Mountain Sunset

To love beauty is to see light.

- Victor Hugo

      

Santa Barbara Shoreline

“Our memories of the ocean will linger on, long after our footprints in the sand are gone.”

--Anonymous

Memorial Day

     Today's post is in honor of all the men and women who have served, are serving, and have lost their lives serving our country. This is a photo of Senior Airmen Duane Kelley Jr, one of the many people that I know serving today. Thank you to all that serve.

Hoover Dam

 Facts about the Hoover Dam:

• the dam is 726 feet high, 45 feet thick at the top and 660 feet at the bottom, making it larger than the Great Pyramid of Cheops.
• the lowest paid dam worker was .50 cents an hour and the highest was $1.25 an hour. 
• it was named for the 31st president, Herbert Hoover. When he left office, the names “Boulder Canyon Dam” and “Boulder Dam” were used.
• During a dam tour, tourists will see gleaming terrazzo floors imbedded with Southwestern Indian designs adapted from baskets, pottery, and sand paintings made by Italian craftsmen.

Love Park

    Love park is one of the main attractions in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Love Park was built in the 1960's and became a great place for skateboarders due to the curved stairs and ledges. Some of the world's top skateboarding professionals call Philadelphia home. Philadelphia has also been the only city to hold the ESPN's X Games twice in a row. 

Battleball Tournament

    These are photos of the Battleball Tournament sponsored by Salt N' Light Youth Ministry. The Battleball Tournament is held in the gymnasium at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. The Battleball Tournament is an event where numerous youth groups form teams to play dodgeball to determine a champion. After the tournament, all the teams come together for some praise and worship. 

Orchid

"When two friends understand each other totally, the words are soft and strong like an orchid's perfume."
 - Martin Luther King Jr.

Paintball

    Paintball is a sport that both my family and I really enjoy. As soon as you get the "GO," adrenaline starts rushing as your running through the field to find the best place to take cover, as well as be effective to get the other team out. In this fast-paced sport you will hear the rushing of feet against the leaves and branches, the pops of the gun firing, and the whizzing of the balls flying past. This photo was taken during a game that was played on a paintball field that we created in the woods.

T-Spong

    T-Spong is a clothing company founded by my cousin, David Spong that is geared towards the sports action lifestyle. This is one of the photos taken during a photo shoot to advertise the products.

Spiked Chandelier

     This chandelier was modeled after the racks that butchers used to use to hang the meat after it was chopped up.

Shed

      This is a shed that was attached to an abandoned house in West Virginia. I could tell that it had been sitting there for quite some time by the way the grass and ground seem to have grown up around the inside and out.

Sculpture

      This is an image of a sculpture that I found to be interesting while photographing a house in Santa Ynez, California. It's so simple, yet unique and beautiful. Its sleek appearance and curved structure is emphasized by the lit fireplace in the background from the highlight being cast upon it.

Cliff May Inspired Home

   This is a living room that was inspired by the architect Cliff May. Cliff May is a Californian architect that designs homes that are built with easy access to nature and allows lots of light in using floor-to-ceiling glass. A fellow photographer and friend, Kelly Slezak and I photographed this house located in Santa Ynez, California.

Abstract Chair

     I really enjoy photographing architecture because of its lines, shapes, and uniqueness as a whole. Along with photographing the overall design and scene of the architecture, I rather enjoy shooting details. Details are commonly overlooked and can sometimes be the most interesting. This detail that I shot while photographing a house in Santa Ynez, California is of a kitchen chair next to a table. 

Pool

       As summer is rapidly approaching, kids of all ages are anxiously awaiting to take their first jump into the pool. I photographed this pool during an architecture photo shoot in Santa Ynez, California. 

Sunset

"When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator."

- Mahatma Gandhi  

Door

'Prayer is the key to Heaven, but faith unlocks the door." 

- Anonymous

Mallard

"Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath."

- Michael Caine

Governors Suite

     This is the Governors Suite at the Union Hotel Restaurant and Saloon located in Los Alamos, California. This is just one of the many rooms that myself and a fellow photographer and friend, Kelly Slezak, photographed for the hotel.

Decayed Pier

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."

- Plato