Kittatinny Campgrounds

            Day 1 at our campsite hours before it torrentially down poured

       Caterpillar hanging in front of our tents

                         Attempting to cross the Delaware River only to realize that half way through the current was unbelievably strong

                                                                            A random deer that crossed through our camp site

                   Not sure if this is a gopher, muskrat etc but we saw this guy borrowed along with about 10 others in a hole after we left the river

                                                                                                        The Delaware River

         A shot of the George Washington bridge on the way home

Dusting off the 35mm

A couple months ago i had began using my 35mm film camera again. The last time i used a film camera was probably in high school. The first time that i had started using it again i brought it with me hiking and had dropped it; ready to accept the fact it was destroyed. Surprisingly it seemed undamaged except that the aperture now stays stuck open at around f/ 2.2 and i am pretty sure the light meter is off as well. The main idea of this first roll was to make due with what i had for now until i repair the camera. Some of the shots came out somewhat fuzzy and vintage-looking which i was happy with. These photos are from my recent visits to Brooklyn, New York and York Beach, Maine.

York Beach, Maine

Here are a bunch of random shots i got during my recent visit to York Beach, Maine. It is definitely worth a visit if you have never been here before. It feels good to escape the chaos of Long Island and Nyc once in a while.

                                                                               The Famous Nubble Lighthouse of York Beach

                                                        Injured falcon that hung around long enough for me to get multiple close shots.

                                                                      10 minute exposure of the nighttime sky in York Beach.

                                                                                               Watching the sunset on my last day

Centennial Park

The other night i headed over to Centennial Park in Coronado, California to shoot some photos of the skyline. Centennial Park is a lively stretch of land with several restaurants and bars that are right on the water overlooking the San Diego skyline. Although it was pretty foggy out i was surprised how vibrant and colorful the lights of the skyline were. I made sure some photos were longer exposed than i wanted to give the skyline a good reflection in the bay. So far i think this is the best skyline to see at night. If you are into photography or just enjoy sightseeing i recommend you take a trip here during or after sunset.

Seal Beach

Headed up to Seal Beach today in La Jolla, California. Although It was pretty foggy all along the coast we still got a clear view of all the seals that were perched up on the rocks. The waves were so strong that at times some of the seals were washed right off the rocks. Definitely a cool thing to watch since you can get pretty close to them.

Lawrence Welk Caves

       A bunch of sloppy cell phone pictures of the underground hidden caves in Escondido, California. The Lawrence Welk Caves are talus caves, which means they are formed by the spaces between large boulders. Water has washed out the soil between the boulders and left some spaces that form the "caves". These caves were intimidating at times because the entrance holes to some were just big enough to squeeze through. It's very claustrophobic and kind of scary getting into the caves, and you have dirt pouring down on you from above which is like being buried alive. Although i had the fear of getting lost in this vast underground area there is a bunch of yarn that runs down from the entrance to the bottom of the cave which gave me assurance. At one point we were more than 50 feet underground and eventually found a small stream of running water through one of the caves. We did not make it through the whole stretch of caves; we'll have to come back one day soon to finish it.