danflorez

29. Like everyone, a huge fan of traveling. B movies. 120 film. Scifi/post apocalyptic movies.. Spicy foods/strong beers. Every band should have an accordion or violin. I mostly take pictures of musicians for a living. My previous job was the same, but replace musicians w/dolphins. For the most part this is where I place recent photos, hoping someone out there will take a gander (and let me know what they think!). There's also the occasional nerdy reblog. No biggie. For more specifics, become a "friend" or "like" on the facebook. Recommend this blog! var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-10503930-4"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} Dan Florez (Images) Good morning Florezphotography.com I'd like a print? Google Blog

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People are weird, and I like it.

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What if oxygen is poisonous and it just takes 75-100 years to kill us?

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My science teacher said he thinks that’s true actually

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Yeah this is actually pretty much exactly what is going on. It’s why anti-oxidants are such a big deal. Bonus fact: oxygen oxidizes stuff in your cells or, in other words, it’s not toxic, just setting you on fire

very very slowly.

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What if there are aliens out there but they subsist on entirely different substances and they’re just scared as shit of us and our crazy ass hell planet? Once in a while some alien anthropologist type suggests checking out the people on this inhabited planet out towards the galaxy’s edge. The other aliens just look at the naive academic with horror. No!! We do not go to that world. That is where the DEATH BREATHERS live. They recreationally consume poisons and are more or less composed of biological fire. Their atmosphere is made of rocket fuel. We must leave the DEATH BREATHERS in peace. Do not go there. Do not.

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This is by far my favorite post on this site.

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Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings.

I had never heard of them before the festival - and to be honest wasn’t very excited. 1/3 of a song later, and they quickly rose to the top of my list for best performer. If you’re a fan of motown/soul stylings, definitely worth checking out. The easiest comparison is to a female James Brown.

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Tumblr throwback.

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If a tree falls in the woods,

or water.

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A slight update.

Good morning!

I haven't been updating this nearly as often as I should or would like to, but to be perfectly honest, I've just been a bit too busy. In the past few months I've been trucking back and forth from Houston, to Maine, to Chicago, Miami, the Gulf coast, and a tiny bit here in good ol' St. Augustine. A super abbreviated highlight reel below.  

There are a little over 1000 shots from that evening, that I won't force anyone to check out (...yet). Crazy nice folk, a private island resort on the Gulf, delicious food, and atmosphere for days. I'd say I couldn't ask for more, but we also scored some chest-high waves in Cape Haze, that is a severe rarity to say the least. 

  Above photo: My first wedding shot in or near Miami. Fantastically fun times. A smaller gathering with waterfalls, family from all over the country, specialty home crafted beers, accidental wedding party crashers, and I even shot some expired film to mix it up a bit. More coming soon.

Above photos. Another smaller gathering at Castle Otttis in St. Augustine/Vilano. Always a superb venue, again a perfect match for the couple I believe. The lighting and textures available - insane. Fun fact, I think technically the castle and I are the same age.

Too much to elaborate on for the last 3 posted at the moment. Another future. But in the mean time for the Old Crow Medicine Show fans out there - when we were setting up (I mean, no, that was a totally natural moment) the farm shot I couldn't help but think to myself "Even though you're wearing those uptown high heels.. I can tell from your giant step you've been walking through the cotton (in this case potato) fields.". Anywho, thank you to all involved!

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Just a great big pile of dirt. #greatsanddunes #nationalpark #Colorado #Alamosa #fortgarland #sanluisvalley #landscape #pentax #sanddune #dune #sandy #ariverrunsthroughit

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Just a little in-camera triple exposure from way-back-when. #multipleexposure #sunset #incamera #staugustine #tripleexposure #vilano #pentax #50mm

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Early birds. Into the void. #staugustine #Florida #eastcoast #birds #pelicans #seaside #oceanography #waterphotography #gh2 #pentax #flying #flocking #pitted #shrimpinainteasy #simple #minimal

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More ideas/experiments. Whatdoyathink? (audio) #publicdomain #nasa #apollo11 #surf #surfvideo #Surfing #florida #foggy #earlybird #earlyrise #schwap #shred #longboard #hangten #hangfive #cutback #ladyslider #ladyshred #staugustine #eastcoast #atlantic #surfboarding #gooutside #remix #staugustinephotographer. #oceanography #oceanphotography #waterphotography

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Whetherman, a quick take.

xplanation mostly unneeded. Whetherman, aka Nicholas Williams, was kind enough to meet up during the busy weekend of Magnolia Fest - out at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak Florida.   The goal was simple - meet up with the artist, one take, two cameras. Locations were always decided on the spot, with whoever was around as the audience. A tiny variable, allowing infinite possibilities. I'd heard Whetherman perform many years ago, but unfortunately hadn't kept up with his music over the time. I recall the show being super fun - but rather different from his current iteration. To say the least, I was blown away to see/hear what he's evolved towards. Without making a music review - I leave you with a stripped down, simplified performance of his original "The Orchard" and a cover of Jackson Browne's "These Days". Boom.

 Whetherman's website  ---> www.whetherman.net/

Videos shot for/as HYPE Music Festivals ---> hypemusicfestivals.com/

For more about Magnolia Fest --->  http://www.magnoliafest.com/

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I know I know. You've all been thinking it. "but your bio says sandwiches??! Where are all the sandwiches??!". Well, don't fret little one, this one's for you. #Cuban w/pickled pomegranate and jalapenos.

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Short surf videos.

Hey! Longtime no post. An update. It's wedding season! Full bloom. 

To keep sanity during such a season, you have to mix it up. For me, that's been playing with video. I've been surfing for 14 years now, and rode a boogey/bodyboard for many years before that. I probably should be way better by now - but, that's another story. Anywho, after acquiring a waterhousing I've been working on surf photography/videography, mostly because it's fun. Too much fun. Almost as fun as actually surfing sometimes! That part of the website will be updated soon enough, when I get a bit more free time. (Unrelated, Eastern Surf Magazine published one of my first attempts at it!  Fantastic magazine and people). Getting side tracked again. 2 or 3 days ago, I filmed local surfer Amanda Giberson for a few minutes - who despite riding mediocre St. Augustine waves, per usual turned them into something worth watching. I quickly edited those few waves together to "Ir Para Llegar" by Ishto Juevez , just to see how it'd all look. Uploaded it to vimeo for a few friends to watch - and the response was amazing. Strangers on the internet have played it several hundred times, sharing it over 60. Then I found out the spanish website Valenciasurf.com also picked it up and featured it on their homepage - which made me realize, "maybe someone who'd browse this action packed blog would like to see...". So, here you go! Lucky person that you are. Hope you enjoy, and if not, you're welcome to comment below. Thanks!

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Backside.

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Clothing by @whiskinis.

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Since hearing that @easternsurfmag is running a shot I took of @_longboardlove, seems appropriate to post another amazingly degraded yet still super rad shot of her, on #35mm film. Side note, anything shot in film instantly looks like a movie cover. #dawnpatrol #sunrise #filmisntdead #staybrokeshootfilm #buyfilmnotmegapixels #pentaxme #longboard #surf #surfphotography #filmphotography #analogue #active #girlswhosurf #girlswhoshred #faded #expired #no filter #staugustine #eastcoast #Florida #Fuji #superia

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Wood texture wins over canvas, says I. #texture #oilpaint #oilonwood #paint