Monthly Archives: October 2009

Legends vintage game: totally outstanding

This was a day I’ll never forget. Just an utterly amazing experience plus a TON of fun. What a fantastic bunch of people and an unbelievable show. Photos will be ready in about a week. In the meantime, thanks to Emily, here we are (left to right): Gaylord Perry, me, Rollie Fingers, and Bill Lee. Read more…

This Saturday, 10/17/09: The Legends of Baseball

Hello out there, baseball fans. This Saturday (October 17, 2009), at the San Jose Giants Stadium, there’s an awesome baseball event going on. If you know me, you’ve probably heard me talk about the men’s vintage baseball team (rules and equipment from 1886!) that I do photography for. They’re the Stogies of the California Vintage Read more…

Tibetan lessons begin

I had my first Tibetan lesson on Friday. I’m very excited about learning this language. I speak a tad of Spanish and French and seem to inexplicably understand some German, but I don’t *really* speak anything other than English. Theoretically, Tibetan is kind of ridiculous to learn…possibly even less useful than Finnish. But since I’m Read more…

Tibet photo album

I’ve gone through everything, finally, and have an album of photos from Tibet that I’m really happy with. I’ll probably monkey with one or two a little more, but basically I think I can put these photos to bed and focus on some newer ones! Here are a few that weren’t in the original “quick Read more…

What I’m reading: Striking Poses and Master’s Guide to Wedding Photography

I’ve just read two outstanding photography books. I’ve been going through the entire photography section at the library (and neighboring libraries) and looking through the sections in virtually every bookstore in my path, and I’ve only bought a very few books–just the ones that I think I’ll want to refer back to. Both of these Read more…