APPNation III After Party at ROE

These photos are of the APPNation After party, sponsored by MobClix and MasterCard. At the end of a long day of seminars, panels, workshops and visiting the various booths on the APPNation III expo floor, it was time to head over to ROE Nightclub for the APPNation After Party for some serious networking. I know I had a good time and judging by the photos I am not alone. Back to After Party Photos Back to After Party Photos

APPNation Three, Day One

These photos were taken on day one of APPNation III. APPNation III Conference and Expo was held November 30 through December 1, 2011 at the Concourse Exhibition Center of the San Francisco Design Center. As the name implies, APPNation is a B2B trade show for all things dealing with mobile applications. If you are a developer or want to learn to monetize mobile applications, this is a series of shows you should consider attending. Day one included a keynote by Doug Purdy, Head of Developer Relations with Facebook. This was followed by workshops, panels and discussions covering topics such as …

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Surf at El Porto

These photos were taken November 25, 2011 just north of Rosecrans in Manhattan Beach, in an area known as El Porto. I headed over there on Black Friday to check out the surf and surfing action as I had been informed that the surf should be pretty photogenic. I got there late in the morning, so the bright sunlight played havoc with my photography, but the surfers seemed to be enjoying themselves. Back to Surf Photos Back to Surf Photos

Surfing at the Hermosa Pier

I was at the Hermosa Beach pier for the GI Joe Pier-to-Pier Run/Walk this morning. Once the runners and walkers headed off towards the Manhattan Beach pier I decided to walk down to the shore and check out the morning surf. The surf was pretty decent sized and it looked like the surfers were enjoying themselves. The overcast skies and slight wind made for some great contrasts. I will have to go through and edit some of these and make a video with them. Back to Surf Photos Back to Surf Photos

GI Joe Pier-to-Pier Run/Walk

This morning I headed out to Hermosa Beach to take photos of the 3rd Annual GI Joe Pier-to-Pier Run/Walk. Participants run or walk from the Hermosa Beach pier to the Manhattan Beach pier and back again. From what I gather, this run started off as the graduation ceremony for the GI Joe Bootcamp which operates out of Manhattan Beach. Eventually the City of Hermosa Beach asked Joe to make it a community event. It was a bit chilly this morning, so that may explain the low turnout, but the participants all seemed to enjoy the run along the shore. Back …

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Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon Los Angeles 2011 photos

Today was the 2011 Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon in Los Angeles. Since my daughter and one of her friends were participating, I decided to get up early and head out to downtown Los Angeles to take some photos. The Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon series is a fundraiser for various charities, including ASPCA, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, TASK, St. Jude Hospital and several others. They have marathons around the country. Today’s marathon had about 10,000 participants and there were live bands set up every mile along the course as well as cheerleaders from local high schools. There was a …

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40th Annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Photos

While driving through New Mexico Tanya decided that she wanted to have Cracker Barrel one more time before we got to California. She brought out her Xoom and found a couple in Albuquerque. She brought out the street level view and it looked like they had a parking lot that would accommodate us, so we put it in the GPS as our dinner destination. Even though it was a Cracker Barrel, I decided to bring my camera inside. You never know. Towards the end of our meal the manager came up, made some small talk then started talking about cameras. …

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Photos from Tanya’s move

When I left Europe, I headed back to Indiana for the last phase of my journey. If you will recall, this all started with Buddy and me taking a train from Los Angeles to Chicago. Now, I was going to finish packing Tanya’s trailer, take some photos of the inside of the house, put up a For Sale sign and drive back to California. Tanya was coming to stay. These photos include stops at Billy Barooz Pub & Grill in Champaign, IL; Shamrock, TX; Chama River Brewing Company in Albuquerque, NM and Flagstaff Brewing Company in Flagstaff, AZ along with …

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Photos from Prague

After leaving Amsterdam, I headed to Prague for a few days. These photos are primarily from around the Hotel Praja and the Silenzio Hotel. Unfortunately, I was again covering a trade show and the show hotel was on the outskirts of Prague. Every time I ventured away from the hotel I was pretty much stuck in a bus or taxi. There were some amazing views that I really wish I could have shot, but circumstances were out of my control for this trip. Back to Prague Photos Back to Prague Photos

Photos from Amsterdam via Paris

The day before I headed to Europe, I got a telephone call from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Apparently they were canceling my non-stop flight from Chicago to Amsterdam. They wanted me to wait an additional day to leave Chicago. Since I expected to be compensated for the hotel room I had paid for in Amsterdam, KLM decided to pawn me off on Air France. Air France was able to cram me (literally) onto a flight from Chicago to Paris, then I could stretch out on a flight from Paris to Amsterdam. Not exactly how I wanted to start this trip, …

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