I couldn’t resist when Harry Frankenfeld offered up the notion after my recent adventure in burning regular ol’ plain boring marshmallows. (See my March 8th post.)

Well, you see, what you don’t likely know is that Harry and I worked together for almost 10 years, and during that time there sat a small package of Peeps Brand marshmallow chicks on his desk, untouched and unchanged the entire time.

So, in honor of the abnormally long shelf life of the marshmallow Peep, I present to you my photo experiment … burning a marshmallow Peep.

There you have it. All my curiosity is satisfied … at least about what a burning Peep looks like.

What next? Any ideas? Harry?

- Kyle

Additionally, while there may be a debate about the optimal roasting of a marshmallow, I prefer my burnt.

What I enjoyed finding in the stills was the puffs of smoke that burst out like little smoke rings. Air, sugar and fire. What a fun combination with very interesting results.

This video is a series of stills from my experiment. Each marshmallow burn was about 15-30 seconds. I was grabbing an image/frame about every second.

So, next time you’re at a campfire roasting marshmallows, think of all the little things happening that we usually don’t see with the naked eye.

Hmmm … what to burn next? Any suggestions?

-Kyle

The day to day business activities can many times overshadow what I really enjoy about photography. The answer? Getting up at 5 am this morning was the shot in the arm I needed.

It’s amazing how beautiful God’s creation is when all is still and the day is breaking. Gradually things come to life. Rabbits. Birds. Hawks. … and in this case … Leiper’s Fork.

There you have it. That was my early morning today. Now I need to get back to work … I’ve got to get ready for an architectural shoot next week as well as a full day of food photography.

Life is good.

- Kyle

So, I thought I’d take their love of cars (and mine, too) and my passion for photography and find where the two converge.

The backdrop for this was shot during the Fall here in Franklin, TN. The colors are incredible that time of year.

The car is a slightly worn/loved Maisto … a Hot Wheel wannabe … from their collection.

Lighting was a little tricky. I can’t imagine lighting a full-sized car.

See a larger photo image here: http://www.dreier.com/kyle/photography/sandbox/

– Kyle Dreier

I was darting down an off the beaten path highway in Alabama and this old weathered billboard caught my attention. Two miles and one (safe) u-turn later I was recording what I saw through my lens.

Doesn’t this speak to you? It does to me. It say “I am interesting. I am more beautiful than ‘new’ and ’smooth’.”

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Enjoy.

-Kyle Dreier

Full moon one hour prior to the lunar eclipse.

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During the lunar eclipse.

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Saturn during the lunar eclipse. (lower left corner)

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I wonder what people thought back in the dark ages or before when they experienced a lunar eclipse. Must have been a little scary to them.

- Kyle Dreier