Dustin Diaz Photography

Japanese Reindeer

December 26th, 2008 | 8 Comments

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that is, if there is such a thing. They were, however, in Japan Town

A walk to remember

December 22nd, 2008 | 34 Comments

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This is a small bridge near Building 43 at Google. There's no real reason for it being a bridge — poor planning I suppose. You can walk right next to it without walking over anything. I'm also loving shooting in 4/3's (or, of course 3/4). It looks more like the magical rectangle thus being more pleasant to the eye. HBW!
Explorer'd!

"Sparkeh"

December 9th, 2008 | 24 Comments

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Happy Bokeh Wednesday Eve everyone!

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November 30th, 2008 | 12 Comments

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Having lived in the Bay Area for nearly four years now, I finally managed to get out and take some pictures of the city during the evening hours.
This one was shot near the Embarcadero at Pier 1 showing the famous Bay Bridge, which I think is actually a lot prettier than the Golden Gate Bridge... but whatever. I'll soon make my way down that way too.
24-70@24mm f/4.5 25s ISO200.
I would have shot at a smaller aperture, but f/4.5 was able to get me just under 30 seconds before using the bulb setting (I forgot my remote).

Coconuts of San Pedro

November 4th, 2008 | 12 Comments

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Palms flourished the town of San Pedro, these were some just by our suite on the beach.

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November 2nd, 2008 | 11 Comments

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Belize: Where the weather is always this awesome and the sunsets are beautiful. This photo was taken handheld (setting up a tripod would have been a mosquito nightmare) near the sunset hour (close to 6pm). The secret to this one was the circular polarizer tilted slightly left and setting WB ~ 5K. The kids were kind enough to let me take pictures of them while they practiced on their body board.