NEW BLOG!

When Does This Boat Dock has launched a new blog.
Go take a look. Send everyone that way!

Added Features.
Larger Images.
More Creative Freedom for me.
Advertising Options for you!


New link
www.samuellippke.com/blog

I'm all about the "Sneak Peek"

This edition of "Sneak Peek" is of my new blog.
Its still being designed by Daniel Fairbanks. But this is a morphed image of the front screen.
It is scheduled to take over for this blog starting right after thanksgiving
I can't wait to blow your mind with a flippin wild page.

Here's what I'm looking forward to on my NEW blog:

•Larger image display
•Better layout, more personalized.
•Ad Space (for people/companies that want to Advertise on my page)
•Character, not just a blank page where I can write. The page will feel like a web persona of myself... or so I hope.
• Better commenting zones.

BAM! There you have it. Hope you can wait better then I can...I'm having troubles with this patients thing.

Camping v2

Alright, its only fair I drop some more shots from the WA. camping trip
So here you are!

Camping setup- Orcas Island

Tree Jumping

Jo-Dilly doing some sort of wild jump.

Canoing to the next jump.

65' jump. Now we're talking.

I'm like Uncle Rambo to those kids.

Lippke/Fairbanks family

Campfires are a necessity.

Kaden and I ridin the ferry

My parents

My lady and I.

Glory, my little sis!

Jo-Dilly, he's moving here!!

Ira and I hovering.

CAMPING v.I

Whiskey

My girlfriend is amazing

Jo-Dilly is moving to Long Beach!

Looks like Kaden tasted my beer.

Thats what drinking will do to you.

Just relaxin... thats my pops.

Brake issues.

The Lake.

Camping should be like this all the time.

S'mores.

In full swing here at the studio.
Working on: Albums,Responding to emails,setting up shoots,sending in my camera for repair/cleaning,keeping the good vibes streaming in. (Go look up "Hercules & Love Affair")
So yeah.
Heres some shots from the trip. More to come, but I need to get them from Ira in NY. Thank Jesus for our server!

And Tradition Highs and Lows of the trip:


HIGHS:

10. Being with Family
9. Meeting my new Nephews (Sol and E-man, not their real names. HA!)
8. Introducing Audrey to my parents and Glory and baby Kaden for the first time.
7. Watching "Mt.St. Helen's Vietnam band" play their first show. (Go check them out!)
6. 1am firework show on the beach...yes, we lit them with matches.
5. Trip to Seattle with Sonora. Original Starbucks. New Reebok Pumps.Delicious milk shakes!
4. Playing with my Nephews. I nearly changed my name to "The human Jungle gym"
3. Yeast Toast and Tomatoes with the family...such good memories.
2. Jumping off a 65' cliff with Ira.(photos on the way)
1. Splashing fight in the canoe with Josiah until we filled the canoe and then flipped it.

LOWS:
6. Not having our luggage until the 2nd day.
5. The incident in QFC...the lady wouldn't let me buy champagne because Audrey was with me and she didn't have her ID)
4. Loosing in Tennis
3. Rain the first night of camping.
2. Getting stuck in the "Stanwood funk" for a day or so... so depressing.
1. Not being able to hold my new nephews.


Alright, there you have it.
My highs and lows, some pictures to hold you over and finally a new blog post right!!!

I'm on a family Vacation

So incase you wanted to know whats happening with Samuel and his lack of posting... heres why.
I'm eating good food,relaxing and being cozy while the rain comes down outside, I'm golfcarting around, drinking fine wine and getting jumped on by my nephews, life is good right now... except my Canon 5D just broke.... I need to send it back.
So incase your trying to get ahold of me, just know the response time is delayed... I'm trying to get this 4 wheeler out of the mud up here on the mountain!

An update coming soon!


-S

My new Nephews!

Ethiopian Children

I am a happy uncle right now!
My sister has been working hard with her husband to adopt these two amazing boys.
It took them months to get everything perfect, from legal documents, to court dates, to coordinating with what probably seemed like 60 people.
I would have been in Ethiopia with them right now! I booked a flight out to document this exciting time for our family! But plans changed and they came back to the states as soon as they possibly could. Something about being sick and being in a third world country for an extended period of time can wear you out. So, I had to cancel my flight... I'm still very disappointed and sad I couldn't be there... but Daniel (known for his studly web design skills) captured some great images of their trip.
Here are a few pictures of my wonderful Sister, her Husband, my niece and their amazing journey adopting 2 brothers from Ethiopia.




My sister is amazing!

The new boys, I can't wait to meet them!

