Photography while Traveling by Motorcycle

I recently acquired a Harley Davidson Sportster and have been spending the last month or so of my life building it and turning it into what you see in the picture. It has come a long way and believe me, it started out nothing like what is pictured.

My decision to buy another motorcycle was mainly because I wanted to travel by motorcycle and be able to take pictures. Traveling like this definitely forces you to carry just what you need to get the job done. You have to think about the location and what kind of photo you're going to take.  For most of my personal work, I would only need my 14-24 f/2.8 and 24-70 f/2.8. These two lenses cover quite a large range of focal lengths that can be used for most applications.  Stay tuned for a future post in which I lay out my entire travel bag.

California Love

I recently took a little 8 day vacation to California. If you didn't know, I'm located in Washington. I try to take a road trip down to California every year or so. The drive takes about 21 hours to get get to the Mexican border if you just stay on I5 (the main highway) or closer to 30 hours if you take the much more scenic route along the pacific coast. 

I've never taken the short route (by using the main highway) down to California so I decided on doing that this time. This trip included stops in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Anaheim, San Diego and everything in between. 

As a photographer, my camera is almost permanently attached to my hip. I was able to take photos of the Golden Gate Bridge, Disneyland, Universal Studios, the San Diego nightlife and a family's baptism. Overall it was a successful trip and a good opportunity to get away from my life in Washington. I hope that everyone who reads this is able to take some time once in awhile to get away from what they're used to and enjoy a change of scenery. You never know what you may discover!