remedy's photoblog

Purple Waves

2012-01-30T03:13:00.001-08:00

Purple Waves, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Saw this on my way to work

Power Outage Blues

2011-12-03T20:38:00.001-08:00

Power Outage Blues, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Playing with the battery operated candles while waiting for the power to comeback

MOssy waterfall

2011-09-30T01:22:00.001-07:00

MOssy waterfall, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

this is a man made waterfalls, the water is used to irrigate the low lying farmlands in southern utah

The pleasure of reading

2011-09-18T03:17:00.001-07:00

The pleasure of reading, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

pagsanjan falls, philippines

2011-09-07T00:07:00.001-07:00

pagsanjan falls, philippines, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

the boy of summer

2011-09-02T18:39:00.001-07:00

the boy of summer, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

boracay is an amazing place, glorious sunset, white powdered sands and crystal clear water.

Lonely Palm Tree

2011-04-11T01:03:00.001-07:00

Lonely Palm Tree, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Seen at the Salton Sea Recreational area beach and campgrounds.

Starry , Starry night

2011-04-10T01:16:00.001-07:00

Starry , Starry night, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Taken from the Anza Borrego state park. The wild flowers were almost gone, and that night was really windy. First time to see that many stars in a while.

East LA mono

2011-03-10T00:25:00.001-08:00

East LA mono, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

River of Sands

2011-01-12T00:13:00.001-08:00

river of sands, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

on the way to the grand canyon, we saw this. death also comes to non living things.

japanese garden at the huntington library

2010-10-25T00:52:00.001-07:00

japanese garden at the huntington library, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

sun setting in sedona

2010-10-21T16:05:00.001-07:00

sun setting in sedona, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

rainy day at wupatki county arizona

2010-10-20T09:32:00.001-07:00

rainy day at wupatki county arizona, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Solitude

2010-09-22T12:08:00.001-07:00

Solitude, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Bodie Ghost Town Chapel

2010-09-19T14:52:00.001-07:00

Bodie Ghost Town Chapel, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

a piece of summer

2010-08-21T23:58:00.001-07:00

a piece of summer, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

the summer of 2010 is almost over, this is one of the images that will linger.

julia pfeiffers state beach

2010-08-10T00:36:00.001-07:00

julia pfeiffers state beach, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

a really one of a kind place, its like a place somewhere in paradise

The Wild Flowers of Southern Utah

2010-08-01T23:56:00.001-07:00

The Wild Flowers of Southern Utah, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

I got lost somewhere in some back coiuntry road of Southern Utah,turned out to be a great place to get lost.

Mossy Cave Waterfalls

2010-08-01T23:53:00.001-07:00

Mossy Cave Waterfalls, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Freedom is a Roadtrip

2010-08-01T23:50:00.001-07:00

Freedom is a Roadtrip, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

I exist

Conflagration

2010-07-27T13:38:00.001-07:00

Conflagration, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Saw the silhoutte of those trees against the late afternoon light and the clouds , changed the colors a little bit to make it look like they are on fire

Zion National Park

2010-07-25T23:55:00.001-07:00

Zion National Park, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Using Pano,an iPhone app that merge pictures together.

Sun Setting on Cedars

2010-07-25T23:19:00.001-07:00

Sun Setting on Cedars, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

iphone is not my cellphone, its my cameraphone

Timeless

2010-07-25T23:16:00.003-07:00

Timeless, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

another capture by my iphone

The Grand Canyon as seen thru my iPhone

2010-07-25T23:16:00.001-07:00

The Grand Canyon as seen thru my iPhone, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

this is taken from the desert view outlook, the very first time i saw the grand canyon.

