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This photo is the result of our latest job, which was shot at Cavan Design Studios in San Marcos. (and who are we? San Diego Corporate Photographer P2 Photography, of course.)
The Nasori Highlands in the interior of Viti Levu, the main island of Fiji. San Diego Corporate Photographer P2 Photography hiked 4 hours (typically a 2 hour hike, but hey, there were 2 of us) to the top of Mt. Batilamu. This ancient cinder cone is overgrown with jungle plants of all kinds (well, not really All kinds, but a lot of them anyway). During the desperate vertical scramble we kept hearing what we thought were the barks of small dogs from the deepest most remote part of the jungle. We kept imagining these packs of wild Fijian Chihuahuas clawing their way up and down the lava cliffs. Eventually, upon reading the area guidebook, we determined that we were in the realm of the Barking Pigeon (honestly… we kid you not). Upon summiting we found ourselves in a small clearing on the brink of a 1000′ sheer cliff. It was the perfect campsite The cliff overlooked the city of Nadi (pronounced Nan-dee), the ocean, and the sugar cane fields. Through the night we watched the fires of the cane fields burning. Around 2am we wished we had our own fire as the night temperature dropped lower than the rating of our feeble sleeping bags. At the base of Mt. Batilamu is the small village of Abaca (pronounced Am-Baa-Tha) that runs an eco-tourism center. Typically a guide will take you on hikes to the beautiful waterfalls in the area. We were too tired to trek to the waterfalls, but the people were wonderful and the hike is worthwhile, not only for the scenery but more importantly for the monetary support it provides this remote village of around 20 inhabitants. Jenna was sore for about 4 days, but then, she carried the 80 pound pack, while Jon had no difficulty whatsoever after carrying the 10 pound pack. By the way, if you didn’t receive our last blog about Matareva Beach in Samoa, please CLICK HERE and scroll to the Week of August 10th.
This photo is an illustration of the gruelling conditions endured by San Diego Corporate Photographer P2 Photography during their recent photo expedition to Fiji and Samoa. Here you can see Jenna Close at work studying the interplay of light at Matareva Beach in Samoa. Curiously, there is no “resort” nearby. We stayed at this remote, unpopulated beach, passing the night in a fale (basically, an open shack built with poles and a thatched roof) provided by the locals. This night, they cooked a pig in an “umu” (stone oven covered with ta’amu and banana leaves) while they fished along the reef. Using spears and flashlights they caught crab, lobster and various types of fish which they graciously shared with us. Next week: backpacking in the highlands of Fiji.
We couldn’t resist another blog before we go. Behold a few winners from Matt and Ruth’s wedding photobooth. For the next 3 weeks we will be taking a break from our lives as San Diego Corporate Photographers P2 Photography and traveling in Fiji and Samoa. Weekly Phlogging posts highlighting the travel photographs will resume when we return.
Matt and Ruth had a beautiful ceremony this Saturday at Orfila Winery in Oceanside. Here are two of our favorites.
The Weekly Phlogging is going on hiatus for the next few weeks…we are leaving Saturday to travel in Fiji and Samoa for 3 weeks. What are we doing there? Being San Diego Corporate Photographers P2 Photography, of course! There will be much to show when we return. If we return…we aren’t bringing any provisions…just our cameras.
This is my father, Bud Held, practicing his winning form. He holds the world record for the 75-79 age group with a jump of 3 meters (about 9′ 10″). Now that he is 80 he hopes to break 10′. I just hope he doesn’t break his legs. Bud has never backed off from anything. In his early 70’s he worked a gold mine above Idaho Springs for a year. At 9,000 feet the winter is cold in Colorado, but he did enjoy the clear air, stars and natural environment. Perhaps a little too natural for most of us, as there was a mountain lion that stalked him for a week. Undeterred, Bud took to carrying an aluminium bat where ever he went. The mountain lion apparently saw the wisdom of self relocation. And gold? Well there wasn’t any there, not in the metallurgic sense. Bud has a new quest for gold this year, and when he gets it he’ll be standing 10′ tall.
Hey! We’re San Diego corporate photographers P2 Photography and this is an old historic surfboard shaping factory in Oceanside that is scheduled for demolition. This image won first place in the ASMP San Diego May contest.
Touchdown in Paducah. Another photo from our last wedding shoot. I think the bride is in the picture, just not visible. Look about three miles toward the front of the plane and she is there. To check out some cool videos of our photos from Kentucky follow these links.
http://animoto.com/play/G6ArQmdvUmN0Cln01zSJ0w
(this is a cool Photobooth session we did)
http://animoto.com/play/DGw0r79hiWPWV3VdhaHaWQ
(some of the wedding photographs)
This week, San Diego Corporate Photographers P2 Photography are shooting for the New York State Economic Development Council and the Coalition for Clean Air. More on that soon.
San Diego corporate photographers P2 Photography SHOOT KIDS! Five of them, actually, on a great and stormy day this past Saturday at Windandsea beach in La Jolla. Jon Held says, “I couldn’t believe how lucky I was. I turned around just in time to see this kid leaping off a rock. Instinctively I dialed in the settings on my Canon 5D and fired off a single frame. It didn’t come out, so I had the kid jump off the rock about eight more times and finally got a good one.”
This weekend we had a blast in Kentucky shooting something delightfully non-corporate. Here are two of our favorite photographs from the wedding: guests at the reception and the happy couple before the ceremony. (oh yeah, almost forgot…San Diego corporate photographers P2 Photography)