We had some awesome, awesome neighbors that had to move away not too long ago. In fact, they were the first neighbors we ever actually got to know and hung out with. They were a family from Mexico that played mexican music loud all the time (something Lindsay and I love) — and they made us incredible food pretty often (fed me my first ever deep fried lobster!).
One of the things we miss most is their little chihuahua who would sneak over through the fence. Remmy has some dog aggression issues — but for some reason she’s always loved little dogs. Even bossy ones. Chickelino (the “o” was their to let you know he was a boy ;) would push Remmy around the entire yard and Remmy just loved it! I miss seeing that little guy sneak over and boss my big german shepherd around…
My nephew, Izzi, loved when Chickalino would sneak over :)
Hope everyone has an awesome weekend! Wish there was another ripping movie like Inception coming out this weekend. Any good ones out?
Kurt - Salt was pretty good!July 30, 2010 - 7:31 am
robert whetton - We rescued a Pug / Chihuahua cross last year, she now lives with the mother in-law and her dog, she's very bossy with her other dog too..
Is Expendables out in the US yet?July 30, 2010 - 12:17 pm
The Darlington House. What lovely, hidden, little gem in San Diego! An old, historical residence with international flare — and tons of awesome places to shoot on site (not to mention the beach is right around the corner). This is truly a great place to get married. Thanks to Deann for having me along to shoot it with her :)
I always feel for fathers of the bride. I know that if their daughter is marrying someone they love, they are happy for their daughters. Still, there’s something about giving a daughter away that always hits me.
Every once and a while, I see something at a wedding I’ve never seen before. This “garter toss” was one of those things. Instead of throwing a garter, they did a sort of “hot potato” with a horse shoe :) The bride’s step dad played music while the single guys passed the horse shoe around. Whoever had it when he stopped was the winner. I have to call “shenigans” at least a little bit — since he was looking and just happened to stop on his son :P But hey, you can’t blame a guy for wanting grandchildren :)
i.am.tamryn - great great set of images, that wallpaper is awesome, add so much character, love it :)July 29, 2010 - 12:11 am
serena - Wow! These are so elegant! I love your "from above" perspectives. Looking down on the wedding from an upstairs wedding is very cool! Can I be cheeky and ask you what lens did you use on this shoot? It looks kind of dreamy and relaxed.July 29, 2010 - 12:49 am
Nicole Dabbs - What a beautiful wedding! You did an amazing job, Bobby! The black and white photo of the bride and groom in the doorway is stunning.July 29, 2010 - 6:50 am
Camillia Courts - Beautiful wedding and a beautiful bride!July 29, 2010 - 2:29 pm
Melissa - Bobby!! This wedding is just beautiful. I love the softness of the photos. NICE work!! :)July 29, 2010 - 9:20 am
Matt - Those are great pictures, man. The guys look so cool in their hats. That one picture where the girl is looking down and it's out of focus above and below her face, but crystal clear on her eyelashes... what the heck?July 29, 2010 - 11:47 am
Cindy - I know we are friends and all so I might be a little biased - but I really do think that you're one of the best photographers I know. :)July 29, 2010 - 12:28 pm
Alicia Damron - I LOVE the shot at the dining room table! Perfection!!!July 29, 2010 - 4:19 pm
Pau Sleal - Keep up the good work, I love your photography!July 29, 2010 - 4:52 pm
Vida Carson - Oh my gosh you did such an awesome job! I love all of the images and the processing is so clean - like a breath of fresh air :)July 29, 2010 - 7:46 pm
michelle brooks - Ok, my favorite is the guy's on the couch with the hats & that awesome wallpaper detail beside it. No, no, wait! My favorite is the spectacular bride and veil shot. Ummm, no, no...my ABSOLUTE fave is the b&g sitting at that dining room table, that's just fantastic...wait, wait, I changed my mind it's the two of the b&g framed in the doorway...buuuuut...the garter belt hot-potato one really rocks! ....I'm so conflicted...in a good way..July 30, 2010 - 11:08 am
JACKIE WONDERS - DUDE. i loved it ALL. super rad lighting from the inside of that place!!!August 3, 2010 - 1:39 pm
Lindsey - Even though I think you are lame for deciding to cut up your son, you are a brilliant photographer.October 15, 2010 - 11:02 pm
So this video hardly does our experience justice. I know people always say that, but I’m serious. On my last trip to South Africa, we were driving from Lower Sabie up to Olifants (a couple hour drive) and there was a stretch of road — about a quarter mile — that was packed with elephants. We figured about 60-70 of them (at least, in fact). Normally, you can drive by elephants with ease — but these elephants were running in and out of the street without warning (which is why you’ll see a few cars down the way — they got stopped by the elephants during an effort to pass). The culprits? We found out a pride of lions were in the bush making the elephants exceptionally nervous — heard them roar in the bush really close to our car.
