These howler monkeys are in our backyard every day. They swing from tree to tree in search of food (they apparently eat leaves as seen in these pics) and, as I hear, travel through precisely the same route each time (which is how I knew where to get pics of them jumping). Enjoy!
I've recently learned how to both photograph and process something called High dynamic range (or HDR) images and am LOVING it! It's so much fun to turn what would normally be a pretty cool photo into something truly fantastic. I am really amazed at how much of a difference exists between my Nikon D50 DSLR and the Canon point n' shoots that I've been lugging around all these years. I don't know if I'll ever be able to shoot in anything other than RAW again :)
Below are the ones that I've processed through PhotoMatix already. It's incredibly fun to do this so I'm sure more are coming soon. For now, I hope you enjoy the shots below.
Costa Rica HDRs
More coming soon, I promise. This is so much fun!!
After a long day of constantly moving I'm finally at my new home for the next 5-6 weeks in Samara, Costa Rica. Here's my first picture from the balcony of the house (30-second exposure) right after the sun set.
I'll be back later with more tales and pics. Buenos noches!
I spent this last week with my family in Ruidoso, NM, at a family reunion. Below are the pictures from it. Family: if you would like to order any you should be able to but let me know if you have any problems.
For years I've been shooting thousands of pictures around the world with various "point-n-click" Canon cameras but I've always wanted a decent digital SLR to do what those little pocket cams couldn't. Yesterday I finally found a good deal on what I wanted and pulled the CraigsList trigger on a Nikon D50.
I bought the camera used but it appears to have only taken 1600 shots! It was in excellent condition (he included all the original packaging, etc) and came with two lenses. I love it already and enjoy learning how to use it better and better. I'm already thinking about which lens will be my next purchase for it :)
I took a few shots around my place in San Francisco's Mission district yesterday. Check them out if you are interested. I'll probably be taking a lot more pictures now and will try to post regularly.
As you might expect, Obama winning the presidency made the city of San Francisco very, very happy. To further investigate, our secret agent bunny squad took to the streets to get the full-tilt scope of the night's festivities.
So yay for Obama and yay for the spirit of change! It's the 'end of an error!'
My friend Susy commented about how many pictures I seem to have of "me and a pretty girl" where I'm the one taking the picture of the both of us, so I went through and found all of the ones that included me and at least one other where I still get the photographer credits. Here they are:
Finally put some pics of Thailand up. You can check them out by clicking on the link below. I didn't notate all of them (or even many) of them but would you rather wait until I try and get around to that or just or look at them and be confused now and then? That's what I thought. :)
The couch has been lonely and somewhat neglected lately, largely due to my own failure at inventing excuses to get it out on the town. I'll work on that. In the meantime Lucy sits in the corner next to the world map and nestled in front of a map of her favorite land: Hawaii.
When I find a few more extra moments I'll relay the story of my 3 hour detainment at the Canadian border, followed by being formally asked (or, rather, required) by the Canadian government to leave the country immediately. Anyway, i'll tell the story another time. Right now it's time for ice cream!
I apologize for not updating this blog more often. I started this entry at 8:30am this morning and am only now getting around to saving it to my site. Since this morning I've had about four hours of meetings, helped someone move a bed across town, responded to a few nasty and misguided (and misdirected) emails received through the CouchSurfing site, and helped Chris make a huge batch of mac and cheese for a quick lunch. I haven't even had time today to take a much needed shower or even change my clothes (mostly because that would require digging through a huge mess looking for supposed clean clothes). Anyway, things are busy but I want to keep those of your interested in the loop of what's going on with me since you take the time to visit my little corner of the internet. Click on the picture above to open up an album of various pics I've taken since I've been here. Some of them you've seen, some are new. Enjoy.
Oh, on related news: I broke my camera's screen. Again. For the fourth time. Ahem, make that the fouth and final time. Even with a thick protective screen over the LCD the housing is just too delicate. I've been on the hunt for a new one. I've found one (forget what it's called now) that supposedly absorbs a 5ft. drop AND is so waterproof that they advertise you can take pictures underwater but I don't have the cash just yet. Who wants to donate some much needed picture taking funds?
