faces in places

Sometimes I feel like I can wax poetic on these faces. I feel lucky to have them in my life and lucky to be able to enjoy a warm summer evening with them. And there is something there too about photography. Something about the way they are able to hold oh so still without holding still. With big acknowledgements to Shannon Hunter who has been photographing these faces far longer than me and just might have them trained that well. And despite the Fresno summer heat, these feel like fall. Maybe it is the pumpkins that Niilo harvested or maybe it is the cool weather back at home as I post this or something to do with the bokeh of that f/1.2…

jumping off cliffs

While in Tahoe we went on a mini hang gliding excursion with Dave. While Jason and Becky had both gone with him before, this was my first time. I was envisioning some nice grassy knoll we could sit on and relax while he held his finger to the air to check the wind. In reality we were on the side of a mountain standing in the road next to a guard rail…”you are JUMPING here?!” was running through all of our (except Dave’s I am sure!) heads. We waited. We watched the wind sock. We talked to some locals. We waited some more. We watched the wind sock some more. Then it was a go! Crazy amount of setup! Which makes sense because you are FLYING IN THE SKY. More watching the wind sock. But then it was time and all of a sudden- he JUMPED off the edge of the mountain. So awesome! I could never do it. I could never even go tandem. But it was awesome to watch. And maybe next time there will be a grassy knoll.

sur, big

I never cease to be amazed by Big Sur. We try and go at least once a year and every time I am in awe. Word fail.

the retirement of the 20D

These were the last images taken on my 20D… Superbowl Sunday in Capitola. Not very exciting, but the end of an era in a sense. Or the beginning of a new one. This camera has taken me farther than I imagined it would, and for that I am grateful. I can’t wait to see the next 4 years with the 5D Mark II…

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on black and white in winter

I finally got around to getting a roll of film from what seems like forever ago developed. And I succumbed to the desire the see ALL the pictures and paid to have them developed and printed rather than doing it myself. But that being said, a few will go into the darkroom, as I think I can do a better job than the machine guy. But! Exciting new camera on the horizon, so this may be the last of the black and white for a bit!

orange

Fred’s Charger has been a long time in the works…but it if finally (almost) done! He took us for a spin in it over xmas and oh it was loud and rumbled and smelled like gas…I loved it! My dad had a Mustang convertible (some 60′s model) that was our main car from about as early as I can remember to sometime about 7 when he got the hearst. The mustang was supposed to be mine when I turned 16, but as we all know- life turns out much much differently than we could ever imagine. But I have a soft spot for those cars that have that rumble and the buckle seat belts. I only had a few snaps and some b&w film (still to be developed), but I can see how some have car lust. One day I hope to photograph it proper. More after the jump!

the lost roll

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summertime

I keep thinking that I will get caught up. But I am still two months behind on photoblogging. In August we made our biannual visit to Humboldt and had tons of fun at the county fair and the river. This years visits made us decide that regular visits now always need to take place during easter and once during the summer for river fun times.

huddart in the summer

i want to live

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2005

still testing some tests.

it’s not you, it’s me

photo: in front of the house, out of focus, film.

So this will be on hiatus for awhile. 6 months ago daily photo blogging sounded fun and it sorta is. But also a ton of work. I miss actually writing and I really, really, really need to finish my website, which as it turns out I have decided will replace this domain (which conincidentally also means that the past 6 months here has to be wiped out, which makes continuing until then a mute point). So until then you know where to find me and one day hopefully this summer you will come here and the site will be done and the blog will be back.

for now: photos at flickr and photos and words at facebook

the birthday

photo: sunday afternoon at Rouge

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photo: we’re cute. we can’t help it.

this morning

photo: this morning while discussing the finer points of our finances we see a deer prancing around on our patio. rad!

lisa & evelyn

photo: my mother and my fathers mother, january 2006.

why i am the way i am

bo obama!

omg! I cant handle the cuteness!

via obama daily

nepenthe & kpfa

Two of my favorites are celebrating their 60th anniversary this month, Berkley radio station KPFA and Big Sur’s Nepenthe. I think it is awesome they both have made it this long, and I hope to still be enjoying them when I am 60!

Images: Nepenthe interior via google images, KPFA logo via KPFA and Nepenthe exterior from my last visit.

saturday, by jason

we went to oakland to visit reid today in what he told us is called the “dirty thirties”. headed out of the ghetto for (lots of) beer and food and then back to his place for music and picture taking. many many many pictures were taken on film. there were keytars and straw hats and broken violins and more beer. jason took these of us on the roof, because sometimes i share the camera (though i had to say “wait! use this one!”).