Zorro Again

Zorro Again
Originally uploaded by Anthony L. Solis.

I'm wearing the same costume I did last year, but I wanted to post a better picture than I did 12 months ago.
Happy Halloween everyone.

Photog in Action

Photog in Action
Originally uploaded by Anthony L. Solis.

Sentinel photographer Shmuel Thaler in action during the Sentinel Triathlon. I'm pretty envious of that lens.

Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights
Originally uploaded by Anthony L. Solis.

I decided to take some "arty" shots at the Santa Cruz vs. Aptos football game. I did this mainly because my long lens is pretty bad, so I just used my 50mm 1.4 and did what I could.

I know I haven't posted any photos in a while, but more will be coming soon. Next week I will be allowed to post my Peter Mel shots for Santa Cruz Magazine. I'm also going to Icer Air at AT&T Park in San Francisco next weekend and I want to take some shots down in Moss Landing soon (Shelby, wanna come?).

Triathlete

Triathlete
Originally uploaded by Anthony L. Solis.

A triathlon racer runs to the bike transition area after completing a 1-mile swim around the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf during the 25th annual Sentinel Triathlon.

Making me feel better

Family with dog at Twin Lakes Beach
Originally uploaded by Anthony L. Solis.

So, tomorrow is the annual Night Lights for Peace here in Santa Cruz where an artist has decided to light up the coast with spotlights from the Mark Abbott Memorial Lighthouse to the Walton Lighthouse. Last year I shot some pretty cool photos and I've been looking forward to shooting it again this year for a few months now. However, since we've had layoffs at the newspaper, we are so short staffed that there is no such thing as a regular schedule anymore. I found out today that tomorrow I'm supposed to work a night shift.

Ugh.

So after work today, I grabbed my camera and headed out to Twin Lakes Beach on the East side of the harbor to shoot the two lighthouses that will be lit tomorrow. Most of the shots were pretty flat as the sun was darting in and out of clouds, but I managed to grab a few that were at least salvageable.

This shot was exposed the best I could while shooting into the sun. My overall contrast was down and I had very little information in the midtone area. A lot of that had to do with the amount of moisture in the air (it's supposed to rain tomorrow night so at least I won't get wet).

I'm feeling a little better now, but I'm still going to miss shooting the Night Lights (sorry Kirby, I really wanted to be out there). Maybe I'll drag my equipment to the roof of the building and see what I get from there. Next month we'll be leaving our cushy downtown building anyway, so this may be my last chance to shoot from up there.

Do me a favor and get off the net and go buy a newspaper, I've got a wedding to pay for.