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.
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Friday, June 4, 2010 at 6:04AM | in California, Car Show, Cars, HDR, Ruby's Car Show, Whittier Wow I just couldn't take enough photos of this super fine '59. In an era of tall fins being very popular on cars, Chevy designers went for the wide stance. Good decision I reckon.
2 Comments | tagged 1959, California, Car, Car Show, HDR, Ruby's Car Show, Whittier | Share Article Permalink Email Article Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at 6:44AM | in California, Car Show, Cars, HDR, Whittier I saw several 1939 Chevy's at the 2009 Uptown Whittier Car Show but I think this was one of the nicest. Only HDR seems to be able to reveal the high gloss reflectivity of the paint on these customized cars. If you look just to the left of the license plate you can clearly see my rolling backpack, tripod and me taking the photos used to create this composite image.
Post a Comment | tagged California, Car, Car Show, Cars, HDR, Uptown Whittier, Whittier | Share Article Permalink Email Article Saturday, May 29, 2010 at 12:33AM | in California, Car Show, Cars, HDR, Ruby's Car Show, Whittier Ok so why can't modern car manufacturers make anything even approaching the coolness of a car like this? Kathy was going to the Ruby's car show and asked if I wanted to go. Well now, any chance to hang out with my beautiful wife is great and if we can take photos of cool cars too it's a win, win. I last photographed this 1959 Impala at the Uptown Whittier Car Show about a year ago. I reintroduced myself to the owner who was nice enough to move the car to a more open space so I could get better pictures. I took a lot of shots which I will post in the weeks to come.
Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 12:11AM | in California, Cars, HDR, Whittier Slammed 1957 Chevy Nomad Station Wagon - This was the 2nd year in a row that I have had the good fortune of seeing this amazing car at the Uptown Whittier Car Show. I have yet to meet the owner but I think I'll leave a few photos with the car this year. The paint on this car is not be believed.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 10:27PM | in California, HDR, Whittier I had just served myself some dinner and was walking into the living room with an idea of watching a DVD while I ate. When I looked out my front window I saw this amazing scene. It was raining fairly hard but the light and the reflections on the street were too beautiful to pass up. I ran back to my bedroom to get a camera, tripod and umbrella. By the time I got the tripod setup, mounting plate attached to the camera and umbrella ready to open I looked back out the window and the sky had turned a pinkish orange. I knew I had to get the shot quickly and in fact 5 minutes later, the sun had set and all color in the sky was gone.
I wish I had collapsed the tripod so the camera was 5" above street level. I have always found that a low angle view adds interest and reflections are enhanced. Next time.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 10:24PM | in California, Cars, HDR, Whittier It was raining pretty hard on the way home from work tonight, and once again some people were driving way too fast. I counted three accidents. I always wonder if these drivers think that they are exempt from the laws of physics. Regardless of what kind of fancy car they drive, they may find that Sir Issac Newton is actually in the driver's seat.
How I got this shot: I set my camera on my dashboard and triggered the shutter with my wireless remote. I couldn't see what I was shooting but most of the shots turned out ok.
Post a Comment | tagged California, Cars, HDR, Rain, Whittier | Share Article Permalink Email Article Laying on the floor gazing up at our Christmas tree
I used the Lensbaby composer to create this unusual self portrait.
Post a Comment | tagged Bokeh, Creative, HDR, Lensbaby, Whittier | Share Article Permalink Email Article Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 9:56AM | in California, Cars, HDR, Whittier It's tough to take photos of these highly reflective vehicles and not become part of the photo yourself. I've posted other images of this truck but I really like this head on perspective which is exaggerated a bit by my 11mm wide angle lens.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 8:50PM | in California, Cars, HDR, Whittier The Uptown Whittier 2009 Car Show hosted over 250 classic cars. This show started 8 or 9 years ago with just a handful of entrants. Now its hard to know what to photograph first.
