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, July 11, 2010 at 10:15PM | in Bokeh, California, Disney, Lensbaby Disney California Adventure is hosting a nighttime celebration of color called Glow-Fest which features music, dancing, professional dancers and lots of interesting lighting and color. I couldn't resist breaking out my Lensbaby.
Friday, July 9, 2010 at 6:58AM | in Bobs Big Boy Broiler, Caddy, Cadillac, California, Car Show, Cars, Downey, HDR, Lensbaby Another pretty sunset at the Bob's Big Boy Broiler in Downey. With the weather gettting warmer, the Wednesday night car show is getting busier. Parking was very hard to come by but the selection of cars to shoot was great. This night I forgot my tripod mounting plate so I was limited to using my monopod and just shooting 3 shot HDR's while the light held out. I did boost my ISO as it got darker but that introduces a lot of noise into my images.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 1:13AM | in Bokeh, Lensbaby, Museum, Travel, Washington DC Explosion of color. Smithsonian Institution Museum of American History - Viva la Lensbaby!
Monday, June 28, 2010 at 5:36AM | in Balboa Park, Bokeh, California, Lensbaby, San Diego If you asked Kathy what our favorite dessert is, I'm convinced she would answer "Creme Brulee" without hesitating a second. It wasn't always that way. When we were dating, we went to Ruth's Chris Steakhouse and I ordered a Creme Brulee for us to share. She promptly told me "I don't like custard" and I of course told her that this was not custard and she should try it becasuse it's delicious. She then told me "I'm not putting that crap in my mouth" which made me laugh. She did finally try it and the next time we went to Ruth's Chris, she said "Should we get a Creme Brulee for each of us?"
Sunday, June 27, 2010 at 8:08PM | in Balboa Park, California, Lensbaby, San Diego The conservatory of flowers in San Diego's Balboa Park featured some beautiful easter lillies. I decided to try using my lensbaby to take the shot and moved the focus sweet spot to the right side of the frame.
Friday, June 25, 2010 at 7:52AM | in Bobs Big Boy Broiler, California, Car Show, Cars, Downey, HDR, Lensbaby Ok so I've noticed when my wife Kathy and I go to car shows together, she gets her camera setup, mounts it on her tripod, attaches her off camera shutter release, gets her expodisc looped around her neck and has finished photographing her first car before I even start opening my backpack. Now, I'm not implying she rushes around taking snapshots. Far from it. Her images are amazing. See for yourself. I just think she's way more efficient than I am when making images. Realizing this, I decided to challenge myself a bit. I took my Lensbaby Composer with me to this car show. It requires that I manually set the focus and exposure before taking the HDR sequence. I think this helped me concentrate a bit more and I ended up shooting more cars than I usually do. Unfortunately due to that concentration I met fewer people which is a bummer. I'll have to learn to strike a balance!
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 Friday, June 11, 2010 at 7:14AM | in California, Lensbaby, Macro, Muir Woods, Travel As Kathy and I were walking through Muir Woods, we saw that at some point a large tree had fallen completely across the trail. Park rangers must have used a chain saw to cut away just that part that was blocking the path, leaving the rest of the tree to lie where it fell. A close look at one of the sections revealed that a tiny plant that was actually growing from the bark of the tree. I took this shot with my Lensbaby Composer with a macro ring attached. The plant itself was no larger that an inch across. It’s amazing how life can hang on given a little moisture and some soil.
