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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The pool at the Luxor way after closing time. The wind was really blowing those palm trees around. Not the best conditions for shooting HDR's. I love how you can see the top of the pyramid and the light beam in the building on the upper right.
Post a Comment | tagged Fun, HDR, Las Vegas, Luxor, Nevada, Travel, Vertorama | Share Article Permalink Email Article 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.
Friday, August 14, 2009 at 7:59AM | in California, Creative, HDR, San Francisco, Travel Golden Gate Park's Carousel in San Francisco
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 12:14PM | in California, Disney, HDR, Travel Ariel's Grotto, a good place to eat and watch the sun set over Disney California Adventure.
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.
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 Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 11:36PM | in California, HDR, San Francisco, Street Car, Travel 
Streetcar 1052, originally uploaded by big_pixel_pusher.
Explored: June 22, 2009 - Highest position: #2 on June 24, 2009
San Francisco's Municipal Railway's streetcar no. 1052 awaits passengers at Fisherman's Wharf before departing for the Castro district. I can't seem to take enough photos of these amazing streetcars.
2 Comments | tagged California, HDR, Night, San Francisco, Street Car, Travel | Share Article Permalink Email Article 
