QUE BONITA DIA

After reading the "Tao of Pooh" one can't help but go outside and shoot pictures of flowers and birds. This of course, was before my morning cup of super strong cafe. When the coffee gets in my system it's all A.D.D. from there. No time to shoo pretty little flowers and Birdies. "Que Bonita Dia!" That is what I said to someone this morning.


What a beautiful day indeed. The humming birds were too fast from one angle to stop the wings so I shot from another. Only way to get it frozen was to shoot really high shutter which made the shot dark... DAMN YOU HUMMING BIRDS!! Always screwing my day up.. (coffee has since kicked in) To my family who reads my blog, To my friends who read my blog, To people I don't know who read my blog, and to the bill collector trying to figure out where I live reading my blog, HAVE A WONDER DAY!!!

Tica Mar !!!

This is Tinis. She is %100 Tica even with the blue eyes and blonde hair. Born in San Jose and put in Playa Guiones to try and keep me straight. She has helped in so many ways I wouldn't even know where to start. In the future I will try not to piss her off so bad as she is also %100 Latina. Cool thing about her is the fact that she has no clue how beautiful she is. I had to beg her to sit for 10mins before she ran upstairs and raided my chocolates. Pura Vida Muchacha!

Aug is a great time for a visit!!!

Lazy day here. Trying to figure out the best way to get some supplies. If anyone is down for a quick trip I can offer a free place to stay for the week/weekend. I simply need you to bring a few things for me.

My car is in the shop til the weekend due to me riding the hell out of the clutch but I can get ya from Liberia/San Jose anytime after that..


Think about it mom/dad/sis/bro/friends .. Help a brother out!!!

PUNKRAWKISBACK

A good deal of my life has been spent listening and playing music. While most people tend to cater towards one particular genre, I always tried to keep my mind open. It's safe to say I love all music but I have always had the best memories flashing back to Punk. Punk Rock was my teens and twenties. I played drums in a punk band for a couple of years. If i could have adapted to the life of late night in clubs and being drunk that would have been for me. Instead surfing, like always, won the contest.. Whatever,,, The reason I am saying this is because last night I sat down and had a glass of vino and youtubed a bunch of old punk bands I use to listen to. I stumbled upon these guys who are members of Lagwagon and MeFirstandtheGimmeGimmes. I was so sad to Learn the drummer took his life a couple of years back. He was one of my favorites.. Hats off to you guys!!! This is one of the songs that everyone listened to by nofx. BadAstronaut has redone it.

Surf is up !

When Playa Guiones is double overhead plus like it was yesterday
Pelada fires!!!! After shooting 1 hr in knee deep water I gave my tripod a break and went surfing!!!!

Jungle Path from projectgfs on Vimeo.

Not another one!!! Geez do I have to watch it graham?...

Typical day in Playa Guiones, Costa Rica from projectgfs on Vimeo.

Ok another really quick boring video to show what goes on daily here. Yesterday we had a cookout on the beach. Good surf and good food. The weather doesn't get any better nor do the sunsets. The parrot is from Coconut Harry's Surf shop. He is a mean little mofo..

meanwhile back in the States!

I recently got the news that my little cousin Nathan was getting engaged. This took the family by surprise because deep down we all thought he was sporting the rainbow boxers. Well a big "THANKS ASSHOLE" to you Nathan. Now I am the last single person in the family. I hope she knows what she is getting into.

The below image portrays the true Nay Nay we all have grown to know.

and here's a shot of him with the lucky gal!

Que Rica!!!






My bad!@#$ that was another moment of debauchery he had. here is the lucky gal!

Nite shooting Tip

I don't consider myself worthy of teaching photography but sometimes its' nice to help beginners out. I had problems learning how to shoot in the dark and after a few years of being drunk wondering around at night with my camera I feel as though I have somewhat progressed... (reading back on this sounds kinda creepy. I mean walking around drunk with a camera at night might not be advisable to some people)
Tuanis< style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Shot was taken with no light. 30 mins after the sun was completely down. In other words, it was dark as shit!!

It's easy here is how...

Tripod a must

Camera shutter 30seconds
Camera Aperture 3.5 or lowest
Camera ISO 400, higher is possible but you will get grain or forced to use noise reduction.


Timer used for final snap.

Post processing includes raised exposure, minor bakground dodging as well as normal unsharpmask sharpening. Pretty natural shot and due to the long shutter causes the silk effect of the water..

Hardest factor is using Manual Focus due to it being night. *Tip focus on distant house light and take it from there. It usually take 2 or 3 shots before getting what you are after.

July sunsets rule

I don't photo sunsets that much because I am always shooting other stuff but tnite my buddy James wanted to go shoot a spot in Pelada so I quickly agreed. Sunsets get boring to lots of photographers but to me i simply love the colors and surprises the darker it gets. The below image is James trying to find the right angle..... Gotcha Dood!!! You turned into my subject without even knowing.

P.S. The surf has been huge in Guiones


Blow hole in Pelada. Inches away from being a great shot but I cut the top of the splash off!
A little over exposed but kinda cool none-the-less.