In preparation for Easter at Tami & Chris’s we took Koa off their hands for the afternoon. This is always full of challenges. We decided to spend the day in the backyard and Koa was quietly waiting for the ducks to show. She would ignore them til she felt she could pounce. Of course the …
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NYC 2014
We took a train from Greenwich to Grand Central Station (forgot to take a photo). Paz met us and immediately whisked us to their favorite Thai Restaurant, Sripraphai. We consumed a whole fried fish & with fishy breath we jetted off to the Queens Museum to watch a press conference where Mayor Bill de Blasio …
Greenwich
As we do from time to time, we followed Jon to CT & NYC to play while he works. We stayed at an incredible house that was hosted by Inez & Al, two of the nicest folks ever. Lunch was at a little place downtown called, Mediterraneo. I loved the octopus.For dinner we met up …
Sistah Shoot
My SIL Pinky flew in from Manila on a vacation. It took awhile but we finally got down to a photoshoot.
Honolulu March 2014
Work brought me back to Honolulu and as usual all work & very little play. I did manage to go to Roy’s in Waikiki. It’s a tradition with me. The following night I had dinner with the Asato’s and they took me to a place called HASR Bistro. They own the wine shop next door …
Mad Chemistry Teacher
Sandy had the great idea to shoot a Kathy Portrait in a chemistry setting. I faced obstacles as usual. I forgot to put in fresh batteries in my speedlites (rookie) which gave me inconsistent results & it was the 1st time I used a fog machine.
Dunham Cellars
I had to work in Walla Walla Washington. Did you know there are approximately 140 wineries there? Unfortunately I only had time to visit one. I choose the Dunham Cellars. As soon as I exited my vehicle I was greeted by a very friendly dog Maysy. The wines I sampled were great so I had …
Glass Blowing
I stumbled on a glass blowing studio in Alameda. I asked the owner Prax if I could do a shoot. He graciously agreed.
Beach
For whatever reason I was obsessed with a small strip of local beach near our house.
Gemstones
I got Sandy a nice blue orchid. I thought I should photograph it as it’ll never look this good again.