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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

seattle - sunriver - san diego

this is gonna be a big one.

just got back from an awesome surprise trip from seattle down to san diego for my grandparents 50th anniversary.  we stopped in sunriver, oregon on the way down.  so fun, and so inspirational to see people in love through thick and thin, for 5 decades.  came back with about a million photos of my ridiculously cute cousins, family, friends, puppies.  such a great time!  i had a devil of a time picking out pics to post, hence the massive image drop.

sunriver was FREEZINg ... like 13 degrees.   awesome, especially when you pack for sunny san diego.  it was cool to fly down on a smaller plane, too.  much different, and more fun.

i did this whole trip with just one 50mm lens, too, which was very cool and a great challenge. 











mount bachelor at 6am ... who needs tripods?








my mom and grandma.


one of the easiest kids to take good photos of, ever.


50 year old wedding album ... when wedding photography was $50 and you got 15 pics.







loved seeing my grandparents dancing like this... fifty years!










yeah, i get down.


had to throw this up, my awesome cousin Jenna took this.  can't wait to see her develop her photography skills.


























i think i'm in love.



that's my camera strap in his mouth.







18 comments:

Anonymous said...

sunriver was my all time favorite vacation spots as a child, my fam would go every year. sick. i just rented the 50L for a week.

- Ryan Flynn Photography - said...

yeah dude, i freaking love sunriver ... summer or winter it's always rad. can't wait to see what you do with the 50L, it's a pretty sweet lens.

Anonymous said...

So much amazing photography. You are able to make art of the ordinary and that says something about you. Rockin stuff man.

Adam said...

nicely done my friend. I love my 50, glad to see you put yours to work!

Anonymous said...

You are amazing, Love! Each photo is beautiful and brings out so many emotions. You are the best photographer EVER!!!!

- Ryan Flynn Photography - said...

braeden, adam, and myfavoriteanonymouscommenter, thanks yo!

gotta love the 50. I'm slowly getting used to the focal length. I like that even though it can really blur out the background, it leaves a little more context, whereas the 85/1.2 just obliterates everything into blurry awesomeness :)

Anonymous said...

Oh Ryan. The tears are still in my eyes. You have captured the spirit and love of our family like no one else ever has. Thank you!!!

Anonymous said...

suh - WEET!

Man, I'm loving the Bokeh on these. Gorgeous work. I need to pull out my 50 more.

Owen Thompson said...

"...develop her photography skills." Haha, good one Ryan :)

Anonymous said...

Ryan! Thanks for putting my picture on here-- i love that u put it in b&w haha it looks great :) thanks for letting me use your camera-- it was great seeing you and all these pics are truly treasures. You are amazing! say hi to emily-- these pictures you took of her are SO gorgeous! hopefully i can visit soon-- love you, cousin!

anerino originals said...

solid set once again man! you really got me thinking about that 50L!

Anonymous said...

PFlynn...you've got some great shots in this set! We need to kick it in the off season for sure...it's been waaaaaay too long!

LuckyRedHen said...

These are SUPER ugly and your lens is lame. You should give it to me and I'll properly dispose of it for you ;) Yuck :p

- Ryan Flynn Photography - said...

Jason, definitely dude! soon.

Shannon, i'm sticking my tongue out at your and throwing my lens in the trash ;)

Anonymous said...

awesome stuff. plus if you're only going to bring along one lens, that 50L is pretty much incredible

Anonymous said...

Beautiful pictures. Beautiful family, you can feel the love!!!!

Airika Pope said...

Hey Ryan! I love this more personal set of images. It makes me tear up to see your grandparents celebrating their 50th anniversary--what an amazing journey. I love the dancing shot.

Kathy said...

I LOVE this set of images. Your family is beautiful!