This is one of my vacation destination spots. We call it “The Ranch.” It’s way far away with no cell service, tv or internet. We meet there with friends and family and we read books, fish, stare into the horizon for hours and we usually do some exploring. Watch out for rattle snakes. These images are from this Spring’s expedition.

Welcome

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The Back Pasture

Driver

The Desert

The Reservoir

Evening Drive

Found House

Found Wood

Lost Country

Trapper Tools Undisturbed

Joel listening to Antonio Clouseau

Toy Repairs

Frita

Antonio

Fresh Biscuits

Found Cow Head In The Brush (Smells Bad)

Eagle’s Nest

Marksman

Steep Shadows

Resident

Named after the famous bounty hunter Boba Fett.

The Ranger

The Ranch

The latest round of self portraits. This is what five minutes got me at Dominguez Studio. Sometimes I go up to the loft and chill out. The camera was there. so was I, I couldn’t help myself.

Stephanie Ronca was in town to sample some of Linn’s famous Olallieberry Pie and we made some images on her way into town. There are many more from this session and you will be seeing them in the near future. The Central Coast is full of surprises.

Eli and Goretti were hitched last week in Sonoma County. I had the honor of recording the special day and this is a sampling of the many images I shot that day. What a great time. These two are so in love and it was wonderful to be in the presence of the whole thing. The ceremony was held at Goat Rock in Bodega Bay,the reception was at the Saint Rose cafe in Sebastopol. You loyal followers might remember the portraits I did for the Hamlin Family late last year. This family is a joy to be around. Laughter is just part of their culture it seems. I have the best job in the world. Thanks you guys.

Stephanie and I have been trying to sync our calendars for what seems like months. It finally happened and it was worth the wait. The Central Coast is full of surprises.

I finally got the shots back from the Man Walk. Old film and old camera. I shot with my Nikon N2020. It was a rainy day and figured it would be a better choice to bang around in the back-country of Big Sur. Film…I remember those days. I want to keep our trail secret. But I will say this, “The Central Coast is full of surprises.”

Mike Handy and David Bidwell

Yours Truly



David Bidwell

Mike Handy

Building a fire in the rain



Luke Handy




John Handy



Buona Tabla

Rainy Burgers a la Hando

Luke going big!

The hills are alive

Cassi and Grace are such a part of Cambria that I find it hard to imagine not seeing them around town. However, Spring starts their travel season so I asked them to come by the studio for some casual shots. I’m glad I did. You guys are beautiful. Thanks for for the honor and have fun. The Central Coast is full of surprises.

If you know the story then you know these are historic shots. If you know them you know this is “so Danny and Suzy..” They were in town last week from Santa Barbara and stopped by. I love you both. The Central Coast is full of surprises.

Jessie Lee’s brother and sisters are in town for a visit and they stopped by the studio for some impromptu portraits. What a bunch of hams. This was fun and we had a lot of laughs. Thanks you guys, and it was a pleasure meeting you and spending time around the fire at the beach. Are there cars in Colorado? ~ JD

Surprise visits from good friends are fun. Chris is an athlete, father, spiritual and community leader. He has a great curve ball and he is a mean broom hockey player. One little known fact about Chris Milbrath is that he sang with Lenny Kravitz for a period in his early years. The Central Coast is full of surprises.