the bag and the beach

i've heard of photographers using baby diaper bags and even lunch boxes to carry their cameras discreetly.  i'm not really into that, and after searching endlessly for a cute bag big enough to hold my camera and a lens or two, i found one at urban outfitters. i really wanted a leather bag, but i realized that would be much too heavy when i have all my stuff in there... so this one won:

yes, i realize it's gigantic (though not quite as gigantic as this photo makes it seem. the model is super tiny!) and because of its size it's not exactly incognito, but... it doesn't look like a camera bag, does it? :)


anyway, this means that i can now bring my camera everywhere, like i want to, and not feel like a dorky tourist with a gigantic, manly camera bag. it's a gigantic, CUTE camera bag! i still have to figure out how to pad it properly so the camera is totally safe, but i've got a couple ideas up my sleeve. :)


anyway, i took my "stealth" camera bag to the beach for an early morning picnic with chet over the weekend, and got a couple fun pics. 

grandma

i drove up to san luis obispo over labor day to visit my aunt and 91 year old grandma. it was a great time-- we went to an apple orchard, watched lots of fun old movies (i think it was the first time i've seen "the wizard of oz" since I was a kid...what a trip!), and took a beautiful drive through the canyons of wine country.

here are a couple shots of g-ma looking through some old photos and getting her hair done.

(on a side note, i finally figured out how to post bigger pictures. hooray!!)