Sunshine, Slackline, Sand, Surf and Yoga

Pentax K-5 with DA* 16-50/2.8 @16mm - 1/125th at f/8, ISO 320. Elinchrom Quadra with 8 1/2" reflector from left behind rock.

This post was about to be brought to you by the letter S (The S is for Sucks.), but yoga had to go and mess things up. Sorry. Had to. Moving on…

Things have sure been warming up lately in The Colorado Front Range, and it’s sure starting to feel like summer. Right now, I’m on a plane headed for sunny San Diego, where I’m sure it’ll be even warmer. All this sunshine, heat and the soon-coming saltwater breeze of being near the ocean is reminding me of the time I spent this winter in Rincon, Puerto Rico. I was invited down by Adi Carter, of the YogaSlackers, who was spending the winter down there to get away from the cold of her New York home. It wasn’t a hard sell for her to convince me that I should come down for a week to shoot stills and video of surfing, slacklining and beachside yoga of her and some others that she was going to be with. Photos from San Diego will roll out in near-future post, but for now I’ll just share from PR.

We took it somewhat easy for the beginning of the week, since Adi was doing a lot of teaching and I was spending my time scouting and getting to know the area. But the end of the trip a photographic rampage, pulling off 7 photo/video shoots, in 5 different locations, of 4 different sports, in 2 days. Well, I guess portrait shoots aren’t a sport. So, 3 sports, but just go with it. Would have taken too long to explain in a non-awkward way. Crap. Did it anyways…

Now I’m on the plane home from San Diego. (It took me six days to write that???) It was an awesome trip and I can’t wait to share the results! But I’m glad I drew out the conclusion of this post, because the more I compare this past trip to California, with the trip to Rincon, PR, the more I notice another striking similarity, besides the sand and sun. Both trips were plagued with the bane of all adventure/travel photographers, and of people who like to travel with cameras, and of people who just like to travel, and also, of people who don’t like to travel, but have to anyways. It’s… Travel Drama!

I’ll let this post end before it turns into a marathon, but right behind it will be a post with the best I can offer up in photography travel tips. For now, enjoy these images from PR.

Stay tuned!

Pentax K-5 with DA* 200/2.8 - 1/180th at f/5.6, ISO 125.Elunchrom Quadra with 8 1/2" reflector sraight on.

Pentax K-5 with DA* 300/4 - 1/1600th at f/4, ISO 100.

Pentax K-5 with DA* 200/2.8 - 1/180th at f/2.8, ISO 80. Elinchrom Quadra in 53" OctaBox from close left.

Pentax K-5 with DA* 16-50 @16mm - 1/180th at f/5.6, ISO 160. Elinchrom Quadra with 8 1/2" reflector far away from tight left.

Pentax K-5 with DA* 16-50/2.8 @16mm - 1/180th at f/4, ISO 80. Elinchrom Quadra with 8 1/2" reflector from right.

Pentax K-5 with DA* 16-50/2.8 @16mm - 1/250th at f/4, ISO 80.

Pentax K-5 with DA 18-135 WR @18mm - 1/320th at f/5.6, ISO 80.

Pentax K-5 with DA* 50-135/2.8 - 1/180th at f/10, ISO 80. Elinchrom Quadra with 8 1/2" Reflector from right, Pentax 540 flash from back left, sun from back right.

Pentax K-5 with DA* 200/2.8 - 1/125th at f/5.6, ISO 200. Elinchrom Quadra with 8 1/2" reflector straight on.

Pentax K-5 with DA 18-135 WR @18mm - 1/320th at f/5.6, ISO 80.

Pentax K-5 with DA* 16-50/2.8 @16mm, 1/180th at f/8, ISO 80. Elinchrom Quadra in 53" OctaBox.

Pentax K-5 with DA* 16-50/2.8 @16mm - 1/125th at f/5.6, ISO 200. Elinchrom Quadra with 8 1/2" reflector from left.