MITCHIDOL

Going Off Shore

Mitch Idol — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:08:55 +0000

I got the opportunity to go of shore in the the open waters of the gulf of Mexico last week. I love to fish but for most of my life that has just meant fresh water fishing, where pulling in a 5lb Bass was a beast of a fish. I really love the challenge of Bass fishing.

Now that I live an hour away from the gulf, fishing is different. No telling what your going to pull-in! Regardless the fish are much larger and make it real fun to figure out whats on the other end of the line.

Here's a couple pics from our experience:

Jorge's Birthday

Mitch Idol — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:23:19 +0000

We had a ROCKIN time celebrating Jorge's birthday last night! Sarah made an AMAZING chocolate cake and Sophia provided entertainment on the keys!

Office Time Lapse

Mitch Idol — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:52:39 +0000

I got a d90 for my birthday last week. I've been having some fun to say the least. Today was my first shot at taking some timelapse footage. Oz helped me out with the set-up and compositing, and here is what I ended up with after adding some music and some minor editing...

What a day!

Mitch Idol — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 02:31:49 +0000

So one of the great benefits of living in south Texas is the weather. That is if you don't mind heat. Its only April and we have already been spending quite a bit of time in my parents pool. It has been some of the most relaxing weekends in a long time.

So I put together a short little video this afternoon after a great day. The video was shot with my iPhone, edited on my iPad, uploaded through my iPad and this blog entry compiled through my iPad. MOBILE rocks!!!

100 Cameras In 1

Mitch Idol — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:02:23 +0000

I love taking pictures with my iphone. Im not the best photographer in the world and can barely get around with a legit DSLR in my hand. I really enjoy the ease of use of the iphone though, and the results are pretty amazing. Well you don't go far in taking pics with the iphone before you start trying out different camera apps to further enhance those photos. My phone has 3 camera categories alone. Well, one that I have had for awhile but never really used much was this little app called 100 cameras in 1. There was just something about it I didn't quite dig. Well, with my recent acquisition of the iPad 2 I got the ipad version of the app and it ROCKS! The app itself isn't that different, but being able to see it on the beautiful ipad screen has been great. It is my goto app for quick post editing of some pics. Here are a few pics i've had fun with lately:

Downtown Chicago

Sophia in the Front YardSophie's Thanksgiving OutfitChi-town AlleywaySophia gettin her swing onI totally recommend getting 100 cameras in 1. Its really fun to see what your photos can turn into with a little app magic...

On A Personal Note...

Mitch Idol — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:45:44 +0000

Evenings in the Idol household are crazy. By eight o'clock it looks like a tornado has gone through the house. It is by far the most rewarding yet tiring part of the day. Last night Sophia was doing her typical thing and I caught some of it on camera, she is AWESOME!!!!!!

What do your evenings look like?

Baptism Tank Magic and Oz's Mid-Drift...

Mitch Idol — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 01:17:19 +0000

So we just wrapped up a great weekend where we celebrated baptisms during our Sunday morning services. It was our second baptism service in the new facility so things weren't quite set in production world to pull it off. In addition to setting up the "bapti-cam" (more on that in a later post) we wanted to add an over-head mic in the tank to pick up the dialogue and dunking. As you will see in the video we didn't choose the most opportune time to wire up the mic, enjoy...

New Stage Design

Mitch Idol — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 03:45:46 +0000

One of the things I love being a part of at Palm Valley is set designs. I love the fact that we are constantly changing things up and always pushing the envelope. So as we approached the end of the holiday season and the beginning of a new year our stage was ready for a face lift.

I knew working with the new stage was going to present quite a few challenges to work with. So we got an early start and thanks to Jorge and Joe we were able to settle on a look and move forward. Thanks to a hard working crew of volunteers and staff we were able to pull off a really great look to start of 2011.

Here is a few pics to show you the look:

Head over to www.joecavazos.com for more details on construction specifics, if your interested in that type of thing. Im really thrilled with the look, I hope you like it as well.

Mitch

Say hello to my little friend...

Mitch Idol — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:43:31 +0000

I caught this little guy scurrying around my man cave this afternoon.

Glorify God!

Mitch Idol — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 02:54:43 +0000

Ok so I just read this article, and it was exactly what I needed to read tonight.

It's been a crazy week, and crazy weeks usually lead to crazy emotions. There have seemed to be a lot of extras in my life and at work the past month or so (theres never a "normal week" @ PVC), not bad extras just stuff out of the norm. Stuff that makes a person think.

Getting to the point of the article... this weekend it was my honor to serve a family that lost a loved one. A beautiful lady that had been battling cancer for 5 years. I did not know her, I had seen her but never spoke with her. It was my privilege to program her funeral service, to put together all the pictures the family had of her, to help make decisions on who would do and say what. And from the onset it was obvious this women loved life, every picture-she was smiling, coming from a large family it was obvious she was the anchor, the wind in the sails. She will be missed. I just couldn't get away from this feeling that this women took advantage of every moment every opportunity and did not let life pass her by.

Reflecting on this the past couple days really got me stirred up, and that phrase in Driscoll's article: "Everything in our life is an opportunity to praise God", WOW! So simply but so true. I am made to glorify God! Not to drive a fancy car or have a nice yard. But to Glorify God. I had to confess, I get it wrong and I want to do it right.

As I look towards a new week, as i make decisions this week and react to situations I can either glorify God or not. May I choose God!

mitch