Cohoto Photography

Sunset in the Tetons

Dave — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:09:45 +0000

It really has been a couple of years since I have really had the burning urge to photograph life. That has been missing and I’m going to work hard at reviving that this year. Back in September 2010 I went on a trip from San Francisco to Utah and from there up to Yellowstone with my Dad and brothers. We learned a lot about each other during that trip as it was our first real trip as adults together. We were trying to use this trip to jump start a yearly adventure, but a 2011 trip didn’t work out so here’s looking forward to 2012.

During our adventure up to Yellowstone we stopped in the Grand Teton National Park for sunset. It was majestic. Watching the sun set through the giant peaks was amazing. I did a time-lapse sequence on one camera and periodically shot through another. There was a group of around 20 people at the stop we were at, and if memory serves almost everyone had a camera. Maybe this was a tipping point as I’ve often been feeling that landscape photography, while a personal passion of mine, really doesn’t have many places that haven’t been capture yet and surely this is even more prevalent in our parks. If you haven’t made it to Yellowstone, put it on your list, I can’t wait to go back.

Happy 2012

Dave — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:05:04 +0000

Going to try to post more photos here on the site this year. To kick it off, here’s a recent photo of my daughter.

George Washington Bridge from Fort Lee Park at sunrise

Dave — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:49:18 +0000

Took advantage of the DST change last weekend to go and shoot sunrise with my brother from Fort Lee Park. We didn’t realize you couldn’t drive up into the park that early, but we were able to find parking on the street not far away and walked up. Once we got into the parking lot we saw a few deer moving about, clearly scurrying along as fast as possible away from us. Watching sunrise from here was pretty cool. From here you could see parts of New York City slowly come alive as the sun moved higher and higher, and then watching the street lights become overpowered by first light. After we finished shooting, we started to head back to the car and along the path there was a deer just sitting in the bushes, checking us out, maybe 15 feet away.

Let this be a lesson to all out there. I didn’t do any prep work other than charging batteries so after I took a few shots I realized there was a bunch of dust on the sensor. A smack of the head and then a realization that my cleaning kit was in my other bag so the photos didn’t come out as good as hoped. Alas, lesson learned and sensor and lenses now cleaned thoroughly.

As we were shooting, we started to debate if there is a “bridge of the east coast”. We decided that if there was, it probably is the Brooklyn Bridge but certainly the GWB deserves some consideration.

New York City from Fort Lee Park

Sale: Save 25% off all prints for the rest of 2010

Dave — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:37:55 +0000

The year is quickly coming to an end and so is my status as a California resident. Life begins anew back on the East Coast in December so to celebrate I’ll be offering 25% off all sales (not including shipping). So if there was a print you have always wanted head on over to the Galleries and select it. Once you are in the checkout cart, enter the code “SAVE252010″ and you should see the cart update with the new price.

Below are some of my favorite shots from 2010, hope you enjoy them!

California Academy of Sciences

Dave — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 06:42:17 +0000

Visited the California Academy of Sciences in April and finally got around to pulling together the various clips that I had filmed while there. Most of the video comes from the aquarium portion of the museum, hope you enjoy!

Gramp’s Greenhouse

Dave — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:33:17 +0000

Gramp’s Greenhouse

My Grandfather’s greenhouse is a place of a few memories, more so because it has become so run down since his passing. After my grandmother passed, the greenhouse was cleaned out so that most of the brush that had begun to grow inside was ripped out. With many of the features unearthed, I entered with camera in hand.

There is a double door system to enter so that the heat inside would not be let out.

A rope holds the door closed to keep out the deer.

These cranks were used to open the windows on the sides.

Many of the panes of glass have broken.

The tub I remember Gramp giving their dog Dusty a bath in.

Many of the pots have survived.

Still many pots sit around, untouched for years.

Peeking inside through a broken glass pane.

Full panoramic from just inside the double door, view larger here.

Believe the bar was either used for support or a place to hang tools, view larger here.

If you would like to see more, visit the gallery of photos directly or just click on the thumbnails below. Enjoy, I know I did!

To see what the greenhouse looked like before it was gutted, see Phil’s post over at The Daily Portsmouth.

Use the coupon code “greenhouse” when purchasing any print from my Grandfather’s Greenhouse set and save 20% off!

Gramp’s Greenhouse

View photos at SmugMug

Flowing into you

Dave — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:23 +0000

Flowing into you

San Francisco Zoo

Dave — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:25:43 +0000

Over the past weekend we visited the San Francisco Zoo. I figured I would try out Animoto* for presentation since I shot both video and stills. I love visiting this zoo, however it does leave me conflicted.

Artist: Rob Costlow – Contemporary Piano
Song: Goodbyes

Individual shots are posted up in the Galleries so just click on through one of the thumbnails.

* – Animoto link is an affiliate link

Get 10% off any sale through the end of the year

Dave — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:37:27 +0000

On top of the 20% off coupon for sales over $100, now you can get 10% off any sale! Just enter the code “2009HOLIDAY10OFF”, without the quotes, when checking out after choosing your prints.

Might I suggest the following great shots:

Holiday Discount on orders of $100 or more!

Dave — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:32:49 +0000

SmugMug has just released a great new feature: coupons! So in honor of the new feature, and it being the Holiday Season for 2009 I’m announcing a 20% discount on all orders of $100 or more.

When placing an order enter in the code “2009HOLIDAY100″ without the quotes to receive the 20% off.

So if you are looking for a great Sunset print:

Or maybe a photo of the Golden Gate Bridge:

The Blue Angels:

Or something with a little flare:

Head on over to the Cohoto Galleries to find something you’ll love! Offer is good through the end of the year.