SEA OUTING with Friends

We went out to sea in Clay's yacht Sunday to spread ashes of Clay's client's pet's. It was a nice ceremonial goodbye to man's best friends . The weather was cold and the ocean was rough but the company was awesome!

Dinner at DHIO SIAM

After Universal Studios Joy, Ariana, and I went to Kristica’s (Joel’s girlfriend) parent’s Thai restaurant. DHIO SIAM, Thai dishes, is about 15 minutes from Disneyland. The food was delicious and the service was great. Ariana ordered the special of the day; the dish consisted of shrimps, scallop, and avocado in a red curry sauce. We loved it, can’t wait to go back and try some of their other dishes.

the Ladys photos

Some of Joy and Ariana's photos since they been taking the photography classes using the SLR's camera - all photos are taking in manual mode only and no photo shop.

Joy's Photos

Long exposure time to make the people disappear at the Disneyland entrance.

This was taking a night with a very slow shutter speed

This one looks like a painting style

Ariana's Photos

Ariana and me

Ariana setup her guess focus distance to capture this bird for a sharp image but with a slow shutter for motion.

Another painting style

Blown background

Painting with a Point & Shoot camera

Ever since I've signed up my wife Joy and my daughter Ariana in Rod's Enough is Enough they have been using my SLRs. They're really enjoying the class and getting excited in taking pictures. So I've been using a Canon PowerShot TX1 that I bought for Ariana (again with a little help from our friend Tony). I can only adjust the shutter and ISO in manual mode, but using grads and NDs in Rod's 101 it makes it more interesting.
Reflection of a grad filter

Not photoshop, the camera can shoot B&W with an accented color

Using a ND400 filter to shoot a very slow shutter speed

White House Update

After all the headaches, the White house is finally on it's way... close to being finished. Here is a progress update of many months of hard work. Good job, Larry White (heading the project as general contractor of his own home) & Michelle and all the workers including Vic, Neck and Mick.

Congratulations bro!....

Restaurant Week

We went out for dinner last night at the Paraadise Grille in del Mar. I played around with my new EF24-105mm F4.0L lens I got for Christmas from Joy (with a little help from our friend Tony). My 5D camera was set to an ISO of 1600 to increase my shutter speed and just use the fire ring as my lighting for moody shots.

Scorpion

Found these guys camping at Lake Moabi. I teased one of them so much that the venom started coming out shown at the last picture. According to the web site these guys are not poisonous, they just look bad and scary.

ICE FILTER

Found a sheet of ice on our boat tarp during the coolest days. It was about 24" x 18" x 1/2" thick and very clear. It had different effects when it started to melt. Shot thru a big drop before it fell and form like a fish eye lens. I had small piece that I held to change shot angles and made different effects.

Surprise Lyle & Cayte are married!

They decided they wanted a wedding day to remember, so the day before New Year's eve made plans to go to the courthouse and tie the knot! It was a nice quaint ceremony with a few family members present. Cayte's mom, Susan, brother, Mike and his girlfriend, Megan. Of course I was there taking pictures, Joy, Jay(the chauffeur, Leilani would have been there but she had to work) and Ariana. Following the ceremony we went out for pizza and video games soooo Lyle!
We are all so happy for them!

TRIBUTE TO UNCLE ALFREDO POTES

Alfredo Orosco Potes of Lihue, Kauai, had passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at the age of 84. He was born in Hilo, Hawaii on October 15, 1924 and retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard after 40 years of service as a Power Plant Supervisor with the Federal Government.

Preceded in death by his son, Alfredo Potes "Junior" in July 2001. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Priscilla Cacho Potes, also retired, as an RN for 43 years (attached, she's the patient model at the age of 91); children, Daniel (Soledad) Potes of Northern Virginia-Washington DC, Naomi Potes of Lihue, El Wallace of Encinitas, California, Florante "David" (Elizabeth) Potes of Honolulu, and Michael Potes of Las Vegas, Nevada; 13 grand-children, and 12 great grand-children; numerous neices, nephews and cousins.

Private services and viewing on Sunday, December 14, 2008 at 12:00-3:00 PM. The Kauai Memorial Gardens and Funeral Home is assisting the Potes family with arrangements.

Kauai Memorial Gardens 4716 Maalo Road, Lihue, Hawaii
The Potes' 3274 Unahe Street, Lihue, Hawaii 96766

MERRY CHRISTMAS from the Cacho's