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, May 9, 2010 at 9:06PM | in HDR, National Cathedral, Travel, Washington DC Colored light beams find a resting place on one of the giant columns that support the roof of the National Cathedral in Washington DC.
Friday, May 7, 2010 at 12:40AM | in HDR, Travel, Union Station, Washington DC
Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 5:57AM | in HDR, Lincoln Memorial, Manny, National Mall, Travel, Washington DC Can you tell we got caught in the rain? It really felt good to be able to take My 12 year old nephew Manny to Washington D.C. It was his first time there, first time leaving the state of California, first time flying in an airplane and the first time he has ever been so far away from his immediate family. He's a great kid and so easy to travel with. He really got into HDR photography. In fact, some of his photography sold while we were in Washington. He has a great personality and is really funny. Also does some killer Austin Powers / Doctor Evil impersonations
Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 5:56AM | in HDR, Lincoln Memorial, National Mall, Travel, Washington DC Above this solitary statue of Abraham Lincoln these words appear: In this temple as in the hearts of the people for whom he saved the union, the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 6:56AM | in Academy of Science, California, HDR, San Francisco, Travel The California Academy of Sciences features a 90 foot diameter glass dome in which a four story rain forest exihibit has been placed. It was nice and hot in there probably due to simulated global warming or something. All I know is my lens fogged over right away!
Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 9:42PM | in HDR, National Mall, Night, Travel, Washington DC, Washington Monument Manny and I were on the National Mall in Washington D.C. near the U.S. Capital Building when we realized that the sunset that evening was going to be absolutely stunning. We started walking as fast as we could (pulling our rolling camera backpacks behind us), towards the Washington Monument. I spotted a cab driving down the National Mall and flagged him. He drove us over to the grassy knoll just across the street from the Monument. I paid the driver and he helped us get our bags out of the taxi's trunk. We scrambled up the hill, setup our tripods and started shooting before this spectacular sunset had vanished. You will never realize how quickly the sun sets unless you take the time to watch one.
Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 6:43AM | in Cherry Blossom, HDR, Travel, United States Capitol, Washington DC My Nephew Manny and I had the good fortune to be in Washington D.C. during the National Cherry Blossom Festival. One of the things we learned is that the Cherry Blossoms are not just located at the tidal basin that surrounds the Jefferson Memorial. They were nearly everywhere we visited, even Capitol Hill.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 12:14AM | in HDR, Travel, United States Capitol, Washington DC The cornerstone for the United States Capitol building was placed in 1793. It was built, burned to the ground by British troops during the war of 1812, rebuilt and expanded several times even in the midst of a bloody civil war. It has seen the rise of of representative democracy, tolorated and abolished slavery, heard declarations of war and endured the resulting hardships. An extraordinary place to visit and learn.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at 6:46AM | in HDR, Travel, Washington DC, White House My nephew Manny and I walked over from the Washington monument to the ellipse facing side of the white house. I spoke to one of the guards and asked if I could take pictures using my tripod. They said I could so long as I stayed on the ellipse side of the street. While taking some HDR sequences, we noticed that the 3rd floor, first family residence lights were on and we could see someone walking around and a TV was on. Everyone needs to kick back after work I guess.
Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 10:53PM | in Balboa Park, Bokeh, Creative, Kathy, Lensbaby, San Diego, Travel This is my beautiful wife Kathy. While she really doesn't like being on the lens side of a camera, she let me take this shot of her while we were waiting for our lunch to be served at the Prado restaurant in San Diego's Balboa Park. It was a beautiful day and Kathy looked lovely. An amazingly talented photographer and graphic designer, you can see her work at www.tweakedpixels.com
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