Monthly Archives: November 2008


THE DAY AFTER

I Hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving as I did. We’re moving on to turkey celebration day 3 tomorrow, which means eating more turkey and spending time with more friends and family. It should be a fun time. This is the last get together before we fly back to California and I’m making sure I eat and take naps the whole day!

 

A sad highlight of this trip, was not being able to make it to Boston this year due to the high volume of traffic before Thanksgiving. Have you seen the gas prices? Here in Connecticut I’ve seen gas for $1.79 a gallon! No wonder more people are traveling this year. I’m all for lower gas prices and I never thought I would see the day our gas would be under $2!

 

I decided that since I wasn’t going to have a photo safari in Boston, I still wanted to shoot for myself, so I wandered around our neighborhood soaking in more of Connecticut’s picture perfect scenery. There’s just something about Connecticut that makes me want to shoot nature. Photographers note, the only thing I did to these photos was sharpening. I used my tweaked “Landscape” setting to the add the contrast in camera on my Canon 5D and “Vivid” mode on my Canon G7 point and shoot.

 
By far one of my favorite fall sky photos from Connecticut.

Gloomy days and black & white, always seem to work.

I shot this photo on the way back from running errands. Good thing I always carry my Canon G7 point and shoot camera with me, which I took this photo with. And yes, in my neck of the woods here, it’s barn and farm territory.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

I just want to wish everyone out there a Happy Thanksgiving and I hope you all are spending it with your family, friends and loved ones. This time of year for me, means spending time with family and friends, eating till we can’t eat anymore and appreciating everything we have in life.

 

I have had such an amazing year and I can’t believe in a short while, we’ll be in 2009! There was so much to be thankful for this year including having such awesome clients that continue to support me, being blessed to meet new friends and being able to continue doing what I love to do.  And of course, there are many other things that I am thankful for this year, but I will probably run out of space writing about it.

 

Although I haven’t blogged about it yet formally, I’m also thankful this year for finally being engaged to the women that has made such a difference in my life, continues to be so supportive and I can’t wait to start a new chapter in our lives together. I feel that I’ve reached so many pinnacles this year and hopefully next year will be just as amazing!

 

With that said, have an awesome day everyone and don’t forget to save room for dessert!

 

 

 

IT’S BEEN RAINING

I guess this is the first time I’m not going to use the title as a metaphor. Literally it’s been raining all day until just now and the sun finally broke free. It’s funny how you can live somewhere and not appreciate the beauty of it. I’m sure I’ve seen my share of beautiful skies here, but I never really paid much attention until now. Maybe we all just need to stop from our busy lives from time to time and just look around. There I go again with the metaphors. I’m sure you understand what I’m saying. Well, Boston is tomorrow, so I’m excited to shoot some more photos of one of my favorite cities.

PHOTO OF THE DAY CONNECTICUT EDITION

Who says Connecticut doesn’t have amazing skies? This photo was taken last night with my point and shoot.

EAT, SLEEP, PLAY, REPEAT

I’ve been in Connecticut now for a few days, visiting friends and family and doing all of the above. Besides the obvious of it being really cold, I’m having a great time here and I can’t wait till next week to visit my 2nd home towns of Boston and New York. Having late night crepes and catching up on Dexter season 3 have been on my agenda this past weekend. I did though get to spend a few days with the other Dexter who has the same mind set as I do on this trip, to eat, sleep, play and repeat. Although I’m not sure if I like him licking my face every morning to wake me up, but with a face like this, how can I be mad?

 

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