Podere Monti After the stress and chaos of waiting for everyone to arrive, renting 2 huge diesel vans, ramming everyone’s luggage into said vans and driving for 3 hours, we finally arrived at our temporary home, a villa in the small town of Montepulciano. Podere Monti is a 7-room bed & breakfast and we managed …
Category Archives: 5D II
Cupid Pano
Finally got around to stitching the Embarcadero Cupid Arrow pano.
Richard & Tori Photoshoot
My new buddy Teddy invited me on an engagement photoshoot with his friends Richard & Tori. I tagged along and did my best to keep up with these youngsters. They are an attractive & vibrant couple, I wish them all the luck. The shoot started out in Chinatown, then moved to the Embarcadero and ended …
The new Mrs. Nakamatsu
The day we all dreaded, I mean waited for. Jon wed Kathy in a beautiful ceremony by Brother Rick, at the Oceano Hotel in Half Moon Bay. Shanti Duprez was the hired photographer, but of course we had to shoot a few of photos for ourselves.
Wedding Dry Run
Today is the day before the wedding. We attended the rehearsal in ½ Moon Bay. This was followed by a family catered picnic by the Nakamatsu’s.
Happy Birthday… to us
Just to prove you don’t need a big DSLR camera to capture fireworks. Here’s a few from Sandy shot with her compact SD880IS propped up on her knee.
Larissa’s 18th
Last night we had the honor of attending Larissa’s 18th Birthday. My how time flies. I was reminded of my age when I saw the youngsters dancing and my failing eyesight when checking the settings on my camera. Luckily Sandy took some great photos that saved my butt.
Cait Land
Today we celebrated Caitlin’s birthday at our home in Alameda. The sun was out but it was a bit windy so we crowded in our dining area to enjoy a meal together. We gave diners the choice of Ribeye Steak accompanied by mashed potatoes loaded with 3 cheezes and bacon, grilled asparagus, or Halibut on …
Backyard Burds
I spent a good portion of my day out in the backyard shooting photos of birds. It was my 1st test of my new Canon 100-400m IS Lens. It performed quite well.
Larissa
Today I had a photoshoot with Larissa in preparation for her Cotillion. The cloudy day made for some nice even lighting.