Video Test with Canon 5D MK II

I got bored the other day so I decided to put together a small clip of video images with the 5D MK II. Im no pro at editing so don't expect the best of work. Click the video, watch in full size, and click "Watch in HD"

Before and After

So I have done a few rolling shots and I usually don't post up a before and after shot. But after working 2 hours on this 1 image I wanted to post it up and show some of the detail I had to photoshop out. Thankfully with my little photoshop skills I was able to turn this image into a usable and eye catching image. Also, if you notice some of the detail like the roof of the building, the roll up door and some other lines were manipulated and transformed.
*Note: This image was not taken by me I was only asked to edit the image

How awesome is technology sometimes

I call this "tastevision"

With how I took the picture I wanted you to feel like the limon is right in front of you and you are sitting on the beach.

History has been made

Barack Obama is now our 44th United States President, who would have thunk it? Well As you can tell by my blog I love photographpy. I saw this posted on a forum I visit and started snooping around alittle. If you want to do so here is the link and you can see how impressive this camera is. http://gigapan.org/viewGigapanFullscreen.php?auth=033ef14483ee899496648c2b4b06233c
Right away I put my attention to Barack Obama and low and behold I find this...

My Top 10 Goals for 2009

Okay, so I know it's Jan. 18th and Im a little late for posting up 2009 goals, but whatever. So here is my list of things I really want to accomplish for goals this year
1. Be at 195lbs with atleast 8-10% Bodyfat
2. Learn Spanish. Since I took spanish in high school and semi use it on a daily basis,I thought it would be good to learn more.
3. Eat a Fish taco. Yes I know its a weird goal but I really want to accomplish this since I have never done so
4. Atleast do 15 or more weddings.
5. Hang with my close friends and family alot more
6. Get over my fear of heights
7. Be a better fiance and husband to my future wife Ronica.
8. Do alot of traveling because once a child comes into our lives we are gonna focus on him/her.
9. Be there for my mom alot more during a hard economic and rough time in her life
10.Get more involved in my faith in the lord. I feel I have really failed myself in praying and just having overall faith in things.

If you are the same do not have resolutions please post up and tell me what your goals are for 2009.

The Audi in its Prime

Right before selling the car I was approached from Anthony over at www.audizine.com to submit pictures of my car for a calendar. When Anthony first told me I just thought it was going to be just under a month, but little did I know it was gonna be on the cover. I'm very proud of the vehicle I built and I wish I could have kept it, but now is the time for change before the wedding and life with my soon to be wife. Here are a couple pictures of the Calendar I received today.

BMW 545 Goodness

I got a chance finally with the weather we have been having in california to shoot photos of my friends BMW. The photoshoot came on New Years Eve and what a day to end 2008.

New Alternative Site "Nickels Vision

I have wanted to divide my photography and I have finally just begun. www.nickelvision.com will now be the home for all of my photography outside of wedding and engagements. As soon as my Canon 5D Mark II I will be uploading video from photoshoots and wedding so you can get a little more in to debth of my hard work I put into my passion. Here is the splash page that David Grau has put together for me.

Reanna and Jose

Beautiful wedding on such a bad day. If you can see in the backround you will notice ash from the Yorba Linda fires. The fires caused a setback in the wedding because some of the family's homes were threatened. Anyway, it came out to be a beautiful wedding and Reanna was a beautiful bride.