I'm back from London.

I had a head cold when I started, loaded up on the vitamins and was carefree, and then came home with another one. I had a fantastic time in London. I stayed at the Holiday Inn in Brentford Lock. I took a bus and tube daily to get into central London and the outskirts for some sightseeing and some get away time. I'd have to say that London, isn't too far from San Francisco in nightlife and infrastructure. Instead of a bay, you have canals and waterways. Plenty to see, a really massive list of things to do, and not enough time for it all. By the 3rd or 4th day, I had already physically exhausted myself and wanted a vacation from the vacation. I happened on a fashion show in Trafalga Square one night and decided to brave the cold to get a few shots in. I would like to thank the wonder people of Brentford and the O'Brien Pub house for making my stay so comforting and friendly. It made me feel like I never left home. Here are some of the photos that I am sharing. If you want to see more, then you'll have to jolly over to my Flickr to see the rest. I took an extensive amount, so it'll take a while until they all surface.

Today, I'm a somebody.

One of my photos was chosen to represent The Press Club today. It's part of a free publication of maps of local cities and restaurants, as well as night spots.


You can click on the pictures to scroll through to see the places and photos with the credits of people who took them.

Cops on the streets and the pavement is burning. I sit around.

So I've got 2 more days before I head off to London for some fun. Looking forward to see how much trouble, errr fun I can have over there. So the temps starting to soar in the late 90's and peaked at some century marks. Friends are all networking to stay cool. It's amazing, meeting some of the people while rafting down the river. I ran into a guy from the last time who I guess lives along the river. Well, I have to finish packing and have a dinner with a very beautiful lady in San Francisco before jumping on the big jumbo.

Addicted to Porn.

I have been surfing and counting pocket change way too much with all this free time. All I do now-a-days is look at countless camera pron. Yes, it's true.
Some of my lifetime wish lists include these.


When you need a get around lens, here it is. The Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8. fast response times calls for favoritism in the Nikon world. You too can get one. It fetches a price tags of roughly $1,700.00



The Nikon D700, the first medium full frame format camera from Nikon to extend it's market share when it introduced the D300. It boasts a price tag of approximately $3,000.00 or so.



The Nikkor 24-70mmf/2.8. I have a Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 that I shoot with a lot, but it's not the same. AF speed is what it's all about. You gotta have the best glass for the buck to get the bang, errr... something like that. Retails for under $1,700.00.



I could only dream of holding a Leica M8. It is the mark off all photography. Simplistic, drawn and engineered when men were men, and women were in the kitchen. Although it is a DSLR, it doesn't operate like one. You have to manually focus, remember the olden days? The design hasn't changed in the body style since cameras were invented. Price, $5,000.00 and some, without the lens.



The Nikon D3. The flagship of Nikon and Nikon shooters in mind. It boasts a 9fps continuous capability up to 11 fps in DX mode. ISO from 200 - 25,600. That's almost pitch black, almost. the price has dropped off a little bit into the low $4000.


I plan on getting 2 or 3 sometime soon.

What if there were no computers? What would you do?

I've been toying with some softwares for post production of my photographs. Adobe Light Room 2, which isn't working out all that great for me, but is a pretty good tool. Some Photo Shop 3, which is a must have.
Just click on the pictures.
I picked up this Topaz Adjust application, that's a plug-in for the PS3 and compatible with some other post production software. I think it's kinda cool. It takes the pictures that you've taken and given it a artsy, futuristic feel to it. I can't see me actually using it, but that could change if I go to London and come back with a couple gigs of architectural shots. It's pretty cheap and user friendly. I'll give it a go and keep it for awhile. Tell me what you think.

Friends are like suprises in toys.

All good things must come to an end. Whether they continue on, is an effort you must put forth. Camping was fruitful. A little sunburn, a lot of friends, and countless memories. I forgot how windy it can be on the coast. It was definitely worth the time to drive a scenic route to Ocean Cove, next to Still Water Cove, Sonoma County. We had friends who dove for abalone, some cracked jokes, others cooked, as well as forgetting the guitar for the campfire songs. Plenty of photo opportunities as the sun rose and set. It was a great trip.