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Archive for 2009
Altar for the Dead
Taken on the day of the dead, in the Mission District. Someone stops to pay respects and learn about a lost individual.
Fuzzy Bunny
Took this shot in Mission District of San Francisco. The shot was intentionally blurred and the effects added to this graffiti/street art to give the effect of a toy camera. I absolutely love this photo.
Grinding the Bowl
Taken at Owl Park in Brooklyn.
Cute Girl
In the coffee shop window.
What the world needs more of…
Some tolerance and some peace.
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, and Jupiter
If you look careful you can see only one star in the sky, but it’s actually not a star, it’s Jupiter. I was able to see Jupiter through a telescope that night with its four moons. The sight took my breath away.
Coffee? Tea? Lobotomy?
“I think I’ll just have coffee today, thank you.”
Robot says, “Do the Human!”
Loving the stencil art in Mission District, San Francisco.
Amit’s Bike
This is Amit Gupta’s bike. Awesome concept! You can check out the photos here. Amit is the creator and brains behind photojojo. I interviewed him once on behalf of baconlettucephoto.com now WTFotography.com interviewed him. You can read about that here.
Susie Lin
This is my friend Susie, she’s gonna kill me for this.
Biking Hard
But not getting too far. My friend Susie took this for me in Berkeley, CA.
Aztec Dancer
On the Day of the Dead Festival. I took this in the Mission District of San Francisco, California.
Koi Crossing
In San Francisco’s Mission District you can find TONS of street art. This was one of my favorites, koi fish painted as if they were swimming right there in the sidewalk.
Holy Mammoth Batman!
Took this photo under a huge skeleton of a wooly mammoth at the Los Angeles La Brea Tar Pits museum. I used to go there as a kid very often with my dad. I would play in the park outside and stick things in the tar that was bubbling up out of the grass. I [...]
Ted Shred – Breathing Fire
Taken at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. This was their Halloween event and I must say it was pretty spectacular. Above is Ted Shred from Double Dog Dare Productions.
Ava
Ava is adorable. Simple as that. Furthermore, she’s incredibly photogenic and LOVES to have her picture taken. I took this photo in Ft. Wayne as part of my bike ride across the country. I actually miss her and her family.
Smearing Hearts
I’m posting this photo because I just sold it and thought I’d post it. 30 second exposure taken in Hawaii on the way up to Tanatalus. I used my Palm Treo to draw the heart and the light going through the heart is that of a passing car. I took this shot probably about 15 [...]
Broken Shells
The beach, my favorite part besides the swimming and the sun, the texture of the sand. Feels great against your body, the salt the breeze. In this shot, crushed seashells litter the beach on Lanikai beach in Hawaii. I asked Erica if she’d roll around in them. It was originally a color shot but I [...]
Justin’s Wings
The original photo was taken on my Bolsey B2 Camera, 35mm film. The wings were added with a photoshop graphic that I may make available for download on my other blog WTFotography.com
Erica Miller
Erica Miller is a fashion designer from FIT in New York. She just moved back to the island and is busy getting her business, AlohaTron, going. These shots were just some fun ones we took one day at the beach. This was taken on my Nikon EM, 35mm f/2, ISO 400 Kodak Gold.
Glazer’s is Open, and I’m Smiling
Glazer’s Coffee is my favorite place to be. It’s my office, my home when I’m in Hawaii. It’s where me and all my friends go to work, to relax, to meet people, and generally have a good time. It was a place for photographers, students, and geeks. The place is unique in that it’s owner [...]
The Wall
This is Waikiki from the Wall. The wall is a walkway extending out from the beach, kind of like a pier but not in this case. It says “No Diving, No Jumping, No Climbing” but people do it anyways. In fact, that’s what you DO when you’re at the wall. The only reason to go [...]
Yum!
This is Amber Francis, she came and visited me a couple months ago from Washington DC. I bought her an ice cream at Rite Aid down the street. This shot was taken with my Nikon EM film camera and is one of my favorites of her.