Arriving in St. Louis

I have just arrived in St. Louis after 4 days of driving across middle America. This was my tenth time driving from the west coast to the mid-west and I plan to be here for three months. I did the drive with my dad this time, and together we ruled I-50 and I-70 all the way from the Golden Gate to the Gateway Arch.


Nikon D3 with 35mm f2, 100 ISO, f4 at 1/200 of a sec

I will be living in this great room to myself on top of a detached garage from the house of another photographer from the paper I will be working at, the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Technically I am in a western suburb, Western Groves, which appears to have some historic downtown. More on that another time.


Nikon D3 with 35mm f2, 800 ISO, f4 at 1/100 of a sec

I start my internship at the St. Louis Post Dispatch tomorrow. I am extremely excited and have very high hopes for this next season of work. I took the Summer off and am now very eager to start assignments again. Pictures of friends are great, but I am ready to move on.

Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA

I just got back from my second major trip of the summer: my family's annual week-long trip to Drakesbad Guest Ranch in Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California. After carrying my camera non-stop for six straight weeks in Europe, I thought I should relax my already over 20,000 actuated D3 shutter and keep it off the dusty trails of one of our most overlooked National Parks. But I just could not help myself.

Below are just a few images from the trip. Because I have family and friends who complain about the lack of images I tend to post, click here for a full photo gallery from the trip if you care so much. (WARNING: this photo gallery may contain embarrassing photos of family members, sister's boyfriends, and godmothers drinking hard cider).


Nikon D3 with 35mm f2, 3200 ISO, f2 at 1/40 of a sec
My dad


Nikon D3 with 35mm f2, 100 ISO, f2.8 at 1/200 of a sec
Discussing hiking trails around Lake Tahoe


Nikon D3 with 35mm f2, 1600 ISO, f2, 1/60 of a sec



Nikon D3 with 35mm f2, 3200 ISO, f2, 1/30 of a sec
My sister pouting because she was loosing in cards to her little brother.


Nikon D3 with 35mm f2, 1600 ISO, f2 at 1/25 of a sec
Campfire in Warner Valley


Nikon D3 with 35mm f2, 4000 ISO, f2 at 1/20 of a sec
Star gazing