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Ciclavia in the Heart of LA
Last weekend I took part in CicLAvia, an event held a few times a year where streets of LA are closed to cars and are overtaken by hordes of bikers. It’s a really fun time. As a biker the streets are...
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Dia De Los Muertos 2013
I spent a little time at the Hollywood Forever cemetery the other night during the Day of the Dead (Dia De Los Muertos) Festival and took these pics. It got really crowded after a while and the dark...
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Street Photography in Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, the city of parks, beautiful trees, the river, the old way of living. I spent a day walking around this summer and took some random snapshots, including a few at the “Forest Gump Bench”!...
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Hollywood Sign Hike
One of my goals for this year is doing a lot of local hikes, and one I’ve always been interested in is the summit of Mount Lee, home to the Hollywood Sign. This website has all the info about how to...
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Paragliding in Santa Barbara
Last summer I made my first visit to Santa Barbra California and I was blown away by the beauty of the entire area. I’ve been all up and down the east coast from Maine to Key West, all over Florida,...
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Slice of the LA Fashion District
I did some xmas shopping this year in Los Angeles’ Fashion District, a sprawling complex of storefronts and warehouses near downtown where people buy and sell all kinds of stuff. It’s a real experience...
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Getty Center in HDR
I visited the Getty Center this afternoon and was really impressed by the architecture, garden, views and museums. It’s a really great resource for the City of Los Angeles and I recommend both...
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Getty Center Fish Eye
Here are some pics I snapped with my GoPro at the Getty Center right around sunset. I like the wide-angle fisheye like effect, especially on the architecture and lines. For more pics of the Getty check...
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How to run
A friend of mine just told me that she’s running her first half-marathon later this year, which got me thinking about any advice I could give her. I ran my first (and second) half-marathon this past...
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The Beautiful Animals of the San Diego Zoo
Filed under: Animals, Cultural, Museum, Nature, Photography Tagged: ape, bird, bonobo, camel, cheetah, dog, eagle, elephant, flamingo, koala, lion, monkey, parrot, rhino, san diego zoo, wolf, zebra, zoo
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LA County Air Show
A quick post with some photos from the LA County Air Show up in the high desert last weekend. It was a beautiful clear day and it was really cool to see some of these amazing machines wiz by. Filed...
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Griffith Park by night
Living the in the vast sprawl of Los Angeles, sometimes it’s nice to get away from the crowds and the freeways. The other night a friend and I took a long hike all around Griffith Park to view the...
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Book Review – Life Is A Wheel
“What is distance, after all, but experience?” I recently finished “Life Is A Wheel” by Bruce Weber. It’s is a fairly simple book about a man’s journey as he rides his (very expensive) bike across the...
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Panorama Trail
And here I sit in the sun on a wide, smooth, sloping rock. Before me flows the river. Clear and cold, home to fish and smooth stones, inviting sweaty hikers to dip their dusty feet and welcoming me...
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Santa Monica Pier Cinemagraph
My first attempt at a cinemagraph, a bird overlooking the Pacific on the Santa Monica PierFiled under: Animals, Los Angeles, Nature, Outdoor Life, Photoshop
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A visit to Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park, located a few hours north east of Los Angeles, is a part of the country I’ve always wanted to visit. It’s a massive national park that encompasses many natural wonders,...
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LA’s Backyard
Established over a hundred years ago and covering over 700,000 acres, the Angeles National Forest is a massive undeveloped area on the northern edge of LA’s sprawl. The forest contains the San Gabriel...
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Randomizing the Routine
My left calf is spasming at random. My spine feels misaligned. My muscles ache and my throat, nose and voice are still raw. It’s the day morning after a surreal few days, and I wonder to myself, “is...
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Day-Hiking Mount Whitney
Day-hiking the tallest peak in the lower-48: Mount Whitney and field-testing some Terramar Gear along the way.
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15-Minute Phone Photography Excersize
I was motivated tonight to take some photos with my iPhone 4 while on a break at work. Earlier I’ve viewed a some interesting videos, specifically one about using ‘light’ as the subject of photography...
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