all the time and I'll be honest, I rarely watch them; if I do I only watch a few minutes of them. If you have an hour to watch this, please do. This won't give you the "dang it, I just watched an hour of videos" lazy feeling. In fact, you will most likely come out inspired and refreshed to love Jesus more than you do.

MY WEBSITE IS LIVE!

2009-08-11T21:51:00.002-04:00

Ladies and gentlemen; boys and girls; people of all ages, now introducing www.natekaiser.com. I would love to hear what you guys think!

Childhood Memories

2009-08-07T16:41:00.002-04:00

Went to Patapsco State Park on Monday. This is about a mile from my house; a much frequented spot.

8/1 Fairgreen Live at The Recher Theater

2009-08-03T00:18:00.002-04:00

Had some fun with Fairgreen at the Recher Theater on Saturday. They played a pretty impressive cover of "Thriller" along with a lot of their new stuff.

To Our Friend Q. Adam Marshall

2009-08-02T21:29:00.000-04:00

BJ Amato

2009-07-31T22:39:00.001-04:00

Tried something a little different; feedback welcomed.

Failure To Excel III

2009-07-30T01:02:00.001-04:00

Failure To Excel II

2009-07-26T18:08:00.002-04:00

Failure To Excel

2009-07-26T00:50:00.003-04:00

Photoshoot with Failure to Excel today. Had a good time with them all day. Thanks Ryan for your assistance today! Check out FTE at http://myspace.com/failuretoexcel

Haas' Wedding

2009-07-22T00:40:00.003-04:00

Just got back from Angel and Nathan Haas' wedding in Missouri. Adam and I flew to Kentucky and then road-tripped it out to Missouri for their beautiful wedding. I can't begin to describe how lovely the wedding was and how incredibly refreshing the experience was. There's more photos on my facebook.

Fairgreen Shoot

2009-07-13T21:18:00.002-04:00

Shot with Fairgreen yesterday. Frank (lead vox) and I used to play in Valvalis together back in the day. Check them out: http://www.myspace.com/fairgreen.

The Follett's II

2009-07-11T02:09:00.003-04:00

The Follett's

2009-07-10T01:35:00.001-04:00

Summit Grove Camp

2009-07-07T23:51:00.002-04:00

I spent the night in New Freedom, PA last night with TimA and his mom. I've been going up there with them for the past five or six years and every time it's nothing short of refreshing. Their cottage is quaint and timeless; filled with generations of memories. Hopefully this was the first of many trips this summer.

I'm Slacking!

2009-07-05T22:04:00.004-04:00

Excuses, excuses, excuses... I know, I'm sorry I haven't been updating as much as I should. Rick H. would say, "there's always a justification and it will always never be good enough." Hope you each had a lovely Independence Day. I stalked the parade that sets up behind my house every year; they shut down our street so it's only fair. My dad, brother and I went to Catonsville High School and watched the fireworks, we had a lot of fun!

She's So Vane

2009-06-29T17:54:00.000-04:00

The Aliens Have Landed

2009-06-25T18:14:00.002-04:00

After months of bringing ribs, burgers, and beer to guests at Damon's, I finally have 2400W of studio lighting sitting in my bedroom (thank you Jesus!). If anyone is interested in a sunburn, let me know :)

My New Favorite Place In The World

2009-06-23T00:40:00.007-04:00

O' how I love you Harpers Ferry, WV.

Riley and Faith

2009-06-15T19:07:00.001-04:00

Recently...

2009-06-14T21:06:00.007-04:00

My free trial of Capture NX 2 ended about a week ago which has lead to a lack of posts lately. Normally the software is $179 at which I cringe. I found it for $120 today, realizing I was going to need it if I ever wanted to do digital photography again, I bought it. Anyway, here's a couple photos from the last couple days. I'm looking forward to getting back to shooting; I have a photo shoot with two adorable little girls tomorrow. :)

How Much Do You Know God?

2009-06-08T23:22:00.003-04:00

I encourage you, if you have an hour to spare, refresh your souls with this profound word from Paul Washer. Ask the Holy Spirit to open your ears to hear and your heart to receive the truth of this message.

Damon's Double

2009-06-02T23:05:00.002-04:00

Back to work after two weeks off. Pleasant day mostly. We introduced a whole new menu. Stop by sometime, we have these incredible pulled pork quesadillas now.

2009-06-01T19:22:00.002-04:00

I met up with Eric S. from my Thailand team today. He's moving to New York tomorrow so we caught up on life over a Chinese buffet. I tried real sushi for the first time today. It'll have to grow on me. Eric invited me to go visit his friend Dane who he's been mentoring. He's a great kid. We played Wii sports for like 3 hours.

AIM Photo Contest

2009-05-31T17:06:00.002-04:00

Here's a few more photos I entered for AIM's photo contest from my Swaziland trip in '07. They're not technically sound/taken with a point and shoot but I think they fit their criteria of capturing ministry a little better than my Thailand photos.

Camden Yards - My Favorite Place on Earth

2009-05-31T01:10:00.003-04:00

I went to the game tonight with Bob and Ryan. The O's were trying to extend their winning streak to six, but lost 6-3. Guthrie had 10 strike outs; Luke Scott hit another homer (6 in 4 games); and saw Matt Wieters first major league hit- a triple.

The first shot was with my Nikon 50mm @ f/8. The second shot was my Tamron 17-50mm @ 17mm - f/8. I'm debating about changing up my lens line-up. I would like the Tokina 11-16mm or the new Nikon 10-24mm. I'm not a big fan of this Tamron 17-50mm. The distortion is really annoying and kind of complicated to fix.

