Stali's Reflections

Something New:)

2010-05-17T18:48:00.000-07:00

Sorry for not post much lately but I have been cooking up something new. I have a new site and new blog going. I will eventually get everything going on the same blog some day. It is a lot of work and lots of photos to get through.

So you can now visit my new blog.

http://www.kandmstudios.com/index.php

Please leave a comment on my new blog. Welcome to K&M Studios:)

Thanks!

Dreamy Morning

2009-12-10T11:06:00.001-08:00

Boats

2009-11-15T19:02:00.001-08:00

Haight - Ashbury (Love/Haight)2

2009-11-06T18:50:00.000-08:00

Haight - Ashbury (Love/Haight)

2009-11-04T18:28:00.000-08:00

Congrats Jenny & Jason

2009-10-13T19:36:00.001-07:00

Precious Angel

2009-09-21T20:50:00.000-07:00

Ruby ;)

2009-08-24T21:03:00.000-07:00

More pin-ups to come... Just thought I post one since it's been a while. Hope you like!

Flower Time

2009-08-05T17:24:00.001-07:00

KEEP TAHOE BLUE

2009-08-02T14:41:00.001-07:00

The photo above was taken with my zoom lens from the another side of the lake.

Shamus

2009-07-23T19:13:00.000-07:00

By The Water

2009-07-23T19:09:00.000-07:00

French Creek

2009-07-09T16:31:00.000-07:00

Around Valley Forge

2009-07-09T15:55:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since I posted anything, so I figured I would post some old photos that I took a little while back. I am sure most of you are familiar with Valley Forge Park in PA. This is where these photos where taken. I tried to get some different shots, it is a place I would like to go back to shoot another time and get some more.

My Little Buddy

2009-05-06T16:44:00.000-07:00

My little buddy is growing up so fast. I am just glad he likes to model for me:) He is a natural! This was his first fishing trip at the pond. I am sure there will be more, since the nice weather has just arrived. Thanks Melissa and Stephen for letting him model for me.

Beach

2009-04-15T21:13:00.001-07:00

Had a nice relaxing weekend at the beach with a friend of mine a few weeks ago. Yes, I am a little late at posting but better late then never. It was cold and over casted tried to get some good shots. Here how they turned out with a little editing. ENJOY it is almost beach season soon!

Ocean

2009-04-15T21:11:00.001-07:00

Jetty

2009-04-15T20:51:00.001-07:00

Drain

2009-04-09T20:31:00.000-07:00

Rusty Building

2009-04-09T20:25:00.001-07:00

Textures

2009-04-09T20:21:00.000-07:00

Liquid Lights

2009-04-06T19:43:00.000-07:00

Pots and Pan Sam

2009-04-05T20:54:00.001-07:00

Art In The Kitchen

2009-04-05T20:52:00.001-07:00

CD's Place

2009-04-05T20:39:00.000-07:00

This place has the best food around town. A lot of heart and soul goes into it, which everyone knows that if you know the owners. So if you like music and need something to eat you better get your ass in there and have a meal. I have to tell you the owners of this place are two people you would love too meet. I just wanted to thank them for being a part of my life and helping me out in every way that they do. I can't and will never be able to thank you enough! I guess there was always a reason why we met. THANKS SO MUCH!!!

I want to retake these once a get a tripod that doesn't brake on me the first time I use it:)

Train Station

2009-03-28T14:32:00.000-07:00

Around Birdsborough, PA

2009-03-28T14:26:00.000-07:00

Over The Moon

2009-03-28T14:15:00.000-07:00

Walk The Line

2009-03-25T18:07:00.001-07:00

In the town of Birdsborough, PA we came across this line of cable that everyone was walking across to get to the other side of the creek. At some point there used to be a bridge which is no longer there. I guess this is the new way to cross. I was not brave enough to go across with all my camera gear because with my clumsiness I know I would be the in the water without a camera for a while. So I thought I would take a couple quick shots of the brave souls that were walking the line. I would try it any day without a camera. Thanks for the shots Matt.

Trains

2009-03-24T19:53:00.000-07:00

Had a little fun with these images ... tried a couple different effects in photoshop and end up liking it. May post more later on.

Abandoned Barn/House

2009-03-22T10:34:00.000-07:00

Natural Beauty

2009-03-04T16:22:00.000-08:00

Sunset Breeze

2009-02-23T09:55:00.001-08:00

Pagoda-Night Shots

2009-01-17T08:27:00.001-08:00

Last night was one of the coldest nights and yes of course I venture out with Matt and Justin. I had a great time even though at time I couldn't even feel my fingers or bend them to push any button on my camera to make it function. Oh well, that is what it is all about the experience, the rush, and the great shots that you end up with. Especially when the cops roll up and you are sitting in the back of your friends car watching them get question and the cop doesn't even realize that you are sitting in the back seat. It crazy how this world changes. When I was younger you could get a way with about anything and now a days every where you go someone is questioning you. There is someone always wonder what you are up to and if your out to hurt someone. There isn't much freedom anymore or should I say we don't have the freedom that we used to have. It is crazy that why I try not to think about it to much because I could go on forever.

