New Journal 40 – Arriving in Portlandia We finally arrived at the fabled land of Portland yesterday. Portlandia, a comedy TV show, bills Portland as hippyville, with organic loving Eastern medicine lovers who spend their time meditating and pursuing artistic endeavors. We knew this was a stereotype. You can imagine our surprise when we arrived […]
New Journal 39 – San Francisco, from inspiration to frustration Despite the obvious frustration that is resonant throughout here, no one seems angry. We wait because there’s little else to do. It’s difficult to be annoyed when in the same place, only 24 hours earlier, two people died and hundreds were injured. San Francisco airport […]
New Journal 38 – Long days I’m Fighting back the sleep as I write this. This morning was another sunrise shoot. Julien (also known as Beboy) and I are beginning our days at 4:00am and ending at around midnight. The chase is on to capture this beautiful city amidst weather conditions that are incredibly unpredictable. […]
New Journal 37 – A day in the life of a travel blogger/photographer Each and every day on the road is drastically different. It inevitably involves a coffee shop and taking photos. Apart from those two things, it’s difficult to predict how the day will go and what we’ll be doing come nightfall. While I’m […]
Quick update – Golden Gate Bridge, 1st attempt After an unexpected change of plans last night, we ended up staying by the bay area to shoot the Golden Gate bridge. I wasn’t happy with the results. Today’s Photo – GG bridge I took 3×2 brackets for this shot. Since I was so close to […]
New Journal 36 – Progress in world of blogging A blog, for me, is a social document – an almost real-time biography in which, for the first time, the readers can affect the outcome. Unlike typical biographies which are written after-the-matter, blogs are ever-changing. They are written as you read them, as you live your […]
New Journal 35 – Arriving in San Francisco A very large man, dressed in a tiny spandex wrestling outfit, danced in front of our car. A sailor ran over to him, gave him a hug and they both trotted merrily away. Colourful characters were everywhere in what seemed to be a street-wide burlesque. Our driver […]
Lens flare can both enhance and destroy an image. Knowing how to control or avoid it is an essential skill for any photographer. Sometimes I choose to add lens flare in post-processing, like in this image of the Petronas Towers, but I always try to avoid it while shooting. Adding lens flare in post-processing gives […]
New Journal 34 – Mesa Arch When the alarm sounded, I knew it wasn’t time to get up. 3:30am is an ungodly hour. However, if we were to beat the hoards of tourists and photographers to the famous Mesa Arch, we’d have to get there early. Driving in the dark, we entered Canyonlands national park […]
This was just a bit of fun since I missed the Milky Way at Delicate Arches.