Saturday, April 16, 2011

Dancing Dragons

Series of dragon performers at the Chinese New year parade in Chinatown, Los Angeles.

Confetti

They can see us....

Dragging it

Dragon Petting Zoo

Thrust

Get back in line

Lifted

Chinatown Temple

This was the last stop we took at the end of the day in Chinatown.

Temple

Worship

Wisking Wishes, Hopes, Dreams, and Prayers

Sins on so many levels

The last image was the cherry on top for the day.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Olympus OM 55mm 1.2

After being introduced to the Olympus E-P2 pairing with legend lenses, it caught my attention of how light and versatile the combo can be. 2 weeks after finding a used E-P2, I came across a lot of OM series lens. Among them, is the Olympus OM 55mm 1.2 to add to my tool box.

Sample images on my 5D MK1 with minimal basic processing
Sidney

OM 55mm 1.2

On the Olympus E-P2 with minimal basic processing
Bare Beauty

Impressed with the performance of the lens on both cameras, as well as the E-P2 with the versatility and slim weight and size compared to my bulky DSLR.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

2006

Taken in the summer of 2006 with Sony P&S on our first trip together to San Francisco. This was our last morning spending the night at her sisters apartment. I remember the amazing breakfast her sister made us from scratch. Belgian waffles orange glaze.

Flash forward to today, celebrating the first anniversary of marriage with my wife.

“Who can find a virtuous wife, for her worth is far above rubies.
The heart of her husband safely trusts her and he will have no lack of gain.”

-Proverbs 31

2006

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Pumpkin Crumble Cake

So I have this weird issue about not eating baked fruits in pastries. I don't eat apple, cherry, peach, berry pies or cobblers. My wife loves them but for some reason I would be an instant loser at the county fair pie eating contest. Don't ask me why, but if I were to eat them I would probably only eat the crust.

So she found an alternative recipe with pumpkin. Maybe its because its no longer in it natural form and in pureed baby food texture. It could be also that my birthday is near Thanksgiving and I've got so use to being around it during my special day.


Pumpkin Crumble Cake

Creamy Chicken Lasagna

I begged my wife to add more creamy cheesy goodness the next time she makes this dish again. I experimented myself by adding sriracha hot sauce to it, and to my surprise it add a smokey kick flavor to the goodness.

Creamy Chicken Lasagna

Chicken & Spinach Stuffed Jumbo Shell

My wife recently found a passion for cooking. As she whips up recipes she finds to her abilities, Ill be shooting and blogging her dishes. She already found her way to my heart from the beginning, and now found the alternate route to it.

Chicken & Spinach Stuffed Jumbo Shell

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Hensel Premium Porty Plus

Recently sold my studio lighting to down size my equipment, and work lighter. It's a solid system but was no fun lugging around for shoots. The new owner got a super deal and will serve him well.

Strobe Wizard Plus Antenna

Batteries

Batteries

Deluxe Case

Strobe Wizard Plus

Strobe Wizard Plus

Quick Charger 5651

Hensel Strobe Extension Cable

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Gems

GEMS

5 Years

Just Us 2

Time has flown by so fast. As of this past February, my wife and I have been together for 5 years.

Awaiting Arrival

Awaiting arrival

As I was waiting for my parents to come out the terminal at LAX, I was surprised on how much LAX has redone the interior.

Looks Do Kill

Looks Do Kill

A visit at the Lady of Angels

Mass Expressions

Mass Expressions

St. John The Baptist

St. John the Baptist

Patron Saint

Patron Saint

Among the Stars

Among the stars