The Horseshoe Bend

2010-07-25T23:14:00.001-07:00

The Horseshoe Bend, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

the iphone cango wide, but not wide enough to capture the immensity of this magnificent natural wonder.

wupatki county plain thru my iphone

2010-07-25T23:12:00.001-07:00

photo, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

this gadget is really great for amateur photgraphers like me

A Piece of My Sedona

2010-07-19T22:40:00.001-07:00

A Piece of My Sedona, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Taken using my iPhone

Cathedral Rock

2010-07-18T22:53:00.001-07:00

photo, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Taken using an iPhone, cathedral Rock, Sedona, Arizona

Red rock in Mono

2010-07-17T13:20:00.001-07:00

Red rock in Mono, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Truly majestic even in black and white,one of the red rocks of Sedona, Arizona .

the view around the corner

2010-07-15T21:01:00.001-07:00

the view around the corner, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

The face of the rock that house the Point Sur Lighthouse were adorned by different wildflowers

silence

2010-07-15T00:17:00.001-07:00

silence, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

One of the most beautiful drive in he US, Pacific Coast Highway 1 always amazes me with its stunning vistas of its rugged coastline. This one is taken somewhere along Big Sur.

defy

2010-05-30T12:41:00.001-07:00

for HL, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

the mermaid

2010-04-26T02:28:00.001-07:00

swooping down, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

2010-04-17T04:08:00.001-07:00

lake-tahoe, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

a sunny day in lake tahoe

the apple of my eyes

2010-03-05T00:55:00.001-08:00

the apple of my eyes, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

saw that cloud covering the san gabriel mountains yesterday , so i decided to go up forest lawn near my kids school( btw its the one where michael jackson is buried) and i saw this greek statues, bath by the late afternoon light. this statue of aphrodite is the one in the middle of the courtyard of the bigger chapel.
Comments

we are all just passengers here

2010-03-04T09:09:00.001-08:00

we are all just passengers here, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

the shop keeper

2010-02-27T00:25:00.001-08:00

the shop keeper, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

some small shop at old town pasadena

bench @bird rock, 17 mile drive, carmel ,ca

2010-02-27T00:24:00.001-08:00

bench @bird rock, 17 mile drive, carmel ,ca, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

regal

2010-02-25T02:46:00.001-08:00

regal, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

the line and texture of the skin suggest a hard life, but there is a certain nobility about him that is almost regal.

old man in chinatown

2010-02-20T01:26:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

i enjoy street photography the most, if only i could devote more time to it though.

love is all around you

2010-02-14T05:34:00.001-08:00

love is all around you, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

happy valentines day to all

seen at the santa monica pier last september 2009

night moves

2010-01-19T10:05:00.001-08:00

night moves, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

rainy night in downtown LA, taken while riding in a front seat of car,

01/01/2010

2010-01-01T07:27:00.001-08:00

01/01/2010, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

01/01/2010

forgot to turn on the heater i woke up too soon and couldnt go back to sleep right away. ended up taking pictures of the early morning light of the first day of the year

rush

2009-10-12T13:00:00.001-07:00

rush, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

downtown LA

alone on a saturday night

2009-03-16T00:21:00.001-07:00

alone on a saturday night, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

saw her walking aimlessly at the americana in glendale that saturday night.

summer of 2006

2009-03-16T00:19:00.001-07:00

summer of 2006, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

this is how ,me and my wife will remember the kids during the summer of 2006

girl-with-an-ipod

2009-03-07T17:07:00.001-08:00

girl-with-an-ipod, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

trying to be creative with my uwa lens, the lighting could have been better if the bottom part was also illuminated.

snow white

2009-03-07T17:05:00.001-08:00

snow white, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

I asked her if i could take a picture of her, and she readily obliged. she's probably a real model.

