This is a reduced and cropped composite of around 11 shots, taken with an 18-200mm lens on my trusty Nikon D80, @ 18mm, f/11, 6 seconds per shot.    See that rock in the middle? Pao and I were there at least one time before. We almost broke up there when we made one mistake... Continue Reading →

Shabbat Shalom! Keeping it simple for now with these 'stolen shots' of some of the locals in San Diego. They could only be shot stolen, when I think about it. I'll miss my 18-200mm when I jump from DX to FX. Or I could just keep the D80 as a safety body. That first shot... Continue Reading →

What!? Huh!?Show this to anyone courtingThis Chinese Waiter spoke Filipino. FLUENTLY. Charming. You've probably seen a 'slice of life' somewhere before. You probably had a 'shot of life'. This is a 'dumpling of life.'During our 2008 trip to the States, we only had one free day to do stuff. Dad went out with his friends,... Continue Reading →

Yesterday I drove a young brother of mine around the city. I lent him my camera and told him it was his turn to take pictures. As I was going through his shots I saw that he was playing with the camera at some points, but there were some pictures which communicated that he was... Continue Reading →

While it may be worth it for some people to pay to be up close when a barrage of fireworks are fired into the sky, some of us with cameras may beg to differ - I should know. There was at least one evening that I was close to punching myself for being too close... Continue Reading →

"You can take the tiger out of the jungle, but you can't take the jungle out of the tiger!" - Hobbes  Filipino franchises... American license plates. You see Chowking and Red Ribbon here, and Jolibee is just a few minutes away. I'm imagining that for many who don't exactly have a ticket to the Philippines... Continue Reading →

It rarely rains over at Chula Vista - well, at least based on my tally, it rained one in maybe 30 days on average, considering the months I spent there between 2008 - 2012. It's usually a welcome condition for me to go out and shoot the area - in this case, Heritage Park -... Continue Reading →

This is the Eisenhower Tunnel, a highway literally punched through a mountain (or two) to make travel faster (albeit less scenic) and easier for larger vehicles. 30 posts so far. Things I've learned:Pictures need to be centered to avoid text awkwardly placed to the right of a photo. Throw in some color into the mix. Get a Nikon... Continue Reading →