I've heard he's quite the ham. Always looking to get a laugh... and he'll get them if I can help it.

Ethiopia


This is quite the man. I don't know what our family would do without him.

My Sis and her boys, she's extremely happy here, I can tell.

Perfect brothers.


I can't wait to meet my new nephews! End of July I'll be heading up there to have some family time.
PHOTOS: Daniel Fairbanks (Good work documenting Daniel!). His site HERE (Amazing web designer)

Its Official: I'm going to Ethiopia

Yesterday I booked a flight.
I'm going and its official.
After months of waiting patiently, my sister (The leading commenter on my this page, thanks sis!) and her husband (who is an amazing web-designer)finally got their court date and were cleared to pick up their 2 new sons in Ethiopia!
I bought a ticket so I can meet up with them!
I am so privileged to have the resources and availability to be able to invest in my family history in such a way... meaning, I'll be photographing the trip as best I can. It will be a photo project about adopting children from Africa. I am so excited with the possibility of incredible pictures! Meeting my newest family members excites me even more!

So happy!
I leave early in the morning after photographing a wedding with Ira in NY. June 22.
Keep me and my family in your prayers! I will be meeting my sister and her husband and my niece!



Photo:Miki Alcalde
(checkout his Bangladesh images...amazing!)

My sister tossed me that website. He's already inspired me for this next trip... Its fun to be inspired. Inspiring yourself often comes full circle until your dizzy with your own thoughts... its nice to have people like my brother and other people like Miki.



Photo: Ira Lippke

Plenty more posts regarding this trip on the way... especially after the 22nd.

Christmas Highlights

2007 Christmas Highlights:

17. Sleeping in till 8:30am (usually the kids get you up at 6am)
16. Waking up to a beautiful 230º view from ontop of the mountain (We're staying up at my sisters home)
15. Peppered beef jerky
14. Seeing that the lakers beat the Suns. (Kobe got 38 points, and the youngster Bynum had a season high 28 points...exciting for me!)
13. Watching snow flakes flutter from the sky.
12. Playing with all my nephews(not much better then makeshift indoor soccer)
11. Helping out some great Charities (Agros, Water Wells For Africa and 2 more I can't remember off the top of my head)
10. 2 hour nap on the couch
9. Taking classy photos of the family
8. Relaxing
7. Ham!
6. Staying warm with my new socks (I got 4 pairs! ha!)
5. Not leaving the house (only to shoot a picture of the mountains...see below)
4. Champagne
3. Winning 20+ games of Pente with Josiah (I lost alot to Ira today...dang!)
2. Lox and Bagels
1. Seeing the look on the kids eyes when they opened gifts (thats what really makes my plane ticket feel cheap and worth every
cent)

Anyways, here are a few pictures I thought you might like.
Its been a great trip up here, very relaxing and I've been able to see some tight friends. (Matt, Nathan, Damara, Will,Ben,Sally,Jonathan and like one more...plus I got to finally meet Benji and Tracy, they're my favorite people besides my family in WA. right now... wish they lived near me!)

I leave tomorrow! Get back to work, see my girl, shoot a wedding this weekend and prepare for my next big adventure!

Cheers to a New Year friends!

-S

My Photography Site: Relaunched!

www.samuellippke.com

Samuellippke.com has been relaunched!
My website has been given a huge makeover, most of the pictures are brand spankin new and its got a crazy fun look that will blow your mind. The site says something along the lines of "HEY! Samuel Lippke is a photographer! He enjoys what he does and he likes you...Samuel is not a scary man with missing teeth, Samuel is a young man with no recent cavities."
Like I said, it might say something different to different people... but thats kind of what I was going for.
I really do think you'll enjoy it. Even if your not feeling the late 80's, early 90's hip hop graphics and layout, you'll still enjoy a few images...

Click on this link to see what I'm talking about.

www.samuellippke.com


I hope while your reading this, you're chillin at your home or a really nice villa in the rocky hills of Italy, maybe even a beach house in Bali... but wherever you read this... I hope your feeling good. Less stressed more relaxed... (ready to spend hours sending my site to everyone you know)

Cheers my dear friends!


-Samuel


Huge props to Daniel Fairbanks Design. He designed the site originally and did the update in no time! The man is a genius...(plus hes my sister's husband)



(Original message in email format...but i'm saving time by posting it on my blog too! Yes!...I'm hungry... going to Rubio's... they need to sponsor me... I go there too much! Free tacos for life...or maybe free chips for life! wait...they already do that for everyone. oh well. whatr you doin? go see my new site!!!)