(click through for more a couple more images) It has been HOT and HUMID this week! 90s with 80+% humidity on the coast in Southern California isn’t something I’ve had to grow accustomed to! However, it makes for warm waters and beautiful skies!
(more images attached…) Yesterday I headed north with my 16 year old son to attend Hume Lake camp. We had a lot of fun doing a road trip together, eating cheeseburgers, fries, and shakes, then dropping him off. That let a 4+ hour solo road trip on the way home for me, but made for… Read More
(click through to see a couple more) Went to the Antelope Valley Poppy Fields last night – I think i missed the peak though, but it was still such a beautiful night – never been there. Can’t wait to go back next year at the peak of the bloom!
Today we went on a hike in Pacific Palisades through Temescal Canyon (https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/temescal-canyon-loop-trail) and had a great time. It’s a 3 mile loop with some climbing, but not too badly. Did most of the loop as a horsey ride between my wife and I with the little one. However, the flowers were blooming, the waterfall… Read More
Had fun with my daughter tonight, who much more creative than me! 🙂 She had to have inspiration for a sculpture project and decided to use sound movement, so we covered a junky old speaker with cellophane and gaffers tape, poured kids washable paints, thinned with water, and cranked up Imagine Dragons to get the… Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
I see this jersey every time I head to the garage. I attended a former client’s cancer research fund raiser several years ago and this was one of the items auctioned off. At the time, I was a huge cycling fan (I still am to a large degree), and was completely motived by Lance Armstrong.… Read More
I have a Monday night commitment each week and afterwards more often than not, I generally do some weekly grocery shopping afterwards. There’s something about this Vons that I find fascinating. It’s not your typical easy listening Muzak playing overhead with pristine fruits, women in yoga pants (after all, I am in Santa Monica), and… Read More
Nothing too special about tonight’s image other than I have contributed greatly to Santa Monica! I figure the amount of parking tickets I’ve received I should have one of the new Metro trains coming to Santa Monica named after me! “Render unto Caesar what is Caesars!” 5D3 85mm f/1.2L @ f/1.2, 1/125″, ISO 1600
Yesterday was a long day – a loved one went under the knife and at the end of the day, I drove down to Palisade Park to process. It’s one of my favorite places to unwind – the bluff above PCH. It was a chilly day (by Southern California standards; 62 degrees) and windy. The… Read More
I almost forgot to get my POTD (Picture of the Day) as we had friends over for dinner. So I was going through my photos and came across this picture of Machu Piccu that I took back in 2009 from our honeymoon. I took this with a Canon Rebel XT with the kit 18-55mm lens.… Read More
It’s not too often we get the clouds rolling through, and I love the rain – but to see a billboard of a VW Microbus with a board on top calling me to Hawaii? I say “Let’s Go!” 🙂 Who’s in? Shot with Canon 5D3, 85mm f/1.2L @ f/4.0, ISO 800, 1/125″
I’ve done this type of shot before a year or two ago, but I didn’t know about focus stacking. This is my second focus stack attempt, the first was the rose from day 15. Focus stacking allows for an increased sharp/in focus depth of field. When shooting macro and longer focal lengths, the depth of… Read More
My son had a baseball game in City of Commerce today and Waze gave us an interesting route there – we hugged the 10 and the 5 freeways along the surface streets and passed various “tent cities” under the overpasses and passed several industrial areas. So after the game, we took a quick detour home… Read More
I had to quickly produce a head shot today of myself and so I solicited the help of my assistant, James. It was such a blast with him. In order to capture an image of myself, I set the timer to 10″, would press the shutter, run to my seat and take the photo. Between… Read More
I’m still under the weather, so we are digging at the bottom of the toy chest! I tried shooting this at f/1.2, f/3.5, f/5.6 on my 85mm f/1.2L. I was at the closest range possible and the depth of field changed slightly – the 1.2 shot basically put the closest corner of the bumper and… Read More
I’m getting the plague that’s going around, so I’m having a Theraflu. Today’s another ‘commitment’ night to ensure that I stay on target to get my pic a day done! Shot with Canon 5D3, 85mm f/1.2L, f/1.4, 1/125″, ISO 400
Just down the street in front of an apartment building stands the most perfect and beautiful Lily. Today was very overcast as we await the ‘Pineapple Express’ to come through – we are supposed to receive upwards of 2″ of rain while northern California should get blasted with several feet of snow. But more about… Read More
Another great night for Seawolves baseball! Pacifica Christian wins 20-7! Saturday through Monday it sounds like the “Pineapple Express” will be moving through California with feet, not inches, of snow hitting the Sierras (which we need desperately), and Los Angeles should be getting upwards of 2-3 inches. But until then, let’s enjoy some baseball! Shot… Read More
I must say, this is the coolest paint job in all of Santa Monica. I drive by this place all the time and the signage is not obvious (if there’s any at all). I decided to shoot with the 85mm 1.2L tonight. I would encourage you to Google this place and look at the street… Read More
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