Downtown Pismo Beach

Last week, I set out on a new adventure. One that brought me to new lands. Some I had been to previously, and others I could have only dreamed of visiting. Lands so vast and full, that all you can do is invibe the creations from the cask of a cellar. Lands so vast, you would think the smell of Chino, CA somehow managed to follow you there.

In between visiting these new lands of hills and bridges, some with gates of gold, I was working on a new project that I have been pondering for ages. Unfortunately, I am literally months away from seeing any outcome or end in sight, I will leave you with shots of wonder and glory from the streets of Pismo Beach. Where clams go to commit self genocide by raking

In the near future, I shall divulge more images from this most recent journey. Coming up next time, a stop at a brewery in Buelton, CA, Figueroa Mountain Brewery.

Downtown Riverside

I've been considering a drive up here for quite awhile now, and I found the opportunity to shoot some pictures when one of my good friends celebrated her birthday over at the Salted Pig. Afterwards, I thought I would take a nice little walk around City Hall and the courthouse to see what kind of pictures I could get. I don't normally shoot at night, so This was a big challenge.

The only real issues I seemed to have on this shoot was the white balance issue. If I left my camera on Auto or nightime/candle mode, every spot that had a light of some sort gave me a rediculous orange glow. So I switched to a colder mode and thats why everything is either bluish or greenish yellow. The other issue was a focusing issue. I had to manually focus for most of the shots. But it wasn't too hard, even though the eye I use for shooting is my bum eye.

Riverside really has been one of the better downtowns that Ive traveled to this year. It might be because UCR is right across the freeway. It might also be because there isn't a damn thing to do in the Inland Empire. Whichever, it was a nice nice place to look at. And go eat at the Salted Pig. They had a bad ass hamburger with a fried egg on top, with a yolk in it too!!