Mammoth Adventure Center

Recently went back our place in Mammoth and the kids had a great time at the Adventure Center.

Catching Up

It seems like my life has been a bit of a blur since April, and that I've been "asleep at the switch" from a blog perspective. Thus, here are a few photos to catch up. A few of my favorite So Cal and Eastern Sierra shots. These include shots at Lake Mary (in Mammoth), as well as Sierra Star Golf Course, Etnies Skate Park (Lake Forest) and a shot of me signing my initials via sparkler on the 4th of July.

Also, check out some of my favorite shots on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/36092537@N04/

Enjoy!

Foundation Games 2010

My kids competed in "The Foundation Games" track & field event this weekend. Very fun time, with over 1,700 kids from various elementary kids in North Orange County represented. The kids had a blast and it made for some fun photo opportunities (with the big lens).

Pull Over!

Driving to Staples in Orange this evening with my daughter and had to pull over to grab a shot of the sunset. Love playing with longer exposures, and also trying out a new travel kit that I put together with a Canon G11, small Slik tripod and backpack. I don't like to keep my 50D and L lenses in the car, but this will work for those impromptu moments.

First Hike of 2010

Went hiking in Anaheim Hills yesterday and had a great time. This is an HDR image that was shot at 3 different exposures.

Laguna Beach Winter Sunset

Went down to Moss St. in Laguna Beach to capture the sunset. This image was captured using 3 exposures (one properly exposed, one +2 stops, and one -2 stops). I then used all three exposures to create an HDR image using Photomatix. Just a bit more post processing via Photoshop.

Two more from this shoot on my Flickr Photostream. http://www.flickr.com/photos/36092537@N04/

Happy Holidays!

Old Town Orange

Old Town Orange is one of those areas that is perfect for photo opp's. Today a friend and I went down to the circle at sundown and took some long exposure shots. I wasn't overly excited with any of mine, but it was a great evening and another chance to get to know my camera and equipment a bit better.