Hot Black Pepper.

These are the peppers that have grown in my yard since youth. They range from green to red, to the deepest black (really dark green). It was a right of passage as a young boy to eat one without crying. I know grown men that cannot. These peppers are hot. They bathe in the California sun day after day, high atop the rest of the world, and they punish those who would dare to pluck them from their thrones.

ISO 100
50mm
f/3.2
1/1600sec

Exploration

I took Odin out again today. It was his first time outside at our new place. He was very curious. I was very surprised, normally when we go outside he is very apprehensive and wary, but today he was very inquisitive. I wonder what made the difference.

ISO 1000
26mm
f/3.5
1/30 sec

Odin's Walk

This is my rabbit Odin. We went on a walk a week ago and he makes a great portrait model. I love his curious face, and playful attitude.

ISO 640
35mm
f/10
1/125 sec

A Summer Remembered

A montage of beach shots. A sort of homage to this summer past. I love the vivid colors of the California coastline. During the summer in Orange County, every day is like this.

Standing Tall.

Another shot from the Backpacking trip I took with church. This was as the sun was just coming down on the first night. I could not resist the sharp silhouettes of those tall trees.

ISO 200
f/6.3
16mm
1/800 sec

I though since this would serve as a place for me to develop and showcase my photography I should insert a little more photography into it, that is some technical photo stuff to compare and learn from as things progress.

Also I noticed that I should title my posts.

Three Sister Panorama.

A panoramic view taken from the top of one of the Three Sisters peaks in the middle of the day. Not quite the golden hour, but its when I could get there. I could have hoped for a more cloudy sky, but the strong blues are quite breath taking as well. For a bit of perspective notice the clump of students on the rock formation in the left of the frame.

Baby Squirrel

I shot this little creature a few months back at Forest Home. I was walking and talking with a few students after dinner and he was just there on the side of the path. Though shockingly adorable, I don't think he was ok.