365 Days, 365 Photos: 07/02/2009

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Unofficial Triple Crown Olympics that night. We failed and then bailed for Soda Bar and The Long and Short of It (sorry, no photos of that this time).

365 Days, 365 Photos: 07/01/2009

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Struggling to find my own right now.

Photos: Camping @ Gaviota State Park, 06/30/2009

Photos: Camping @ Gaviota State Park

I didn't take that many photos the last day of our camping excursion, but here are a few from our hike.

Fire damage.

365 Days, 365 Photos: 06/30/2009

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We managed to find a hiking trail somewhat close to the campsite, after searching in vain for one that was listed on a map given to us, but that apparently did not exist. It worked out okay in the end.

Photos: Camping @ Gaviota State Park, 06/29/2009

This was somewhat of a last-minute trip, and there is surprisingly little information available about camping around the Santa Barbara area. So it was that we ended up at Gaviota State Park - a pretty rad park with pretty shitty camping facilities.

When I say that, I don't mean that the bathroom facilities weren't up to par. I mean that the campsites were incredibly tiny, and the staff knew nothing about hikes in the area. Our campsite was overrun with a Taj Mahal of a tent that had 4 separate rooms and held 12 people (and potentially a swimming pool, I swear). Sigh. So we moved my little two-person-but-only-if-you-REALLY-like-each-other tent to the campsite next to ours, which was conveniently empty the two nights we were there.

But even with those drawbacks, and the persistent marine layer that tricked me into some bad sunburn, it was a fun trip and I got some good photos out of it. Hopefully you all like cross-processing as much as I do.

There was a pretty cool railroad trestle that separated the campsite from the beach.


Partner in crime. The hair is partially my fault.




Lots of shale.












Gone fishin'.

365 Days, 365 Photos: 06/29/2009

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Taken with a 20mm lens. So yes, I was thisclose to a train going full-speed.

365 Days, 365 Photos: 06/28/2009

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After a crazy two days of playing a show in Vegas, and then headlining a show at the Casbah, I was off on a camping trip to Santa Barbara. With one job offer on the table, and a second interview that went really well, I could sense that my funemployment was about to come to an end. Therefore, I was trying to make the most of it while it lasted.

We were supposed to leave for Santa Barbara around noon, but various circumstances caused us to delay departure until about 3PM. Whoops. And even with all that extra time, I still forgot to pack one crucial piece of camera equipment - the camera mount that connects the camera to my tripod. Double whoops. Fortunately, I had plenty of gaffers tape with me, so I taped my camera to the tripod for this exposure.

Show Photos: Two Sheds @ Casbah, 06/27/2009

Photos: Two Sheds @ Casbah

And just like that, I'm almost a month behind again.

Two Sheds played Swim Party's show at the Casbah this night. We were happy to have them down from San Francisco to join us, playing two sets in the Atari Lounge between the bands on the main stage (Cuckoo Chaos and Gray Ghosts).

I actually prefer the lighting in the Atari Lounge to that of the main stage. And having seen Two Sheds twice before at Bar Pink, I was happy to be able to take photos of them in good lighting.

They played a great first set - I missed the second one due to setting up the main stage - despite the lack of monitors in the back room. I highly recommend you check them out the next time they play in town, or if you happen to be up in the bay area anytime soon.

365 Days, 365 Photos: 06/27/2009

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Lights from Swim Party's merch suitcase. We headlined the Casbah that night. Photos from Two Sheds' set will be up soon.

365 Days, 365 Photos: 06/26/2009

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Seen in the bathroom at the Bunkhouse in Las Vegas. Sadly, this is the only photo I took in Vegas while Swim Party was there, but hopefully we'll be back soon!

365 Days, 365 Photos: 06/25/2009

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Science!

365 Days, 365 Photos: 06/24/2009

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If anyone can guess the subject of this macro shot, you'll win...something. HINT: The photo was not converted to black and white.

Show Photos: Firethorn @ Casbah, 06/23/2009

Photos: Firethorn @ Casbah

On June 23rd, Firethorn played their 100th (and possibly last) show at the Casbah. Chris, the singer/guitarist, recently moved to Pittsburgh, but came back to San Diego for this show. Obviously, it was a show I was not going to miss.

Speaking of Chris, he's quite an energetic frontman. It's pretty much guaranteed that he'll take his shirt off at some point in the set, and almost just as likely that he'll end up rolling around on the stage. For this show, he took it a bit further, but we'll get to that.

If you've ever been to one of Tim Pyles' Anti-Monday League shows, you should be familiar with Sean, or at least his hair. When onstage, he has the habit of bobbing his head back and forth, something that I kept trying to capture all night. He's also one of the nicest guys in the local music scene.

Remember how I mentioned that Chris tends to get a little crazy onstage? Well, since this was potentially their last show, he definitely poured everything into it.

He ended the show by climbing up on one of the amps, then jumping off of it - directly into Sean. I tried to record it as best as I could, for posterity's sake.

I really hope this isn't the end for Firethorn, as they are a great band and a great group of people. Here's hoping that Chris moves back to San Diego!