Bates Nut Farm...lookin' Ripe!

I love it when seasons change, summer to fall, winter to spring, whatever. It's always nice to see some change. The air is starting to get cooler, I'm riding my bike more. Things are looking a lot better for me.

For some news about myself, I'm switching hospitals. It's for the best. It took a while for me to understand the importance for the future. So now I have a better position with full benefit which I lacked on my previous position. People were always surprised to hear that I didn't have benefits working at a hospital, but now that's not a problem. I'll be working on the medical/oncology floor at the new Palomar West near the infamous Stone Brewery. So I need to buy a growler soon.

The pumpkin patch was amazing compared to last year. It was the hassle to get there last year. We went on the worst time possible, the weekend before Halloween and a Charger bye week. I felt like EVERYONE went all at once. Super BUSY!!! This was not the case.

The pumpkin patch was free from clutter of crying kids and overloaded parking lots. I found the pumpkin I was looking for, had plenty of time to take quality shots, I wasn't rushed. I couldn't ask for anything more. Actually, I take that back. The thing that probably bugged me were the over sized pumpkins. The over size pumpkins were rotten, lob sided, collapsing on itself. I didn't see a decent over sized pumpkin.

Me and my sister just goofed around with the pumpkins. I took some candid pictures of her during the search of a perfect pumpkin. I used my 50mm and 100mm. I think you can tell when I used my 100mm with the intense bokeh. I'm starting to usethe 100mm macro for more than just macro shots. Its a fun lens to shot with.

The question is, what should I carve my pumpkin? Any ideas? Shoot them to me. Leave a comment.

 
pumpkin patch from Ryan Florido on Vimeo.

Cassius' growing up!!!

Cassius, son of Brandon and Bethany Garcia. The future of hip hop/sports/anything good and pure, a true reflection of the Garcias. Bethany decided to take a mini vacation to the West coast while Brandon did training for the military. It was amazing to see Bethany and Cassius, seeing the size I last saw him. You can see him here the first day he was born.

Cassius' personality is definitely present. You can already know he is going to be a tidy and clean person by his attitude toward his messy birthday cake. He'd prefer to play with it while in the the cover than feel the sticky frosting.

It was a true treat to see all the family, bother from the Jordan and Garcia side. Family and friends are always present. Was there alcohol here? YES!!! Even though we weren't technically allowed to have it present as park rangers did a walk around making sure we didn't have it.

I know these pictures are late, but looking back at them reminds me how hot Escondido can be. Overwhelmed by mid 90 degree heat is never fun, but we made the most out of it. The heat was so bad, I felt as if we were the only group in the park.

I look forward on seeing this young boy grow up. Escondido misses the Garcia Family. WHAT UP PARADOX!!!

 
Cassius' first birthday in Escondido from Ryan Florido on Vimeo.

It's coming!!!

At the end of the month will be the wedding of the year (at least for me). My good friends Aldrich Galimba and Jessica Nix are going to be married by the end of the month. A long anticipated event for sure. I've known the couple for a while, I even took over their old room from Jessica's condo. It was a true pleasure to photography them as a couple. We decided to go to Balboa Park to do some photos. It was a busy Sunday. Actually, the first Sunday of the NFL season.

 I love my camera. However, I wanted to do wider shots. I kinda stuck with my 50mm. It's the widest lens I have at the moment. Not very wide at all. It's considered a standard length lens. Great for portraits and "walk around lens" so things aren't distorted by the lens. But after working with some ultra wide angle lens, I can appreciate them. They can make anything look cool. During this trip with the future Galimba couple, I wanted to work on separation and do some wides. I didn't want to get too close. I think pretty satisfied with my work. I find it hard to be blown away. I know my strengths and try to work on my weaknesses. Let's just hope I keep on improving. It was fun shooting at Balboa, so we ended our day at one of the coolest bars in San Diego (IMO). West Coast Tavern in North Park is a hip spot. It was kind of dead, so we took advantage of the lack of seating and did our own little impromptu photo shoot. I really like how you can see "North Park" sign on some of the photos. I feel like I captured them at their true element, enjoying each other's company over a drink. I feel like they can do that all day if they had a chance. It's hard to find Aldrich being photo ready, so when I captured his smile, not a fake obligated smile, but a genuine smile means a lot to me and I'm sure to Jess too. CHEERS to the couple. The reason for the white boards were for the table arrangements at the wedding.

