This is a continuation of last week's Thirsty Thursday. Massey enjoyed the 8 mile hike but was always looking away from me (at least mostly) so I didn't get to many shots of her running at me or the smile she had on her face (I assure you that she was smiling the entire hike). I did get a shot of her running to see her best friend with her "Big Paws" :-) .
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Thirsty Thursday: Wildflower Season
Rambler: Terry
Drink in Hand: 2011 Wente Riva Ranch Chardonnay
It's been a crazy busy couple of weeks. I think that Beth and I have worked more in the last couple of weeks than we have all year. Perhaps it's because we're both trying to change our organizations. I think we are both making progress, but change is slow. Always was, always will be. That's probably a good thing. Sometime through the mix of staring at computer screens, editing pages, and creating content we found time to get out for an 8 mile hike. It was refreshing to get away from it all and watch Massey do her thing. It's also the start of wildflower season! Yay! The hills are so gorgeous and now covered with lupines. Last weekend when we went on the hike, little yellow flowers were everywhere. I've heard it may rain this weekend, but hopefully we (and you) can get out there and take some more photographs or just enjoy the outdoors!
Two Word Tuesday: Green Butterfly
Massey Monday: Top of the World
Thirsty Thursday: Mt Whitney Trail
Rambler: Beth
Drink at Hand: Bogle Vineyards 2010 Old Vine Zinfandel (thanks Kelly!)
Hey friends, Thirsty Thursday is here again! Time to pour something yummy and make those weekend plans. Here at Welliver Photography we're already planning our summer weekend adventures, and we're hoping that we win a lottery slot for an assault on Mt Whitney for one of those weekends.
For those who might not know, Mt Whitney is the highest point in the continental US. We summited the highest point in Japan three times in three years when we lived there, so the fact that we live mere hours from the highest (and easily hikeable) peak in the lower 48 and haven't climbed it yet is a little embarrassing. So when we were in Lone Pine over Thanksgiving, we did a little piece of the Mt Whitney Trail up to Lone Pine Lake.
I had such a great time on our Thanksgiving hikes. Hopefully we'll get to do the full Mt Whitney trail this summer! Massey is pouting because she won't get to go, but we'l make it up to her. In the meantime we'll be getting out for some training hikes and trail runs on the weekends. Get out there and find your own fun trails!
Two Word Tuesday: Curved Ocean
Massey Monday: Poppies, Puppy, Pacific
I suppose she's not really a puppy anymore, but dog ruined my alliteration scheme.
Thirsty Thursday: Crabbies!
Rambler: Beth
Drink at Hand: 2007 Scheid Reserve Chardonnay
Hi Welliver Photography friends...its Thirsty Thursday. Time to pour something yummy and make those weekend plans. I've been slacking a bit on my blog duties around here lately (stooopid MBA), so this post is a little late, but I figure better late than never.
My favorite season of the year is crab season. Without a doubt. We are quite spoiled to live right next to the dungeness crabbing grounds, so fresh dungeness goodness is pretty easy to come by from roughly November through January each year. At least a couple times during the season I convince Terry, who usually doesn't complain, that we need a crab for dinner. Since boiling crab is pretty easy for his culinary abilities, I usually can scam a bacon-wrapped scallop or some sort of prawny treat out of him, too. We don't have all the fancy crab tools, but spreading newspaper on the counter and gently whacking the crabbies with a rolling pin usually works just fine.
Luckily my Lousyana gumbo pot works perfect for boiling crabs.
Key appetizer before crabs...bacon wrapped scallops with rosemary skewers.
Ancient Peaks Blanco pairs nicely.
Ready for whacking.
Unfortunately fresh crab season is over now, so no more fresh-off-the-crab-boat goodness until next fall. I already can't wait!
Two Word Tuesday: Rocky Trail
Massey Monday: Smiles
Yep, Massey smiles when she's out exploring. She seems to smile even bigger when she gets to explore a new trail.
Thirsty Thursday: Views from Fort Ord
Rambler: Terry
Drink in Hand: Ventana Monterey Red Wine (Table)
Not a bad week. Fairly productive at work (still a few too many meetings, but it's been worse). The photographying was a bit sparse again and so was the editing. I think tonight, I'll just put on a little Friends and just relax. Perhaps I'll edit some more Thailand photos.
A few words about tonight's post. Most of the time, when we're at Fort Ord, we're either running without a camera trying keep up with the Massey or we have a camera and we're taking pictures of her. So, here's some of the views we get to see while doing both of those...at least when it's nice outside.
Two Word Tuesday: Portland Cityscape
Massey Monday: Another Ord Run
Another Monday, another Massey run at Ft. Ord. Just an out and back near Anza. Again, there wasn't much time for a full run. Instead it was just me with the camera and the Mas chasing the birds! Good times!