All in all, we were there nearly an hour. Eventually there were 40 or so cars (including proper safari guides) who just had to wait. There was a small break for a moment and I went for it. But there was still a huge line in each direction as we left. The hold up made us late for our gate entry at Olifants (you have to be inside lodges promptly at sunset).
Marissa Rodriguez - Ahhhhhh you make me want to travel to Africa so badly!!! This is so cool but I would have been so freaked out with hearing the lion roar so close! Besides that, what an amazing experience!July 28, 2010 - 8:22 am
Cindy - so amazing!!!!!!!!!July 29, 2010 - 12:03 pm
So I really thought I’d have the full post up today. But when I looked at the clock — and then at Lindsay who was waiting for me to cook dinner — I realized I wasn’t near close enough to being finished to keep pushing dinner back. I mean, she’s eating for two so I’ve got to prioritize, right? :)
Here’s another sneak peak of Terry and Jen’s wedding at the Darlington House in La Jolla…
Shot a wedding at the Darlington House in La Jolla over the weekend. What a beautiful place to get married! Anyways, here’s a sneak peak…
I should have the full post up this week :)
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What better way to end a wedding then being about a mile from home and seeing this guy on the side of the road!
I drove past him and thought “that was probably a plastic bag — but it might have been an owl…” I turned around and there he was! I absolutely love owls so I parked my car and walked over to him (very quietly/slowly). I had just gotten off the phone with Lindsay telling her I’d be home in a minute. I had to call her back and tell her it could be a while. My rule with wildlife tends to be that I stick around as long as they stick around. It was about 10 minutes before he finally flew off. Being that close to an owl is somewhat rare out here, so I absolutely enjoyed every second of it!
Richelle - Pretty! Love that wallpaper!July 26, 2010 - 1:26 am
serena - Love, love, love this owl photo. What a treat. I love all your work but your wildlife shots are always special, vibrant and bursting with energy and life. Love them.July 26, 2010 - 2:45 am
Tim Wild - That's cool! Typo in the fourth last word btw :)July 26, 2010 - 3:56 am
Chrissy D. - Love the owl picture! Can't wait to see the rest of the wedding pics.July 26, 2010 - 12:06 pm
LeAnna Crandall Massingille - What lens did you use for the shot of the bride on the left. It's absolutely gorgeous!July 26, 2010 - 12:06 pm
Melissa Jones - WOW, beautiful photos. That is why i am going to school to learn all of that.July 26, 2010 - 12:07 pm
Bobby Earle - @LeAnna -- it's the 45mm tilt shift ;)
@Melissa -- I didn't go to any school. Just shoot a ton and you'll be fine! Or you can be like Dylan and go to school and teach guys like my how to do a ton of tech-crazy things! :)July 26, 2010 - 12:13 pm
Ash McSorley - I love owls as well! Its exciting to get close to them in the wild!July 26, 2010 - 12:17 pm
Mark Kalkwarf - Amazing work as usual. Looking forward to seeing the full post.July 26, 2010 - 2:27 pm
Melissa Jones - Lol, well i have already started school. I needed it for the technical aspect of photography and alot of exposure possibilities while in there.Awesome job placement when im done.July 26, 2010 - 7:27 pm
Bobby Earle - Totally. The tech side of it is insane. Dylan (the guy who commented above) is gnarly with his exposures and just overall understanding of his camera. He's able to shoot a lot of things outside of wedding photography that I'd be terrified to try and tackle!July 26, 2010 - 7:28 pm
Dylan Mayer - woot woot, thanks bobby. you make it sound like im a genius :)
and you can shoot anything you want and I will be happy to hold your hand if you need me too ;) or we can just hold handsJuly 26, 2010 - 7:28 pm
Melissa Jones - You do great work, i will be glad when i figure what part of photography i will major in.July 26, 2010 - 7:29 pm
Melissa Jones - Lol Dylan, hey he is learning the good stuff and not having to pay a fortune, sounds to me he has it figured out.July 26, 2010 - 7:29 pm
Simon Bills - Owls are awesome!
I shot a wedding last year where the bride was obsessed with owls. The groom really wanted to arrange an owl to deliver the wedding rings, or at least be at the wedding, but after calling loads of different owl trainers he eventually came up short. On the day of the wedding, by freak co-incidence, they were having an owl awareness day at the park 100m from the venue where we'd planned to take photos all along so the bride got her owl photos after all! (some photos from the day here if you're interested http://simonbills.blogspot.com/2009/06/wedding-anna-and-ant-and-owl.html)July 27, 2010 - 9:16 pm
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