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Walked the Red Carpet… At Mecum Auction, Kissimmee FL

Cesar L. Diaz — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:19:34 +0000

Happy Sunday friends!

What a day yesterday (Sat Jan 28, 2012)… after a painful one hour drive to Kissimmee FL, finally got to see the Mecum Auction in action!!!…

Covering this event was a real blessing, never saw before that many cars in my entire life, my Favorite 1967 [...]

La Gran Piedra… High in altitude and stunning views

Cesar L. Diaz — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:00:54 +0000

Nice Sunday afternoon!

I am so happy I have so much media to share from my last trip to Cuba, I can say until now the best trip to Paradise Lost until now, exploring the east part this time, in special the City of Santiago de Cuba, nothing crazy cause I was with [...]

Santuario del Cobre, Under Construction.

Cesar L. Diaz — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:20:37 +0000

Hello and Happy weekend!

In my last visit to Paradise Lost, went into a east trip to Santiago De Cuba, a very hot part (I mean hot weather, hotter than the normal parts of the island), really wanna spend some good time with friend and girlfriend. Before getting to the city I decide [...]

Dade Battlefield Reenactment, a well piece of history taught Live…

Cesar L. Diaz — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:43:27 +0000

Hello there!

Last weekend I was over Bushnell, FL covering the Dade Battlefield Reenactment for 2012, what a nice history class, knowing details of the live in the Peninsula back in the days was a bless. Never knew that the Seminole Tribe never signed a piece treaty with the White People, and the [...]

Fighting for Freedom has it origins… La Demajagua

Cesar L. Diaz — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:00:21 +0000

Hello friends;

This is a very CUBAN post, this place (La Demajagua National Monument) is the origins of the fight for Cuban Freedom, back in 1868 a rich Cuban sugar mill owner called Carlos Manuel de Céspedez offered freedom to all his slaves who wanted to join him in a fight against the [...]

Old Locomotive, American Made… on display

Cesar L. Diaz — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:43:11 +0000

Hello there!

Is a day off for me today, Christmas is around the corner and because of that. Merry Christmas to all of you, hope your Christmas wishes are underneath the tree, your camera gear wish list had been listen but somebody and Sunday morning when you open your boxes you can find [...]

Vantage Point…

Cesar L. Diaz — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:27:34 +0000

Hello, there!

This is a kind of techy post, really don’t like to much to do this, but always you are in the middle of a technicality, we are talking about vantage points, for many years millions of photographs are taken from the same vantage point, about 6 to 8 feet above ground, this [...]

San Pedro De La Roca ~ Morro de Santiago de Cuba

Cesar L. Diaz — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:00:37 +0000

Hello there friends;

What can I say about this superb place I did visit in my trip to Cuba, San Pedro de la Roca, el Morro de Santiago de Cuba, ( read Wikipedia entry here ), again, in my 32 years living in Cuba, never had [...]

Enter to the Prehistoric Valley…

Cesar L. Diaz — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:03:25 +0000

Hello folks;

If like dinosaurs, you gonna love this BIG gallery, the Prehistoric Valley (Valle de la Preshistoria in spanish) is a place over Santiago de Cuba, built many years ago, never had the time to visit when living over there, so this time spent a good quality time checking all the places [...]

Laguna Baconao…a reached goal!

Cesar L. Diaz — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 02:12:30 +0000

Hello there!

I am enjoying this post already, for many years I wanted to visit this place in Cuba, is Called Parque Nacional Baconao (Baconao National Park) Baconao is an indian name, the history says he was a little indian, who lived over this area, when the conquistador came to the new world. [...]

Characters…

Cesar L. Diaz — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:48:55 +0000

Hello readers;

After my trip to Cuba, want to share a little compilation of portraits I did during my time over, let’s start now:

This dude was in Santiago de Cuba, I was buying some water in this store when found the guy, of course didn’t hesitate in asking for a photo, pretty [...]

Back from Paradise Lost!

Cesar L. Diaz — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:31:41 +0000

Hello there friends!

Just after hours of my return to civilization, had a great time with family and friends over Cuba, right now working on selection and cataloging close to 2k photos. Here now I want to show you two panos from my visit to Santiago de Cuba, one in La Gran Piedra [...]

Between the rumble… a time for creation!

Cesar L. Diaz — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:34:00 +0000

Hey there;

During my shoot out over Sake Bomb Bike Show, had some time for some creative light, with the help of Mikey from LightenUpAndShoot.com, did a little strobist, nothing complicated, two lights through the difuser:

Very Happy with the results, [...]