Well this is the wonderful Pagoda in Reading, PA. They just updated the lights to LED on New Years Eve. So here is how it looks. ENJOY!!

So beautiful...

2009-01-07T21:10:00.000-08:00

You are so beautiful! Look at those big blue eyes. I can't believe how old you are now, you know how old that makes me feel:) I guess that is just going to keep going though. Well I will be posting some more soon. I just thought I would get this one up here since it's been so long. Hope you like it Tyler and I hope your dance was fun.

Frozen Over

2009-01-04T12:31:00.001-08:00

It's been awhile since I posted anything. Hopefully now that the holidays are over I will have a little more time to post some things. Happy New Years!!! We haven't had much snow or if we do it always just a little tease, then we get the fun ice :) So I just had time to take a couple one day. Enjoy!

Drops

2008-11-13T15:46:00.001-08:00

Isn't it beautiful when it rains.

Nature

2008-11-13T15:43:00.000-08:00

Vote For Me

2008-11-08T13:05:00.000-08:00

Sorry I haven't post a lot lately. I was trying to figure out some issues I was having with my blog. I just entered a Pet Photography Contest so if you have time to vote for my please do!! The more votes I get the better chance I have for winning. So if you could spare a few minutes and vote for me that would be great!

Visit this link to vote: http://www.cutestpetcontest.com/bigpic.php?enum=100342544

That should take you right to the photo I entered.

Thanks to all who voted:)

Meow

2008-11-07T20:49:00.000-08:00

Pumpkin Carving Time

2008-10-15T21:12:00.000-07:00

Shaggy Maggie

2008-10-08T20:38:00.001-07:00

Bags of Profit

2008-10-06T19:14:00.000-07:00

I was surprised how good this shot turned out. This is on our way in to this place that we probably weren't supposed to be. But we did get permission from one person so I guess you can't really call it trespassing:) we always find a way!! I shot this really quick and almost got lost because I was not staying close to the group. I just really like the contrast.

Not Welcome

2008-10-06T18:52:00.000-07:00

Beautiful Morning

2008-10-04T12:31:00.000-07:00

I was on my way to work this morning and the sky was just amazing!!! I stopped my car grabbed my iphone rolled down my window and captured this beautiful morning that was unfolding. My iphone was the only camera I had with me at the time which I am so thankful for. Boy how that has changed my life...the iphone that is everyone needs one. HAHA...right Malin.

Antique Shop

2008-09-14T20:10:00.000-07:00

Double Take

2008-09-14T19:52:00.000-07:00

Having the day to yourself to do what ever you want is just priceless. I had a vacation day recently and decide to go out to snap some shots. I went to a couple different shops and saw a lot of cool things. Antique shops are so fun to go browse around in. There is so much to look at and most of the times the way things are place create some different compositions. These items I got a couple different shots of and ended up liking all of them. So I am posting them as double take because they caught my attention couple times. I will be posting more from this day sometime soon.

Daily News

2008-09-11T19:31:00.001-07:00

I wanted to try something new with this image. I guess it worked(lol), I just like messing around some times. I just thought it made this shot a little more interesting. Isn't that what the media does anyway? Add there own twist on things to grab peoples attention. It crazy how there is four newspaper stands in a row. I guess you can have your pick of the daily news. Sometimes it is not always fun reading the news.

Jack Johnson says it perfectly in his song called:

"The News".

A billion people died on the news tonight

But not so many cried at the terrible sight

Well mama said

It's just make believe

You can't believe everything you see

So baby close your eyes to the lullabies

On the news tonight

Who's the one to decide that it would be alright

To put the music behind the news tonight

Well mama said

You can't believe everything you hear

So baby close your ears

On the news tonight

The unobtrusive tones on the news tonight

And mama said

Why don't the newscasters cry when they read about people who die?

At least they could be decent enough to put just a tear in their eyes

Mama said

It's just make believe

You can't believe everything you see

So baby close your eyes to the lullabies

On the news tonight.

So true... you know!

Someone Was A Little Camera Shy

2008-09-11T18:59:00.000-07:00

Day At The Pond

2008-08-26T16:05:00.000-07:00

If you all don't know butterflies are my favorite so I could have posted a 100 of them. They are so beautiful. There colors are so amazing, and it so neat how the top wings have different colors then the bottom part of their wings.

Along the pond I also found some dragonflies, they are hard as hell to capture. Drangonflies don't like to stay very still. Unless you have a macro lens and don't have to try to get close to them to get a good shot. This was the best I could do without getting to frustrated.

Of course I had to put the little froggy up. He was just chillin. I thought he would like to have his picture taken too.

