Finally!!

New pics of a recent wildfire here in Diamond Bar...

Time Flies

Wow...has it seriously been a month since my last update? /sigh, I used to be so good about it. Well, since no one is follwing this, I guess it really doesn't matter what I do. For for my millions of fans who have not committed to clicking the 'Follow This Blog' button, I assure you I will have something new up by the end of the weekend. Until then, go visit What the Duck for a little humor or Strobist and brush up on your off-camera flash work.

Field Trip to Joshua Tree

What an incredibale day! Not really much to say other than that. I am trying to put together one more trip before the weather starts getting a little too warm.

OC Register...Finally

...just too bad it took a tragedy to do it.

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/kotrys-dead-2348714

Fatal OIS in Garden Grove

46 year-old Jeffrey Kotrys, a resident of Garden Grove, was pronounced dead at 9:44pm at UCI Medical Center following an officer involved shooting, Friday, March 27th. At 8:56pm, the Garden Grove Police Department received a call regarding a violent male subject inside the residence on the 12000 block of Janet St in Garden Grove. Upon arrival, officers were confronted by a knife-wielding Mr. Kotrys, who has threatened violence in the past, which led to the officer involved shooting. The Orange County District Attorneys office responded to the scene to conduct an independent investigation into the officer involved shooting.

2 for 2

Although according to the caption, this photo appears to have been taken by my evil twin...he's always out there lurking...causing the mis-spelling and mispronunciation of my name...curse him. Tune in tomorrow after I have taken my meds.

So it's not the OC Register...

...but it's still kinda cool to see my name in print (especially on the FRONT PAGE). My new goal is to send them pictures every week until they offer me a staff position

Water Water Everywhere...

So my wife had just left to go pick our daughter up from preschool and I was just settling down for a quick nap when my cell phone starts ringing. I took a look at the caller id and it was my wife and when I answer the phone, I hear: "You gotta come down fast...the thing is on the ground that holds the water and the water is shooting EVERYWHERE!" From that code, I was able to decipher something about water, and the fact that it was everywhere, apparently.

Bakery Fire in Santa Ana

So I am on my way home from working on an assignment on Friday night when a few fire trucks go whizzing by me. Being the inqusitive type (and wanting to see more of my pics in the Register) I flip a u-turn, follow them, and found this cool little fire...

Pinhole Camera 2.0

Wow. So I was looking back on my days of high school photography class and out of a fit of nostalgia and a little bit of boredom I decided to make a pinhole camera. Not just any pinhole camera though, a digital pinhole camera. If we break it down, a camera is nothing more than a light-tight box, a shutter and a lens. So after drilling a hole in a spare body cap then taping a piece of cardboard over it, I pierced it with a pin. Fortunately, my wife sews and there are thousands of pins EVERYWHERE, sometimes even in my feet. Anyway, a few minutes later I was testing out my new Nikon D80 pinhole camera...

My Little Cowgirls

So it's 4:15 in the morning, and I hear what sounds like an explosion. The power goes out and then comes back on a few seconds later as I start to hear sirens. So I throw my clothes on, grab my camera and found this...

My daughter and I took advantage of the nice day today and had a little fun out in Irvine Park.

A little WoW humor

As you can see by her new mount, my daughter hit lvl 30 today

Channer Boy - My 120lb Lap Dog

Finally! My new website!

It's here at last. I had been so tired with the tedious updates through my old hosting provider, and have found my new home with ImageQuix. This is my new home on the web, so feel free to come visit often. I will also be updating my blog with a new photo hopefully everyday, so again, check back often