Pacific Islander Festival 2008 - San Diego

We enjoy traveling south to San Diego to visit the family so we packed the car and drove south this past weekend. There was a Hawaiian Festival with dancing, music and shows themes from many of the Pacific islands, booths with many collectibles for sale, and when there is a festival, there is always food. We arrived at the PIFA celebration just after lunch and boy were we hungry. There was an assortment of flavors to choose from but we were all craving some "Red Rice". So we chose the Chomorro Grill food booth. It happens to be the most popular food at the event with the line extending for hundreds of feet. Here is the entire album for you to enjoy, Click Here.

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Brea Jazz Festival

Last night we joined in on the festivities at Downtown Brea for the Jazz Festival. We enjoyed the music of featured artist Reno Jones. These are some of my favorites. Here is the entire album for you to enjoy, Click Here.

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Maya and Aidens Birthday at Yorba Regional Park

Happy Birthday Maya and Aiden! Together they celebrated their birthdays at Yorba Regional Park. It was a nice day, weather was fantastic, perfect for a BBQ. Maya turned 5 and Aiden, 2. They celebrated with a Toy Story theme with everyone wearing Woody's hat to a Toy Story jumper. All the kids had a great time in the jumper, including myself. I experimented with taking photos of the kids jumping. This was not an easy task. Take a look for yourself at the entire album, Click Here.

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Celebrating Kaliya’s 5th Birthday

Happy 5th Birthday Kaliya! We were invited to Kaliya's birthday party today at their "Chic" home nestled below the Chino Hills Mountains. We enjoyed cake and watched her blow the candles out. There was plenty of food provided by Corita's Tacos. Their tacos are the best! Made fresh right in front of you. I had the opportunity to take photos of the festivities and practice in low light situations. These are some of my favorites. Here is the entire album for you to enjoy, Click Here.

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So Jaylen wants to be the Next Chris Brown-Kanye West

It's that point in a child's adolescence to experiment new things to find out what they will enjoy most. With favorite artist like Chris Brown, Kanye West, and John Legend, he decided he wants to learn how to play an instrument. For the last couple of months or so, he has been raving about getting a Ukulele or a guitar since hanging out and watching my little brothers performances on You Tube. This weekend in San Diego he had the chance to play. l also had the opportunity to practice my photography in low light situations with my wonderful lens. To view the entire album, Click Here.

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Playing at the Playground Part II

Today we went to another park to take some photos of Nolan for his portfolio and Test out me new lens. This time we were successful with better images. Nolan had a blast going up and down the slide. As for me, I was tired. We had a great time spending some time together. What a way to relax and enjoy. To view the entire album, Click Here.

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Playing at the Playground

Earlier today I was in the mood to shoot some portraits of my son, so we went to the park overlooking the city just before sunset. He had a blast running around trying to hide from me behind the bush, under the picnic table and in a hole. With my camera set with custom Function 4:3 and AI Servo, I was able to get great action shots. To view the entire album, Click Here.

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Baby Shower for Fran

I had another chance today to test out my new lens for Fran's baby shower. Friends and family joined new parents to be, Fran and Mark, for a welcoming event at their beautiful home. Congratulations to the both of you. To view the entire album, Click Here.

I Got My New Lens…Finally!

I have been drooling over this lens for quite some time and finally saved enough money to fund my hobby. Canon makes the 24-70mm f/2.8L lens I just had to have. So I picked up the lens last week and have been shooting away like mad. Here are some photos I took for a birthday at Chuck E Cheese for my friends daughter Jaylene. Happy Birthday!!!For the full album Click Here.