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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Can't we all just get along?
Monday, March 30, 2009 at 2:38PM | in California, Disney, HDR The sky had started changing colors and the water was really beginning to reflect the lights. Lots of potential... I shall return and do better next time!
Paradise Pier at Sunset
Monday, March 30, 2009 at 2:24PM | in California, Culture, Fun, Greg In front of the OC Performing Arts Center's Sign for the Phantom of the Opera
Yes I like the theater, wanna make something of it?
Dorothy, Kathy and Margaret in front of the OC Performing Arts Center's Sign for the Phantom of the Opera which we were all there to see. The scenery was great as always but the male leads didn't really have great voices like you would expect to hear from someone playing the lead roles in Phantom. The female singing was very good.
Kathy with a Douglas Aircraft A-4 Skyhawk U.S. Navy attack aircraft.
A-4 Skyhawk and Kathy
Monday, March 30, 2009 at 1:28PM | in Aviation, California, Culture, Fun, Museum Boeing B-50 Bomber, the Lucky Lady II was the first aircraft to fly around the world non-stop. They utilized the then just developed technology of air-to-air refueling. I'm not sure where the Planes of Fame Museum aquired the aircraft. I do know I have seen the rear section against a hanger wall but I've never seen the wings which must be huge!
Lucky Lady II
This A4 looks like it's been sitting outside for quite a while. Given the current state of the economy it could be quite a while before the talented folks at Chino California's Planes of Fame Museum get around to restoring it. This was a really nice day and a good time to be outside. It's days like this that remind me how good it is to live in California.
Me with the scooter
Post a Comment | tagged A4, Attack, Aviation, Chino, Greg, Planes of Fame, Skyhawk | Share Article Permalink Email Article Monday, March 30, 2009 at 12:39PM | in California, Culture, Fun, Kathy, Panorama, San Francisco, Travel Kathy at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on our wedding day October 10, 2007! We were married about 10 minutes after this picture was taken right where she is standing. It was such a beautiful day even though it had rained all thru the previous night.
A change in my life
Monday, March 30, 2009 at 12:32PM | in California, Greg, Kathy, San Francisco, Travel After we got married we rode a bus (yes a bus, easiest way to get around San Francisco) to city hall to file the paperwork. We got a lot of stares, smiles and congratulations when we got on and a big cheer when we alighted. I figure people thought we are on our way to get married but if they looked carefuly they would notice we were already wearing our rings. What a wonderful day!
Post a Comment | tagged Greg, Kathy, Married, San Francisco, Travel, Wedding | Share Article Permalink Email Article Monday, March 30, 2009 at 11:59AM | in California, Culture, HDR, 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.
Neptune Pool and Temple
Post a Comment | tagged California, HDR, Hearst Castle, Pool, Temple, Travel | Share Article Permalink Email Article Monday, March 30, 2009 at 11:20AM | in Aviation, California, Culture, HDR, Midway, Museum, San Diego, Travel I was walking down the flight deck of the USS Midway aircraft carrier museum in San Diego when I spotted this pristine example of the A6 Intruder looking like it was ready to taxi on to the catapult. I realized that even though I have been to a ton of airplane museums I had never seen an A6 in person. It's impressive to say the least. An all weather day/night attack aircraft, the intruder could and did put bombs on target with great accuracy.
Intruder on Deck!
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