RIP: The Death of Grantland

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RIP:  The Death of Grantland Last week, ESPN announced that publishing of Grantland.com would be suspended immediately.  Since the unceremonious exit of Bill Simmons from ESPN’s platforms, including the Grantland site he founded, the demise of the website seemed inevitable. The loss of Grantland is profound.  In an age of terrible content-aggregating websites like Bleacher … Read more

Naruwan Taiko Drumming Performance (14 Images)

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Taiko Drummers

At a Scouting event held locally in San Diego’s Mission Bay (San Diego Youth Aquatic Center), the Naruwan Taiko performed in front of over 500 people.  Their performance was excellent.  In hindsight, I should have set up video to share with everyone.  I did create still images of this very impressive group in action.  Below … Read more

Rough Fire From Alabama Hills

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Rough Fire From Alabama Hills The Rough Fire has been burning for over a month with seemingly no end in sight.  Despite this, I was able to enjoy a beautiful day of day-hiking in the Sierras.  As the afternoon approached, I left the Horseshoe Meadows area and headed to Alabama Hills for sunset. In the … Read more

Missing Out On Opportunities

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Best Meteor Shower In Years

Tonight is one of the best opportunities to photograph the best Perseid Meteor Shower in years, and yet I find myself at home with a myriad of reasons I am not out making art.

Because the meteor shower this year coincides with a new moon, the opportunity to see and photograph is great.  Yet not planning ahead and managing the things that keep me from being artistically productive has grounded me.

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Staying Productive In A Myriad Of Distractions

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Staying Productive In A Myriad Of Distractions

One of my biggest challenges is staying productive in a myriad of distractions. At every turn, there are numerous ways to make you unproductive. Before you know it, days, weeks, and months, or even years pass by and you wonder where all the time has gone by. It is incredibly frustrating when you know you have so much to offer but have little to show for it.

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