Michael Hocter Photography https://www.michaelhocter.com Photography and whatever Tue, 24 Mar 2026 23:50:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Vasquez Rocks https://www.michaelhocter.com/2017/03/vasquez-rocks/ Sun, 26 Mar 2017 18:46:40 +0000 http://www.michaelhocter.com/?p=5736

]]> Yosemite #1 in color https://www.michaelhocter.com/2016/10/yosemite-1-in-color/ https://www.michaelhocter.com/2016/10/yosemite-1-in-color/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2016 20:04:44 +0000 http://www.michaelhocter.com/?p=5585 Here’s the same photo as the previous post, but in color.

Yosemite #1

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This week I made my first trip to Yosemite, along with my family. All I can say is Yosemite is even more spectacular than I could have hoped for.

 

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Gull, Moonstone Beach, Cambria, CA

]]> https://www.michaelhocter.com/2016/10/gull/feed/ 1 Rose https://www.michaelhocter.com/2013/04/rose/ https://www.michaelhocter.com/2013/04/rose/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 01:48:23 +0000 http://www.michaelhocter.com/?p=2422 Rose

Rose

Canon EOS 10D, Canon EF 70-200/4 L

]]> https://www.michaelhocter.com/2013/04/rose/feed/ 1 Argus C3 https://www.michaelhocter.com/2012/12/argus-c3/ Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:20:17 +0000 http://www.michaelhocter.com/?p=2100 The latest member of the family… A late model Argus C3 with case. Everything works great, and there was an exposed roll of film inside!

]]> Never Stop Growing https://www.michaelhocter.com/2012/06/never-stop-growing/ https://www.michaelhocter.com/2012/06/never-stop-growing/#respond Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:06:33 +0000 http://www.michaelhocter.com/?p=836 I’ve been shooting a lot of film this year and developing the black & white myself. It has been a really fun and energizing process so far, and I’m looking forward to shooting more as the year wears on. This one was taken with a Contax G1 rangefinder on Fomapan 100 and stand developed in Rodinal 1+100 for 60 minutes.

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]]> https://www.michaelhocter.com/2012/06/never-stop-growing/feed/ 0 Happy Father’s Day! (And an Announcement) https://www.michaelhocter.com/2011/06/happy-fathers-day/ https://www.michaelhocter.com/2011/06/happy-fathers-day/#respond Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:27:51 +0000 http://www.michaelhocter.com/?p=825 Boy Hocter 2.0

Hocter, Boy 2.0

Two years ago, on Father’s Day 2009, I introduced you to my son Sam, who was a fetus at the time. He’s now a happy and healthy 19-month-old. He’s the joy of my life, and the frequent subject of my photography and star of my blog.

It’s only fitting that I take this opportunity, on Father’s Day 2011, to introduce you to my second son! Like Sam, he will be born in November, and I’m sure he will be every bit as awesome. He will undoubtedly be the subject of many, many, many of my photographs.

So here he is, in his first photograph, which I didn’t take but I’m all too happy to steal and share with you. Just like Sam, he’s a little bit camera shy in utero. :)

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Technical Info:
Canon EOS 5D, Canon EF 100/f2.8 USM Macro, 1/250 sec at f/4.5, ISO 200

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Technical Info:
Canon EOS 5D, Canon EF 100/f2.8 USM Macro, Sunpak Auto 16R Pro ring flash, 1/100 sec at f22, ISO 400

]]> https://www.michaelhocter.com/2011/03/calla-lily/feed/ 0 Self-Portrait at 41 https://www.michaelhocter.com/2011/03/self-portrait-at-41/ https://www.michaelhocter.com/2011/03/self-portrait-at-41/#respond Fri, 11 Mar 2011 05:38:00 +0000 http://www.michaelhocter.com/?p=815 Self-Portrait at 41

I turned 41 years old today so I decided to take a self-portrait.

Technical Info:
Canon EOS 5D, Canon EF 85/1.8 USM, Canon Speedlite 580EX II, Interfit 24″ Softbox, Westcott 42″ Reflector
1/200 @ f/16, ISO 200

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Posted from WordPress for Android

]]> https://www.michaelhocter.com/2011/03/droidography-the-hallway/feed/ 0 V-Tech Zoom Zoom Racer https://www.michaelhocter.com/2011/01/v-tech-zoom-zoom-racer/ https://www.michaelhocter.com/2011/01/v-tech-zoom-zoom-racer/#respond Sun, 16 Jan 2011 07:16:20 +0000 http://www.michaelhocter.com/?p=791 V-Tech Zoom Zoom Racer

V-Tech Zoom Zoom Racer

Technical Info: Canon EOS 5D, Canon EF 28-70/2.8 @ 70mm, Canon Speedlite 580EX + Opteka Mini Softbox (on camera, bounced), 1/60 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 400

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Stones in my passway

(Purchase prints of this photo at my gallery)

]]> https://www.michaelhocter.com/2011/01/stones-in-my-passway/feed/ 0 Droidography: Steeple https://www.michaelhocter.com/2011/01/droidography-steeple/ https://www.michaelhocter.com/2011/01/droidography-steeple/#respond Tue, 11 Jan 2011 02:57:23 +0000 http://www.michaelhocter.com/2011/01/droidography-steeple/ I saw this while I was picking up Sam at daycare, so I took a couple of seconds to capture it on my phone with the Camera 360 app.

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Gift Shop Open, Mission San Miguel, CA

(Purchase a print of this photo)

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Posted from my phone using the WordPress app for Android

]]> https://www.michaelhocter.com/2011/01/polandroid-light-pole/feed/ 0 Little Red Berries https://www.michaelhocter.com/2010/01/little-red-berries/ https://www.michaelhocter.com/2010/01/little-red-berries/#respond Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:16:00 +0000 http://www.michaelhocter.com/?p=595

Little Red Berries
Huntington Gardens, San Marino, Jan. 2010
(Purchase a print of this photo | View this photo on Flickr)

]]> https://www.michaelhocter.com/2010/01/little-red-berries/feed/ 0 Roy Boy https://www.michaelhocter.com/2010/01/roy-boy/ https://www.michaelhocter.com/2010/01/roy-boy/#respond Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:23:29 +0000 http://www.michaelhocter.com/?p=592 Roy Boy

Roy Boy, Venice
(Purchase Prints | View on Flickr)

We went for a walk around the canals of Venice (California) today.

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