biking brooklyn.

Following my attempt at posting the photos from my trip in chronological order, this photo was taken just after walking off the Brooklyn Bridge. I was still on the bike/walk path on the Brooklyn side and couldn't resist snapping away at the bikers that passed by. I wish I'd had access to a bike in Brooklyn to ride around, as my city riding has been limited to Philadelphia, but it was nice to see all the bikers out on the hot afternoon.

keyboard kid.

I debated about whether I should post this photo or not. It's not one of my best shots. There are things I would've liked to do differently…different angles I might have attempted had I not been eager to go catch my train a few tunnels over, but this is what I managed to snap amid the hustle and bustle of the crowds shuffling through the subways of New York City. I think my favorite thing about it is that the little boy playing keyboard is black and white and the inanimate people illustrated with tiles are vibrant colors. That, and you can't help but imagine the crooning coming from that dapper young fellow's vocal chords with an expression like that on his face.

amber in malibu.

Last Monday, I made a spontaneous trip up to Malibu to see my old friend Amber, who just moved to the area to begin attending Pepperdine in the fall. She's got a quaint little studio in a large house that sits on the side of a hill overlooking the ocean, which meant we could literally stepp out of her doorway and begin hiking from there. The morning fog was still covering a lot of the area, but it created a beautiful contrast between the grey fog and the blue skies that covered the other half of the sky. I snapped this of Amber and just fell in love with her expression paired with the chilly grey look of the landscape surrounding her. It's even more interesting to me knowing that there were bright blue skies with wispy clouds at my back. Just goes to show that shooting from a different angle can change the whole feel of a photo.