My Other Passion

Next to photography, music is my other passion. I love it. Making music and listening to music can evoke just about every emotion there is. There's something intangible about it that is so addicting, but there is also a completely tangible scientific side to it that shows how our bodies are designed to be in love with music. The reactions the brain has to simple sounds, tones, pitches, notes, etc., is endless. 

I can't do most of my daily functions without music. I workout with it, I run with it, bike with it, think with it, write with it, and make it, and the list goes on. But to make a long story short...this is my baby. My first guitar. My mahogany Takamine that's somewhere close to 39 or 40 years old now. I'll admit I got spoiled to have this one as my first guitar. It's a masterpiece no doubt. I'll try taking more pictures of the rest of the guitar, but I really liked this one. So enjoy!

P.S. I'm listening to Nural - "The Hits Keep Coming". A band from here in La Crescenta that is making it big and certainly deserves it with their kind of talent. Go look them up. It'll be worth your while. Represent the LOCK!

Nature At It's Best

This is my favorite. Again in Alaska, I was on my back to Anchorage to take a plane home. Long story short, I was extremely lucky to get this shot because the van I was in was moving pretty dang fast, the window was a mess, and every other shot came out blurry and gritty. :(

But I got this one. :D

Blanco Bronco

A pretty old picture I took using my Dad's Canon 20D. I entered it in a contest my freshman year and got 2nd. So close! I don't have too much to say about it...so enjoy!

Too Good To Be Chance

Just another wonderful trip up to Mammoth/June Lake. A couple years back I had an amazing opportunity with some amazing scenery. I found a spot on the shore of June lake that was on a private road hidden away from everything else. The colors on this side of the lake blew me away. At this time I was using my Dad's Canon 20D and I hadn't really learned how to use all of it's features so I was kind of shooting blind, if you will. Well, it turned out that I got some great shots, but I on the ride back I accidently reformatted the card and lost everything.

Fast forward to this winter. I was able to go back to the same exact spot, and to my surprise very little had changed. The only thing that did change was what I had shot last time. But that didn't matter much when I took notice of the way the sun was lighting up the reeds all around the shoreline. I got right in the middle of them and started shooting like crazy (thank goodness for digital technology. Film would never last). When I got back to the cabin in Mammoth and I looked through all of the shots from the day, I realized something. For as long as I've been into photography, I looked at tons of professional photos with the most amazing compositions and vivd colors and I always wondered how the photographer took something so stunning. It occurred to me, though, on this day, that it's hardly the photographer, but nature itself produces such beautiful images. The camera only captures it, and Photoshop only attempts to mimic it. Only God can make such colors. And on this day, everything was gold. A kind of gold that no camera could truly capture. You just had to be there.

Took a stroll through Huntington Gardens for one of my Art Center projects, but decided to take a few picture on the side. I took a break in one of the pergolas in the gardens and noticed that the sun was cutting right through a wall of vines on one side. This vine in particular was tiny. I'd say at the thickest part it's about the size of the average screw. It's always fun to take notice of all the little things we pass by on a daily basis.

It's What's Up Front That Counts

Can you guess what this is? G'head guess.

Bridge to Nowhere

The one and only yukon rail road. Obviously this trestle isn't in working condition, but the track I rode on was at one time connected. Amazing scenery. I can't wait to go back. This is also the tallest trestle in the nation. 

The Test of Time

It always blows my mind when I realize how relevant the bible is today, so many years later. The world is so different from when it was written, but the truth still prevails and fits every situation in our time. This is a physical and tangible representation of that beauty. Three bibles from many many many years ago. The top one is covered in solid Ivory and has an almost illegible date on the inside that says something from the 18 hundreds.

Shock N' Awe

Let me start by saying... this was a pain in the butt to get. The glacier was constantly breaking and shifting (if only i could capture the sound it made also :D), but almost every shift it only shook off tiny little chunks of ice. Nothing too spectacular. But every once in a blue moon it would rock n roll like this. It was such a sight. I recommend clicking on the picture to get a full view. You wouldn't believe the power you could feel pounding through the air and water. Must've been thousands of pounds of solid ice. puurty cool.

The Great Escape

A sweet sweet place up near June Lake. Took a bit of hiking and exploring, but it seemed to pay off!

The Monsters That Go Unnoticed

I was having trouble deciding on a picture to use for my first post. I gave up and thought I'd use this guy just because its kinda interesting and detailed. I took this up in Eaton Canyon in Pasadena. This guy was a pain to shoot... he wouldn't stay still for very long. Just long enough.