Back to the caurosel! Another great day in paradise. Shot with iPhone 6
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Day 29 – James and Daniel Tiger
Today’s image is James kicking back watching a little Daniel Tiger! Shot with Canon 5DmkIII, 50mm f/1.2, 1/60″ ISO 400
Day 28/366 kettle bell
What was I thinking? 366 day photo challenge and I have a day job! I almost didn’t get today completed, but I made a commitment, so I’m honoring it. Tonight’s subject, my kettle bell. Time to do some swings! Shot with Canon 5DmkIII, 50mm F/1.2, 50mm, f/1.2, ISO 6400, 1/60″
Day 27/366 – Principles
Day 28 #ourfamily #family #values and #principles to live by. Read More
Day 26/366 – High School Basketball
I had to ‘cross over the hill’ to get to my son’s basketball game in Burbank. Unfortunately, traveling from the Westside to a 330PM game takes quite a bit of time. Little miles, many minutes! Such is the life of an Angelino! I got there late and didn’t get to see him play too much… Read More
Day 25/366 Sally
It was bound to happen, time to photograph the cat! 🙂 She wouldn’t hold still and I wasn’t very patient, so this is what I ended up with. Today was a ‘commitment’ day (a day I honored my commitment). Shot with Canon 5DmkIII, 24-105mm, 98mm, f/4.0, 1/80″, ISO 3200
Day 24/366 Mormon Church; West LA
Today I needed to head to Century City to handle a customer service issue with one of my Windows Surface tablets (I’ve had two replaced, and just replaced another. Not sure others’ experiences, but mine has been less than stellar.). However, as a side note, I am completely thrilled with the customer service I received… Read More
Day 23/366 Santa Monica Pier Time Lapse
Unfortunately, I can’t upload the video, but I headed down to the pier on this beautiful January night. I couldn’t resist, especially considering a friend of mine sent me a picture of a view from his house on the east coast showing ‘snowmageddon’. I’ve done one time lapse photo, but it was a by product… Read More
Day 22/366 Santa Monica Pier
Back to the pier! I love Santa Monica and my wife and I decided to take our little guy down to the pier to ride the ferris wheel and roller coaster. What a great evening! I used to come ride when I was a little kid so it always gives me a bit of nostalgia… Read More
Day 21 – Promenade
Went to the 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica tonight and what a beautiful night. I’ve always loved the art deco look of many of the buildings in Santa Monica and especially the clock overlooking the Promenade. I set up near a tree lit with lights and opened the shutter as wide as it could… Read More
Day 20 – Metro Santa Monica
While I love the diversity of Los Angeles, it is very difficult to make your way around this sprawling metropolis and enjoy the different areas. I love the quote that “Los Angeles is nineteen suburbs in search of a metropolis (Aldous Huxley, Americana, 1925)”. I find that to be true. While living on the Westside in… Read More
Day 19 – Misty Moon
Today was a long day and in terms of my commitment to photographing an image a day, this falls under the phrase, “commitment day”. Tonight was drizzling on the way home from an event, so grabbed my camera and shot the moon behind the mist along with the single palm tree. This was a low… Read More
Day 18 – She’s all growed up!
I love my family. I’ve spent a lot of time climbing, scratching, and clawing my way in search of the proverbial mountaintop. I’ve succeeded in areas, failed in others, but none-the-less, I have continually moved forward and not always full of grace and dignity. I’ve always had hope, looking for the brighter days of tomorrow.… Read More
Day 17 – ‘Let’s Go!’
He’s only two and he’s ready to start driving. My daughter turns 17 and she’s in no rush to start driving (You can’t see her, but she’s in the back seat ready to be chauffeured). This was shot in our driveway as James and Kersten waited for me to get to the car. Youth Group… Read More
Day 16 – James and Mommy!
Today begins another daily challenge; the http://www.wholelifechallenge.com. I did the preliminary workout of 1 Minute pushups, 1 minute setups, 1 minute burpees, 1 minute squats, then 1 minute rest and repeat (I performed 182 total reps as my baseline). I also measured my hips and waist. I won’t report those numbers but as I’ve said… Read More
Day 15 – Rose Focus Stack
It’s the end of the week, and a productive one at that! Work has been good and I’ve made a lot of progress. Even though my creativity is not as strong as others, this daily focus on the ‘Shot of the Day’ has been good to clear out my mind and has given me more… Read More
Day 14 – Venice
I love Venice – what an eclectic neighborhood. From creative artists, affluent neighborhoods, the canals, colorful buildings, Venice Beach, Muscle Beach, Venice Boardwalk, to the homeless, drug addicts, street dwellers; this community encompasses all aspects of humanity within its borders. Tonight I drove down Main Street admiring all of the trendy and niche business and… Read More
Day 13 – Horsin’ Around
Committing to a daily challenge is, well, a challenge. I need to plan my shoots a bit better. However, it is kind of fun trying to take something that is basic and ‘mundane’, maybe with a bit of personality, and trying to display it a bit more creatively. Today’s image is my son’s little blue… Read More
Day 12 – Open Game
I love chess even though I’m not that great at it. I started tonight by playing around with photographing patterns around the house then moved to the chessboard. The board itself didn’t move me (no pun intended) and I couldn’t do anything exciting with the board (at least for me). Then I was looking at… Read More
Day 11
My computer is being fixed today, so everything is being done from my phone. Picture, process, and post. Between a long day and no computer, I really struggled with creativity. Anyway, I commute to an image a day, so I can’t make excuses. Here’s the image for the day.
Day 10 – Getty Villa
Living in Los Angeles certainly has it perks. Today Alex and I went to the Getty Villa for a high school English project he had. He needed to immerse himself in culture. Have you ever taken a 14 year old boy to see 400 BC – 250 AD artwork? Let’s just say it wasn’t “culture”… Read More
Day 9 – Santa Monica Liquor Neon
$900MM powerball lottery jackpot tonight. With that kind of payoff, why not throw some hard earned money against it? “Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it. (Proverbs 13:11)” It’s interesting how Powerball and Lottery Tickets are sold at liquor stores, but my financial advisor never seems to recommend them… Read More
Day 8 – High School Basketball
Today was a great day. Work was very busy, I’m grateful for employment and for the flexibility I have in my schedule to spend time with my kids. Today, I worked from home and my 2 year crawled all over me, laughing, giggling, and climbing. Around nap time for him, I headed out to pick… Read More
Day 7 – Tea, Please!
This Friday night is homecoming for my older kids, so I needed to get a suit for my son and a dress for my daughter. In typical fashion, we rent for the boy, purchase for the girl. My son and I wrestled around Mr. Tuxedo when the sales person wasn’t looking, had a sword fight… Read More
Day 6 – Santa Monica Statue
I’ve driven by this statue 1,000 times; Santa Monica statue standing tall at the end of Wilshire Blvd, overlooking Santa Monica Bay (technically, she’s overlooking Wilshire Blvd. since her back is to the bay), but have never really stopped to appreciate her, nor have taken the time to understand her history (or the history of… Read More
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