Joe Ahlquist|Photographer: Northern Minnesota

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Home 10.4.13-10.8.13

This last weekend I was fortunate enough to have a four-day weekend, and Lauren and I were able to head to Bemidji to spend time with family and what not.

My dad and I originally were going to spend a fair share of the weekend bow hunting, but the first part of the weekend was plagued by rainy, cold weather. So, we only spent one afternoon bow hunting.

I did get the opportunity to do some ruffed grouse hunting though.

My dad and I brought their 4-month-old German shorthaired pointer for a nice, long walk through the woods. We didn't get any grouse, but it was awesome to see that little dog take to the woods so naturally.

The rest of my time was spent hanging out with mine and Lauren's family.

I also spent a fair amount of time photographing the beautiful Fall colors. Probably too much time.

Enjoy some photos from the weekend.

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Luke and his horses

My younger brother came home today. It's been a while since we've both in Bemidji at the same time. Possibly since last summer, I can't remember for sure.

Anyways, pretty much the first thing he did was go out and spend time with his horses. I could say he just went riding, but that wouldn't do justice the the relationship he shares with his horses.

My brother didn't have tons of friends growing up, and his horses were his best friends. Particularly Anna.

My brother showed horses in 4-H and other organizations, and the shows have taken over his summers for the better part of his life.

He loves those horses.

So, the first thing that he did was spend time with his best friends.

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Trying to Keep Busy

Since I'm not covering any assignments at the moment for any papers, or anything, I've been trying to stay busy and shoot a few photos of at least something each day.

Some of the things get a little bit repetitive, but that can present its own challenges. Trying to find different angles on the same activities will benefit my shooting when it comes to shooting the same types of events repeatedly for a newspaper or other organization.

Also, just shooting for the fun of shooting is very rewarding, plus it's helping to keep me sharp.

I'm also looking for any freelance assignments I can get (my photojournalism work can be seen here), and looking to do some portrait shoots, so any class of 2014 seniors, families or parents looking for children photos feel free to contact me at joseph.ahlquist01(at)gmail.com, on Facebook or through my website. Examples of my portrait work can be seen here and my family/children work can be seen here.

Here are a few photos from the last couple of days since my last post.

Manford's First Swim

So, I graduated from Winona State University this last weekend with a B.A. in Mass Communications and a minor in History, and am currently searching for a full-time position with a newspaper.

Until then the blog will be filled with random happenings in my life, and possibly some random self-assigned assignments that I give myself. We'll see.

Anyways, earlier this afternoon Lauren and I took my parents puppy, Manford, to the lake for his first time. The water was still a little too cold for us to enjoy, but Manford loved every second of it.

He was a little bit timid at first, but quickly started frolicking in the water and sticking his head under.

Once he was comfortable with the water we started playing fetch with him.

He loved it.

I'm pretty sure Manford would have played fetch in the water until he died from exhaustion, but we left after about 20 minutes-or-so of swimming and playing fetch.

Here are some photos from the lake, some from a walk the other day and some of my mom's horses. Enjoy and thanks for looking.

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