Friday
Jul312009
The Wrestlers
Friday, July 31, 2009 at 7:11AM | in California, Culture, HDR, Travel 
This sculpture was located between two guest houses at Hearst Castle
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.
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Entries from July 26, 2009 - August 1, 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009 at 7:11AM | in California, Culture, HDR, Travel Thursday
Jul302009
RA-5C Vigilante
Vietnam era reconnaissance aircraft photographed on the flight deck of the USS Midway in San Diego, California. It was a beautiful, cool and sunny day. The clouds were particularly dramatic and made a perfect background in addtion to the skyline.
1 Comment | tagged Aviation, California, HDR, Midway, RA-5C, San Diego, Travel, Vigilante | Share Article Permalink Email Article Thursday
Jul302009
Inside the Pyramid
This is a 12 shot HDR Pano/Vertorama of the Luxor hotel in Las Vegas. A total of 36 exposures make up this combined image. I was thinking that a security guard would tell me I couldn't use my tripod inside the hotel but they never said a word.
Post a Comment | tagged HDR, Hotel, Las Vegas, Luxor, Panorama | Share Article Permalink Email Article Thursday
Jul302009
A-12 Trainer
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.
Thursday
Jul302009
F-86 Sabre
Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 10:26AM | in Aviation, California, HDR 
This spit polish F-86 was spectacular and quite difficult to photograph without becoming part of the image. I've visited the Chino Planes of Fame museum many times but have never seen this aircraft before. I think it may have been on a short term loan. It would be amazing to see it fly!
