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Welcome to 52Photos, a year in images 2011. 52Photos started in January of 2010 as an effort to capture 2010, one week at a time, through the eye of a camera lens. I've enjoyed the process immensely, and have been thankful for all the amazing feedback I've gotten as a response to my images, stories, and thoughts throughout the year. I'll be continuing with the blog through 2011 with a slightly new look, but still providing 52 images and some thoughts to go along with them. Technical to abstract, social commentary and just plain fun, you'll find a mix of topics, variety of images, and hopefully, something you will enjoy following along. I've had a number of people ask "where can I buy a print??". The answer is an easy one... select images are available by clicking here. Of course you can just send me a message too, I'd love to hear from ya!

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Monday, September 13, 2010

Only in Santa Cruz...

Week 35


Only in Santa Cruz...
September 3, 2010

Ok, so you might see this somewhere else. Maybe. But here in the Bay Area, your best shot is to head down to the Santa Cruz Boarkwalk. On a shooting trip last week, I intended to get some interesting shots of the rides, colors, and fair-like feel of this California landmark, and was able to capture what I set out to.  After spending time taking in the sights and sounds of the Boardwalk, my shooting companion and I headed up north of the boardwalk proper. It was here we met a new friend (we'll call him "George" for the purposes of this blog. Rightfully, I have no idea what his name is... though I promised him 10% if I made a million dollars from this photo, so someone out there hold me to it should that come about.)

George clearly liked to have fun. His kind of fun was hiding in a garbage receptacle and reaching out to startle passerbys by exclaiming "give me all your money!". His buddies were just around the corner, and got just as much a kick out of this as George did. Keep in mind, this is in broad daylight along the main walkway, and it would be tough to see how anyone would take him seriously. While I didn't give him all my money, I did offer up a little bit as a thanks for letting me take a few shots... and truthfully, for his originality :).


image taken with Canon 5D MII, 24-105 4L lens, 1/100 @ f6.3, ISO 400
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3 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 16, 2010 at 12:04 AM

    yo yo whats up this is malaka....call me lets have another shoot 408 393 6211 talk to you soon

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  2. UnknownSeptember 23, 2010 at 4:27 PM

    OMG - i saw someone doing the same thing at the Pier39 up in SF - he was scaring tourists trying to throw trash! haha - he has a cousin in santa cruz now!

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  3. dgSeptember 23, 2010 at 5:03 PM

    ha! it's a bay-area conspiracy! :)

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