A View of Balboa Pier Through Dory Fleet Market
Posted: July 26, 2011 Filed under: Beauty In Nature Leave a comment »Blog #19 – A View of Balboa Pier Through Dory Fleet Market
A beautiful view of Balboa Pier on a warm summer late afternoon is seen through Dory Fleet Market. I am with Lynn, in Newport Beach, California, scouting for our next location for a photography project. I came across Dory Fleet Market, a historical landmark, which was built in late 1891. I thought these photos are artistic because the photos captured a view of two historical landmarks, Balboa Pier and Dory Fleet Market. The black and white photos give a sense of historical moment in time.
27th Annual Tustin Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off
Posted: June 6, 2011 Filed under: Chef's Choice Leave a comment »Blog #18 - 27th Annual Tustin Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off
Our first time at the 27th annual Tustin Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off was a blast (no pun intended!) in Tustin, California. There were the giant Coors Light float, Pirates of the Chilibbean, the Bun Burner Chili Shack, Beach Pit BBQ, Total Wine, Old World Kettle Corn, carnival Pirate Ship, clown, Miss Tustin, and Harley-Davidson bikes. Oh, by the way, the chili were fantastic! Some chili were spicy, while other chili had a sweetness taste. There were chili that had ground beef and other chili had small chuck of BBQ meat. BBQ meat was prepared on a flame grilled pit (Beach Pit BBQ). There was buffalo chili but we didn’t get to try it. Funnel cakes, fresh kettle corn, grilled onion corns, hot links, bratwursts, and hot dogs were also draw lots of people to the event. The carnival rides, face painting, concert entertained the thousands of people passing through. I can’t wait to try more chili next year. There are more Chili Cook-Off photos in the Chef’s Choice site.
Christian Rock Festival 2011 at the Huntington Beach Pier
Posted: June 4, 2011 Filed under: Who's Who 1 Comment »Blog #17 - Christian Rock Festival 2011 at the Huntington Beach Pier
Christian Rock Festival [June 4, 2011] located on the north side of the Huntington Beach Pier featuring Shachah, Root Down, Rapture Ruckus, Sweet Chariot, and Cross Eyes. The bands played great music. I got a chance to take some nice photos and I saw a competitive volley game. Overall, a great afternoon to be at the beach with Lynn. Oh yeah, check out the pink dog! If you look closer you can see two other dogs, with one that was painted like a tiger! How cool is that?
Rancho Las Lomas With Barnet Workshop 2011
Posted: June 1, 2011 Filed under: Feature 1 Comment »Blog #16 - Rancho Las Lomas With Barnet Workshop 2011
WOW! What a great experience to photograph beautiful people at Rancho Las Lomas on Memorial Day 2011. The workshop was appropriately named as “Recharge at Rancho 2011.” We have great instructors, Mirta and Joe Barnet. They are experience wedding photographers. The information from the workshop were invaluable and help any photographer with serious intention of a career as wedding photographer. I would like to share a few photographs that Lynn and I have taken at the workshop. There are some people that I would like to thanks for making the Barnet workshop a fun learning experience. See contact links after the photographs.
Model: Kristin Keating; Bouquet from French Buckets
Model: Kristin Keating; Dress from Mon Amie; Bouquet from French Buckets
Models: Carolina and Alexander
Models: Samantha and Kameron; Tuxedo from Friar Tux; Dress from Mon Amie
Florist for table from French Buckets
Rancho Las Lamos, Silverado, CA
Mirta and Joe Barnet: Instructors
Samantha and Kameron: Models
Carolina and Alexander: Models
Kristin Keating: Models
Caren: Makeup
Shawna Flaten: Dresses
Lauren Meskell: Tuxes
Susanna Davisson: Florist for table, bouquets and boutonnieres
Rancho Las Lomas: Wedding Venue
24 Carrots: Catering
Bike The Drive In Chicago
Posted: May 27, 2011 Filed under: World of Art | Tags: Bike The Drive, Chicago, Klein, Kodak, Lake Shore Drive 1 Comment »
Blog #15 – Bike The Drive In Chicago
In June 15, 2003 I participated in the second Bike The Drive in Chicago. The event was to raise funds for Chicago area’s bicycle transportation network. Bike The Drive is taking place on May 29, 2011. For more information you can go to Bike The Drive to learn more about this event. I hope to return to Chicago to take part in the tradition in the near future. You can see here that I stopped on Lake Shore Drive during the bicycle ride to take a few photos. One bicyclist was helpful to stop to take a photo of me on a Klein mountain bike. For reference, I was using a Kodak 35mm disposable camera ISO-400 with Flash.
