A Visit From My Sister
My sister and her friend came to visit this weekend and we had a ton of fun. We hit up Monterey, the Bixby Bridge, Carmel-by-the-Sea and one last ride on the Giant Dipper on the Santa Cruz Beach and Boardwalk.
I really think this one needs to become a postcard.
The famous Lone Cypress on the 17-mile drive.
I captured this picture using the available light (for the motion blur) and the flash coming from the ride (to stop motion). This is the first of 10 or so flashes shot to capture the riders state of panic or glee and sell them back at exorbitant prices.
See the rest of the photos on flickr.
Independence Day 2009
Palo Alto had perfect weather for the 4th this year. We had a nice little barbecue in a local park and enjoyed some super delicious food. This is the first time I've tried to capture fireworks. I wish I had left the shutter open for longer (I left it open for about 1-2 seconds) and capture multiple fireworks at once, but overall I'm pretty pleased with them.
Britney's cake was as delicious as it was festive!
Yes, Bronwen really is that tall.
View full set on flickr.
Robert Bradshaw: The Star of His Photography Class
Robert Bradshaw taught this great little photography class in his studio. About three classes in, he in front of the light and the camera and I snapped away. He turned out to be as good a model as he is a photographer.
Can anyone guess where this photo was shot? And what time of day?
Sailing at Deer Creek
I went sailing with my family up at Deer Creek Resivour in Utah a couple weeks ago. I taped and bungied a GoPro Hero Wide Camera to the front left pontoon and got some pretty stunning video footage. It's amazing how may stops of light the GoPro can handle.
The music kinda sucks, but that's because I wasn't able to use the music I had originally (Daniel Lanios - Still Water) because YouTube figured out that it was copyrighted material and wouldn't let me post it. This was one of their free alternative tracks. I'd recommend playing the video in the background then loading up mine. That should give you the experience this artist originally intended.
The Power of Twitter
Wed Jun 17 2009
1:31 a.m.
1:31 a.m.
Twitter has only been around 3 short years, yet it has become as important to communication as the telephone. Now all you naysayers (I'm looking at you "The Trouble with Twitter" retweeters) may think that it's just another stupid internet fad destined to go the way of AOL, pets.com and MySpace. When I signed up for it I thought the same. I too went through the stupid tweet phase, thankfully never stooping so low as to tweet every meal (except when I'm at Bob's in San Francisco). Now it's so critical the US federal government asked Twitter to delay it's planned outage for upgrades.
You still think I'm ridiculous? How about some evidence:
- It was a means of taking back a terrible interview at the South by Southwest Festival in 2008.
- One word, 'Arrested,' freed a student imprisoned in Egypt for covering an anti-government demonstration.
- It has given a unique voice to celebrities, such as Adam Savage of MythBusters where they can interact like human beings and not just like rock stars.
- The picture of the airplane that landed in the Hudson that covered nearly every newspaper was taken with an iPhone and posted on Twitter.
- Perhaps most important, it is one of the few means whereby Iranians' protesting voices can be heard despite the stifling of their government. Finally the people have a voice against the state-run media.
Twitter has brought new found freedom, while like all freedoms it still has it's consequences, I for one welcome it.
Dear Google, have you heard of Caltrain?
This is perhaps the longest possible public transit way to get where I'm trying to go:
Moffett Field Rocket Launch!
My friends Bruce, Scott and I strapped a camera to a rocket and launched it at Moffett Field in Mountain View, CA. For those of you who don't know, Moffett Field is a little airstrip owned by NASA and is surrounded by some pretty huge buildings for storing giant air and space crafts. The camera is pointing downwards so you can see the rocket launch. Check it out, it's pretty fantastic.
The launch video
Bruce managed to come up with a nifty contraption to not only hold the camera in place but a door so we had easy access.
Scott, Bruce and me
Our rocket may have been heavier than the rest of the mosquito-like rockets. I think those went the highest.
This is a small series of launches. I trying to see if I could get some pretty cool blur effects and I quite satisified with my results
See the whole set on flickr.
Pictures from the Sea Otter Classic 2009
Mon Apr 20 2009
5:26 p.m.
5:26 p.m.
The Sea Otter Classic is a big bike race just out side of Monterey. I went down to take a few pictures with some friends and came away with some great photos and a GoPro (thanks Nick).
Two girlfriends are better than one!
See the whole set here on flickr
Why indie bands are better
Tue Apr 7 2009
7:56 p.m.
7:56 p.m.
Thursday, April 2nd, I get this email:
Hello Iron & Wine Ticket Buyer, Thank you for purchasing tickets to Iron & Wine's upcoming May tour, we're very excited for these shows.
We wanted to let you know that all ticket holders will be receiving a free copy of Iron & Wine - Norfolk 6/20/05 live CD. The CD will be released on April 18, 2009 as part of Record Store Day (available exclusively at independent record stores) and we have secured enough copies of the disc to hand out each night on tour (Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York).
Thanks for the support! See you in May!
-Iron & Wine
Aside from a great product, what keeps you coming back for more is great customer service. I think this is one of the big reasons why indie bands are doing so well these days: they know how to treat their customers. Lots of the big label bands (you know who you are, Coldplay) only take the time to raise their ticket prices. One notable exception is Radiohead: they put together a killer discbox for In Rainbows that quality was only outmatched by the music it contained.
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