this Fanimecon was great! there was a lot of effort from many convention goers. costumes were done in many styles, but everything was impressive. if you haven't gone to Fanimecon before and you're a fan of cosplay or japanese animation, this is one of those on the top of the list.

we were here Fri, Sat, and part of Sunday. i could only take so much anime and cosplay. three full days was enough to satisfy my thirst. 

this years Greek Festival was great! the foooood! i love greek food, especially gyros (yeee rows) something like that. i used to live in Crete, Greece for 3 years and i've had a weakness for Greek food ever since. went with Kate and Desiree. i brought the camera with one 580ex and available light. 

   the following day we went shopping at Santana Row in San Jose, CA. someone was craving for Pinkberry... same setup as day before. i was hoping to catch a dog get-together but missed it. we still saw some dogs though.

while attending FanimeCon this year, there was another event taking place for celebration. Desiree's Graduation! very nice ceremony at the Spartan Stadium in San Jose, CA. she told before the ceremony that she didn't like her studio graduation pictures. "what happened?" she just didn't like how they turned out, so i was down to give her some photos. here they are...

  580ex camera right, 430ex camera left, sun behind left

  available light

click this pic to see all graduation event pics

went to XMas in the park two weeks ago with family. every year San Jose throws a XMas wonderland in downtown at the San Pedro Park. schools and other foundations sponsor a tree which they decorate. there's also a huge tree which was decorated exactly like the year before..boring. we also went to Skating In The Park which is more exciting.

hey!

had my first shoot for a Baptism in San Jose, CA this past Sunday. still processing the pics and will work on slideshow. i'll post something on flickr when all the processing/touch ups are done. later i will include additional artsy shots.