Author: Alik Griffin

Tanah Lot The Sea Temple

Tanah Lot is one of the Seven Seas Temples located around Bali. It is a popular tourist spot in Bali, Indonesia. Here’s a fun fact: In 1980, Japan donated approximately 180 million to repair the temple’s rock face and other significant locations around Bali. One-third of this temple is made up of artificial rock.
Fiery Goju-no-to Pagoda Japan

The Goju-no-to is a five-story Pagoda located in Miyajima, Japan. These buildings often function as places of worship, most commonly Buddhist. The Goju-no-to is located near the Itsukushima Shrine on a small island near Hiroshima. I’ve been to Miyajima twice, and the location still amazes me. It’s one of my favorite places in Japan to…
Hanuman, The Mighty Warrior Monkey

This is Hanuman, the mighty warrior monkey. One of the characters from the Kecak Dance of Bali Indonesia, Hama, allies himself to save his wife, Sita, from the clutches of Rahwana. Hunaman is a hero and a fan favorite of the Kecak Dance. This is part of a series of photos I’m doing from the…
Meghnath, The Son Of Ravana

This is Meghnath, the son of the evil king Ravana. I think. When searching the Internet, it’s almost impossible to find information on the Kecak dance of Bali, Indonesia. Impossible. I’m working on a series of the various characters of the Kecak dance. They’ll all look similar to this, and it’s already looking pretty cool.…
Rolling Mesquite Dunes of Death Valley

The Mesquite sand dunes in Death Valley, California, are quite the sight. I really enjoyed my time there wondering around these dunes in the heat. It really is hard to walk around in these dunes. The sand is always sliding out from beneath your feet, and it takes so much more energy just to get…
How To Export From Lightroom To Instagram

This guide will show you how I transfer my photos from Lightroom to Instagram. It’s pretty easy and only requires a few relatively quick steps. This technique works from Photoshop and is the same on PC and Mac. What Not To Do – Using Lightroom Mobile If you edit your photos on Lightroom mobile and…
Using your Camera’s Custom Modes

There is one thing I started doing about a year ago that has really helped me with my photography. It allows me to spend less time messing with my camera settings and more time shooting. It’s a real lifesaver when you need that split-second reaction time to get the shot. This of course is using…
The Great Yosemite Valley

This HDR photo is taken from the view right as you enter Yosemite Valley. It’s pretty breathtaking in real life. There is so much scale and scope to this place that you feel so small driving through it—kind of like the Grand Canyon. I like this place better, though. There is more to do. I…
Venice Beach Walk

This photo was taken between Venice Beach and Marina Del Ray at around sunset. I was more on the Marina Del Ray side looking towards the Venice Beach Pier.
What does clean HDMI really mean for the 5Dmkiii?

If you’re like me you and your reading my site, chances are you’re into cameras and read other camera blogs. So you’ve probably seen everyone blogging about this Canon 5Dmkiii and it’s clean HDMI out firmware.