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Alik Griffin

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A professional video editor, and photographer with a Bachelors in Film studies from UCSD. Based in Los Angeles, I have created commercials, trailers, and other video content for various clients and platforms since 2005. I also love to write about my passions and share my insights on my blog.

Glowing walls of the Antelope Canyon

Glowing Walls of Antelope Canyon

This was my first time in Antelope Canyon. I've been to the area a few times before but never realized these canyons were just right there. This was taken in the Lower Antelope Canyons, which is more known for its diversity of colors. When the sun breaks through the rocks the walls glow a range of colors from oranges to almost purples.

Top of the Rock shot on iPhone

Top Of The Rock

This is another iPhone 5s shot from the Top Of the Rock. There is something strange about this location that I've never dealt with except at Hearst Castle. They've actually licensed the view from the top of the Rockefeller Center of New York City! So, they own any image taken from the top of their building!!! How is that even possible? It just seems wrong. I now understand why Peter Lik was shooting his New York Cityscapes from the next building. That's probably what I'll have to do next time.

Grand Central Station shot on the iPhone 5s

Grand Central Station

Looks like the Grand Central Station turned 100 this year. That's pretty cool, and it's definitely one of the cooler locations I went to in New York. I was surprised/disappointed to see the entire second floor of the station converted into an Apple Store. It just seemed wrong. You have such a piece of history; then you slather an Apple store all over it. It ruins the nostalgia of the location.

California San Clemente Life

San Clemente Life

There was a rare and beautiful sunset at the San Clemente Pier last Sunday. This photo almost didn’t happen. I didn’t have my tripod base plate for my camera, and…

Davenport Beach Beacon

Beacon at Davenport – Santa Cruz

While in Santa Cruz, my mission was to take photos of the Davenport abandoned pier. But the weather was so bad, and the high tide made it impossible to get…

Santa Cruz Bridge Rock

Bridge Rock Of Santa Cruz

The weather was a bit on and off while I was in Santa Cruz last weekend. This thick cloud of fog came in the afternoon, so you only had a…

McWay Falls in Big Sur

McWay Falls of Big Sur California

This last weekend, my wife and I decided to take a small drive up to Santa Cruz and then down South through Monterey into Big Sur. I’ve done this drive…

Afar Death Valley

Afar – Death Valley

This is another B&W print from the Mesquite Dunes of Death Valley. For some reason, I get a strange grain structure when converting my images taken with a 5Dmkii to…

Pinnacles of Trona

Pinnacles of Trona

The Pinnacles of Trona are just outside of Death Valley, California. This was once an ancient lake bed. The pinnacles are formed from ancient hot sprints that crack through the…

Memory Cards Recommendations

Sandisk Extreme Pro SD Memory Card Review

There is no question that Sandisk makes some of the best SD memory cards in the world, and the Sandisk Extreme Pro is their flag ship top performing UHS-I memory card. With in-camera performance and speed it almost always out performs all other brands, making the Sandisk Extreme Pro U3 memory card the best card you can buy for UHS-I devices.

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