Making food

I saw this photo op while out searching for the perfect desert shot. 

Dessert Contrasts

This is year three, attempting to get the perfect dessert/snow-covered mountain scene.  Any feedback appreciated.

THE SHERWINS

I shot this in Mammoth Lakes at about 7:00 pm. This is a view of the Sherwins. I used a Canon 40D with a 28-135mm lense at 56 mm, F4.5 for 120 seconds, ISO 1600. The sky was clear and the lighting was from the stars and a few town lights about one mile away. Even though I was using a tripod, the high winds left this image a little soft. Composing in the dark is surely a "hit and miss" affair. But, after a few attempts I got the composition I wanted. I played with the exposure in Photoshop a little and re-sized for the blog. If I could re-do this shot I'd reduce the ISO to about 400 and increase the exposure time. Did I mention it was 28 degrees or that my wife waited very patiently in the car for about 45 minutes?

This is on a path to the beach in Malibu. I was leaving and the sun was goin down, I looked at the pawn and it felt so paceful. I wanted to see if I was able to capture that pacefulness. I know some parts look a bit dark but I like it that way, it gives me that late feeling...

Filmore City Hall at night.

wish I had a great camera

Dear Old Town Pasadena

every visit there's something new to see and do.

wheres a great camera when you need one. blackberry will have to work for now. watching wendy's lectures on how different photographers defined landscape was inspiring. i suppose my definition status is: to be continued

Filmore Southern Pacific Depot

The Southern Pacific Depot was built in 1887 during the southern California land boom of that decade. Edith Moore Jarrett the first Curator of the Museum saved the depot from demolition in 1974 by purchasing it from Southern Pacific Railroad for a dollar.

The Depot was originally located much further west on the tracks than its current locaton. It was about 50 feet from Central Ave.

The depot had an additional 20 feet of waiting room. The photo with 2 windows on the west end included the waiting room. Where there are three windows that is the current configuration. When there was a waiting room there was also a bay window trackside which went away when the waiting room was removed.

Cliff side

Best shots are the local shots. viewing down the canyon of Vasquez rocks

Night and Day

So students, let's have a little fun. I like the spirit of competition! Let the blog wars begin. Keep this simple -- which photographic post (in response to mine) will solicit the highest star ratings in the next two weeks?

My brother-in-law sent me a link of photographs a few months back. The link shows several images taken at night but the end result of the image looks like daytime. In the last year I have played around with the idea myself. The results are so unreal and unbelievable - truly fantastic.

So again, keeping it really simple. Take photographs at night, but make sure they look like daytime. That's it - go for it. Worth the wait?

http://gizmodo.com/#!5742383/175-photos-of-day-taken-at-night

Technical hint? Use a tripod and f 4.0 to start with at least 5 second long exposure. Depending on the available light it may be longer. The new moon (dark moon) is tomorrow, so as we approach a full moon in the next two weeks the light at night will change significantly.

Another from the Hip

I love this style of shooting. You kind of know what you're going to get and you kind of don't. There were no auto focus setting used on this image. It was taken up on the hill at Wm S Hart Park.

Not one of the best focused pictures of all time, but this photo was taken about 2 or 3 years ago. I went through a stage that I enjoyed exploring and going on adventures to "haunted" or abandoned places; such as burnt down churches, asylums, abandoned places, haunted churches... just about anything and everything you can imagine. This image here was from an abandoned burnt down asylum. Probably one of the creepiest places I have ever been to. A lot of crazy good shots, and a lot of creepy a mind blowing experiences. It gives me a lot of mixed emotions due to the fact that this was a kids play set. I love this shot, even with the lack of focus, and the whole composition of the image is just amazing to me. I love this image, a lot! That is all! :]

Last semester I was lucky enough to participate in a student workshop with the Getty Museum. They brought in Documentary Photographer Sudharak Olwe. This experience has completely changed the way I shoot, before this my photos were mediocre at best, just asked Wendy. Afterward the strength of my images has improved immensely.

A big moment in my life.

I apologize for the late post, it has been a hectic week. But as for the image above I realize it isn't a very interesting picture, or aesthetically pleasing picture, but the time and subject of the image are what hold meaning to me. This picture was taken with my phone right after I bought my first DSlR. I was so exited and so grateful for my grandfather because he had co-signed for a loan to buy this very camera, and he trusted in me to really put his credit to good use. The point of this image was to document a particular time in my life that was a true turning point. It has got me to think about how often we take pictures and why we do. Whether it is for pleasure, for beauty, or just purely to document.. we ALL take pictures.

May Day

May 1^st often is referred to as May Day for the past several years; organizations take this day to bring awareness to major issues happening in our country. Especially, with immigration reform in the United States. These pictures were taken in 2007. Picture #1 Police officers with their riot gear on ready for action. 2^nd A woman in the front yelling “Si se puede”. 3^rd People walking down waving U.S, flags in support of immigration reform.

A Horse's Tale

I shot this image with a 24 mm lens on a Nikon FM2 manual camera and on B&W film. It has more going for it than just an idyllic scene. It shows the enslavement of one horse and the freedom another is enjoying by running across an open field.

Changing the Landscape with Social Statements

Here is a sweet image of commitment to a new social landscape for this person. The world needs change in her mind, and she is no longer capable to enter in with the youthful abandon of an era passed. However, with all she has, and in an effort to be relevant still, she comes to small battle field and makes a stand for the future.

H History

I WISH I had a better camera when I took this picture but I didnt.
I took this years ago with a cheap point and shoot.
For fun my son and I took one of those celebrity tour trips.
I would love to go take some better shots of this sign one day and find out all the history on it.

Documentary

i would agree, though i never thought about it before but every photo is documentary in some way or another

Manzanar - A different perspective

Since we were discussing Ansel Adams and Manzanar, I thought I'd post an image that I shot on a recent trip to that area. Visiting Manzanar is a profound experience. It is hard to believe that so many families were forced to live in those conditions.

However while walking down the road I was able to stop and notice the beauty of the area. It is amazing that those are the same mountains that have been documented by Ansel Adams and others in another time. It shows how insignificant we humans are in the bigger scheme of things.

Welcome to my Pad

This image is from the pond at the Villa in Pacific Palisades. I love the colors of the lilly pads and the simple flower, sitting there alone, in its all and glory, its beauty stealing the spot light. I was excited to see when I viewed the image that I was able to capture the vibration on the water.