Enjoy!!

Day At The Pond Part 2

2008-08-26T15:43:00.000-07:00

This was just a crazy idea Ryan, Bill, and I thought of later after sitting in the sun all day at the pond. We tried making rainbows, it worked I guess. Some of these compositions aren't the greatest. This was more about capturing the rainbows. If you ever notice when there ever is a rainbow you never have your camera with. Well, that is always what happens to me. So we just made are own. The sun sometimes make you do strange things.

What Are You Reaching For?

2008-08-24T10:52:00.000-07:00

Taken Away by Stems of Life

2008-08-19T19:49:00.000-07:00

Tarnished

2008-08-19T18:50:00.000-07:00

Cruise Night

2008-08-07T20:53:00.000-07:00

Felt like trying something new. Wanted to let loose and do something different. Recently my hometown had a cruise night with all these old unique cars. This one just caught my eye, so shinny and red. In this one photo the red turned to orange due to the split toning effect I was trying. I love the way every thing reflected off the chrome as well as the car.

Local Farm

2008-07-22T18:42:00.000-07:00

After the crew went out around Phoenixville. Malin and I found our way to a local farm. We were stopping by to pick up some fresh fruit and veggies. I was on a roll this day and I just didn't want to stop. I not sure what the name of this place was. Once I find out from Malin I will be sure to let you all know. This place was so unique, everything you could ask for in a farm. You could buy fruits, veggies, flowers, gifts, you name it they pretty much had it.The owners were so nice. I think that what makes everyone just want to keep going back.

A perfect place to take your kids. They can feed all the different animals. They had pigs, cows, chickens, hens, goats, dogs, and who knows what else. I was only there for a short amount of time I probably missed something. I was to busy trying to capture what I could, while trying to feel like a kid again. Thanks for taking me there. I can't wait to go back:)

I know this one doesn't go with the animals but I liked the textures of the gourds. Now if I could of had some sunlight shining on them. This would have been an awesome shot. The sun was already setting. Everything can't be perfect that for damn sure.

So Kiss Me

2008-07-22T15:36:00.000-07:00

Today they all wanted kisses or maybe the really just wanted some FOOD. I just thought it was funny how they both have their noses up. I would have expected that from the piggy. If you feel like give out some kisses I am sure they will take one. I left that for everyone else to do. So enjoy:)

Out & About With The Crew

2008-07-21T19:24:00.000-07:00

I am a little late posting these but they made it up here. I had so many and I couldn't pick which to post. I just thought these were fun and different. Sorry so short I need to go to sleep now.

Barn door

2008-07-12T19:14:00.000-07:00

I have this amazing barn near my house that is so old . Every time it rains these remarkable colors come out which brings out the texture of the wood.

A Little Color Never Hurts

2008-07-12T15:30:00.001-07:00

Found this statue that looked so real but not alive. Sat so peaceful, happy, and full structure. I thought she could use a little color. Giving her a new life she never had.

It crazy how you can take someone else art and make it your own art. Giving the subject a double meaning.

Cutie Pie

2008-07-12T14:55:00.000-07:00

Just Married

2008-07-01T18:48:00.000-07:00

My cousin just got married. Got a couple good shots for the short amount of time I was there. I had two weddings to make this day. It is really hard to be in two place at once:) I am posting this one because I love the feeling it has. Vegas was great can't wait to go back!

All Bundled Up

2008-06-23T13:06:00.000-07:00

So happy and content

Wrapped up for warmth

Finding out what life is all about

Discovering the smallest things in life can be amusing

Yet, there is still so much to learn:)

Frozen Times

2008-06-19T17:16:00.000-07:00

Posting these photos takes me back to one of the coldest day of this past winter. I don't even know how we got any good shot this day. Malin and I we nearly frozen and couldn't hold the camera steady for more than two seconds. I can honestly say I don't even know how our cameras survived it.

We found some cool things in town. Yeah, who would of thought there would have been anything cool in my hometown to see in the dead of winter. These boxes just captured my attention by the way they cracked and the roughness of the wood. I like them so much I think I will post two shots.

Streams of Lights

2008-06-18T18:56:00.000-07:00

One of the late nights hanging out in the band room/bar. Just happen to get some great shots.

Pretty Lady

2008-06-18T17:36:00.000-07:00

Lady is her name and pretty is just what she is. Has so much to offer but running out of time to show all her potential as a pretty lady. It is funny how things can be miss leading. Almost how you might choose a book by it's cover. In reality I guess it is all how you make and sometimes it just doesn't work the way you would like it.

Over Due

2008-06-17T20:41:00.000-07:00

Some of you may be happy that I am finally trying to start a blog. It only took me about a year or two to get one started. I can't promise how things are going to work out, I guess it is worth a shot. Now lets see if I can actually get a photo on this site. Wish me luck:)