Monthly Archives: December 2010

Monterey California | Where sardines were once fished

Walking through Cannery Row in Monterey, I cam across this beautiful mural painted on a wall as atribute to Monterey’s role as a fishing town many decades ago. In some senses this image makes me a little sad. With the sand in the foreground, it reminds me of National Geographic articles where inland seas have...

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Monterey California | The lone cypress

While cruising down the 17 mile drive in California, I came across this beautiful old weathered tree standing by itself on the edge of a cliff. This images was captured on a Polaroid camera which was flaring like crazy, making for interesting ghosting in the image.

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Monterey California | Rush hour in Monterey

Several days ago, I had the privilege of visting Monterey Bay Aquarium, one of the most beautiful and impressive aquariums in the world. Like many of the visitors, the jellyfish tank my imagination, and even gave me ideas about keeping a pet jellyfish. But knowing a salt water tank in my tiny apartment is highly...

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Technical Tuesday | Getting started on film

“ Hi, I’ve noticed many of your wedding images are shot with film. I’m looking at using some film for my photography too. Any tips?” Over the last year, I’ve noticed a great surge in the interest in film photography from photographers who started their photography on digital and are looking to shooting on film....

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Funny moments make for great memories too!

Several years ago, when my brother got married, there was a moment during the church ceremony when he tripped and fell while going onstage to say his vow, pulling down a flower arrangement in the process. My family had a good laugh because it broke up the anxiety of the wedding day and reminded us...

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