Ryan's Favorite Bear

My nephew Ryan wanted me to put his favorite bear on my blog.  He named it "Honey Bear".  It is sitting on his favorite blanket.

He has had this bear ever since he was born.  In fact, my sister got it for free from Target before he was born... so actually, this bear is older than he is!

Robot

My nephew got this cool robot!  It fires projectiles, walks, talks, plays music... it even does the moon walk!  Kids got great toys these days!

Ocean Beach - San Francisco - Revisited

A trip to San Francisco wouldn't be complete without visiting Ocean Beach!

Final Fishing Trip For 2017

I did a lot of fishing this season for salmon, but the fish did not cooperate at all. Not even a single bite or bump of my line. It has been a very tough season this year and it just seems that every year for the past three years has been more difficult than the last. Even so, I still enjoy being out there trying. I get to see stars before the dawn over the water. I get to see the sunrise. I don't get that privilege hanging around at home. So here's the sunrise from my final fishing trip of the season taken on 9-20-17. It was nice of the angler in the boat to be in my shot as well.

The image was taken with my small Lumix DMC-LX5 camera. It's a four thirds sensor and I shot the image in manual settings. While it's a "point and shoot" camera, it has basic manual controls. There's no way an iPhone would have been able to shoot an image like this.

You don't always need a top of the line camera to get a shot if you know the basics. This camera cost about $250 many years ago. It has limitations, but you can overcome that if you have the knowledge of how to use a camera.

And yes, it was dark out there when this image was taken!

We Will Never Forget 9-11-2001

Business Card From The San Diego District Attorneys Office

Found an old business card of mine when I worked at the San Diego District Attorney's Office!

Born To Fish

Not exactly true since I love my job teaching photography, but I found this sign up in Wisconsin. No, I didn't buy it as it isn't exactly true for me, but I decided to take a photo of it instead.