Steampunk Tree House

Okay so I don't have pictures to post yet. But this was awesome. It was a very good day. Thanks to Sean and Alexandria. They were awesome. We had a very good time. Pictures to come soon. I promise!

Dodgers vs Colorado Rockies 04/27/08

We went to a Dodger game this weekend. The game went into extra innings, and the Dodgers won! It was unseasonably warm (it's going to be very hot in So Cal this year, lol). I was very pleased with the way these pictures came out. I was sitting in the shade, using my Sony A100 DSLR with the kit lens (18-70mm). 70mm doesn't offer much zoom, but the pictures came out quite nicely. If you click on the image to view the larger image (which I resized/reduced the resolution), you can see the ball in motion as it's leaving the pitcher's hand - that's #44, Saito, by the way. Enjoy.

What is This?

Any idea what this is, or where it was taken? This is a little experiment that I did yesterday. The only hints that I'm providing: (1) it was taken indoors; (2) I shot this simply by using the Night Portrait scene mode on my camera; (3) This image was NOT edited in any way using Photoshop or any other image editor. The only thing I did this to image was resize it using Microsoft PowerToys. Any guesses????

Dos Lagos

In Spanish, Dos Lagos means two lakes. In Corona, CA there is an outdoor mall called Dos Lagos. I don't shop at most of the stores that are there, but at the north section of the mall, past all of the shops, it's very well landscaped. There are two man made lakes with lush green grass all the way around. There are also beautiful flowers. You can see a macro shot of one of the kinds of flowers that are there in the post below. There is a covered walkway between the two lakes. The walkway looks like the one pictured above, except the one pictured above is in the back of the lakes. I love the water flowing down, as it does in this picture. It's very tranquil. Enjoy.

Spring Flowers

Spring started just a few days ago. I'm looking forward to the warmer weather, although it felt more like summer today. We went to the Dos Lagos mall today in Corona, CA for some Easter Egg hunting for the kids. The egg hunt was quite a disappointment; read about it here. However, the landscaping is just beautiful. I couldn't resist taking some macro shots. Here's one of several that I took.

It's Snowing

This picture was taken in Oak Hills. What I like about this picture is the juxtaposition of winter and spring elements. I just was about to go visit some friends when I realized it was snowing. My car was covered in snow but it did not last long. By the time I reached my friend's house in Apple Valley all of the snow had melted off my car. It was fun while it lasted.

Farewell to a Soldier

Today was a particularly tough day, as today was the funeral of my wife's grandfather. I lost my dad two years ago, and we lost my wife's other grandfather that same year. It was just several days ago that I had spoken to grandpa. He was a good man, an honest man, a kind man, a soldier. Grandpa had many things in common with my dad, also a soldier. Ironically, they are both now buried in the same cemetery. I was asked to take some pictures of the military honor detail, which I was honored to do. Grandpa earned the right to a final tribute from the Navy, and he received it. I wept as the rifle volley echoed through the silent air, but I also knew that he would be proud to see that his fellow Sailors were honoring him in this fashion. Goodbye grandpa. I hope you're telling jokes and sharing stories with my dad now.