us open of surfing

US open of surfing. Huntington Beach, Ca

telegraph cove whale watching

Ok so supposedly Telegraph Cove has the best whale watching in the world according to National Geographic. From what I saw I though that echo adventures was a million times better. Telegraph Cove is exeptional though we stayed there for 2 days and did 3 whale watching trips. We got special treatment becuase of our photography skills. But when we went it was not the right time, all the whales were somewere else it wasent the right season. Telegraph Cove is absolutly stunning in many ways. Just wasent great timing for whale watching. On the first two pictures, if you look closley you can see one of the whales going for a bird. with it's mouth wide open. And then you look at the one below it. and you can see the bird getting away. Look closley for that. Because that is an extremely rare sighting. Because whales don't eat birds, They just eat small fish.

telegraph cove

Telegraph cove located approximately 125 km northwest of Campbell River, is a community of about 20 on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The community grew out of a one-room station at the northern terminus of the Campbell River telegraph line. Next to the arts and crafts gallery stands the home of community pioneer Fred Wastell, whose father purchased most of the land around the cove. Together with Japanese investors, he established a chum salmon saltery and a small sawmill. telegraph cove was also an old fishing town with those fishers from like the deadliest catch on the discovery channel but now all the houses that fisherman lived in are rerenovated to be cabins to stay in. so got the nicest cabin and it was absolutely beautiful.

road trip

roadtrip up to Telegraph cove.

cowicham bay!! echo adventures

Whale watching cruise number 1. So my friend Matt and his dad went to Echo Adventures. The weather was absolutly horific. It was pouring ran. and freezing cold not a very fun enviroment to go play outside in. but I think it's the best enviroment for whale watching. Simone our captain said that we saw 40-50 diffrent whales. All killer whales. And with the rain the pictures came out so dramatic.. wish I had used more profesional glass, to get a clearer image

random shoots

Found an old harbour. Shot it with the technique of HDR.

Englishman river

Wow englishman river is probably the most beautiful place I have ever been. My photos coulden't even capture it's beauty. I tried though. Englishman river is special, Becuase it has over 40 waterfalls and the river spreads more then 40 kilometers long. It's absolutly breathtaking.

NANOOSE BAY POINT

Nanoose Bay Point at dusk. The orange in the second photo indicates a fire.

French creek

My friend Matt and I. (Matt in an amazing photographer check out his site http://www.flickr.com/photos/mfrphotography/) Went to French creek in Vancouver Island, Canada. But we didn't just go there to shoot. We tried a new technique called HDR. HDR is an amazing technique, this is how it works. You shoot five of the exact same photos. They cant move or it wont work. (So you defiantly need a tripod.) You have to shoot in manual mode also. So you shoot 5 images one -2 then-1 then 0 then +1 then +2. merge them together and you get what you see above.

My trip to canada

Wow my trip to Canada was amazing. After I got into Canada. Before eh wasen't so great but it's alright. When I arrived in Canada I took a cab to the sea plane terminal. (baxter air) They where so nice over there. (Although they did loose my tripod) They let me get on an earilier flight, so I didn't have to wait. And that early flight, I happen to be the only passanger. The pilot was the coolest guy I have ever met. He let me fly the plane. By myself, I was so nervous I didnt know what to do. I just held my hands there. Then he started moving my hands to show me the ropes a little. It was so fun. He would go super high and then fall down dramatically. We would get so much G force. Well it was the most amazing experiance. By the way everyone here in canada is really chill and relaxed. Its awsome here..

pole

funnest day

Alright so my moms boyfriend Mike ( the nicest guy) rented a boat for my mom and my girlfriend and I. It was so fun we rented it in Marina Del Ray and drove the boat all the way too Santa Monica. On the way we found a bouwe with a couple sea lions on it. That is what you see above. I strongly suggest doing this if you ever in the area.

crazy effect

Effect used to portray intrest. In a normally boring photo.

graff!

Getting down and dirty. Major part of a photographers life!!!

lighthouse

Photo taken, While driving around Thousand oaks, Ca Its a lighthouse found in the middle of a horse track.

malibu!

malibu at dusk is the prettiest place on earth.. enough said

the photo of the pier was taken with a harvest moon at 11pm with a 10 to 15 second exposure.

the other photo was taken of the beach at dusk.