Mini Man Pictures

Posted on Oct 9, 2011 in photography

I was browsing the internet and I found some neat photographs that people were taking of miniatures.  I decided to give it a shot myself so I bought a little astronaut and went out the backyard.  I snapped this picture.  We are so close to getting a little mini-man on the moon.  This could save America if we could.

Having a baby

Posted on Oct 8, 2011 in Family

Michelle, my sister in law and Bill my brother are finally having a baby.  They have wanted a baby for a long time and Michelle is due this December.  December 31st to be exact so the baby girl will either be close to the last baby of 2011 or perhaps the first baby of the new year 2012.  I took some pictures of them today.  It was a first for me and I have never taken pictures for an expecting mother but it was quite fun and both she and Bill did great.

Taking the Canadian Pacific

Posted on Oct 6, 2011 in photography

Trains make great subjects for photo’s.  They give the feeling of old school travel. I always take the opportunity to take photographs of trains as they are arriving in destinations.  This particular train arrived into Lake Louis Train Station at 8 in the morning, it was a freight train probably harboring hobo’s and a load of coal.

Pair of Canoes on a misty morning

Posted on Oct 5, 2011 in photography

I don’t often get up at 5:00 am to take pictures in fact I don’t think I have before.  I had always heard that to get the best photos that you had to get up early and get pictures at sunrise – and so I did.  It was a very cold morning and there was ice all over the ground.  When I got to the lake, I noticed two canoes tied up next to each other on the very calm lake – it was the picture of serenity.  I took a few pictures and they seemed to come out well.  There was a slight mist and fog in the air and the water was deathly calm.

Another beautiful San Diego Sunset

Posted on Oct 5, 2011 in photography

Do we ever get bored of beautiful sunsets here in San Diego?  The answer to that is of course no, even though we get hundreds of them every year.  San Diego really is one of the most beautiful places on the earth.

Afternoon in Balboa Park

Posted on Oct 4, 2011 in photography

Balboa Park is the largest urban park in the US and it was built up in 1915 for the World Exposition.  Almost 100 years later the park still holds most of the marvel and beauty that it had when it was originally created.   I spent an hour or so touring the park on Monday afternoon and it is a very nice place to go in the middle of the week.  There were very few people there and it was fantastically lit in the late afternoon sun.

Beautiful Autumn Day in Canada

Posted on Oct 2, 2011 in photography

I just returned from Banff in Canada and browsing some pictures that I took.  What I liked best about the trip was seeing the early evidence of fall, something that we do not get to see in San Diego.  This particular stretch of highway, about 100 kilometers above the Lake Louise was stunning.  There was absolutely no one on the road and had the most beautiful stretch of highway driving you can imagine all to myself.  It was so beautiful.

Lake Louise

Posted on Oct 1, 2011 in photography

One of the prettier places in Banff National Park Canada is Lake Louis.  It is a small lake where people can go and canoe on the very calm and still water.  What makes the lake interesting is that the water is Turquoise blue.  The water gets is color from minerals that are deposited by the glacier above.  Right after I took this picture, I heard a loud roar and saw a huge avalanche on the glacier above.  It was quite awe inspiring.  What a peaceful and nice place this was to visit in the morning.  It was empty and no one was around.