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Hi! I'm Tristan Tom, a San Francisco Bay Area based photographer shooting mostly portraits, lifestyle, stock and commercial. This blog follows both my personal and professional life. Like most, I’ve got opinions and musings on a diverse range of subjects, some of which will be featured throughout the blog along with my photographic endeavors. I encourage you to leave comments on anything you see or read here. And, tell a friend about it too! Also, here's a short bio.

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Monthly Archives: August 2008

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A Really Fat Cat

Yes, this cat is really this fat, no digital manipulation was done to this image. I ran across him/her in the neighborhood where my Dad lives. It can hardly walk and even just standing up is difficult for the poor kitty.
Isn’t this the fattest cat you’ve ever seen?

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August 26, 2008 - 9:53 am Ginger - No, but bless it's heart. My best friend had a cat at least this large back when we were in highschool. Same thing...he could barely walk. I thought they weren't taking proper care of Tiger by letting him get so big....but they were feeding him the right amount each day. Poor thing.

August 26, 2008 - 9:56 am Bill Cawley (Olympia, WA) - Dude! That expression... 'don't make me get up and slap tha camera off yo face!'

August 26, 2008 - 10:59 am Dana Andreasson - Oh, I feel so bad for him! He is just too fat! I thought my cat was fat, but this one makes him look petite!

September 3, 2008 - 4:39 pm Matt Antonino - Now THAT is a fat cat!

September 19, 2008 - 6:16 am katelin - heyy there chucktrers, my name is katelin and i like cats and its all good...!!!!! u look adorable.....!!!!!

A couple of Real Estate photos

I do Real Estate photos from time to time. Here are a couple of recent exterior shots of a charming Dominican Victorian in San Rafael, California:

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August 27, 2008 - 3:41 pm Brittany - I want to live here

Laurie Simpkinson

I did a portrait session with Laurie Simpkinson a while back but never posted about it on the new blog. So, here are a few shots from the photo shoot:

Thanks Laurie for shooting with me!

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Can’t or Won’t?

From Rudy’s Can’t Fail café in Emeryville (owned by the band Green Day).

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August 24, 2008 - 6:05 am pam - Beautiful composition! Just gorgeous! Love your photographs, love the site layout... :D

August 24, 2008 - 1:19 pm Tristan - Thanks Pam!

An old truck

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August 26, 2008 - 9:53 am Truck - Great truck post. I was surfing on google and found your site. SS

Time is all that matters

This is a great lecture on time management by the late (and great) Randy Pausch. I highly recommend it to everyone:

More:
Randy Pausch May 18th, 2008 graduation speech
Randy Pausch “The Last Lecture”: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams (2007)
“The Last Lecture” book on Amazon.com

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