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Welcome

to my personal blog. Here I post examples of my photography and writing. I specialize in making unique and highly detailed photographs. Notice I said making and not taking. Yes I take photos but a lot of time and work is involved in pushing and punishing the pixels in my images to achieve the look I like.

Please feel free make comments about any of my words or photos. I enjoy constructive critiques, learning about locations to shoot or photography techniques. Click on the "Share Article" link to share any of my photos via Flickr, Facebook, Instagram, etc.

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Can't we all just get along?

Friday
Apr072023

This is Not Your Mothers Station Wagon

Kathy and I came across this amazing 1957 Chevy station wagon at the Majestics Car Club show in Norwalk in late March 2023. To say it stood apart from the other cars at this show would be a significant understatement. The paint job on this car was nothing short of spectacular. We both chatted with the owner who told me he orignally wanted to go with a solid blue color but the painter convinced him he would regret that decision and be back to have the car painted in the look it now wears so well. He decided to go for it and wow I'm so glad he did. This paint treatmentcovers the entire car including the roof so I had to hold my tripod over my head to capture the beautiful design on it and trigger off 9 shots, trying to hold the camera steady. 

 

Thursday
Apr062023

"If you want to make a statement, wear purple." - Baron Davis

Kathy and I went to the Azelea Festival car show in Southgate California on a recent Sunday morning. While that show is now just a shadow of what it once was, there were still about 50 very nice cars to photograph but we were done fairly quickly. So something very rare happened. Kathy asked me if I was done and ready to leave. Usually, I am the one that asks that question of her. As we were walking back to the car, she told me there was another car show being held that day in Norwalk. Not too far from where we were. It was being hosted by the Majestics Car Club and when we arrived we found about 50-75 spectacular cars parked in the Civic Center Plaza parking lot. I found this 1953 Chevy Truck parked in front of one of the store fronts and it really stood out with that highly refelctive purple paint. 

Friday
Jan062023

Taylor 414ce Guitar

I acquired this beautiful acoustic/electric Taylor guitar from my local (now out of business) guitar shop. I had wandered in one day just to browse and was not shopping for anything in particular. I quickly saw they were having some type of issue with their point-of-sale terminal and were unable to make any sales because of this. I asked a few questions and they seemed receptive to obtaining some help, so I was able to troubleshoot what eventually turned out to be a network connectivity issue and ran to a local electronics store to buy an ethernet card and some network cabling for the balky terminal. Long story short I was able to fix the problem for them in a about 3 hours. They were very grateful and asked what I was going to charge them for resolving things. I told them just to reimburse me for the ethernet card and we could call it even. They insisted on compensating me for my time and expertise, so we mutually agreed on bartering my time against some store merchandise. The owner asked what brand of guitar I preferred; I told him I admired Taylor guitars. He informed me that they had just received a shipment that had not yet been opened or inspected. We looked at 4 guitars and I chose this one. They inspected the guitar and had their luthier make sure it was intonated properly. They then returned it to its case and handed it to me. Honestly, this guitar is much nicer than a player of my ability requires, but I have loved having it and it’s sound has seasoned beautifully as the years have gone by. It features a Sitka Spruce Top, Ovangkol Back and Sides, Tropical Mahogany Neck, West African Crelicam Ebony Fretboard, Expression System 2 Electronics, Venetian Cutaway and included a Taylor Deluxe Hardshell Black Case.

STROBIST: I photographed this guitar in a completely dark room using 5 wireless flash units slaved to my sony camera. The one hidden behind my guitar had a blue gel to give a splash of complementary color. I took quite a few tries to balance the power of each flash and to get the exposure I wanted.

Thursday
Jan052023

Thanksgiving

 

 

Thursday
Jan052023

Here Comes the Sun

Another view of this beautiful 1940's fleetline I came across at the Pomona Auto Swapmeet. The color of the sky at sunrise was changing so rapidly, I felt the need to capture multiple images of this car that morning. Each set of images looks significantly different with the changing light.

Wednesday
Dec142022

Love

 

Sunday
Dec112022

1950 Buick Eight

This beautiful buick eight which i think is a 1950 model year, was either very well cared for or expertly restored. This is yet another car I stumbled upon just after sunrise at the Pomona auto swapmeet. 

Thursday
Dec082022

Pieta



Wednesday
Dec072022

Fleetline Sunrise

The primer paint on this fleetline in no way stops it from showing off it's classic curves at morning's first light.  I shoot a lot of cars but I have to say I am a sucker for the 1947-48 fleetline. Given the choice between a 2022 corvette or a restored 48 fleetline, call me crazy but I'm going the fleetline way everytime. 

Monday
Dec052022

Not Fade Away

I spotted this beautiful 1940 Chevy Deluxe Special convertible sitting quietly by itself off to one side at the Pomona Auto Swap Meet. It seemed a little out of place being surrounded by cars typically considered to belong to the Hot Rod genre. Exactly the type of cars which I generally do not photograph. This Chevy was a different story. While all the cars surrounding her seemed to be ready to emit a throaty roar from their lake pipes, she would probably rather glide serenely and quietly, all grace and elegance over the well-worn pavement. Her stereo playing an oldie tune as she slowly faded from view.