Another beautiful day in paradise! “Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them.” -Luke 4:40
Day 145 – Santa Monica Pier
I picked up my older son from his high school performance practice and headed down to the pier. Now that Colorado Blvd. is open with the opening of the train, it’s easier to get a straight on shot. However, I was in my car with a brief red light, so I quickly cranked my ISO… Read More
Day 144 – Practice
I love this piece -it’s a solid piece of olive wood from Israel, carved into Joseph, Mary, and Jesus. I wanted to continue my practice with off camera flash and while I still have a long t I’m slowly getting the hang of things. Anyway, admiring this piece again tonight has me daydreaming of travel.… Read More
Day 143 -Space Shuttle Fuel Tank
http://gizmodo.com/this-is-how-you-transport-a-65-000-pound-space-shuttle-1778059655 My older kids and I finally took the long awaited Santa Monica to Downtown LA ‘E’ Blue line. The train ride was smooth, the ride was comfortable. We stopped off at Expo Park to have lunch and knock around a bit. I had no idea this was there, but we got to see the… Read More
Day 142 – Promenade
I still enjoy heading over to the promenade to witness the nuts, homeless, tourists, talent, and locals. Now that the train comes all the way through (and today’s fares being free), it was quite crowded down there! But there at the corner was Rock ‘n Roll Jesus, singing terribly but owning it. The kids and… Read More
Day 141 – Graduation!
My younger sister graduated from college today! We are so proud of her, especially our dad. I captured his reflection in her glasses. He was welling up with pride!
Day 140 – Hurricane James!
So, this is what happens when things get really quiet with a two and a half year old! He managed to pull out most of the books in our room. I find it funny that he left some evidence behind right in the middle of the crime scene, and ironic that it’s right on top… Read More
Day 139 – Maurice Lacroix
My journey with flash is just beginning. This was shot with off camera flash (OCF), eTTL, -2 EV with Mag Mod and two grids plus diffuser. I still have a hot spot on the chrome, I need to practice and learn how to avoid that. None-the-less, my goal was to ‘dramatically’ light a dark subject… Read More
Day 138 – Bounce Flash
Part 2 of today’s POTD. As mentioned, I want to work with getting more comfortable with flash (pocket strobes). Still playing with on camera flash – but bouncing off a reflector. This is my favorite coffee mug, the 70-200mm mug. However, the mug design is a little top heavy (narrow bottom) and during a client… Read More
Day 137 – Fill Flash
I missed yesterday, so today has two posts. As mentioned previously, I’m working towards learning my flash. Before jumping to a ‘studio 3 point setup’, I want to master the on camera flash first prior to off camera flash. I’m learning about bouncing the flash so that on camera flash has the same quality light… Read More
Day 136 – HBD!
Friday night was prom for my oldest daughter, and today, it’s my oldest boy turning 15. We had a great day, took him to the batting cages and swung the bat for quite some time. I used to hold things back when he was younger, but he’s grown so much that there’s no holding back… Read More
Day 135 – Time for a Dip!
Went to a friend’s 20 year birthday party tonight in Venice and what a great time! Some folks know how to get it done, even sober! 🙂 What a great time – my son was proud of his ability to knock down 8 tacos from the catered taco stand. SOOOO good!
Day 134 – Prom
Last night was the junior / senior prom for my daughter. My first born, my little girl; the one who had me wrapped around her finger the day she was born and by the age of 2 realized she had me wrapped and by 3 knew that I knew! 🙂 She has such a fun… Read More
Day 132 – Lemon Tree
Just a quickie tonight – the lemon tree in front of our place.
Day 129 – Tanker
Today was the last day in Catalina. We had a great breakfast overlooking the vast Pacific and the shoreline of the mainland, then headed down to the spa for an amazing massage. Completely relaxed and rubbed down in aromatherapy, back to the Inn for lunch and rest out on the deck for an hour or… Read More
Day 128 – Fox
Today was a great day – we hiked through the botanical gardens up to the top of Catalina, straddling both sides of the island. While taking in the breath taking views, a small fox crept his way up to us and allowed us to get with a couple feet of him. He was so adorable!… Read More
Day 127 – Avalon, Catalina
Monday will be my wife’s and I seven year anniversary, so we headed out to Catalina. We are staying at the ol’ Wrigley Mansion (Inn on Mt. Ada) in Avalon. The views are fantastic. We took the helicopter from Island Express out of Long Beach and I thoroughly enjoyed the views coming out of the… Read More
Day 125 – Malibu Pier
I’m starting to dive into the wonderful world of Photoshop. I was convinced that I would only use SOOC as I didn’t believe “processing” was part of the art. Then I started learning that the camera’s dynamic range is limited when comparing to that of the human eye, which adjusts based on contrast and for… Read More
Day 124 – Sun
I finally snuck home and decided to shoot the sun. I’m still working on capturing the sharpest image possible, my telescope is a bit difficult to work with. To minimize shaking, I set the timer to 10 seconds and used a shutter release. With the magnification that my telescope brings, any slight movements creates considerable… Read More
Day 123 – Golden Tegu
My son had a game tonight, a fun mixup with the boys baseball team playing the girls softball team. It was great fun watching the boys dress up in silly garb and have a general overall good time. While waiting for the game to start, there was a gentleman deep in right had the Golden… Read More
Day 122 – Train
Tonight’s a double header – I missed last night again but any reason I give, whether valid or not given the moment I decided it was time to shoot would just be an excuse. So, since I delayed my actions, tonight’s image makeup for last night is the train being tested while I sat at a… Read More
Day 121 – Tonka in the Park
Today was such a beautiful day! James and I headed to the park where there are tons of small turtles and ducks. There were several small baby ducks and we had a blast just watching them. They used to have koi fish and when my older kids were younger a few years ago, they found… Read More
Day 120 – San Vicente
I love San Vicente Blvd. These trees line the center median and shade the runners who run up and down the edges of this greenbelt, from Ocean up to Bundy, it makes for great exercise (I’m not a runner, but I’ve heard it does! 🙂 ). Today we were driving around with our two year… Read More
Day 119 -Iliad Bookshop
My son had a baseball game in the valley tonight and on our way, we passed by the “Iliad” bookshop. Since he read this in high school and did well on an essay today, he was feeling pretty good about English and wanted to stop by to take a picture and get a gift for… Read More
Day 118 – Cleaners
Is it too late to drop off my dry cleaning? 🙂 I like this building, as I’ve mentioned before, I’m a big fan of neon and this place has a lot of it! The building is yellow with green awnings and a brick building behind with some interesting murals painted on the backside. Great cleaners,… Read More