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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This big classic car had a really interesting grill. I'll bet it weighs 500 lbs.
Post a Comment | tagged California, Car, Car Show, HDR, Hooters, Lensbaby | Share Article Permalink Email Article Monday, June 21, 2010 at 6:25AM | in California, Car Show, HDR, Hooters, Lensbaby This was interesting and quite unexpected. Can anyone guess what this thing is? I made this image at the Hooters car show in El Toro, California. The Hooters girls were running around being all hooteriffic. I declined taking any pictures of them, although a couple did ask. Not sure what purpose they actually serve at the show. I did see some comparing who's butt was hanging out of their orange shorts more. Whatever. Anyway, I saw this very interesting object and decided to take a few shots. Any guesses as to what this thing was attached to?
Post a Comment | tagged California, Car Show, HDR, Hooters, Lensbaby | Share Article Permalink Email Article 1957 Chevy. Hooters Car Show in El Toro, California. A classic. 'Nuf said.
Post a Comment | tagged Car Show, Cars, HDR, Hooters, Lensbaby | Share Article Permalink Email Article Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 11:30PM | in Aviation, HDR, Museum, National Air and Space Museum, Udvar Hazy Center, Washington DC The Russian MiG-21 "Fishbed" Fighter/Interceptor in the foreground led an interesting life and must have made quite a journey. "Acquired" by the CIA at the height of the cold war, it was transported to a secret airfield run by the U.S. Navy. There it was test flown by American pilots to discover its secrets and weaknesses. Later as part of a highly classified project called "Have Donut", it along with other Russian aircraft participated in mock air combat to train American Naval aviators how to defeat this aircraft in the skies over North Vietnam. The aircraft you see behind the silver MiG is the American F-4 Phantom II.
Friday, June 18, 2010 at 6:30AM | in Airport, Architecture, Aviation, HDR, Washington DC The new AeroTrain system at Washington Dulles International Airport features some spectacular architecture. The two glass tubes contain the train tracks. Automatically opening doors in the tubes allow passengers to board and disembark. The system currently serves the main terminal and three concourses. Eventually it will loop around the entire airport. Cost for the project so far $1.4 billion.
Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 7:45AM | in California, HDR, Pasadena I had just left home and was driving to work. It was still dark but I could see a reddish glow on the eastern horizon so I decided to return home to get my camera and tripod. There had been a few spectacular sunrises earlier in the month and I was hoping to capture one. When I arrived at work the entire sky was ablaze with color. I had decided I would try to make an image of the Pasadena skyline from the 10th floor of the building I work in. This is one of the photos I made. The domed building is Pasadena's City Hall. I wish I had offset it a bit to take advantage of the rule of thirds but like they say, rules are meant to be broken.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 6:11AM | in Aviation, California, Chino Planes of Fame Museum, HDR, Museum Two pristine P-51 Mustang fighters line up for their afternoon flight. An American design powered by a British engine, the P-51 was greatly feared by German pilots during World War 2. Kathy and I waited to see them take off and I have to say there is nothing in this world like the sound of the Merlin engine.
Monday, June 14, 2010 at 6:12AM | in California, Chinatown, HDR, San Francisco In the 1970’s, this was probably the most famous restaurant in San Francisco's Chinatown. They have a ton of signed photos of old celebrities, athletes, politicians and even a president on their walls. It was unique for a few reasons. One was that to enter, you had to walk through the kitchen which was so narrow that the line cooks and servers would have to press themselves against the stoves and woks to let you get by. Then to reach the second floor dining room, you had to climb a steel stairway which was so small that two people traveling in opposite directions would never be able to pass one another. The tables were small and the seats were wooden benches.
Back in the 70's the owner would openly solicit tips from the queue of people waiting for a table. If you tipped him well, you went to the front of the line. If you objected, he chased you away and told you to go to another restaurant. Once you were inside he often would tell you what to order as well. He was funny but could also be rude. I had the opportunity to eat here a couple of years ago and found out that the owner had passed away, and the food which was fantastic was now just mediocre. When I took this photo, I didn’t notice the little girl looking down at me from the dining room. Sam Wo’s, now a nice place to visit but I wouldn’t want to eat there.
Sunday, June 13, 2010 at 11:09PM | in Academy of Science, Creative, Golden Gate Park, HDR, Museum, San Francisco Ok so maybe my imagination was running wild, but when I reviewed at this HDR sequence it looked like my favorite T-Rex was stalking this blissfully unaware kid. Maybe it was wishful thinking because I remember that he was being such a little brat and his parents, like many modern parents were ignoring his bad behavior being too busy with their cell phones to give a crap. Uggh don’t get me started on modern parents. Anyway in my mind this kid was the appetizer, his aloof dad was the main course and his compulsively texting mom was dessert.
Saturday, June 12, 2010 at 11:54PM | in Academy of Science, California, Golden Gate Park, HDR, Museum, San Francisco, Travel Global warming simulator. I think Al Gore claimed he invented this place. Or was that the internet?
