Dia de los Muertos

Flamenco singers and dancers on a break at the Festival of Altars.

Nikon D800, Nikkor 24-70, 70mm,1/5  sec @ f/2.8, ISO 6400
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5, onOne FocalPoint

Scared (me, not him!)

When I'm asked what type of photography I'm into, I say everything except portrait photography. People are way too scary, don't you think :)

Nikon D200, Nikkor 28-200, 75mm, 1/160 sec @ f/8, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3

Scarred

This gentleman pirate might have seen many seas, and fought many battles.
Were his scars the price to pay for his treasure hunt?

Update 7/10/11: I found out Mr. Patrick Gaul (playing Governor Woodes Rogers, so not a pirate!) was also photographed by Liz Hafalia. You can find the article @ the Chronicle.

Nikon D200, Nikkor 28-200, 200mm, 1/160 sec @ f/8, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3

2 for 1

Because digital has somewhat removed the unpredictability and a lot of the surprises of photographic capture, I love to play with film from time to time, even more so with analog toys/tools with which only the unexpected can be expected!
Last winter in Yosemite I brought along my Holga. You need to advance the film manually, which I regularly forget. This is the result of an accidental double exposure. Quite an interesting portrait isn't it?

Holga 120N, Kodak Portra 400VC
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3