Archive for the photos Category
Published May 1st, 2007
Last night I decided to play around and add a new photo trick to my repertoire. This, of course, is like saying I can swing different sized toothpicks to hit a baseball and pretending that’s both effective and a skill. But hey, why be mediocre with just one toothpick when you can be mediocre with […]
Published April 24th, 2007
So I took a few pictures in Vegas. Less than I’d have liked, overall, but there just didn’t seem to be the right time. Oh well. Of the ones I did take, I only think one of them came out real well. The others are all pretty flawed. I really don’t understand how the pros […]
Published February 27th, 2007
I am an amateur photographer. And I place heavy emphasis on the “amateur” - I recognize that I’m not very good. Just know that I have zip for formal training in any capacity, and that might mitigate my ineptitude some. (This weekend my friend asked if I could purchase a Novice Filter - you know, […]
Published February 26th, 2007
Sunday’s hike was off to the Santa Monica Mountains, heading for a place called Red Rock Canyon. This was a pretty good hike. We could have also done the nearby Calabasas Peak hike, but we instead chose to relax a bit for lunch on the ridgeline above the canyon. It wasn’t a real long hike […]
Published February 19th, 2007
Look at that, I climb up a mountain and the next day there’s a theme that fits perfect.
Published February 18th, 2007
Today, after consulting my hiking book, I set off for Mt. Bell in Griffith Park. Mt. Bell is the third highest peak in the park and it is situated between Mt. Hollywood (the highest point, right behind the Griffith Observatory) and Mt. Lee (home of the big radio tower and the Hollywood Sign). In between […]