Archive for February, 2010
Here’s two shots from my iPhone blended together from the Norway / Slovakia game that I got to go to earlier in the week. It was an exciting game, including a goal with .1 seconds left by Norway in the second period to tie the score. However, it was nowhere near as exciting as the USA / Switzerland game that I also got to see, which was easily one of the most exciting sporting events I’ve ever watched in person. It was a zero-zero affair until the third period, with quite a few twists and turns along the way. But fortunately, the States pulled off the victory to proceed into the medal round.
February 27th, 2010
Go Canada, eh?
February 26th, 2010
February 25th, 2010
“In a world darkened by ethnic conflicts that tear nations apart, Canada stands as a model of how people of different cultures can live and work together in peace, prosperity, and mutual respect.”
- Bill Clinton
February 24th, 2010
Somehow I found myself watching the ice dancing finals last night at the Pacific Coliseum, sitting next to, of all people, Jon Hamm and his girlfriend (both incredibly nice folks). It was cool to see the Canadians win the gold on their home ice, even if it meant the Americans ended up taking the silver. And I have to say, I’ve got a new-found appreciation for the sport of ice dancing after seeing it in person. Yes, I’ll call it a sport as it’s certainly a hell of a lot more athletic than curling, no offense to my Canadian colleagues. Plus, their outfits are just fabulous!
But that’s not to say that I would ever pay $450 to watch ice dancing, which was the price of my ticket last night. However, if I was offered a free ticket again, I would certainly go, contingent of course that I would be able to sit next to one of my favorite TV actors.
February 23rd, 2010
Here’s the view from the balcony of the condo I’m staying at for the week. In the bottom left hand corner, you’ll see how close the hockey arena is, and unbeknownst to me when I arrived, the Canadians had quite a big game yesterday. Actually, every hockey game for their team is a big deal, but yesterday they played us. So here I was arriving with all my luggage off the Sky Train, right in the thick of the mob of red & white gathering outside of the stadium. It was kind of crazy and quite a fun scene to be amongst once I got rid of my stuff. And it was even more fun, though a touch depressing, when the Americans won 5-3!
February 22nd, 2010
That’s right, I’m at the Olympics, baby! Just arrived to Vancouver this afternoon; the sun was shining, and it was a balmy 50 something degrees. Seems a little warm for a city that’s hosting the winter olympics, but I’m certainly not complaing. So once I dropped my bags off, I just had to get out on the town and take a nice long walk to get a lay of the land. And of course, I had to make the obligatory stop by the olympic qualdron to check out the flame.
February 21st, 2010
Speaking of the Angeles National Forest, in ‘08 I shot a music video up there for the artist Ben Wise. The song, called “Ride On“, was the last track on Ben’s debut record Beside the Dial. It’s a fairly straight-forward track, with a beautiful Beach Boys-esque harmony, and so I thought it would be nice to shoot something equally simplistic against the beautiful landscape of the Angeles National Forest.
Dear lord though, was it cold out to start the day at sunrise when we got our first shot off, which happens to be the last shot in the video. I felt so bad for Ben having to ride that bike all day, truly suffering for his art. I do think it was worth the pain though, and I’m still really happy with what we were able to achieve. Especially when you consider there were only four of us out there (Ben included), and we didn’t have a permit for anything!
February 20th, 2010
Yesterday’s pic reminded me of this campfire shot I took last summer up in the Angeles National Forest at a place called Buckhorn. I don’t know about you, but I could stare into a campfire for hours. It’s probably my favorite thing about camping; just sitting around the fire chatting with friends and maybe a cold beer in hand. Can’t beat it.
Sadly, we only got to go camping there once in ‘09 before the massive Station Fire happened, which resulted in the closing of the campground for most of the year. I’m definitely looking forward to getting back up there though, and here’s hoping it’s still there…
February 19th, 2010
Today marks the one-year anniversary of my wife’s food blog, C’est La Vegan. Before she started the blog, I don’t think I’d ever really taken any photos of food, so it’s been a real challenge as Kim’s personal photographer to learn how to do justice to her amazing cooking and baking. Even though I still kind of feel like I’m making it all up as I go along, I’m proud of many of the images we’ve been able to achieve over the last year and am certainly looking forward to taking some more.
I think the very act of taking so many photos, as well as having to pay such close attention to each detail, has really made me a better photographer overall. Plus, helping Kim with her blog is what inspired me to start my own as well, an outlet I’m incredibly grateful for. So happy birthday, C’est La Vegan, and here’s to many more years (and photos) to come!
February 18th, 2010
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