Cafe Invasion! at Sake Bomb Bar, DT St. Pete

Cesar L. Diaz — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:28:50 +0000

Hello fellow riders, this is a post for you!

Yesterday at Sake Bomb Bar in St. Pete together with Dime City Cycles, a super bike show with Cafe Racers and everything cool, pinups girls and many other amenities, went with friend Mikey from LightenUpAndShoot.com.

After a brief introduction let [...]

A Must Go Destination… Solomon’s Castle

Cesar L. Diaz — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:22:40 +0000

Hey there;

Been a little away from the blog due to my next trip to Paradise Lost, here I am again, with this beautiful photos from a place you must visit when in Florida, The Solomon’s Castle, is like a fairy tale, [...]

One weekend…. Two Wheels, two locations!

Cesar L. Diaz — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 02:07:41 +0000

Hello there,

What a Weekend!!!!, I have to say, first Saturday (Oct 15, 2011) Daytona Beach Biketober Fest, I did ride my bike (Triumph Speed Triple) to Daytona Beach over the other side of the State, what a great day to ride, after many days without going out [...]

New Suburbia… At Moses White Estates

Cesar L. Diaz — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:38:36 +0000

Hello guys,

Today I was taking some photos over the new development Moses White Estates, this photo was almost the end of the shoot, after burning some time shooting real estate, a nice street photography is always good for happy endings:

Hope you have a Happy Friday!

Cesar Out!

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Friday after office… MX Time at East Bay MX

Cesar L. Diaz — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 01:32:28 +0000

Hello Guys;

Last Friday 9-23 went straight from the office to the East Bay MX track for some motocross action photography, Monster Series of races continues over there, just want to say, What a Night!!!!, three Monster Energy Drink make me fell like Clark Kent, one more and I assure you I can [...]

Sunshine MX, Fall Brawl…. a New Beginning

Cesar L. Diaz — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:01:29 +0000

Hey there,

One just before bed time, last Sunday when remembering 9/11 I went to Sunshine MX over Clearwater, great event from Barney’s lots of mud on the track and lots of Sun too, got a few thousand of photos that I just post processing now, next time will take a few less, [...]

Do you Know this place? The Bok Tower

Cesar L. Diaz — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:25:43 +0000

Hello folks;

This is Bok Tower. a super place to spend a day, Been there a few time, never get tired of bringing back nice photos. Here is a small gallery from one of my visits:

Hope you pay yourself a visit to Bok Sanctuary soon!

Cesar Out!

Note: Pictures taken with Nikon [...]

The Race is On… Dragon Boats World Championship

Cesar L. Diaz — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 13:04:13 +0000

Hello There;

Last Saturday, RACE WAS ON over Channelside and Harbor Island at Downtown Tampa, our Team was there all over the competition, have a few photos here, take a look:

Is really cool how this works, never saw this event in my whole life, with the drum beat, the is [...]

The Inauguration… Dragon Boat World Championship

Cesar L. Diaz — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:45:54 +0000

Hello there;

This one is a little out of date, but wanna share because is cool, a walk around during the inauguration of the Dragon Boats World Championship held here in Tampa, the place! Curtis Hixon Park over Downtown. Take a Look:

The whole event was a bomb, it was a little [...]

Faces… at Dragon Boat Races Inauguration Ceremony

Cesar L. Diaz — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 01:01:44 +0000

Hello There;

Yesterday was a special day here in the City of Tampa, the Inauguration of the World Championship of Dragon Boat racing, took a little bit of time to visit the event and of course get back home with a few photos. I took a few hundreds, now I want to share [...]

The Curtis Hixon Park Pano…

Cesar L. Diaz — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:57:40 +0000

Hey There;

This is a Pano during the Inauguration of the World Championship of the Dragon Boats Racing, the Curtis Hixon Park.

Enjoy!

Note: Pictures taken with Nikon D300 Using Sigma Lenses on Lexar Professional UDMA Digital Film Stitched together using PS CS5

Three Different Bikes with High Speed Sync!

Cesar L. Diaz — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:52:59 +0000

Hey there!

Looking into my photo catalog, found this group of photos taken with some friends about 2 years ago, riding the back roads of Eastern Tampa, to be specific around Thonotosassa, the three bikes a Kawasaki Mean Streak, a Honda CBR1000RR 2007 and my Triumph Speed Triple; take a look:

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