East Coast Trip

This month was the first time that I have gotten to visit the East Coast. We packed our bags, Lynsey's parents and grandma, and headed East to visit Family in Connecticut. While there we took a couple of day trips. The first to New York. We left at 4:30 am to catch a train into the city. While there we got to visit Liberty and Ellis Islands, see ground zero, times square, Rockefeller plaza, and central park. The city skyline is impressive to see, and I was doing my best to capture a couple of worthy photographs of them.


Our next day trip was to Boston.

While in Boston, I was excited to see the rich history the city has to offer, so I drug the family along the freedom trail, which is a line that goes through the city leading you to sites of historical significance in Boston. On the left you can see a picture of the Old North Church where Paul Revere road his horse into town to light the lantern warning of the invasion by the British (though at that point we were all British, a technicality they like to point out on the trail).

The picture to the right is said to be the oldest pulpit still in use in the United States. Made in 1717. You can find it at the King's Chapel in Boston. Being a pastor that sort of thing interests me.

And of course no trip to Boston would be complete (if you are a runner) without a picture of the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Maybe someday, I will run across that legitimately (without blocking traffic with my camera!).



If you are interested in seeing more of my picture from the trip, I have broken them up into 4 different links.

For my favorite pictures for Boston and New York click here.

While there I also took some nice pictures of Lynsey's family. On this site you will also see Ashley's (Lynsey's 27 year old Cousin who past away last February) graveside. To see the family pictures click here.

The rest of the pictures I will link are more of snap shots to document our travels. If you are not already board to tears looking at pictures (or if you have nothing better to do.) you can see more family pictures here, and a bunch of miscellaneous pictures here.

New Equipment

I purchased some new equipment for my photography business recently to take my indoor photography up a notch. I decided on a couple of Vivtar 285HV flashes and a back drop.

I was excited to put them to work right away to capture a profile shot for a client. I had a great time with the shoot, and we got several images that I was really happy with. Here is one of them.

I also recently photographed a wedding. I will try to get pictures of that up soon.

Family Camp-Out

A tradition that has lasted over 20 years . . . our family camp-out. We camp at Lake Siskyou, which is beautiful and has a wonderful view of Mt. Shasta. Every year is a bit of a different crowds as some years members of the family are unable to come. Last year I missed as I was in Honduras. But I was excited to go this year.

Here is a photo of the family right before we took a hike.















Lynsey and I went on a 12 mile run while down there, to try to keep our miles up. It was hot, and had a little less oxygen as we were about 3500 ft. But all things considered we did surprisingly well.

Below is a couple of pictures I took of Stellar Jay's who were looking for a hand out.



























While I didn't get to many pictures of the Mountain this year, I did get one as night was falling. It is hard to see on this page as the picture is so small. But if you click on it, you can see the stars shining over the mountain. I have always been fascinated by stars. It was fun to be able to capture their light next to a mountain I love.