Beach Daze

Southern California is a wonderful place to live. During the summer every day is like a beach themed playtime. Its much like the little mermaid. Friendly sea creatures come out to perform musical numbers while everybody surfs and plays in the waves! We had a great day at the beach yesterday, and I managed to snap a few shots.

ISO 200
23mm 35mm
f/6.3 f/8.0
1/640 sec

Facebook

Not a photo, a clip I took from a screenshot that made me feel quite uneasy. I took down all my content from FaceB a month or so ago because of their horrible digital rights management etc. I woke up one morning with this nightmare of checking my facebook and seeing one of my shots in a banner ad for some rubbish dating site. I paniced and tore down my content as fast as I could. It sickens me a little to think that it might be on some FaceB server achived somewhere for them to sell. Anyways if you are creative, and you think that FaceB might be a neat place to network and showcase your art, do as I did; then host your materials off site. Facebook is pretty nifty, I love everything it provides for me. But remember, FaceB is also the devil.

-Tim

I always cry a little bit

At weddings. Always. Its something to do with seeing people that care about one another so deeply that they can commit to sharing their lives with each other, and making that expression known before everyone. Its something about knowing that my friends are happy and in love. Its something about witnessing an important and performative moment in their lives that I always cry. Not a lot, just a little, but its there. The wedding was fancy hat themed, and there was no wagering.

ISO 1600

23mm 26mm

f/4.0

1/100 sec

Banh Coun

I'm pretty sure I spelled that word wrong, so if any of you know Vietnamese please help me out. I'm not actually sure that is what this dish is called, except that it is delicious. Rice noodles wrapped around pork and mushrooms. Topped with a blend of cucumbers, herbs, sprouts, and toasted garlic. The dish is then finished with the gentle sweet tang of fish sauce. mmmm so Vietnamese.

ISO 500
27mm
f/5.6
1/40 sec.

Ribs. I eated them

Ribs ribs ribs, they are delicious. My good friend and mentor Christopher Curtis made these a few weeks ago. Magically delicious pork ribs, seasoned and soft, slathered in Blackberry BBQ sauce which is so good that it has forever changed my life.

ISO 400
50mm
f/13.0
1/100 sec.

New York Steak

Steak. To be perfectly honest, I'm not sure if this counts as more of a steak or a roast because of its size and the way it is served, however I do know that the cut of beef would be New York Steak if we were to cut steaks out of it so thats what it is. Steak. I want it, in my mouth, right now. mmmmmhgph.

ISO 400
50mm
f/2.2 f/2.8 resp.
1/2000sec 1/60 sec resp.

Figs

Figs. I never knew how much I liked figs. I mean newtons are a cake and not a cookie, but this is an entirely different animal. Above you see figs. Stuffed with almonds and blue cheese, wrapped in double thick bacon, pan seared and baked to melty blue cheese almond perfection. purr. feck. shun.

ISO 400
50mm
f/2.2
1/50 sec

Character

Very seldom in life do you stumble upon individuals with character. Two weeks ago I spent a week away at Forest Home volunteering with the youth at summer camp; there I met Malka. She is such an individual. She deans for the High School camp, leading youth and telling her story. I was fortunate enough to hear her story and take her picture!

ISO 100
50mm
f/2.8
1/650 sec

The 4th of July

The 4th of July, Independence Day, National BBQ and Blow stuff up for America day. I love America. I love voting, and politics, and speech, and BBQ. Above you will find a Trip Tip, Habenero Chicken Sausage, and Cilantro Lime Serrano Jalapeño Chicken Wings. It was a good day for me, full of food and friends and explosions.

ISO 160

50mm

f/1.4

1/4000 sec