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Monday, April 16, 2012

Montreal

I went to Montreal to spend Passover with my sister and her family. I always take lots of photos. Here is a mix of sights and people. I hope you enjoy them.

Lights of Montreal

Reflections

Lovely nieces :)

Downtown jumble

Musee des Beaux-Arts

Napoleon Bonaparte

So cute! So funny!

Storm on the horizon

Strike??!?

Night time neon

Mimuna!

Sunglass weather - finally

Thursday, April 5, 2012

I took a class on taking head shots (this is Hollywood after all!). I wanted to learn some tips on taking portraits in general. The teacher was Kawai Matthews, a celebrity photographer. It was fun to play and learn about different lighting techniques, plus posing and wardrobe. Here are a few photos from class.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Purim and LACMA

Last week was Purim, a very fun Jewish holiday. Kids (and some adults!) get dressed up. We had a party at our shul on Wednesday night. Here are some of the attendees:

On Sunday, I went to the LA County Museum of Art (LACMA).

Art installation called "Metropolis"

Demonstration of Sumi ink marks and paper making.

Tools of the trade

Random cool portrait.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Quiet times

Just a few photos from out and about in LA. Hope you enjoy.

Window reflection

Westwood

Cool and groovy van

Near LAX

Tulip tree

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Vacation in the Sierras

I went on vacation again :) I stayed in a town called Angels Camp, CA - it's in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, about an hour east of Stockton, CA. It's called the Gold Country, because there was a lot of gold mining in the area and logging, too. Nowadays, there are a lot of vineyards and tasting rooms. Most of the towns there have old buildings from the 1800s in their downtowns, so they try to promote old-timey tourism.

Here are some photos from my vacation.