2009-02-27T21:51:00.001-08:00

, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

jazz man of glendale

2009-02-24T03:44:00.001-08:00

jazz man of glendale, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

i wanted to do some night street photography in downtown LA, but i got scared when i saw where i was heading to, its along broadway between the 4th and 6th street (its all because of this guy's tips of where he did most of his recent street shots). it was around 930pm after i got off work and eventhought ive been a transplanted Filipino in LA for almost 11 years, i am really not familiar with the downtown area. i hate those one way streets and i still remember the first time i got lost in figueroa and 2nd street where i almost drove on a wrong way traffic street, from then on i tried to avoid downtown LA as much as i can. and to make it more exciting ,i forgot to fill up before i went to work that day so i was trying to look for a gas station along broadway, i saw a chevron but theyre always more expensive so skipped it. by the time i was crossing 2nd street i was already getting nervous because broadway doesnt look like broadway anymore,( it feels like im about to cross the river styx), but then i saw a valerio gas station by the corner of 3rd street so i made a quick left and was idling up next to the gas pump when i realised that im the only one there and these two big scary looking guys. one of them was this man whose hood of his windbreaker covers his head and i couldnt see the outline of his face, his shoukders leaning against the wall, as if waiting for something or someone ( which could be me/?), he was smoking heavily and the smoke was backlighted by the streetlamp behind him.. well , i love photography and call me a chicken its okay too, i went back to chinatown.

PART 2

ok, i almost forgot the story of this picture because of that adventure. i ended up getting ripped off by the gas station on hill and college street, the price they posted up, the big signs with the flouscent lights inside? theyre not the real price, the real price is the one at the bottom which i think was made of cardboard and the lettering was done using a big black sharpee. if you pay cash, theyll charge that price thats posted on their big streetsign , but if you pay by credit card or debit theyll charge you the price that was handwritten on that small signboard which is like 35 cents more per gallon?. well im not exactly sure how much,and since i always use my debit card all the time it was automatic for me to use it. i already had my tank full before i noticed the sign .

Part 3

well my wife is off tomorrow and i work the pm shift anyways ,so here i am, wasting my time here. im usually lazy to put any captions , but i was probably juiced up by that experience so i wanted to write it before it fades into my memory.

finally, i decided to go home. but it was saturday night and by the time i got to glendale it was only 1030 pm. i made a sidetrip to the americana , took some pictures there, was told by a security guard that photography is not allowed on private property, but isnt americana a mall? a shopping center? so if its a private property , why are people allowed to shop and dine and watch movies there?what about those people with point and shoot and camera phones?.

so i went out of the americana and went to brand, there was a moment where there were no sounds of vehicles and i heard these music floating all the way to the in and out burger restaurant across from the borders bookstore. it was past eleven and there was not a lot traffic, the melancholic sound of his music was like a stranger that i havent seen, it was bouncing off the walls of the nearby buildings. it was like there were those cube speakers inside that instrument. i approached him and asked if i could take pictures of him, he said "go ahead." i complimented him on his music and asked him what hes doing there since he is that good. " i like playing music and i like the people of glendale, they been really nice to me" he said. i stayed around for awhile and since it was already late , i gave him a 5 and left.

all i want for christmas......is you....baby...

2008-12-22T06:42:00.001-08:00

all i want for christmas......is you....baby..., originally uploaded by usclabdog.

merry christmas to all.

red carpet

2008-06-29T01:54:00.001-07:00

red carpet, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

take a hike jordan!

2008-06-27T13:06:00.001-07:00

take a hike jordan!, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

i said to him,hey im gonna leave you right here , right now , just find your way home ok?.... and he just break into his signature big smile =)

The Kite Runner

2008-06-27T13:05:00.001-07:00

The Kite Runner, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

siblings

2008-06-17T04:33:00.001-07:00

siblings, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Toby and Jordan on one of their rare quiet moments

Narcissus

2008-06-04T04:03:00.001-07:00

Narcissus, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

He saw how beautiful he was,and fell in love with himself...

South Tufa Towers

2008-05-27T02:26:00.001-07:00

south tufa towers, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Touted as one of the oldest lake in the world. the Mono lake also have the most spectacular formations of tufas.

primeval beauty

2008-05-15T04:32:00.001-07:00

primeval beauty, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

View of Emerald Bay ,Lake Tahoe. when i was looking at the Lake Tahoe website, the punchline was "step into the blue". that was not an exaggeration.

moon over mammoth

2008-04-27T05:42:00.001-07:00

moon over mammoth, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

i thought it was a great coincidence that those wisps of clouds on mammoth mountain resembles those tusks of a mammoth elephant.

Gen 1:14-19

2008-04-23T08:47:00.001-07:00

Gen 1:14-19, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Lake Tahoe, on a late windy afternoon

melting snow of mount whitney

2008-04-05T04:13:00.001-07:00

melting snow of mount whitney, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

My daughter thought that there were some people cooking on top of the mountain. =)

sunbather

2008-04-05T04:12:00.001-07:00

sunbather, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

stick figures and a bench

2008-04-03T12:43:00.003-07:00

stick figures and a bench, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

far and away

2008-04-03T12:43:00.001-07:00

far and away, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Just giving reverence to those big, wide open spaces.

the badwater basin

2008-03-16T02:32:00.001-07:00

the badwater basin, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

From Dante's View one can see the central part of Death Valley from a vantage point 5,500 feet (1,700 m) above sea level. From here Badwater Basin can be seen, which contains the lowest dry point in North America. Telescope Peak can also be seen from here which is 11,331 feet (3455 m) above sea level. This is the greatest topographic relief in the conterminous U.S.

The mountain that Dante's View is on is part of the Black Mountains which along with the parallel Panamint Range across the valley form what geologists call a horst and the valley that is called a graben. These structures are created when the surface of the earth is under extensional, or a pulling force. The crust responds to this force by sending a large and long roughly v-shaped block of crust down which forms the bedrock of the valley floor. (taken from wikipedia)

the shadow of mount whitney

2008-03-16T02:31:00.001-07:00

the shadow of mount whitney, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Mount Whitney is the highest elevation in the North America which is about one and half hours drive to the Badwater basin of Death Valley , which at 214 feet below sea level is considered the lowest point elevation in the whole continent.

spring time in death valley

2008-03-15T06:18:00.001-07:00

spring time in death valley, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

My son Jordan, enjoying the wild flowers along the i-190 in Death Valley

fence sitter

2008-03-10T02:59:00.001-07:00

fence sitter, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

dusk came into lone pine california, i thought the receding light was making the clouds a nice backdrop for this tree.

my little buddhist monk

2008-03-05T04:07:00.001-08:00

dedicated to the people of burma, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

i dedicate this to the people of burma

gated

2008-03-05T03:49:00.001-08:00

gated, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

while on the way up to big bear mountain, i have to make a little stop because my son was throwing up. i noticed this gate which i thought was unusual because a few feet from it was a very steep slope and i dont see any properties nearby.

dont let the sun go down on me

2008-02-29T01:54:00.001-08:00

dont let the sun go down on me, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

cant help but be reminded of that song when i saw this cropping

rust never sleeps

2008-02-28T03:54:00.001-08:00

rust never sleeps, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

playing homage to neil young's song

The Half Dome and The Yosemite Valley

2008-02-28T03:53:00.001-08:00

The Half Dome and The Yosemite Valley, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

The sun seems so selective in illuminating the halfdome only.

heaven is a basketball court

2007-10-28T03:35:00.001-07:00

heaven is a basketball court, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Will you drive,pass, dribble, or shoot?. Eye to hand coordination, creativity , effective court vision and intelligence. No other sport demands more split second decisions than basketball. I love this game =)

the elks of point reyes

2007-08-18T11:58:00.001-07:00

the elks of point reyes, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

tobias

2007-08-18T11:57:00.001-07:00

tobias, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Toby was derived from the ancient aramaic word "tobias" it means "gift from God''.

layered sunset in yosemite valley, ca

2007-08-18T11:56:00.001-07:00

layered sunset in yosemite valley, ca, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Snow Summit before sunrise

2007-06-25T03:42:00.001-07:00

snow summit before sunrise, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Taken before sunrise, this is the view of the popular Snow Summit ski resort. It was so cold at that time, my hands were numb right after i took off my gloves to set up my camera and tripod.

