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ADCOLOR Awards 2011

The ADCOLOR Awards celebrated its 5th anniversary in September, and for the second year I was able to photograph the 3 day event in Beverly Hills.  It is so hard to put into words how incredible this organization is. Congratulations to Tiffany R. Warren (ADCOLOR’s founder), the ADCOLOR team, and this year’s honorees, which included George Lopez & Spike Lee.  As you’ll see below, I also had a chance to meet Dule Hill, and as a HUGE fan of The West Wing, that might have been the not-so-secret highlight of my weekend.  A couple of friends will attest that I kind of nudged them out of my way when I spotted him.  Ahem….I had to get the shot, right?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lake Tahoe with the GF1

Once again, I traveled light during the 3-day holiday weekend.  I’m talking camera gear, not clothing.  We decided to road trip to Tahoe.  Our place was fantastic and the weather was even better; I’m convinced that Tahoe’s summers are much more reliably gorgeous than its winters.  I brought just my Panasonic GF1 with a 20mm f/1.7 prime lens, a flash, and a battery charger.  I thought that I would eventually miss not being able to zoom with a compact camera, but so far, not at all.  The 20mm lens is incredibly fast, captures great images, and I just zoom on foot!   Here are a handful of favorites.

 

 

 

 

 

Aw, beautiful people. And great, great shots. :)

K.

Daddy’s Little Girl

I love this moment.  I relate.  This moment reminds me of my first day of kindergarten, when I watched through teary eyes as my sister was walked across the courtyard to a DIFFERENT classroom.  It reminds me of the fact that as a toddler I hated to be touched by anyone except my mother.  It reminds me of the day my dad and I went to buy my first baseball mitt when I was 5 years old.  It was a Jim “Catfish” Hunter model, and we played catch that night until it was almost too dark to see the ball.  I’m thankful that I can remember the times when my family was all I wanted and could do no wrong.  That kind of comfort just can’t be matched.

 

 

Those eyes – and the reflection of the good light in them. Beautiful image!