I'm playing around with ideas on what to do with my pictures. My friend Catherine in NYC editted a pic she took of my couch where only the couch is in color. I've since been playing with a few other of my favorite pics and while I'm not sure if it looks all that great I'm at least having fun doing it. Here's one I'm working on right now. What do you think?
Did I mention that I had a great time in Memphis? Not only did we live it up all week but we took pictures of a LOT of it. Here are some of my favorites. Enjoy!
Thanks again to Kellen (www.kellenkjera.com) for the great shots! Some of the ones in the album linked above are mine but the really cool shots are Kellen's. Thanks, K!
Louisville was awesome! I loved it there. I met great people through CouchSurfing (thanks Katelyn and Jen!) and loved the Slugger museum and factory tour. They even gave me my own little bat! Fun stuff. Check out the pics.
Want more pictures? You got 'em! In Canada I was able to meet up with a couple of different photographers who took great pictures. Thanks to Joan in Montreal for the pictures on top of the hill (er, excuse me, "mountain") and for Kurt Edward in Toronto for the studio shots. I loved how both of these sets came out. We reall had a fun time!
The pics in the studio could use a bit of an explaination. The girl in the picture with me is Dani, my awesome CouchSurfing host in Toronto. We had a lot of fun. The guy on the motorcycle with me is Kurt, the mad genius photographer. We had a lot of fun taking shots with his camera on a timer so we could both be in them. I was surprised at how well they came out!
Update on my location: I'm in Memphis again, visiting my good buddy Kellen. We took more pictures yesterday and hopefully I'll be able to put them online soon. Several of them came out great!
Last week I made it to Central Park in New York City for a day of fun with two friends from New Jersey - Sharon, my friend from way-back-when and a new friend (and amazing photographer) Catherine Babin (www.PapillonPress.com). Catherine snapped up more than 100 pics that day in the park. Wanna see them? Click here!
I'm on a roll with these photo albums. I've gone through yet another stack and have my Philadelphia pictures now available for your viewing delight. As with the New York and New Jersey pics I've also labeled them. Enjoy!
While I'm at it I'll include one more. Yesterday we went out to Red Bank (home of Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash) in the famed Quick Stop from the Kevin Smith's movie "Clerks". Afterward we took a drive down to the Jersey Shore and the boardwalk for some good times with sand between our toes. The Couch made an appearance and we got pics. See these pics by clicking here.
Discovery is away! I really lucked out making it back to central Florida by accident when the shuttle was taking off. Unfortunatly I was too late getting through the traffic to a good spot so I didn't have time to blow up the couch. I arrived with 9 minutes to go. But I did get a lot of decent pics of the takeoff. Enjoy!
I haven't written anything in awhile and I'm starting to feel guilty about it, especially after asking you all to click on the links for my sponsors. I always feel like I need to write a huge wrap-up of everything that's happened. Unfortunately for you all that would take me hours on end to do since every day seems to be full of some sort of excitement. Instead of waiting until I can prepare something mind-blowingly spectacular for you I'm going to go ahead and go with more of a quantity over quality ratio. It'll still be good stuff, just not always the perfection I never get around to achieving.
Here's an easy croud pleaser: pictures!
Isn't it amazing how well a car tire fits so perfectly on my motorcycle? As you may have read earlier we blew out a tire on the way back from sailing in Miami. My host Marcos called up a friend who had a spare he was willing to part with in exchange for a deal on a circumcision. Marcos is a doctor and was happy to offer his services. The guy even lined up another friend of his who wanted one, too. Only in Miami...
Speaking of sailing, above is most of the group that I went out with. Marilyn, the woman on the the left, organized the whole deal. We paid $15 each (wow!) to go out on two of the boats and learn how to sail them. I steered the boat most of the time but learned a lot about adjusting the sails and the value of having an anchor when you're trying to swim (the boat drifts away so fast!) I love sailing! I'll have to get a boat one day or at least crew on one for a few trips.
Of course I got the couch out on the boat. Kasha relaxes on it in the sun.
You've asked for it and now you've got it. Check out the coolest pictures of me and The Couch hitting the streets of Memphis. All the credit goes to Kellen Kjera of Memphis for the amazing photos. Check out his website at www.kellenkjera.com for more amazing work.
