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@stevenvanelk in August 2021

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Lando seems grumpy today. He’s looking at me like he’s very annoyed with something I did, but I have no idea what I could have done to upset him. 🤷‍♀️ #Pets

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This is my friend Kenton doing some photos of family members at a recent wedding. And there's also a videographer and a lot of family members with iPhones shooting this too. Gotta love how everyone wants to get their own photos at the wedding. #Photography

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Spent the day where the boys play football. Both kinds of football, you know American football and American soccer. This is where the Indianapolis Colts and the Indy Eleven play. I’ve never been to a colts game but the Indy Eleven games here are a lot of fun. I’m personally here this week doing some photography work for my friend’s company, but I can’t share those photos. So you’ll have to be content with this wide shot of the stadium done with my iPhone. #Photography

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Looking at the convention center conference room floor. It’s being set up for a firefighter convention. Lots of fire trucks being driven inside and parked. #Photography

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Inside Lucas Oil Stadium during this conference. It’s crazy. Never thought I’d see full sized fire trucks flying an American flag in here. #Photography

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Panorama inside Lucas Oil Stadium this week. I write a mask every day I was there shooting, but I’m still worried that I might have caught something while shooting an event with 22k people present. #Photography

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Panorama from inside Lucas Oil Stadium this week. There was a big firefighter conference there and firefighters are very patriotic.

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After a week of 12-14 hour work days, I come home to sleep last night and this guy apparently missed me. He kept trying to cuddle up to my face and I kept trying to push him away so I could go back to sleep. It’s nice to be loved though. #Pets

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Drove by this pink elephant sipping a martini while wearing glasses yesterday. Snapped this photo while stored on the road but u didn’t have time to park and walk over to get a better look. I love this thing. #Photography

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Lando sitting on our new rug. The rug is for the baby’s room when the baby comes, but Lando’s breaking it in first. #Pets

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Hanging out with my kids at the park. Last week I barely saw them, so it was nice I got to spend Sunday at the park with them. #Photography

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Wonder what makes the cat love this new rug. Is it just something new for him to explore or is there possibly a weird smell to it or does he just like the colors? Wish I knew. #Pets

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This wheel bug was on my screen door this morning. Isn't it just amazing looking? I stayed pretty far away while taking these photos because apparently the wheel bug's bite is incredibly painful. #Photography

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The drive home today. Have been feeling under the weather so I went to get a Covid test, just to make sure it wasn't that. Got a call on the way home from the test. The test came back negative. Huge relief. But I'm still sick... Just not with Covid thankfully. #Photography

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Candles at night. This is from the reception of a wedding my wife and I shot. They had candles like this everywhere. It was awesome (and a little spooky). #Photography

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Spiders have taken over the bushes at my kids' school. There are rows and rows of bushes covered in their webs. It looks really cool. #Photography

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Sunset at Coxhall Gardens. I was shooting a wedding and this was what the subway looked like. The couple didn't want to do sunset shots though so I just have this photo of the park at sunset with no people in it.

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Tented wedding reception next to a pond in Carmel, Indiana. This wedding was at Coxhall Gardens, a local park. #Photography

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Went to the Lume Exhibit at the Indianapolis museum of Art today. It's an interesting experience where they project paintings from Vincent Van Gogh on the walls and play music from the time period when he was creating his art. They also spray fragrances in the air to reflect different art and include quotes from Van Gogh's letters to friends and family in the presentation of the art. It was amazing. #Photography

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This is me, standing in the Lume Exhibit with Van Gogh's work projected on me and also all around me. What an amazing way to experience his art. #Photography

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In Chicago yesterday at Olive Park. They have this cool thing in the park where they built a ledge that sticks out over lake Michigan. It has a great view of the city. I was there to do wedding photos of the bride and groom and in the hour that I stood there with the groom waiting for the bride to arrive, I saw 5 other photographers utilize this space for photos. It was pretty cool. Unfortunately but the time the bride arrived for my wedding it started to rain and we had to…

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My friend Dustin walking with the bride and groom to this bridge in downtown Chicago over the river. I think it's the LaSalle Street bridge. I tripped on the bridge. Dustin put one of his cameras on the ground and I didn't realize it. I took a step backwards and tripped over the camera. Fell and hurt my head on the bridge. It's been a day. It still hurts. Not a throbbing pain ora headache. Just like if it's touched it if I start to fall asleep (almost less like pain and more…

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Hotel lobby in Chicago. This is where I was shooting a wedding this last weekend. The lobby and entrance looks pretty cool, but the rooms in the hotel were very small (other than the bridal suite). It was a pretty great place though. #Photography

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Just heard that several people at the wedding I shot this weekend tested positive for COVID today. Taking a test to see if I'm okay. It's an at home test. Really hoping it comes back negative, but the Videographer and the bride were both positive today, so there's a good chance I was around someone with COVID this weekend. #Photography

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Covid Test results are in, and I’m negative. So that’s a relief. Really hope everyone else from that wedding is okay, and especially the videographer. He was a really nice guy and I loved working with him so it was a bummer to hear he had Covid. #Photography

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The drive home tonight. The sunset looked really cool, but if only I could have avoided all those power lines. Next time I’ll have to drive to avoid the power lines, but that’ll mean I can’t take photos of the sunset. 🤷‍♀️ #Photography

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These hotel guests tried to crash the wedding I was at. They were kindly asked to leave, and they did. They weren’t there to do anything nefarious. I think they just wanted to see what the wedding looked like and maybe dance a bit. #Photography

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Drone selfie from last spring in Gatlinburg. That’s my daughter squatting down next to me. She’s a little afraid of the drone. #Photography

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This little window shelf thing is Lando’s favorite place to hang out during the day. He sits up there and naps and watches me work. #Pets

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Old photo from several years ago. I was shooting a wedding and had to pull over on the side of the road on my way home. I pulled over next to a lake and when I looked out at the lake I saw three trees growing in the middle of it. That’s not normal in indiana. It was super cool to see #Photography

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Sunset over a corn field in Indiana. Saw this while driving home and pulled over to take a picture. Wish I’d had a camera nicer than my iPhone on me. #Photography

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The sun briefly hid behind some clouds last night before sunset. Loved seeing its rays shooting out around the clouds. #Photography

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Drinking a State Champs 1961 American Stout from Sun King. It’s a small batch only brewed at the Kokomo location. It’s toasty and malty. #Beer

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Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting plus Breyer’s Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream. This was for my birthday yesterday. 😋 #Food