Tag Archives: Photography

Slow choo choo to LA

After getting up early and taking the Bus to BART, and BART to Oakland, I walked down to Jack London Square to catch the Amtrak train, the Coast Starlight, from Oakland down to LA. It was supposed to be a … Continue reading

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Nikon Workshop

I arose early and headed over to San Francisco to attenda a Nikon School Portrait & Lighting Workshop. I’ve been reading and studying a bit on this topic, and this was a good opportunity to get some direct training, some … Continue reading

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Nikon School

When I bought my first good (manual) SLR camera back in college, it came with admission to Nikon School. At that time, I learned a lot of basic knowledge about photography that I continue to use till this day, and … Continue reading

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Sycamore Grove Park

After finally discovering the repositioned entrance that I’d lost, I took a little trip to Sycamore Grove Park. Unfortunately, I think I missed the full fall colors by about a month, and recent wind storms had taken away a lot … Continue reading

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Del Valle

It’s been a hectic few weeks at work, and as last week wound up a lot of things, I needed a little break. Today was a beautiful sunny warm fall day, so I decided to go up to Del Valle … Continue reading

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New Toy

I recently received my new toy, a Nikon D90 digital SLR camera. This is my fourth digital camera (including one used for underwater photography) , and my second SLR (my first being the fully manual Minolta that I bought more … Continue reading

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