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After lots of go, go, go, it's time…

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The Police Station at Dangriga But not completely. I'm on vacation mainly but am also keeping busy with stock photography (as in my last blog). But more about the vacation. Today for instance, I spent much of the day trekking in the jungle. The heat I endured and the sweat that poured out of me was well compensated for with the many wonderful things I saw. A huge hairy tarantula the size of a fist, myriads of butterflies that seemed almost tamed, reptiles, birds, enormous and magnificent spiders, amazing trees, plants, the list could fill this page.  And then there are the long lazy tropical days by the beach, while at other times, fierce but refreshing thunder and lightning storms. During some of the rainstorms, the concept of drought anywhere on this planet is severely challenged. There is no real timetable that I'm living to at the moment except for spectacular sunrises and sunsets. But time is moving along regardless and a few more days from now I will b

Sun, Sea, Sand,

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I'm in Belize presently taking a break but also stocking up on my stock photography. The rainy season has just begun so there is an amazing array of natural lighting conditions to shoot with. Right now as I'm writing, the sky is a perfect caribbean blue while the golden rays of the sun shimmer on an almost perfectly still blue sea. It looks very much like the perfect tropical paradise seen in movies, travel documentaries, and on postcards. As I look out to sea from our deck, and look just past one of our coconut trees, the picture is completed as Antonella swims by the beach with a li-lo in tow. My polarizing filters are spending a great deal of time attached to my lenses to capture the amazing colors of nature here. And as mentioned earlier, the dramatic changes in light. Tropical idyll to dark and dramatic skies that suddenly release streaming downpours. These in turn suddenly stop and everything dries up once again looking as if it hadn't just rained. 

Pop the question,

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A company named Proposal Perfect hired me to cover a proposal (well what else?, I hear you say) for one of their clients. The girlfriend had no idea it was going to happen on this day so the brief to me was to cover the whole event as best possible without giving the surprise away. The location was Hawk Hil l from where you have amazing views over the San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge. It's a popular spot with sightseers and photographers so I wouldn't stand out holding a camera up there. I included a long zoom lens in my kit for the day so I was able to spot and isolate the couple from the time they arrived in the area. It was beautiful day and Alyssa, from Proposal Perfect, had a surprise picnic set up on a quiet spot high up on the hill with a hamper, balloons, and champagne! As the couple moved passed me and on to the picnic spot, I followed them over the hill and blended in with the surroundings as much as I could. The girlfriend seemed surprised

When you've just a little time and so much to do,

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Shy Sayar at Yoga One in Petaluma, CA. April was another really busy month I'm happy to report. It seems to have just whizzed by leaving a blur of memories but a mountain of photographic proof that it did happen. Included in the assignments I completed in April was a great day at the opening of Yoga One in Petaluma. Here I captured Classical Yoga, Pilates, Belly Dancing, Salsa, Capoeira, and Reflexology! The work I've been doing with the sororities and fraternities continued and I shot around 500 individuals. The only real downer was that an individual in one of the frat houses I was working at, demonstrated his questionable sense of decency by disposing of his chewing gum and attaching it to the underside of the seat of my posing stool. It was easy to notice as I cleared my gear away because my fingers stuck to the still soft nastiness as I lifted the stool out of my car! As well as adults I had some younger clients too and did a really fun photo set with this grea