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When I met Daisy I was the proverbial bachelor. I was also a powder hound, avid snowboarder would be an understatement. We started dating one month before the start of the winter season and I quickly fell in love with her. We had many snow dates. I boarded all over; Cali, Canada, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado… Always solo or with the guys. I have gotten to know Tahoe like the back of my hand over the years, you name it, I’ve rode there. That changed forever once I met Daisy, now I have a snow bunny with me most of the time! We still board, well I should say we still plan on boarding. This year is crazy different… baby on the way :o) and no snow :o( So it's a snowboarding bust, this will be the only action the boards see this year. There is snow up in Tahoe but its mainly machined and I don’t ride machined these days. I ride powda. I’m looking forward to baby boards and family days on the slopes in the future… soooo stoked!

I have been trying to document the days leading up to the birth but running out of non-cliché pregnancy pictures. The plan is to have one photo a week of my wife until delivery day and then one photo a week of my childs first year. We are just having fun here, no snow so the boards get used as props this time. The antennae is my wife’s idea. Kinda Frida Kahlo-esque when I really look at it… I love it . Had fun setting this lighting up. Did learn that I need a better BG. 10x24 ft black muslin is a wrinkle nightmare.

Canon EOS 7D w/ 17-40mm ƒ/4.0L
Exposure 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture f/5.6
Focal Length 19 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash On, Fired

(L) Lastolite 24x24 inch Ezybox w/ 580EXII 1/2 power, (rear) dark blue geled full power 430EXII, (R) 3x4 ft kicker panel reflector. (fired) 24 ft ETTL cord & Canon wireless.

“I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.” John Muir

Camera Canon EOS 7D w/35mm ƒ/1.4L
Exposure 1/5000 sec
Aperture f/2.0
Focal Length 35 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias -2/3 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire

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Canon EOS 7D w/ 50mm ƒ/1.2L + BW 10 Stop
Exposure 15 sec
Aperture f/16.0
Focal Length 50 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash On, Did not fire

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Canon EOS 7D w/ 17-40mm ƒ/4.0L
Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture f/11.0
Focal Length 33 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash On, Fired

Wikipedia - The Palo Alto was a concrete ship built as a tanker at the end of World War I. She was built by the San Francisco Shipbuilding Company at the U.S. Naval Shipyard in Oakland, California. She was launched on May 29, 1919, too late to see service in the war. Her sister ship was the SS Peralta.

She was mothballed in Oakland until 1929, when she was bought by the Seacliff Amusement Corporation and towed to Seacliff State Beach in Aptos, California. A pier was built leading to the ship, and she was sunk a few feet in the water so her keel rested on the bottom. There she was refitted as an amusement ship, with amenities including a dance floor, swimming pool and a café.

The company went bankrupt two years later and the ship cracked at the mid section. She was stripped of her fittings and left as a fishing pier. Eventually she deteriorated to the point were she was unsafe for even this use and was closed to the public. Today she remains at Seacliff Beach and serves as an artificial reef for marine life.

In Spring of 2005, oil found on wildlife nearly two years earlier was traced back to the ship. In September 2006, a clean-up project was started estimated at $1.7 million. No oil is known to have spilled into the ocean, but wildlife experts believe birds came into contact with oil by entering the ship's cracked hull while diving underwater for fish.

Canon EOS 7D w/ 17-40mm ƒ/4.0L + BW 10 Stop
Exposure 20 sec
Aperture f/11.0
Focal Length 40 mm
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire