Mexico-- Part 4

I spent three nights in Bucerias, on the north rim of the Bay of Banderas. This town celebrates a Fiesta de la Virgen de la Paz (or Festival for the Virgin of the Peace) for ten days each January which happened to be as I was passing through. The festival has it's share of Mexican carnival food, rides and games but also provided the attendees with a nightly show. Here are some of the images from the two nights I attended.

-LP

Mexico-- Part 3

The week after a vacation is always hard. Especially when your vacation was in a place as beautiful as Mexico. I spent two weeks down in Mexico. The second week was with Delia and our friends in Sayulita. The first week I traveled alone to Chacala (Population 277), a small fishing village about 90 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta and Bucerias, on the north rim of the Bay of Banderas. Below is a shot of Chacala.

-LP


Puerto Vallarta, the major city in the Bay of Banderas, has a beachfront Malacon or walkway with many original sculptures and other types of artwork.


A street vendor in Bucerias and below that one of the deckhands from a boat ride showing us his skills.

Mexico-- Part 2

So, back to the real world... Re-entry hasn't been too difficult, although I do miss the beach already. Thus far, this week has been really busy with the real estate photography. I guess I should be thankful for the work, although another week of vacation would be okay with me too.
Here are a few more photos from our trip. Enjoy!
--DP


This is one of my favorite shots from our boat trip. It's a reflection of the docks in the water. I love the calming feeling it gives and the fact that it almost looks more like a painting than a photo. Anyone know of a good market for abstract photography, let me know!



One of my favorite things about Mexico is the colors. Everything is so vibrant, from the architecture, to the flowers, to the people. Lots of eye candy for a photographer!

More to come soon!

Mexico- part 1

We just got back from a trip to Sayulita, Mexico. It's a smallish town about 30 minutes north of Puerto Vallarta (and a world away from the high-rise resorts!) It's pretty convenient to get to and also not too hard to get of the beaten path. We had a group of 11 and rented an awesome house on the top of a hill overlooking the ocean. The roads were a little hairy at times, and I think we were all pretty glad we weren't driving our own cars. We had a great time exploring the town, various beaches, relaxing by the pool and even chartering a boat for the day. I got what I think are some pretty good images. Hope you enjoy the first installment!

--DPThis shot and the one below are from the main beach in Sayulita. Towards the beginning of the week we did have a day where a few of the group were pretty sick. (Montezuma's revenge?) So, some of us that were feeling fine went down to the beach to watch the sunset.


This one is from our boat trip . Our captain was little crazy, but in a good way. I guess what you would expect from someone who lives on a 30 foot boat and takes tourists out on daily trips. We spent the day on the open ocean whale watching, snorkeling and swimming. Not bad for a Thursday!
The one above that is some birds we saw in San Pancho. They just looked like they were having a good time flying around...

Geese in the Park

I chased some Canadian geese around the City Park Golf Course this afternoon after doing a shoot for Mediamax. It's slow for Blue House Photography around the holidays.

Happy Holidays everyone!

Fun with Photoshop

It's been pretty cold here in Denver lately. I think 8 was the high today. Now, I'm all for layering and braving the cold, but I took the dogs to the park today for about 20 minutes and I thought my fingers were going to fall off. Suffice it to say, I've been hanging out around the house the past few days catching up on some work.
I went camping and climbing this summer with some friends down at Shelf Road, outside of Canon City and have been meaning to go through them for a while now.
I love playing with photos and tweaking the colors, contrast, dodging and burning, etc. My love of photography began in the dark room doing just those type of artistic touches. Now it's in Photoshop--what I call my digital darkroom. Here's a few versions of the same photo...just playing around.
Hope you enjoy!
--DP

Happy Veterans Day

Blue House Photography wanted to recognize the Veterans today, especially in light of the tragedy at Ft. Hood last week. We remember and thank all those who served including those in our family. Our grandfather served during World War II. Our uncle served in Korea. Another uncle served in Vietnam. And our father served in ROTC during the war in Vietnam. Thank you. You’re in our thoughts today. Here are some appropriate images from the past few years.