A Few From London

In Threes

Viewing the Irving Penn Portraits exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery, London

San Diego in Spring

Day trip down to San Diego a little while ago. Spring had definitely sprung; the flowers were in full bloom and the beaches were at full capacity with sunburned tourists. Some Del Mar color (below).

Spring Trips

I've got a lot of content to go through from recent trips to San Diego, Mainland Mexico, London, Greece, and Big Sur.  Stay tuned for the updates!

Rusty Lindsey Show

My friend Rusty Lindsey performed at Oreana Winery Tuesday night. Great tunes and wine.  Be sure to check out Rusty's website and blog for upcoming shows 'cause he plays a mean harmonica. (Click Photo to Enlarge)

New Project

I found this 1971 Series IIA Land Rover on Craiglist a little while back and apparently I have trouble saying no.  I just got it up to speed; here are the first of what I'm sure will be way too many photos taken of the truck. (Click Photo to Enlarge)

Full Moon Surf

Full moon surf with the Montecito crew.

Picture-in-Picture, Oktoberfest

A snapshot I forgot about from last Oktoberfest.

Perfect Day

The California Urchin Diver Experience

These are images from a shoot I did a while back with Highliner Studios for promotion and the DVD cover of their award-winning film Harvester: The California Urchin Diver Experience. 

Road Tripping

So I've been snapping pictures of vanity plates I've come across in my travels lately (mostly with my Blackberry).  Here are a few.

Island Tripping

1 HOUR IN WAIKIKI

I wanted to find a pocket camera that could shoot in RAW, so I bought a Canon s90 to bring along and test out on this trip. The design is amazing both in functionality and it's minimalist retro exterior. The camera feels great in hand and it's 'control ring' might be the most useful addition to this type of camera in years. (Pictures above taken with s90)

2 NIGHTS ON THE NORTH SHORE

Pipeline woke up on the second day (Photos above were shot with the Mark III, not the s90)

More photos taken with the Canon s90

3 NIGHTS VISITING A FRIEND IN MAUI
Lucky for us she lives close enough to throw a rock at Maui Brew which recently got a major remodel inside. The ice 'mat' that rims the length of the bar is genious for keeping your brew frosty in Hawaii. Gotta love the new Maui Brew even if they did rip off my favorite brew pub, Marin Brewing Co. on the back of their pint glass design. But hey, you know how the saying goes, imitation is the cheapest sincerest form of flattery.

Yep, it's stormy here.

But I'm heading to Hawaii in the morning and the Haleiwa weather report is a balmy 83 degrees.  Goodbye rain, hail, thunder and lightning, at least for a little while.

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Yadin Nicol fins out blast (yes, he landed it).Classic bottom-turn

Aaron Ernst in the green room.

Speed blur

Eat, Surf, Shoot Photos, Eat, Sleep, Repeat

(clockwise from top left)  Fins free; Walking back; Evening tube time; Sam Regan getting vertical backside; Nobody surfs Rincon backside as well as Bobby Martinez.

Yes, this is California in January.

Kelly Slater

Slater surfing one of his potato chip sized boards.

Dogs Love Sticks

Rincon From Above

I went for a little hike to get this bird's eye perspective of Rincon.

Rincon looks so peaceful from the top of a mountain that you almost forget how crowded it is down below and all the idiots people dropping in (see below).

More waves

El Nino is exhausting amazing...Just to be clear, I'm not complaining. 

Sunset

Santa Barbara. This is straight out of my camera, no retouching.