Adam Wills – Photography, Design and various other creative ventures

California Trip

// August 12th, 2009 // Photography

On word that the great Fedor Emelianenko would be facing Josh Barnett in Anaheim, I didn’t hesitate to quickly book my vacation time and a flight out to the coast.  I was so excited to see two of my favourite MMA fighters facing each other live – it was a dream come true.  A rental car was booked, and a loose itinerary was planned: fly into San Fran, check out the redwoods up north, drive down the coast, and end up in LA.

However, the week before my trip, there was a huge mis-hap, and the event ended up canceling.  I was  somewhat crushed… but the face remained, I was going to be in California for a week… there’s no way I can be upset with that.

So, armed with my camera, a laptop for on-the-fly planning, and some wheels, I unleashed myself in California, seeing all I could see in a week.  1500 miles were put on the rental car, and made it from San Francisco to Humboldt County to San Diego to LA.

A huge bonus – I was planning on seeing the premiere of Chan Wook-Park’s “Thirst” while I was there – it turned out that the director himself would be there for a Q&A session afterwords.  Got to briefly meet him (ie got a picture with them, then quickly pushed aside), which was a great experience, filling the void left by the canceled fight.

Photography wised, I attempted to capture a lot of landscapes using HDR techniques.  Had some really great shots turn out… not bad for a rookie.

Without further ado – pictures!!

Full Set on Flickr
Slideshow