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Hopland

Had to work in Ukiah so rather than sit in the hotel I ventured out to shoot something and to have dinner at the Golden Pig.

Sid’s 50th

Last weekend we flew down to San Diego for Sid’s 50th Birthday.

Golden Gate Bridge/Marshall’s Beach & Dessert

Izzy & family were out visiting from AZ and Damon requested a photoshoot of the bridge. It was a gloomy day in San Francisco, I brought a half charged and a dead battery! It was a long hike back up to the car. When we got home I muttered something to Sandy about my condition. She quickly responded, “You’re having dessert?” I said no my calves hurt… We need hearing aids.

If the skies are overcast I usually go black & white in post processing. Below I tried to use split toning in Lightroom. I’m not completely satisfied with the results.

Heron Dance

Saw a heron this morning so I thought I would shoot em while testing my Sony 70-300mm.

Crocodile

For our 18th anniversary dinner we drove up to Petaluma to try Crocodile

Canon G1X Mark III

Awhile back I got a used G5X and fell in love with the compact size. As I always do, I scour ebay for used equipment and found a deal on a G1X Mark III. The 2 main differences are the G5X has a 1″ sensor and 24 – 100mm f1.8 – 2.8 lens, while the G1X Mark III has a APS C sensor and has a 24 – 72mm f2.5 – 5.6 lens. Both have the much needed hotshoe for strobes.