Happy Birthday Jess!!!

I have not been updating any pictures to my blog lately. I literally have gigs of photos I need to edit and post. From baby Joss' birthday, wedding with TaliaStudio, fun at the park, to fun projects to keep photography fun. It's been too damn hot to edit pictures. So when it starts cooling down is when I'll find the energy to hit the digital darkroom. Happy Birthday to everyone's friend, Jess Nix, soon to be Galimba. It was her 26th birthday. Someone is getting old. It's funny cause she shares the same birthday with another good friend of mine, Mister Pete Roq from Portland, Oregon. Last minute effort, we made him a youtube video as seen below. Mean while in Escondido, we always find a reason to drink. Of course, we'll drink to a birthday! Jess wanted to head to Churchill's. Everyone was giving her excuses on reasons why we couldn't make it out. Excuses from "I'm still at work" to "I have to meet with family". Funny thing is that she believed us. She got a little butt hurt, but by the time she hit the Tavern, she was all smiles. Here are some of the cool pictures from the night. Tuesday $2 shots. So we all drank a little bit. Feel free to download pictures and put them onto your Facebook if you have one. Click here to download pictures. Cause I know people love uploading pictures to Facebook. Hahaaa.

JessWoWW's Tavern Birthday Celebration from Ryan Florido on Vimeo.

Cheers!!

Cruisin' Grand

It's my first time this year visiting downtown during Cruisin' Grand. It was good to see so many people there along with some awesome classics. I don't know too much about classic American rides, but I certainly appreciate them and admire the work that goes into the cars. I walked around the event with my 20D and 100mm 2.8 macro. That's why all my shots are detailed close ups. Next time I'll bring my wide or even a standard lens. Check out some of the pictures in better detail here. Like always, thanks for stopping by. Stay Classy.

Cruisin' Grand 6/15/2012 from Ryan Florido on Vimeo.

Al and Jess' Engagement Party

It's been a couple of weeks since this party happened, but the pictures must be posted. I arrived late to the party from work. I enjoyed myself way too much with this group. I feel like it is just a teaser of the excitement of the bachelor party and wedding. Everyone was there. If you weren't there, I guess you weren't anybody. Hahaaa...jk jk. Real close family and friends were surrounding it. One of the coolest FOB parties I've been part of. DJ, lecheon, alcohol/keg, family, and friends were all in the mix. I feel like the pictures do not do it justice since I wasn't focused on taking pictures. Yes I know some of the pictures are blurred/out of focus, whatever!!! I was having a good time. Hahaa.

Al and Jess' Engagement Party
Al(bert) and Jess' Engagement Party from Ryan Florido on Vimeo.

Memorial Day @ Moonlight

It's been a while since I've posted on my blog. I have been busy drinking and working. I feel like I just ran a marathon of alcohol drinking. I'm not complaining. It was fun.

Look who came back to Cali!?!? Francis Batac! Straight from TEXAS!!! It was definitely fun hanging out with him, especially on Memorial Day. Day off with good friends at a packed beach. It was my first time this season hitting the beach. The weather was amazing, water was refreshing, food was filling, and friends are great. A lot of people came and go. All i know is that i was still tired when I hit the beach. So much sun made me lazy. From what the pictures are showing, it was a good time. Played some football, Frisbee, card games, and swimming. There are more photos/video from the gopro.

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Memorial Day @ Moonlight 5.28.2010 from Ryan Florido on Vimeo.