Saturday, July 26, 2008

Mila's 2nd Birthday Celebration

Last weekend Mila turned 2 and we were so happy to be part of the celebration.  The event took place at the beautiful Emerald Glen Park in Dublin.  Friends and family all gathered together on this hot day to partake in Mila's big event.  As water balloons flew from individual to individual, water guns being used, footballs being tossed, and the sounds of "Happy Birthdays" commonly heard; we all knew this was a huge event!!!  Happy Birthday once again to Mila and for the rest of the gallery please see here!

Mila sneaking in a strawberry on her birthday celebration

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Mommy and Mila taking the fast way down!!

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Mila and Daddy looking off in the distance!!

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Who said kids are the only one's who can have fun!!

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Completion of a fantastic day!!

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Sunday, July 20, 2008

Jeremiah Poblete Photo Shoot

As we progress further into photography, we expand into all directions that photography offers. We were asked to help produce a modeling profile for the talented 10 year old, Jeremiah Poblete of Stars Model Management. The day started off in a local park in Dublin then later moved to my house to perform some studio shots. Jeremiah was a great individual to work with and we hope that some of our images help lead him into the career path of a star!!! Here are some images from the day and for the rest of the session please see here!!

Down the slide we go!!

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Climbing to the TOP!

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Reaching new heights!

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The money shot!

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Jeremiah's serious side

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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Yet another upgrade!!

Oh man!! Oh man!!  Am I excited or what!!!  Another upgrade to my collection of lenses!!  Just got my 2nd L series lens the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L.  First look at this, was it felt a bit heavy and longer that my Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8.  So I put this on my camera, the infamous Canon 40D and was ready to experiment.  I shot about 30 pictures and was ready to upload on my handy dandy Mac Powerbook!!  First thought after seeing the images, I almost thought I was going to have a heart attack!!  The 2 lenses are almost night and day with color and sharpness.  After only about 20 minutes with this lens, I have to say I am impressed and with my other Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS I think I can basically shoot anything.  Anyways please see some of these amazing images from in and around my house this afternoon.  Canon freakin rocks!!!

Someone drank this last night, but just wanted to show depth of field.
60 mm f/2.8 @ 1/50 ISO 320

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Random flower or weed in the backyard.
 52mm f/2.8 @ 1/160 ISO 200 

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My favorite model!!
38 mm f/2.8 @ 1/400 ISO 320

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Yet another shot of her, look at the crispiness of the eyes!!  Can't wait to do a real field test!!
55mm f/2.8 @ 1/320 ISO 320

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Saturday, July 12, 2008

A Day in the Valley

When I think of Napa, nothing but images of sunny skies and great wines come to mind. And today was no exception. The weather could not have been more perfect as we set out to the valley to meet up with some old friends for a long overdue rendezvous. Although it was Stacey and Elmer's first visit, they managed to find their way to V. Sattui Vineyards, our first destination. After two rounds of tasting for some of us, we found the perfect spot on the grass for a picnic style lunch. 

Our second destination was Franciscan Winery. For some reason, the weather began to get hotter. Or was it because we were already drunk by now? After our tasting, we decided that there was still time to hit up one more winery. Our last visit was to PEJU Vineyards, one of my favorite places. By this time, we were all mellow and getting tired eye. Once again, Napa proved that first timers will keep coming back. Here are some images from our day out in the sun.  

Wine, wine, and more wine...

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Endless grapes!!

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We all needs some water after all that wine!!

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Thursday, July 3, 2008

Softball - Week 3

What a day to start off the 3 day weekend! It was week 3 of softball, and we The 48's had a battle with the Greenhorns.  The game came down to the last inning with two outs and a runners on first and second...  Despite our effort to come back, we ended up losing due to a runner getting into a pickle between first and second!  Final score was 8-9...  Oh well I guess there is always next week, until then enjoy some images from week 3!!!

Pre-party Tailgate

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Let's Go 48's!

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