Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Ahh, dumplings with peanut and soy sauce for breakfast. This place would not rate above a C in California and I have no idea how old the cloth in the bottom of the steam trays was but the service was friendly, the food good and the company was excellent. 12RMB fed four of us for breakfast daily, that's roughly $1.85USD. Of course we did bring our own water but when a case of 24 was ~$4USD that doesn't add much to the cost.
This was a 'grab' shot that existed for all of about 10 seconds when our hosts sister walked up and stood next to her. I would have liked to meter better but I saw it, framed it and got two shots off before the situation changed. Shutter was slow so I even with IS it ended up a single useful frame. I really like the shot though.
Taken in a street market in China this fall, I really love the overall feel of this image. I am putting together a gallery of offerings from the trip that will help support future travel efforts. I'll add a link when I get the portal online. All the shots from the trip were shot with available light and my 5D. It was a challenge but the 5D AWB is AWESOME, personally I think it's better than my 1DMIII.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Well I never got around to posting my shots from WPPI so I thought I'd throw a few in for good measure. Worked in a class with Claude Jodoin of Rangefinder fame and got to see a lot of ideas with strobes, scrims, meters and other effects. It was interesting and I learned a lot. Met a trio of ladies from Utah that also were at WPPI and had the pleasure of getting to hang out and shoot some on the strip. The last shot in this list is actually in front of Caeser's and believe it or not, while we were shooting there was a guy getting busted by bicycle cops only 30 feet away. Stay focused in the right places young Jedi.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Exploding out of the gate at the PRCA Rodeo in Lancaster/Palmdale, this bronco was frozen with the gate door open so I waited that extra second before I fired. ISO 6400 at 2.8/320 did the trick. It was an exciting rodeo and we all had fun.
You can view the complete selection at PRCA Gallery. Everything from barrel racing, bull riding, bareback and bronc busting. Almost all of the photos were taken at ISOs 3200 and 6400.
You can view the complete selection at PRCA Gallery. Everything from barrel racing, bull riding, bareback and bronc busting. Almost all of the photos were taken at ISOs 3200 and 6400.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Malara running full bore for the camera. Tracking was pretty good considering I was laying on the ground upside down with her running like made around the yard. I wouldn't do a 16x20 of this but she had fun. Only used Picasa touchups for fill light, contrast, straighten and sharpen...okay, that's more than a little but like I said, it was for the fun of it.
The commute today was busy with a multi vehicle accident on the 14 in Rosamond. Many support personnel on the scene with helicopter, heavy wrecker and lots of other EMS folks. The responders had everything well in hand and when I spoke to the crew chief for the helicopter, he indicated that the crew working on the injured was one of the best he knew. The tractor trailer looked to be carrying lumber/trusses and the smaller vehicle was in rough shape. I was able to shoot from the highway and the bridge with my 24-105.
My take on the lunar eclipse from the Antelope Valley. The wind was ripping tonight and my hands felt like they were going to freeze off. The family enjoyed the adventure. Many minutes of totality, or at least cool red colors. Exposure waas tricky as was keeping the tripod steady. Live view was awesome and worked great to help with framing.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Laura Tsaggaris came to town last night at my friend Al's house and played an awesome set. She is a fantastic folk guitarist with a great voice, wonderful presence and excellent playing. She is in California for a week or so (you can find her on myspace) and she is definitely worth a listen. I only caught about four songs and will be doing the iTunes thing for them. I caught a few shots of her from the front row and put together this poster to share. She was great.
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