Well, due to some unforeseen server issues this past couple of days/week my site has been out of commission. The daily “29″ looks to have failed, all blame on my shoulders. And Work has really put the beating on me this last couple of weeks. But all is good. I love the challenge of press deadlines. The feeling of accomplishment when the final PDF is finally sent to press and all archives are burned to DVD is pretty unmatchable. Getting to press 4 monthly and one quarterly magazines is no easy task, but the team over at Churm Media works it’s magic and we get it done. Although with the late work nights leaving little time for me to tinker with the blog, I have to pull back. As someone once said, “if you fly too close to the sun, you eventually will get burned.” I think that’s the perfect summation of the pace at which I’ve been racing for the past 2 years… Time for a slight breather to catch my breath, cool off and reenergize the creativity. Let the holidays do their magic… all I want for Christmas is new ideas.
Monthly Archives: November 2010
year 29 || day 66 – midnight hangars
Hangar #1 & #2 at the now decommissioned Tustin Air Force Base. Before retiring the base, these giant hangars were used to house the fleet of blimps that the government had at the base.
year 29 || day 65 – wall ride
Sitting in the stands of the Maloof Money Cup I was able to get some nice shots on the street course without having the impressive “press pass”. My 300mm zoom lens made quick work of the course as I chased down the skaters, lines them in my focal zone and snapped their heads off. You know, something like that. The wall rides were a particularly nice shot because with the judges and ramp for size comparison you can see just how high these amazing athletes were able to nail.
year 29 || day 64 – let’s play a little word association
COOKIES! Somehow, still one of the funniest parts from Van Wilder. If you don’t get the joke, don’t worry. Wonderland Bakery in Irvine made these delicious, not that I ate any *wiping crumbs out of the keyboard*, treats for this year’s OCMETRO Hot25. We sent out intern couriers to each of our honorees with these cookies and an invitation attached, because who doesn’t love getting some free sweets!
year 29 || day 63 – Getty flowers
Here’s another shot from the Getty Museum gardens. Caught yet another bee spreading his “pollination” throughout the sea of flowers. I wonder if the the bee community looks down on over pollinators… hmmmm.
year 29 || day 62 – the ugly organ
An ode to Cursive album, “The Ugly Organ”. Shot on the visitor’s deck of the Queen Mary in Long Beach, the history can nearly be felt. So many hands have traded tunes on these ivory blocks and played to scored of cruise ship visitors. Supposedly haunted, The Queen Mary is said to be home to numerous ghosts and spirits that project themselves to tourists and workers on the regular. Hoping to slip off and find our way to the boiler room where some of the most spottings occur, fear overcomes and the thought is quickly dismissed. Not sure how I could handle seeing a ghost. I believe, but question my reaction if I were to ever be confronted. Screaming like a little girl might be a dead giveaway to the crew that We’d strayed from the tour.
- Camera: Canon T2i
- Focal Length: 50mm
- Shutter: 1/80
- Aperture: f/1.4
- ISO: 100
- Tip: For a shallow depth of field use a wide aperture (smaller number) and increase the distance between your focal point and the background. With a telephoto lens, be sure to keep a good distance from subject to backdrop, otherwise you will be hard up to create a nice shallow depth of field look.
year 29 || day 61 – hot25 2010, on the day of
Every year for 21 years OCMETRO hosts it’s picks for the region’s hottest 25 people. Tonight, literally, was the first year of trying a 360° approach to the presentation with a round stage, the first year for staging with DPS and the first year for many of the companies new employees. Smooth as ever, the event went off without a hitch. Huge credits has to go out to Anna Romiti and Katie Jonegeward of RipeOrange who put the event together for Churm Media. They were also the ones who hired such fine photographers as myself and Brandon Jaime. Awards were given, drinks were had and socializing/networking was exchanged. Successful event? I say, without a doubt.
In this photo you can see the lighter natured side of Churm Media CEO, Steve Churm, with Don Craig, the founder of “Old Guys Rule”. Don was nice enough to bring this shirt for Steve to keep as a memento of the night and a thank you for recognizing him as one of the prestigious 25. I can only hope to be that cool when I’m an “old guy”
Congratulations to this year’s Hot 25 honorees.
- Camera: Canon T2i
- Focal Length: 50mm
- Shutter: 1/60
- Aperture: f/4.0
- ISO: 400
year 29 || day 60 – Maloof vert
I got some pretty awesome shots at this year’s Maloof Money Cup at the OC Fair. I also found a new respect for action sports photographers. There’s so much going on that needs to be watched and the added pressure of not wanting to interfere coupled with the reactions and sounds from the massive crowds. It’s not something I’ll ever aim to put on my resumé, but I wouldn’t mind vacationing there from time to time. Luckily for these shots I was able to post up on a nearly empty halfpipe catwalk so I could avoid having to use my “cheap” telephoto lens. Sure, it’s great for slow moving objects when I’ve got a tripod, but for fast-action excitement I’ll gladly use my 50mm.
- Camera: Canon T2i
- Focal Length: 50mm
- Shutter: 1/4000
- Aperture: f/1.6
- ISO: 100
year 29 || day 59 – surfer lomo
Blog is back in action. Thank the gods. Only a 1-day downtime with the problem working itself out … I must have done something right in a past life. ONWARD!
A day at the beach with camera in tow. Shooting the sandy shores of Huntington Beach and the surfers as they tackle the white caps. A pretty slow day though. In general the waters are filled with board jockeys all fighting to catch that perfect wave, braving the barnacle covered pier supports. But today was a different case. Just a portion of the ocean with boards and a pretty empty beach too. A slow day.
- Camera: Canon T2i
- Focal Length: 37mm
- Shutter: 1/400
- Aperture: f/11.0
- ISO: 100
technical difficulties
So, it seems that something is a miss at the nine three blog. In attempting to put up post #59 wordpress has decided to stop letting me upload photos with no explanation beyond “HTTP error”. Thanks. So, unfortunately, until I can troubleshoot the hell out of this thing, looks like the blog is going on standby. Not being able to post photos does an ugly blog make … #sad.