Mike Scioscia 1,000th Win As Manager Of The Los Angeles Angels
Posted: May 8, 2011 Filed under: Who's Who | Tags: Angels Strike Force, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Lakers, Mike Scioscia 1 Comment »
Blog #14 – Mike Scioscia 1,000th Win As Manager Of The Los Angeles Angels
On the day the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated from a chance for a third repeat of the NBA title, Mike Scioscia won his 1,000th win as manager of the Los Angeles Angels. Let’s not forget that today is Mother’s Day. The Angels were giving out lady hats for all the mothers at the game. As for the game, the Angels defeated the Cleveland Indians, 6-5 to stay in first place. There was a SEA OF RED fans throughout the stadium. Several Rally monkey appearance and the Anaheim WAVE were seen in the late innings. It was one memorial day I won’t forget in the history of Angels baseball. See more photos here.
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Angels performed the WAVE.
Angels Mother’s Day Sun Hat
Family celebrates Mother’s Day.
One of several Rally Monkey appearance.
Fan cheers as Angels scored.
Another Rally Monkey appearance.
Girl is on Mom’s shoulder for a better view of the game.
Angels (Lakers) fan disappointed as the Los Angeles Lakers was eliminated from the NBA playoff.
Mom with her son and another appearance of the Rally Monkey.
Rally Monkey raising right arm.
Fans cheer for Angels closer, Jordan Walden, to strike out Cleveland Indians in the ninth inning.
Police security is on guard between innings.
A fan with Angels Mother’s Day Sun Hat.
She wants two more runs from the Angels.
Umpires listened to God Bless America.
A member of Angels Strike Force (Kristin) waving to Angels’ fans.
Kristin fired t-shirt to the Angels’ crowd.
From left to right: Kristin and Sasha
There was lots of RED in the Angels stand.
Angels players are ready to shake hands with players on the field.
Mike Scioscia discussed winning his 1000th victory as the Los Angeles Angels Manager.
Easter Eggs Hunt At St. Thomas More
Posted: April 24, 2011 Filed under: Who's Who | Tags: Christianity, Easter, Egg hunt, Religion and Spirituality 2 Comments »
Blog #13 – Easter Eggs Hunt At St. Thomas More
Holy weekend at St. Thomas More with the children frantic to find Easter eggs. Can you find the hidden Easter eggs in the photo? Kidding aside, we are celebrating the Holy weekend with the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The photos were taken at St. Thomas More in Irvine, CA.
A Sea Of Easter Eggs: The courtyard is divided to separate children according to age.
Hidden Gem: Can you find the hidden Easter egg?
Scramble for Egg: A young girl scrambles to find more eggs. She saw a yellow egg at a nearby distant.
Technique To Get More Eggs: Good Technique- Young boy is low on the ground to snatch egg. Bad Technique- Young girl did not see a yellow egg behind her because she did not stay low to the ground.
Sharing Eggs With Your Friends: After collecting eggs, these two friends shared a moment to find hidden prizes in the eggs.
No Hidden Prize Yet: Two friends opened many eggs without a single hidden prize yet!
Mom Helping Kids: Mom is helping kids to open Easter eggs. The older kid did not need mom’s help.
Not Sure What To Do: Young girl is not sure whether to open egg or not.
Candy For Me: All she really wants for Easter is finding candy in a Easter egg.
Waiting To Claim Hidden Prizes: Church helpers are ready to hand out gift basket for collecting special Easter eggs.
Sailboats In Bay Shores Newport Beach, CA
Posted: April 12, 2011 Filed under: Beauty In Nature | Tags: Balboa Piers, California, Newport Beach, Sailboat 1 Comment »Blog #12 – Sailboats In Bay Shores Newport Beach, CA
A beautiful sunny afternoon was spent at Bay Shores Newport Beach, California. A stroll along the beach shores is calming and relaxing therapeutic. On one side of the beach is the luxurious beach front homes. The architecture of the extravagant homes are exquisite. If the homes are not beautiful enough for your eyes, then you turn your attention to the beach front to see gorgeous sailboats docking on the bay shores. The boats are in pristine conditions, awaiting for its owners to sail them out beyond the horizon sunset.
Walnuts Cranberries Chocolate Cups
Posted: March 30, 2011 Filed under: Chef's Choice | Tags: chocolate, cocoa, cranberries, Nestle, walnuts 1 Comment »
Blog #11 – Walnuts Cranberries Chocolate Cups
A delightful rich walnuts cranberries chocolate cups made with Nestle semi-sweet chocolate chips. One bite into the chocolate and you can taste the cocoa flavor. Roasted walnuts provide a rich nutty texture. The sourness of dried cranberries works well to balance the semi-sweet chocolate flavor.
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Posted: March 28, 2011 Filed under: Chef's Choice Leave a comment »
Blog #10 – Spaghetti and Meatballs
Spaghetti and meatballs are enjoy with Merlot and semi-sweet chocolate. The meatballs are moist with the savory taste of the herbs (fresh cilantro and dry oregano). Spaghetti noodles are cooked al dente. Fresh pecorino romano cheese covered the top. Merlot wine adds a fruity berry taste. Semi-sweet chocolate dipped strawberries and chocolate roasted walnuts with dried cranberries candy completed a fine dining for a romantic weekend.
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