Boston Day 4
Comments(1)For my last day in Boston I went to the MIT Museum, Fanuelli Hall and walked the rest of the Freedom Trail:
At the MIT Museum:
Chinatown in Boston:
Massachusetts State House:
Old State House:
Inside Fanuellli Hall:
Holocaust Memorial:
On the way back to LA:
Over some city..
Here is the set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lastminuteracer/sets/72157620630564905/
Boston Day 3
Leave a CommentTrip around the Freedom Trail in Boston
Fanuelli Hall
Paul Revere House:
Old North Church where they held the lanterns up, 1 if by land.. 2 if by sea:
Downtown Boston Skyline in the bay..
Here is the set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lastminuteracer/sets/72157620614026147/
Boston Day 2
Leave a CommentHere are the photos from the 2nd day in Boston. Went out to the New England Aquarium, Fenway Park and Harvard.
First stop .. New England Aqaurium
Jellyfish are always fun to photograph:
Fenway Park:
All the Boston Red Sox retired numbers:
Not quite baseball season yet so the field is still covered:
The famous red seat where Ted Williams hit the ball:
Harvard
Here is the set for the photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lastminuteracer/sets/72157620611431807/
Boston Day 1
Back in March I went to Boston for the first time. It was during Saint Patrick’s day so, definitely a good time to visit. However it was still winter out there and freezing cold.. next time I want to go during the spring time. I finally have time to get to and post these photos, so here are photos from that vacation:
7am flight.. watching the sun rise at LAX aboard Virgin America:
Flying over Southern California:
Somewhere in the middle of the country:
About half way there according to the map:
Finally in Boston..
Boston Commons, the oldest public park. They fill this pond during the spring:
The original Cheers that the show is based off of:
Yep.. it was cold:
Boston Common at night:
Massachusetts State House:
In the Subway:
Here is the set for that day: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lastminuteracer/sets/72157620750567652/
Cabo Wedding
Destination weddings are always a fun trip. This is part one of a multi part series on Brian and Lelsey Halili’s wedding.
Wedding Date: 6/14/2009
Location: Cabo Azul Resort in Los Cabos Mexico
.. and here we go..
The day started off at about 1:30 PM in the Villa 1405 one of the biggest suites that they have at Cabo Azul
The groom Brian get’s ready for the big day..
It’s 6-14-09 almost time for the wedding to start:
Time to wait..
Check out the groomsmen gifts, each one had their name and the wedding date on it:
Still waiting..
Groomsmen getting their “MVP” papers ready..
The bride, Lesley, waiting outside for their first meeting:
One of my favorite photos:
Their first meeting, before the wedding. It’s ok for all you superstitious people out there, they’re practically married already.
Groomsmen getting ready for the big game.. Lamar Odom style:
Oops..
The aftermath..
Let the wedding begin.. Ohio!
The groom watching the bride walk down the aisle, nobody every takes this photo..
Shot from across the buildings…
Another one of my favorites:
Off to the reception we go:
Time for the money dance..
The bouquet toss..
And the panic ensues..
Yeah that was pretty fun..
Garter toss
Good job Monty..
Says it all..
The next part of this series will include other out takes from the wedding…
To check out this entire set go here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lastminuteracer/sets/72157620432488740/
Or watch the slide show here:
Home Studio Build
Well I decided instead of renting out my other room in my condo to build a home studio.
Here are the photos of build process:
The before shots:
Off to Home Depot for some paint and wood laminate:
Painted 3 of the walls Silver White and the accent wall China Blue
After that began laying down the flooring:
Almost done:
Now with all the studio equipment all set up. 2 Impact Monolights with Softboxes and my rolldown background:
So now I have a studio on my house .. interested in getting studio photos? Contact me …
Evelyn and Kevin’s Wedding
May 30th, 2009 – Evelyn and Kevin’s wedding
Church Location: St. Clare’s
Reception Location: Kelly’s Wedding Garden in Canyon Country
Here is the set:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lastminuteracer/sets/72157619746211839/
Bridgeport Photo Walk May 2009
The Bridgeport community in Santa Clarita, CA has always been a great place for me to take photos. Probably because its really convenient for me. Ever since I got my first Digital SLR i used it as a place to take photos and test out images etc. Well on Sunday it was a super nice day out in Santa Clarita and decided to do a Bridgeport Photo Walk. Mainly because i got a new lens and a new camera body. I got a new Lensbaby composer which lets you do selective focusing on a subject. It has an intersesting concept behind itself, you can read more about it at http://www.lensbaby.com Also got a new Canon 5D body, which is my first full frame sensor DSLR. So all of these photos are taken with this new camera and the lensbaby mounted to it.
A few of my favorites:
A direct link to the entire photo set is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lastminuteracer/sets/72157618920098368/
Or watch the slide show:
SCVPA Annual Print Competition 2009
The Santa Clarita Valley Photographers Association (SCVPA) 2009 Spring Print Competition happened on May 16, 2009. This was my second year competing in the event. Last year I blogged about my experience here: http://ryanresella.com/2008/05/22/scvpa-spring-print-competition/ Last year I had missed the judging portion of it. This year I decided to attend the judging and hear the critiques. I found it very valuable to hear what the judges thought of your work. Last year none of my prints scored above an 80 where the max score for the event is 90. I was slightly disappointed in the results. This year I decided to give the event a try again. I’m sure glad I did, because the hard work I put into these photos definitely paid off. It’s amazing what a difference a year of photography can do. This year I won 2nd and 3rd place in the category of “Photojournalism, Event & Editorial” . Here are some photos from the event:
My 2nd and 3rd place winners:
2nd Place winner.. still can’t believe it:
My Mom and I with one of my winning photos:
My Mom and me with my other winning photo:
My Mom with my winning photo of Lance Armstong:
Here are the actual photos I entered:
“Steet Art” this is the 2nd Place Winner in the category of Photojournalism, Event & Editorial. Currently this is my favorite photo that I have ever taken.. the stories behind this is so interesting.. ask me sometime.. I have to give a shout out to Suma for making this print what it is..
“Livestrong lance” my photo of Lance Armstong form the Amgen Tour of California this year at Pasadena.
“Fire Tongue” this print received an Award of Merit for scoring over 80 points entered in the Event, Photojournalism & Editorial:
“Soft Orchid” – This one also won an Award of Merit for scoring over 80 points entered in Macro:
I only entered 4 prints this year compared to 5 last year. Again, it’s amazing what a year of photography can do. This year I entered 4 prints and all of them won awards. Congrats to all the winners and everyone who entered. It takes a lot to share you work with others to be critiqued. It’s something that every artist has to do it’s how you learn and grow. You can’t be afraid to show your imagination and what’s the point of taking photographs if no one ever sees it?
Here is a link to all the winners:
http://www.scvphotographers.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=730790&module_id=20367
May 14th
May 14th will always be a special day in the Resella Family. May 14th, 1917 is when Benjamin Resella was born. Happy Birthday Grandpa, you would have been 92 years old today. For the past couple of weeks I have been going through all the photos and negatives and scanning them. Here are some of the great works that he did that I would like to share.
Earthquake by Ben Resella
My Grandpa painting the scene for Earthquake the movie. Back then he painted these scenes and now they are easily created with computers.
Grandpa with a background scene that he painted from Star Trek the motion picture. Hard to believe that he’s standing in front of a painting. The picture is signed be all the cast: Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner and even the creator of Star Trek himself Gene Roddenberry.
This was from my brother Robin who created this image for our memory book. The words say it all…