AIM Photo Contest

2009-05-29T21:58:00.006-04:00

Adventures In Missions is having their first photo contest. Brilliant! First prize is $3k! That is fantastic, especially since it's free to enter. The theme revolves around ministry abroad from an AIM trip. You can enter here; check out the entries here. I don't know how they're going to judge, there are so many good photos. It's been inspiring to look through the entries. I love the stories that go along with them.

It's a long shot, but I entered these photos:

Down'a Ocean (click to see full size)

2009-05-26T19:11:00.005-04:00

Down'a Ocean With the Boys

2009-05-25T11:09:00.003-04:00

I have at least 30 photos I've been trying to upload for the last three days. Not sure if there's a problem with my laptop or the network here. This picture of Ryan took an hour to upload; I'll try again later.

Fighting On Our Faces

2009-05-21T23:13:00.002-04:00

Tonight, we met for our weekly prayer meeting to seek the Lord with our proposed move to Candlewood. The presence of the Lord was there and He spoke peace over the room. We will follow the LORD; focusing on the journey, not so much the destination.

Jacob Michael Kaiser

2009-05-21T23:12:00.000-04:00

Noah H.

2009-05-21T14:46:00.002-04:00

This is my buddy Noah; Rick and Marleen's son.

Star Trek

2009-05-21T03:30:00.002-04:00

Jacob (my brother) and I decided to drive up to Pennsylvania tonight solely to take photos of the stars. Nearly hitting a deer at 65mph and another at 40mph, oh and two raccoons too; a McDonalds feasts, and ending up in some really creepy woods, I think think the results were worth it.

"you should see the stars tonight
how they shimmer shine so bright
against the black they look so white
coming down from such a height
to reach me now, reach me now

you should see the moon in the flight
cutting cross the misty night
softly dancing in sunshine
reflections of this light
reach me now, you reach me now

and how could such a thing
shine its light on me
and make everything beautiful again

and you should feel the sun in the spring
coming out after a rain
suddenly all is green
sunshine on everything
I can feel it now, i feel you now

and how could such a thing
shine its light on me
and make everything beautiful

and you should hear the angels sing
all gathered round their king
more beautiful than you could dream
I've been quietly listening
you can hear 'em now, i hear em now

and how could such a king
shine His light on me
and make everything beautiful
and i wanna shine
i wanna be light
i wanna tell you it'll be alright
and i wanna shine and i wanna fly
just to tell you now
it'll be alright, it'll be alright
it'll be alright.

'Cause I got nothing of my own to give to you
but this light that shines on me shines on you
and makes everything beautiful, again.
it'll be alright, it'll be alright."

"Stars," David Crowder Band

Unite Video Part Two

2009-05-20T19:46:00.001-04:00

Made another video for Living Hope's Unite campaign. Thanks to Olivia, Jacob and Mike.

Wanna help out the campaign, click here.

More Macro

2009-05-20T19:41:00.002-04:00

Still playing with the reversed 50mm.

I Hate These Buggers

2009-05-20T17:28:00.002-04:00

I really really hate these bugs. They are infatuated with the sun and incredibly horny. All they do is mate and die. I find them digging holes in my window screen, sometimes making it into my room. GAH!

I bought a new Nikon 50mm f/1.8D today. I reversed it on my D90 to get this shot.

Ever Wonder What Your Waitress Is Doing?

2009-05-20T02:01:00.002-04:00

Matt and Candy's Engagement

2009-05-18T23:26:00.003-04:00

Matt and Candy are tying the knot later this summer. This was a pretty special shoot for me. Not only was it my first official engagement session, but these guys are friends of mine. I grew up with Candy at Halethorpe Community Church and now we go to Living Hope Church. I went elementary school with Matt. Candy and Matt met each other about three years ago and then Matt and I were reunited when he started going to LHC. Pretty cool that I knew them separately over 10 years ago, now I took their engagment photos.

O' to be Four

2009-05-18T00:48:00.001-04:00

Sunday Crab Feast

2009-05-17T21:09:00.004-04:00

Party at the Grimelli's

2009-05-16T22:37:00.003-04:00

If you stumble into this person's yard, knock on their door and ask them to make you ribs. They were awesome. Had a nice relaxing time with the Living Hope family tonight. Join us for worship tomorrow! http://livinghopechurch.info

Matt and Candy's Engagement

2009-05-15T01:33:00.001-04:00

Wonderful Wednesday

2009-05-13T23:13:00.005-04:00

I was tempted O' so much in Guitar Center, thankfully I managed only to walk out with a pack of strings.

The dogs enjoyed the beautiful weather while we were gone. I don't feel bad for leaving them out all day- they're dogs, people... not babies.

Sister Sister Sister Sister Sister

2009-05-13T01:13:00.001-04:00

Tuesday Double at Damon's

2009-05-13T00:11:00.005-04:00

Olivia texts, I take photos. Appropriate activities at work for sure.

Ishmael, aka Arnold Schwarzenegger

Miguel, server assistant and comedian

This is my playground on Tuesdays. At one point I had nearly every table full in the dinning room. Good times.

Monday Night With Tim

2009-05-12T00:04:00.005-04:00

I love Ellicott City and Tim Anderson.

Damon's Dan ||

2009-05-11T01:36:00.002-04:00

Damon's Dan

2009-05-11T01:34:00.002-04:00

Family Portrait | Mother's Day

2009-05-10T20:15:00.001-04:00

Kaiser Family | Mothers Day

2009-05-10T17:47:00.002-04:00

I have crazy eyes.

Sister Sister Sister Sister

2009-05-10T01:23:00.001-04:00