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Jun 18, 2013
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Kakaako Meet Up

I went to my first photography meet up this week. I initally felt pretty intimidated.  Almost everyone was shooting with full frame cameras and L series glass.  Others had brought remote flashes, diffusion boxes and light stands.  However,  I was made to feel welcome and had a really good time and thoroughly enjoyed myself.  I spent most of the time shooting with my 50mm lens but then I did switch over to the kits lens to try something new.

Everyone put their photos on the meetup site and I was blown away by some of the great shots. Was a good afternoon and I got a few good shots (which you can see here). I also took in a few good pointers from the more experienced photographers. Overall a great experience and I look forward to doing it again.

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Jun 9, 2013
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Cab in the city

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Since I have been back from Mexico I have had to work extra shifts to get caught up on lost revenue and bills piling up on my desk.  Should take a couple of months to get all back to normal but I think the extra shifts now will make the next 2 months of paying back the trip an insignificant expense.

Was trying to think about any good recent cab stories I had but can’t think of any off the top of my head so I will give you a run down on the typical:

fare 1:  Ala Moana to Waikiki
fare 2: Waikiki to Kalihi
fare 3: Chinatown to Waikiki
fare 4:  Ala Moana to the Hilton
fare 5: Waikiki to Ala Moana
fare 6: Trump Tower to Ala Moana

No real crazies last night.

Above is a picture I took at dusk while pedaling to a meeting.

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Jun 4, 2013
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Surf in the city


 

Back to town.  Surf has been on.  Now I realize why some people like living in town.  I can peddle my bike 10 minutes and be down at Ala Moana Bowls.  Pretty psyched about the summer.  We had 2-3 foot waves today and supposed to jump to 6-8 foot tomorrow.  Got to surf and work.  Think about the next adventure.

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May 28, 2013
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Flying back to Honolulu

Zippers

 

Has been a great 3 weeks.  Had a great time in Mexico and a great time catching up with family in Oregon.  I have shot tons of video and photos with my new camera and they are all sitting on my hard drive.  I will post more pictures after I run them through light room.  We have a 4:00 am flight tomorrow so I gotta pack the computer and get to bed early.

 

In the meantime the above photo is one of the last days at the rock.  The surf varied from ankle snappers to a couple feet over head while I was there.  This was one of the better days at Zippers.  Surf was really nice and very makeable.  Anyways off to bed.  More details to come.

 

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May 15, 2013
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San Jose De Cabo

Down in Cabo with marcus having a good time.  Marcus has a great place and we are loving it living right on the beach.  I have taken some video and pictures but they are all on my external harddrive.  So it will have to wait.

 

Tomorrow we are off to Guadalajara.

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Apr 24, 2013
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Sunset over Tokyo

A Tokyo Sunset

Great shot! from gaijincamera.com

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Apr 22, 2013
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A great way around “freemium” pay walls.

A great new Mozilla Plugin:  Private Browsing tab (link).  Also known as porn mode it is a great way to view content on sites such as NY Times or LA times which allow you to view only a limited amount of articles.  When you have reached your limit of views you can simply pop open a new tab (ctrl +alt + p) and paste the link in to the article you are trying to read.

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Apr 8, 2013
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Surf and 24 mile bike ride. George Carlin and Jon Stewart

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Woke up had some breakfast (thanks to my awesome wife).  Waxed up the 5’10 and went out to changes.  Surf was fun kind of inconsistent but it was just me and one other out so there we’re plenty of waves to go around.  After about an hour I came in just as the crew arrived to go on a bike ride.  We left from Waialua and rode out to Velzyland with a pit stop at Ted’s bakery.

I was a real slug on the bike.  I don’t know if it was because I had surfed earlier or because i hadn’t ridden in almost 2 weeks.  Either way I was dead last in the group both ways.  I notice I tend to be really slow on the flats.  When we climbed a little elevation at Waimea I gained some ground but as soon as we were on either side of the bay everyone pulled far ahead of me.  It was hot as hell for the first 8 miles each way so the sun was beating on  me most of the ride.  Overall it was a good time.  Was good seeing everyone and bullshitting along the way.

 

The above picture is of George Carlin who was a great comedian/philosopher. I just watched this fantastic clip of George Carlin with a young Jon Stewart that is absolutely brillant. View the clip here.

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Apr 7, 2013
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#airbnb – Guest No 2, new camera, Mexico, Late North Swells #northshore pumping #surf

T shirt, watches, cell phone

 

I was thinking of not blogging but then realized it has been a pretty actioned packed week in my boring life.  I figure I would write something. We had our second airbnb guests come. They we’re a couple from Arizona who we’re coming to Oahu for a short trip before jumping over to the big island for some R&R. They were really nice and I haven’t heard anything good or bad from them since they left.  No news is good news I suppose.

I also ordered the camera I have wanted for a long time. I begun saving back in January.  I got the Canon t4i with 18-135 stm lens. I just ordered it this week along with a Opteka x-grip, monopod and RODE external video microphone. The Opteka is a U shaped video stabilization rig. I got it because it allows you to get down low and walk while minimizing the shake of the camera. I really like the shots of Kai where I am at his eye level and I think this will allow me to get some great footage.  Would also be useful if I wanted to shoot skateboarding as well.  Really excited to get shooting with it and shoot some new video and stills.

Also, We’re going to Mexico! I am so excited.   Haven’t been to Cabo in about 15 years.  Super excited to see Marcus, surf cabo and have some battered fish tacos. I love being in Hawaii but I haven’t really been off island for over a year and am due for a trip.  Lastly it has been pumping here on the North Shore. 8-10 foot the last 2 days. I have been in town working but it is supposed to still be 6-8 tomorrow so I am going to get a good nights sleep and get out there tomorrow.

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Apr 2, 2013
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Nothing to say.

la_punta
 

Just another day.  Woke up not feeling good.  Did a bunch of computer work.  Set up a new feedly account.  Rode with Kai down to the Post office.  Dumped him off the bike about half way there.  A lot of crying ensued.  We walked back through the cane fields.  Strong North wind – blown out surf.  No desire anyways.  Got tickets to Cabo and Bend.  Excited to see family and friends.  Low energy day.  Need a good nights sleep.  Good night.

 

The above picture is of La Punta, Mexico from Morgan Maassen.  This place put a good scar on my face a few years back.