Doppelganger

2007-06-24T23:27:00.001-07:00

doppelganger, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

The pier and cloud formation was symmetrical, it cuts the sea and the sky in an almost equal proportion. Taken at the San Francisco fisherman's wharf, summer of 2006.

Up in the clouds

2007-06-24T23:20:00.001-07:00

up in the clouds, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

The Golden Gate submerged in white cottony cloud of flog

Upper Winter Creek Trail

2007-06-21T00:21:00.001-07:00

One of the trails going up the San Gabriel mountain. Im just amazed how this beautiful place is just about 20 miles away from downtown Los Angeles

Shooting Arrows at the Moon

2007-05-31T02:29:00.001-07:00

Shooting Arrows at the Moon, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

When you dream, dream big and always try to aim high =)

One of the magnificent statues that can be found inside the huntington library

the ROCK

2007-05-31T02:26:00.001-07:00

the ROCK, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

The aeordynamic lines of Alcatraz

The deal was to have their feet wet.....

2007-05-31T02:24:00.001-07:00

The deal was to have their feet wet....., originally uploaded by usclabdog.

you really cant trust kids.......

The walk of life

2007-05-31T02:21:00.001-07:00

the walk of life, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Its not by fate, its the choices we make, and the roads that we take,...
nothing is pure coincidence...

artherosclerosis

2007-05-27T02:49:00.001-07:00

artherosclerosis, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Some of Nature's design are sometimes redundant. The branches of the trees here are like how veins and arteries in our bodies looks like.

PCH 1, Somewhere in Big Sur , California

2007-05-25T02:52:00.001-07:00

PCH 1, Somewhere in Big Sur , California, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

PCH 1, aka dangerous beauty. Nice if youre a passenger, not nice if you are the driver. You really have to pay attention and keep your eyes on the road. Theres always a fog like this most of the time, even when its summer. Definitely not a nice drive at night especially during winter.

harbor lights

2007-05-09T08:49:00.001-07:00

harbor lights, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

A picture taken at the Santa Barbara harbor in California. The sun already disappeared into the horizon and the day's remaining light was making a last attempt to cling to the clouds and the sky.

lagaslas

2007-04-29T03:29:00.001-07:00

lagaslas, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
Reinhold Niebuhr

the photographer and his assistant....

2007-04-19T01:31:00.001-07:00

the photographer and his assistant...., originally uploaded by usclabdog.

We went to LA Zoo last Easter Sunday, and Disney was giving away stickers and disposable cameras to the children there. I was kicking myself after i realised that I was so busy trying to shoot the jaguar, which is a new animal at the LA ZOO, and i missed out at what my kids were doing at the back.

Look at me!

2007-04-07T23:23:00.001-07:00

look at me!, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Happy Easter to all !

The Promise

2007-04-04T02:16:00.001-07:00

The Promise, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

In a world full of uncertainty, these are the Words the gives me comfort.....

Deuteronomy 31:8 - "The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."

Carmel Sunset

2007-04-02T10:33:00.001-07:00

Carmel Sunset, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

No interesting foreground here except the branches of the tree and the outcropping rock of Monterey Bay.

Flight of Jonathan Livingston Seagull

2007-04-02T03:36:00.001-07:00

Flight of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Without Limits

Im still standing..

2007-04-02T02:45:00.001-07:00

im still standing.., originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Against the tide, against the elements, he still stands so proud, majestic and defiant. The Ghost Tree of the 17 mile drive, Pebble Beach, California.

Early morning calm

2007-04-02T02:42:00.001-07:00

early morning calm, originally uploaded by usclabdog.

Santa Barbara, California at dawn. A popular tourist destination during summer. Its about two hours drive from Los Angeles.