Battle L.A. and SC2

You know you've been playing too much SC2 when all you can think about during Battle L.A. is:
1) Fucking a, not Void Rays again
2) Marines, they're soooo overpowered
3) Proxy buildings are only good as long as they're hidden
4) Next time, remember to expand

And oh, best line in the movie: "I'm a veterinarian"

Susu Pampanin & Troupe Joweh R. A. W.

Some photos from the 2010 SF World Percussion Festival from October. And yes, I just got to these. Props to Brandon and Adrian for taking some of these.
The performance: Susu Pampanin & Troupe Joweh R. A. W.
Some favs:























More here: Flickr

Platzspitz and reflections

(That building is actually a bathroom)

Some history for the folks who are interested. Platzspitz used be called "Needle Park" back in the day because that's where people came to buy/sell drugs because of Zurich's lax drug laws. They fixed up the park now and it's a great walk from my hotel to the office.

God rays over Zurich

Zurich at night

This is the view from my window for the next 9 days. Hell yes.

Windows + Reflections FTW

Love this shot.

Livermore in HDR - Tire edition

There were some huge tires on the grass and they made a lovely foreground element. I wish I had some better leading lines into the background though.

Livermore in HDR

We went to Livermore one day and saw some awesome clouds and had to get some pictures.

Forbidden City - Door 3

Another door.

Forbidden city - Random building

Does this look like a miniature building?

Forbidden city - Wall

One of my favorite shots. I love the color, tone, and the simple, but detailed wall.

Forbidden City - Ceiling

Another ceiling shot. Look at the crazy detail.

Forbidden City - Door 2

I like the light pattens on this building.

Chinese text at Forbidden City

I have no clue what it says "8 ... 9 something" but I just liked the lighting.

Forbidden City - Door 1

Sunrise over the Golden Gate

I was invited to take some sunrise pictures with a friend of a friend at the Marin Headlands. I've never actually been there before even though I've passed it a bunch of times. It has a breathtaking view of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge and it was even more awesome right before sunrise. Drop by and watch a sunrise or sunset if you're ever in the neighborhood.

Some photos:






A couple more photos here.

Formal dinner with Diego

My friend Diego is leaving for the Army Reserves in January and seeing that he'll be eating crappy food for a while, we took him out to a nice steakhouse. The catch? He had to suit up. Some of my fav shots:






Me and Diego


We'll miss you buddy.

The rest of the shots here.

Thanksgiving in Milwaukee

I went to the gf's for Thanksgiving again this year and like always, it was awesome. We had tons and tons of food (a 24 lb turkey and much much more) and ate the leftovers all the way until Sunday.

We also went to the Milwaukee Art Museum, which is one of the coolest museums I've ever been to. The architecture is amazing and practically every picture you take of it turns out awesome. They also had a pretty sweet post-modern European design exhibit which was pretty sweet as well.

Here are some shots from break:


Setting the table.




Look at all that food!




I love how the light just falls on the Japanese flower lantern.






Look at the ceiling!


The gf! *kisses*


Conan O'Brien is at the museum!


I like the lighting here.



Lots more pictures here.

Flowers at Longwood Gardens

I went to Longwood Gardens on Labor Day Weekend and had a blast. I always love that place. The flowers are beautiful and I could just spend hours photographing them. I also got to try out the cheapo macro filters I got my mom from Amazon. It's actually pretty good! Here are some of my favs.


Don't they look like little Popsicle sticks?


I like these because they look like Christmas Ornaments.


The one reminds me of a flower I saw on the Flickr homepage.


I love how this one turned out. It's a ball of prettiness.


Lonely lily in the pond. This one was photoshopped quite a bit to remove the sign in the background.


Orchid from the side. I love how the background is black, makes me want to buy an orchid and have a photo-session one weekend.

And obviously, my favorite flower:


A couple more here. Stay tuned for the fireworks! They're amazing!