Thirsty Thursday: Thailand
Rambler: Terry
Drink in Hand: Ventana Monterey Red Wine #tablewine #welliverfamilystaple
So, I think the last time I wrote a Thirsty Thursday I mentioned that the photographing adventures so far this year have been few and far between. Unfortunately, I wasn't lying. Other than getting out and photographing that damn cute puppy dog (a.k.a., the Mas; a.k.a., MFT; a.k.a., Massadishalicious; or just plain Massey) for a Massey Monday post, we just haven't found the time to get out and shoot #lazy #justtoobusy. Fortunately, we have an extensive library of past photographs that we somehow never managed to find time to edit or post #realphotographerproblems. In fact, we have a thousand or so we took when we were in Thailand in 2006 (wow, that's 7 years ago) #alongtimeago #yesicansometimesdobasicmathematics. So, I've been slowly trimming the number of "keeper" photographs and slimming the master library down a bit.
The shots for today are all in Bangkok and all taken with an EOS300D #yepthefirstone. Now, I must admit that my "eye" for the shot was definitely not that refined as it is now (although it still needs mucho more work), but I think some of the shots in today's post are okay. I can't say that I'd want to print them out poster size...I'm not even sure if the resolution is high enough to do that. No matter though, enjoy the shots from archive.
I think what struck me about the temples and palaces in Thailand were the intricate details of the rooftops. The rooftops were so grandiose. Then, there was the old versus the new. Temples and palaces scattered around with modern day high-rises. I remember finding it hard to shoot many of the places we visited because we were there during the middle of the day with the harsh light (not much craft back then) or there were just too many people in and around the temples. Funny, most of the pictures I kept don't have people in them. I must have been trying hard to cut them out (and no there is no photoshopping of people out of these pictures #nothistimeatleast)! The last thing I'd mention about these photos is that I'm a much more refined editor now than I used to be. Being skilled in Aperture gives the pictures more life I think. They're not quite as flat as they used to be...well, at least I think so.
Happy Thirsty Thursday....Cheers!
Two Word Tuesday: Golden Walk
Massey Monday: Nap Like You Mean It
Thirsty Thursday: On the Coast
Rambler: Terry
Drink in Hand: 2008 Cobblestone Chardonna
So, it's been another long week. Actually, to be honest, it's been a long couple of weeks. I don't know what it is lately but it's been rough. I'm not sure why but it has. I'm sure it's been just me. I hope everyone else has had a good couple of weeks. The highlight of last week was our short little trip down the Big Sur coastline. I think we may need to do this more often as neither of us has taken very many photographs this year. 2013 is currently making itself out to be one our thinnest years as far as photography is concerned. Perhaps that's okay. Maybe we'll finally be able to sift through our early photography years (a.k.a., 2004-07ish).
We should probably try and get out a bit more...at least as far as shooting is concerned. There was something about being behind the lens again trying to capture the moment. Trying to create a feeling. I'm sure things will pick up as winter turns to spring and we get into the swing of things this year. Until then though, you may be seeing some old photos of ours for Thirsty Thursdays. Here's too looking forward to the end of the week and the start of a couple days of break. Perhaps raise your glass to taking a few more photographs. Cheers!
Two Word Tuesday: Beth's Arch
Massey Monday: Just a Short Run
Most times we (sometimes this is me and Massey or me, the Mas, and Beth) go for fairly long runs...somewhere in the neighborhood of 5-miles-ish. But, not this time. Massey and I had no time for a standard run. Instead, I somehow found time to sneak away from work with some sunlight left. Beth had left her in the backyard for the afternoon and I rushed home, came in through the front door, grabbed a camera, and the Mas. Off to the Fort Ord trails. She knew that time was fleeting and "awwowoww'd" the entire 5 minute drive to the trailhead. Once there, off she went. I think we only went (I walked, she sprinted) about a mile or so up the trail (about 20 min). These are all the shots from the short hike. Who could not go out with the Mas and just be happy. I think she's smiling in every shot!
Oh, and PS, the text somewhere in the middle from Beth claiming I stole her dog and that I "owe her a dog" are completely false.
Thirsty Thursday: Different Views
Rambler: Terry
Drink in Hand: Ventana Red Table Wine (for the price...awesome)
What is a photographer (wow, I just referred to myself as a photographer...that just seems weird) to do when he's forgotten his tripod (or doesn't have a functioning one)? Fortunately, this happens to me quite often (I think I'm lazy). Regardless, I always seem to find a secure (or quasi-secure) place to set a camera...say, like on a rock in the middle of water. Beth, please ignore that last sentence, I always take care on where the I put the camera...wink, wink. Okay, that was a complete lie, but I do try, I really do. The three shots in this post are of the same small waterfall in the Hoover Wilderness. Nothing special, nothing fancy. Just me setting a camera on a rock in the middle of the water (photograph 2 and 3) or precariously on top of a larger rock (photograph 1) trying to find that perfect shot. Either way, I think they turned out. So, what should you be doing on this three-day weekend? Well, you should be forgetting your tripod and finding a quasi-precarious place to set your camera to capture a serene moment.