The Blue Angels at Fleet Week in San Francisco

This past week was "Fleet Week" in San Francisco. Kei and I went to see the air show on Sunday. It was fun, Kei had never been to one before. Going to air shows is something I do ever Summer with my Dad. The show included: Sean Tucker flying a stunt plane, a Coast Guard helicopter demonstration,  F16 Vipers, an F/A 18 Super Hornet, a stunt flying team named the Patriots and it all wrapped up with the Blue Angels.

It was pretty amazing to see these planes flying really low over the water and over the Golden Gate bridge. The helicopters actually flew under it! I definitely missed not sharing it with my Dad but liked being there for Kei's initiation to the noise of jets directly overhead with afterburners on full! :)

The planes were passing each other inverted and I caught it at just the right moment 

where they look like one. These pilots are the best of the best.

Project #1 - Cars (2)

Interesting cars in and around Palo Alto.

Save the Date

I took some engagement portraits at Kei's old roommate's engagement party a couple of weeks ago. Troy and Brie needed a photo for their "Save the Date" cards for their wedding and his parents' house had a beautiful back yard.

Santa Cruz Beach Photos

Here are some recent photos I took from my photo shoot down in Santa Cruz with photographer Joshua Cripps at Four Mile Beach.

A Change Is Gonna Come

I woke up this morning and felt a change. I woke up with renewed strength and resolve. After my talk with Kei last night (a few posts below) I felt something "click". I know that when I finally make my mind up about something I am an unstoppable force and can accomplish anything. But it's getting to that point, that decision, that place where things finally shift.

I feel different, energized. I plan to just get out and shoot. I need to update and redesign my website so this weekend in SF should be a good jump start.

This past weekend was the Palo Alto Artists' Fair. I spoke with five photographers whose work caught my eye and then emailed them. Four of them emailed me back and are very willing to share their knowledge. I am supposed to go shoot with one of them this weekend.

We're going to San Francisco for the long weekend and Sunday, I'll take the car and drive down to Santa Cruz to meet the photographer; we're planning a sunset shoot. I sold my car before moving out here so we only have one car, unless I want to get up at 5:30 am and drive Kei to work.....so, I pretty much walk everywhere. :)

Our apartment is so close to downtown, the Caltrain to SF, shops, restaurants and the Stanford Theater. It is an old-style theater that plays movies from the golden era. Fred Astaire, Marlene Dietrich, Audrey Hepburn, etc. Check out the photos and video below. Only $7 for a double feature.

Project #1 - Cars

For my first photography project I've given myself I've been taking close ups of some of the really old cars here (since they don't rust like in the NorthEast) and some of the cool ones as well. I think the last one is particularly interesting. Comments welcome.

Someone built this Bat-Pod from a kit and drives it around town.

Stylin' Off University

Here are some photos of our cozy apartment.