Here are a few photographs I made during our summer vacation in Montecito and New Mexico:
#### New Mexcio
#### New Mexico Rain
#### New Mexico Near Ojo Caliente
#### Road to Ojo Caliente
4th of July Montecito »
#### Montecito 4th of July
#### Fireworks from Butterfly Beach
I shot another time lapse yesterday, this one went for nearly a full 24 hour period. I'm starting to get the hang of this whole time lapse thing. This time I shot 3 bracketed frames during the day every 60 seconds. Then when the sun set I just went to single exposures. My favorite part is when the sun sets and reflects off a glass building. Make sure you view this in HD, preferable 1080p full screen:
This weekend I marveled at the beautiful clouds above Downtown Los Angeles. I decided to shoot an HDR time lapse using my 5D Mark II. Here are the results, make sure you select at least 720p, 1080p for full screen HD goodness:
Last weekend Penelope and I went on an interesting urban hike through a series of hidden staircases in Montecito Heights. We found the hike in an awesome book gifted to us by Pen's mom called Secret Stairs: A walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles by Charles Fleming. The book is packed with hikes in different LA neighborhoods that take the reader up and down a series of staircases hidden away in plain sight.
We really enjoyed our first hike through Montecito Heights. I dragged along my camera and tripod and made some HDR photographs:
#### Fallen Stairs
#### Purple Flowers, Billboard and Abandoned Mechanic
Last month Penelope and I took another excellent trip with the Desert Explorers. During the adventure we explored various parts of Anza Borrego and saw an ample assortment of wildflowers. I've never captured so many different species in one outing. I was very impressed with the range of flora throughout the park. Amazing:
#### Desert Globemallow
Sphaeralcea ambigua
#### Mojave Indigo Bush
Psorothmnus aborescens
#### Ocotillo
#### Rock Daisy
Eriophyllum lanosum
A few months ago, Penelope and I took a trip to San Francisco. At one point we went up to the top of Coit Tower, something I hadn't done since I was a child. I wanted to shoot some HDR photos from up there, but they don't allow tripods. Luckily I was able to brace the camera against the glass and got some steady shots:
#### Downtown San Francisco from Coit Tower
#### Coit Tower View
