Half Moon Bay
Chris and I didn’t have anything planned this Memorial Day so we decided to drive down PCH to check out Half Moon Bay. I heard it was beautiful and has amazing seafood, not to mention its only 40 minutes away.
We happened upon a small antique shop downtown, not really much there to photograph but this caught my eye.

so graceful thou art, Kermit.
I like how this sign looks like it’s been there forever, but you can still see the marks from the suction cupped sign that was there previously. I tried to give it a retro feel but then I realized there’s a 2006 Honda Civic in the background. FAIL

This is completely random but I saw Mike Chon’s twin fishing in Half Moon Bay.

Fake Chonner

Real Chonner
The resemblance is uncanny. They even have the same jacket.
Ok, probably won’t be happy about me posting this close up. I think its cute, maybe a little bloated from a salty dinner the night before but still cute.

Happy Wife
That’s all for now, we’re heading to NYC this weekend so hopefully I’ll get a chance to snap some post-worthy pics!
CAS
Our buddy Mijin was in town this past weekend paying us a visit from the Chi. On Saturday we went to check out the California Academy of Sciences to try and culture ourselves (and test out my new Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 IS lens).

Upside down Jellyfish
It was a tough trying to take sharp pics indoors without a flash. Luckily my new lens performed well in low light. The f/2.8 is worth the extra cost and the image stabilization really made a difference especially since all of my pics were hand held.

Chocolate chip starfish
Only 2 posts and I’ve already posted pics of 2 starfish.

Spiny tailed lizard
What a photogenic lizard.

My wife
My wife, the model.

Hut Building
Some people in front of the CAS were building huts out of these sticks that were covering the front lawn.

Excellent hut
These people even built a door for their hut…losers.

hut FAIL
Chris tried copying them and well, she FAILED

hut base FAIL
Irwin and Mijin tried using Chris as a base to build their hut around but that didn’t work either.

Ladies
That’s it for today.
So I’ve decided to take Irwin’s advice and create a wordpress account to start blogging about my new hobby. Facebook isn’t always to best outlet for pictures so I figured this would be a great way for people to see my pictures and my progress as I gain more experience behind the camera.
A few weeks ago Chris and I went to check out San Francisco’s Presidio because I figured that it would be a great place to practice with my new camera.

Golden Gate Bridge
Sure the Golden Gate bridge is the most cliche picture you can take in the city but why not?

My wife, the model
These were taken with my 18-55mm kit lens. As you can tell the DOF isn’t the greatest considering these were taken wide open but I think the pics still came out alright.

Starfish
While we were walking around the presidio we walked onto a pier where some people were fishing. A gentleman who was crabbing happened to pull in this starfish right as we walked by so I snapped a picture.

Mist
As we were walking back to shore on the pier I saw this and knew it would make a great pic.
I know I’m new at this and I’m probably breaking every rule to post processing but thats the point of this blog, to see my progression as an amateur photographer. Thats it for now, any feedback would be appreciated.
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