All Narfed Up photography and words by Bryan Villarin

Bryan Villarin | February 16, 2008 | Balboa Island, CA
50mm * f/1.8 * 1/6 sec * ISO 800

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Bryan Villarin | February 16, 2008 | Balboa Island, CA
50mm * f/2.2 * 1/3 sec * ISO 400

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Bryan Villarin | February 18, 2008 | Huntington Beach, CA
54mm * f/16 * 1/203 sec * ISO 100

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While walking down Marine Avenue in Balboa Island, I spotted a bunch of pendants hanging in a shop called “Art for the Soul.” Very cool, especially if you’re into that stuff.

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Bryan Villarin | February 16, 2008 | Balboa Island, CA
50mm * f/1.8 * 1/27 sec * ISO 400
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Last Saturday and Sunday, I went to Balboa Island in Newport Beach to photowalk with Arnold (and Jason Stone on Sunday). Why did we go twice?

On Saturday, Arnold and I missed the sunset because we lingered too long at Red Robin for lunch. But, we had a nice time down there because we met some nice folks.

John was sitting on a bench outside his store, sipping a glass of wine. We were taking photos in front of Balboa Candy when he struck up a conversation with us.

Alan was relaxing on the docks with his dog, Fritz. He talked about the barge moving sand three times a day, costing $10,000 each time. (Wow.) His daughter was off to college in Midwest. And his 4-year-old son going fishing with him.

When I got home that night, I removed my Canon 50mm f/1.8 II lens only to find that there was a fingerprint on the rear lens. I quickly text Arnold and he suggests that we go out there again! (Oh yeah, I just bought that lens off Arnold. He wants to save up and buy the faster and more expensive Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens.)

On Sunday, I slept in so late because I was looking at Arnold’s photos from the Philippines the night before. After band practice, I rushed to pickup Arnold (why?) then quickly headed for Balboa Island again. On the way, I called Jason Stone in case he wasn’t busy. Unfortunately Fortunately, he wasn’t so he met us there. Very cool.

I think we got there right as the sun started dipping down, so I’m stoked about that.

After Balboa Island, we decided to go to a Korean BBQ restaurant for dinner in Irvine. And finally, our last stop was the Irvine Spectrum.

How was your Saturday and Sunday?

(Wanna see Saturday’s photos and Sunday’s photos?)

Edit 2/22/08 9:31pm — Oops, my bad, Jason! I meant “fortunately”…really!

At 3pm, I’ll be photowalking with Arnold, Jason Stone and Tim Lunney at the Huntington Beach pier. I think we’ll plan to stay out there until a little after sunset.

(Go to Flickr Places to see what kind of photos you could get.)

I’m sorry I’m posting this last minute - I just finalized this last night, and I didn’t have computer access. If you want to meet up with us, let me know so we can look for you!

A plug for a friend. Cara Roberts — model and designer — just started an online store at Etsy. She’s selling cute clothes and crafts. Granted, this is more for women, but I still think you should take a gander! RAINIES.etsy.com

Tidbit: I didn’t know this, but she was on Project Runway (Season 2). Sweetness.

For Valentine’s Day, I took my mom to lunch at Lucille’s BBQ in Brea. We had a good time and she didn’t cover up in front of the camera. The ribs weren’t bad, either.

I love you, mom!

Wacky, a maker of jokes, and loves “The Wire.” He’s awesome. (Here’s more photos from the birthday dinner.)

Memory issues seem to have been drastically reduced in Firefox 3 Beta 3. If you’d like to try it out, the Portable Edition kicks! An added bonus is that it won’t touch your current Firefox setup. (see PortableApps.com)