Enlightenment

My dad just brought me a T-shirt from their Alaska trip. Thought I'd share what it said:

"Enlightenment begins where the pavement ends."

Michael Jackson 1958-2009

If you haven't heard Michael Jackson died today at age 50. 94.7 The Wave is playing all Michael Jackson songs right now and I heard a line in one of his songs that resonated with me...

"If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make the change".

Be a part of the change...

Quote(s) of the day.

“Happiness is a continuation of happenings which are not resisted.” - Deepak Chopra.

“If you want to reach a state of bliss, then go beyond your ego and the internal dialogue. Make a decision to relinquish the need to control, the need to be approved, and the need to judge. Those are the three things the ego is doing all the time. It's very important to be aware of them every time they come up." - Deepak Chopra.

"When you live your life with an appreciation of coincidences and their meanings, you connect with the underlying field of infinite possibilities". - Deepak Chopra.

"Your life can only be as free as your perception of it." - Deepak Chopra.

"The reality you experience is a mirror image of your expectations." - Deepak Chopra.

Congrats Cari and Eric!

Congratulations Cari Martin and Eric Schwartz on your engagement! And thank you for choosing me as your photographer! It's coming up quick and I'm excited.

In the meantime I thought I'd share a little something wedding related...

Mine and my fiancee's wedding bands placed on a great book: "The Power of Kindness" by Piero Furrucci.



Only 90 days to go for us!

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Some new stuff

Just wanted to share some new stuff with you...

This is Downtown Los Angeles via 110 freeway.

I didn't anticipate this shot of a Great Egret turning out but I'm pretty pleased with the final version.

This American Kestrel was nice enough to pose for me ;o)

Patience pays off - here's proof. By sitting still long enough I got to see this Snowy Egret catch a few fish.

And here's a teaser from my trip last weekend to San Francisco. This is sunset over the Marin Headlands.

Death Valley/God's Country

I dragged my fiancee to the hottest and driest place in the country...Death Valley National Park. I had a little trouble convincing her it was really God's country but after seeing all these spots she came around ;o)...






This is Badwater - 282 feet below sea level (the lowest point in North America). All that white stuff is salt - they call it the Salt Pan. Obviously Badwater gets its name from the salty water that is undrinkable.




Many Sand Dunes are found in Death Valley.

Notice the lonely hiker in this one...

This is called The Racetrack. These large rocks are theorized to be pushed on ice and mud by high winds.

The 27 mile dirt road to get here keeps it very secluded.

Death Valley is a great place to do astrophotography.

This one has the setting moon shining down on a 20 team mule train that used to haul Borax out of mines in the 1880's.