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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Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 8:34PM | in Creative, Culture, HDR, National Cathedral, Travel, Washington DC American master sculptor Frederick Hart's "Ex Nihilo" (Out of Nothing) tympana from the National Cathedral in Washington DC.
Post a Comment | tagged Creative, Culture, HDR, Travel, Washington DC | Share Article Permalink Email Article Friday, October 16, 2009 at 11:57PM | in Culture, Explored, HDR, National Cathedral, Travel, Washington DC Amazing morning light in the National Cathedral in Washington DC. Kathy led me on a 2 mile, uphill death march from our hotel but wow was it worth it. There were very few people there, the light was amazing and best of all they allow tripods to be used inside!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 8:39PM | in Bokeh, California, Creative, Culture When once that gentle hand did move, to still the trembling of my captive soul...
I was shooting HDR sequences at Millineum Park in Chicago wishing it would actually start raining instead of just looking like it might. Right about then I heard a thunderclap. 30 seconds later, huddled under my umbrella I was framing my shot and watching the reflections start to appear. Once in a while, very rarely - things like this actually happen.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 11:11PM | in California, California Science Center, Culture, Exposition Park, HDR, Kathy, Museum California Science Center's amazing atrium soars over my beloved wife who sits patiently waiting for me.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 6:56AM | in California, Culture, HDR, Hearst Castle, Travel 
The Gothic Study, originally uploaded by big_pixel_pusher.
W.R. Hearst held private meetings and oversaw the operations of his vast business empire from this room. This photo is somewhat monochromatic. This is due to the low light levels used in the castle to preserve the ancient artwork. Tripods are not allowed in the castle so I had to shoot at ISO 3,200 and only bracket 3 shots. This image required quite a bit of noise reduction and post processing to make it look this good. Those of you with Nikon's D3 or D700 are fortunate to have such low noise cameras. Maybe someday...
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 12:09PM | in California, Culture, HDR, Hearst Castle, Travel Hearst Castle's Neptune Pool - WR Hearst had this pool rebuilt 3 times until it matched his vision of what it should be. This makes it the most expensive pool in any private residence in the world. With a 345,000 gallon capacity it is also one of the largest. It features 2 curved collonnades, an ancient roman temple and beautiful mythological figures carved by French sculptor Charles Cassou.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 12:04PM | in California, Culture, HDR, Hearst Castle, Travel Hearst Castle's Neptune Pool - WR Hearst had this pool rebuilt 3 times until it matched his vision of what it should be. This makes it the most expensive pool in any private residence in the world. With a 345,000 gallon capacity it is also one of the largest. It features 2 curved collonnades, an ancient roman temple and beautiful mythological figures carved by French sculptor Charles Cassou.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 11:58AM | in California, Culture, HDR, Hearst Castle, Travel Hearst Castle's Neptune Pool - WR Hearst had this pool rebuilt 3 times until it matched his vision of what it should be. This makes it the most expensive pool in any private residence in the world. With a 345,000 gallon capacity it is also one of the largest. It features 2 curved collonnades, an ancient roman temple and beautiful mythological figures carved by French sculptor Charles Cassou.
Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 10:33AM | in Aviation, California, California Science Center, Culture, Exposition Park, Museum This is the only 2 seat version of the A-12 spy plane ever built. Operated by the CIA, this aircraft was the predecessor to the SR-71 Blackbird. Only one of 2 Blackbirds not actually painted black. This aircraft is bare metal with the exception of the nose and twin tails. Cloaked in absolute secrecy for most of it's operational life, it's good that the public can see this amazing aircraft now.
