Oregon Coast 2009

A friend and fellow photographer Bry Cox from Utah, came to Oregon on assignment and I tagged along on a trip down Hwy 101. The following are a sample of images created with a specific lens called a "lensbaby". The effect as you can see creates images with very selective focus, which can be a hit or miss but these are winners in my opinion. It was a great time just to get out and create, I need to do this more often, our coastline is amazing. Cheers and Enjoy!










Also check out Bry Cox's blog to see more images from our trip. Especially the Lighthouse we "painted" with light in the dark.
Link to Bry Cox blog

Road Trip 2 { Video }

We have received many comments about some of the vacation / travel images posted here on the blog. Earlier this year Kimberly and I traveled back to Colorado.. Road Trip style, here is a video of our adventure. It runs 12 minutes so sit back and enjoy. Cheers!


Road Trip 2 - That's how we roll. from Kimberly Gustafson on Vimeo.

Dallas Cowboys! pt. 2

I know y'all wanted to see more Dallas Cowboys images so before the e-mails came flooding in... here y'all go! This is a memory I will never forget, thanks for allowing me to share it with you and GO COWBOYS!

Dallas Cowboys!

How bout them COWBOYS! Dad and I had the incredible opportunity to see our Dallas Cowboys play a game in historic Texas Stadium this past weekend. We have talked about going to a game in Texas for years and this past Sunday... WE DID IT. The stadium will make way for a new stadium next year, which will be a much needed upgrade but there is nothing like going to the place where all your Dallas Cowboys memories reside. Cheers and Enjoy!

Colorado Road Trip 2

Today we had a chance to see some of the things that are part of my childhood memories here in Loveland, Colorado.

I'll start with a story from a visit to see my grandma when I was around 5 years old. The railing I'm leaning on in the first image is especially important to me. I had a pole with string on the end and was pretending to fish over the side of the railing. However I could not see over the edge... so to see if I was catching "fish" I put my head through the rails and needless to say, I got stuck. My grandma said we should either call the fire department or cut my ears off, joking of course. I got a little scared and lets put it this way, I got myself out quick, but I will never forget that moment.

The house, in the first 2 images, is where my Aunt and Uncle live currently, it was built by my Grandpa and is the home where my Mom and 2 Aunts grew up. I have so many memories of this house and it is fantastic to see it again.

The other images are of "Loveland Lake", the "Sugar Factory", and a "Sculpture" in an incredible park with some of the most amazing bronze sculptures you will ever see.







Loveland, Colorado will always be a special place for me and I'm thrilled to have a chance to visit once again.

Tomorrow the trip continues to Moab, Utah and then back home. Look for more images from the trip next week. Cheers!

Colorado Road Trip

Hello everyone! Just a few images from the past few days of the 2008 Colorado Road Trip. Kim and I are traveling around in a Subaru Outback and we are having a great time. We are currently in Loveland, Colorado visiting my Aunt and Uncle. I was born in Loveland but it has been a long time since my last visit. Enjoy a random sample of images so far from the trip. Cheers!

Silver Creek Falls!

Enjoy a few images from our trip to Silver Creek Falls Saturday. Oregon has so much natural beauty. I encourage everyone to make the trip over to the falls before summer gets away. Have a great week!

Watson Creek Falls - { Vacation }

Here is another image from the recent trip through Southern Oregon. Also check out the map below with some points of interest that we visited. Cheers!




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Crater Lake - { Vacation }

What do photographers do on vacation? In fact do we really take a vacation? Because by definition: {n 1: leisure time away from work; devoted to rest or pleasure} most photographers... photograph everything they see, on so called vacation. That's really the beauty of being a photographer though... our work is and can be a vacation. I think you get what I'm saying. Here is a preview from my recent vacation through Southern Oregon.


Cheers, and look for more relaxing vacation images to come when I get back to work!

Layover in Washington DC

On the way home from South Africa our layover was going to be 8+ hours in Washington DC. So what is a photographer to do... of course go see the sites. Here are a few highlights. Cheers and Enjoy!

More from South Africa

I wanted to continue to post from South Africa. Enjoy a few images from today.






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