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Holiday Bad Guy

Written on January 2, 2013 by latoga in Abstracts, Photos

One last holiday related photo before all the Christmas decor is taken down. For the past month (since we put up our Christmas Tree) my two year old son has climbed the stairs at bed time, pointed at the Christmas Tree and uttered “Bad Guy”. This is his latest phase we are working through…every dark room…

Tags: Abstract, Christmas

My Favorite Photos of 2012

Written on January 1, 2013 by latoga in Abstracts, Landscapes, Nature, Photos, Wildlife

Happy New Year! As I have for the past four years, I spent the past few days of 2012 reviewing my photos from the year and picking out my favorites (you can find previous year’s favorites under the Favorite Photo tag). As I looked back on 2012, this quote came to mind: “Time flies like…

Tags: 2012, Favorite Photo

The Photo That Broke My Gitzo Tripod (Again)

Written on December 30, 2012 by latoga in Gear, Landscapes, Photos, Reviews

Here it is, again, the latest photo that broke my Gitzo Tripod. Time to test the Gitzo warranty again. While out photographing at a beach north of Santa Cruz, I setup my tripod in the sand near the water’s edge and while adjusting angles between compositions my Gitzo Tripod leg hinge shattered in half. This exact…

Tags: California Coast, Gitzo, Tripod

Merry Christmas

Written on December 25, 2012 by latoga in HDR, Thank You, Travel

Wishing you and your’s a Merry Christmas!

Perseid Meteor Shower over Yosemite

Written on August 22, 2012 by latoga in Nature, Photos

(click on image to view larger version…) A few weeks ago I was up in Yosemite camping for the weekend when I overheard one of the park rangers visiting our camp ground mention “meteor shower tonight”. My ears immediately perked up and I quickly realized that Perseid Meteor Shower was happening during my visit. What…

Tags: Meteor Shower, Perseid, Yosemite

Zion National Park Trip Down Memory Lane

Written on July 8, 2012 by latoga in Landscapes, Photos

This past week has been Zion Week for me…family life with the new addition has finally settled down into a better rhythm (aka, Caitlin is mostly sleeping thru the night!) and I’ve been able to work through some backlog photo processing. There is something to be said for processing photos from winter during a summer hot spell. I…

Tags: National Park, Zion National Park