June, 2009
Kelley and I have been flying a lot the past two years. Amazingly enough, we haven’t had to pay for a single flight! That’s all thanks to the Jet Blue Amex for business and earning points. There’s one main reason I fly Jet Blue, besides Direct TV at every seat, and that’s the leg room. Especially when it comes to traveling with my equipment. I pack 2 camera bodies, 6 lens’s, a flash, and my laptop in a ThinkTank bag for under the seat. In order to really get the bag under the seat in front of me, I take the camera bodies out and put them in the front of me. Once in the air I move the ThinkTank bag under my legs and stretch out. Plenty of room! The iPhone picture doesn’t really show it, but I was able to put 4 fingers inbetween my knees and the cameras.
When I take the laptop out I can actually tilt the screen back and type like it’s on a normal table. I had to fly Delta once this year, and besides being one of the worst experiences out of JFK, I could barely move in the seat and had to become a contortionist to use the laptop. I can’t wait for my next Jet Blue flight! Where should I go next?
I just got back to our room in Sausalito and I figured I may as well share some photos form Jenn and Brian’s wedding. I have an 11:30am flight tomorrow back to Connecticut, so I gotta start packing!
Saturday Kelley and I went to the San Francisco Zoo with Kelley’s friend Kim, her husband Dave, and their son Gabrielle. Of course I packed the camera! Kelley refers to me as “National Geographic.” I can’t let her down.
From the Zoo we went right over to the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner for Sunday’s wedding.
The past two days Kelley and I have been on the road. Hours and hours of driving from Sausalito, going to wine country, then from vineyard to vineyard. There’s so much I want talk about, but I have to start with photos and I’ll tell you the stories along the way.
We are staying in my favorite area just outside San Francisco, over the Golden Gate Bridge, called Sausalito. It may just be one of my favorite places in the country, not that I’ve been to that many places. We just walk a block from our room and we have a great view of the city. It was a hazy day when I took this.
We decided to stay at a B&B called the Gables Inn Sausalito. It is one of the best places I’ve ever stayed. The room, the comfy bed, walking distance to everything, the incredibly nice people that work here… can’t say enough. They have an awesome breakfast too. I had to give them a little photo love. We got back tonight and chatted with the person at the desk and I took a photo of the lobby for her.
Thursday we left the Inn on an absolutely beautiful day. We got in the car for a quick run into the city for a quick purchase of an item that I’ll talk about in a minute. We get around the hills outside Sausalito and get a quick glimpse of the Golden Gate Bridge. I said to Kelley, FOG! I pray for some low level fog shots every time I come out to San Francisco and it never happens! Finally! So up into the hill side we drove.
For the past few months I’ve been itching to use a lens that I don’t own. Until now. I found one in San Francisco and we made a mad dash into the city to get it. I just had a feeling that it would be an amazing lens for this trip. I was right. I’m not telling what lens it is, you photographers that are reading this will just have to guess! I’ve been really wanting to get back into street photography. The following two images were taken with the new lens from the passenger seat of our car, out the window, as Kelley was driving. The first one at 35mph and the second at about 60mph.
Yes, the above photo was taken as this car was passing us on the right. He’s in the lane next to us doing about 65mph. This should give you an idea of how awesome this lens is.
And now, wine country. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAmazing.
These first two shots, again, taken out of the car window as Kelley was driving 40mph.
That pretty much sums up our trip so far. Tomorrow, Saturday, we are headed to the San Francisco Zoo with a friend of Kelley’s and her son. Then the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner for the wedding I’m shooting on Sunday. No work and all play on a trip? Yeah right.
6.23.2009
I’d fly Jet Blue more, but they just don’t go to enough places. Particularly out of Denver.
6.23.2009
I’m so with you on this! We didn’t take them to PR…MY idea to save $200 roundtrip. What a flippin mistake! We were like sardines on the Continental flight. And they charged $25 each bag you checked in each way. Never again! MIke swears by Jet Blue every time he goes to Cali.