today is saturday – day 20 of our trip. we’re in the bus making the trek from los angeles to portland, with stops in between. since it’s a 20 hour drive, and a beautiful one at that, we’re going to be stopping in some key places to rest, photograph, and see some amazing landscapes.
today we’re planning on stopping for a speedy lunch in san francisco, then heading up the 101 along the coast towards mendocino where we hope to stop for a walk, and then we’ll be going towards redwood national park to see the amazing forests we’ve heard so much about.
given that we have wifi on the bus, i thought that as i gaze out the window, i could post some photos of our trip thus far. in a previous post, i shared pictures from day 1 through 4, so now, here are some from days 5 through 19.
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-amina

our D.C. hotel. At least the A/C works.

we ate at an asian fusion restaurant tonight. Tat loved the cutlery there and made several jokes with the waiter about swiping a few sets on her way out. Low and behold, he comes out at the end of dinner with our doggy bags, and Tat’s has a few sets of very stylish forks and knives in it.

a set of legs we found at the smithsonian.

selena’s processional shot through a set of binoculars (see next photo).

being a little goofy during their photo session.

anything to get the shot.



during the chicago workshop, the girls were getting some work done. uniformly.

we had so much fun with our chicago attendees.

illustrating shooting techniques to the class.

some weird stuff happened during the shooting exercises.

at the big bean. patrick’s group “cheats” to balance the light in the background with the light on the model.

ohh the intensity.

media access at wrigley field for the phillies x cubs game!

multitasking. doing laundry and a shooting a tutorial at the same time.

at the grand canyon – sight seeing and shooting tutorial #2.

everyone in the team had a role. the girls took turns holding the flag (a mounted poster) to block the sun.

on the way to las vegas.

desert approaching and crazy skies.

we went to a cirque du soleil show for justin’s birthday. the lighting was out of this world.

and of course, so were the acrobatics.

during the shooting exercise in LV, one of our attendees makes a custom cut cookie.

while another group heads to the strip for their visuals.

prepping the camera for a bit of an aerial shot.

once again, anything for the shot…

in LA, the view from our dinner table

wha?

LA shooting exercise. low mode steadicam tracking superstar model, angie.

LA class listening to justin intently. 4-shot panorama stitched in PS.
stillmotion’s finest hour :)
and obama’s debut on the 1d Mark IV