Crisis

I photographed this because when I saw it it took my breath away . It reminded me that not everything that we perceive to be a crisis is one.

Maybe it's just something that requires a little attention instead .

gehryville.

another exploration of downtown los angeles. this is the disney music concert hall designed by frank gehry.

this was one of many spontaneous shots i took of the building.

Road Trip

There were three and a half of us listening to music and cruising along , on our way to Pierce Collage for the Gallery Opening for the Getty Project.
What a beautiful site I said to the driver stop , slow down , I Have to get this shot, because you see I am always the driving when this gorgeous stuff happens in the sky but not this time.. Hope you enjoy.

SOGGY COOL

I love the rain, great time for fun or serious contemplation either way never a waste of time. Enjoy

Winter weather gotta love it.

I took this photograph while being trapped in my car thank g I had a camera with me. Poring ran and no jacket.

Monday Night, 9pm

I took this photo just outside of my house, and tried to edit it in camera raw. Unfortunately, I couldn't lighten it too much, because of the lights in the background. I think I will have to try this assignment again, in a location without artificial lighting.
I love the idea of this assignment though!

Outstanding in its field.

I couldn't exactly turn this into daylight but really liked it.  Have tried to photo the moon before without much success.  Took this Friday night.

So what do you all think about this insane amount of rain we are getting today? Thought I would post a photo of how I'm spending my day!

LA Fire Boat

midnight in santa clarita.

f22, 69-second shutter speed

iso 1600

the image doesn't quite look like daytime, but i am happy with how it came out. i used a high f-stop in order to capture as much of the palm tree in focus as possible. it was a windy night, which it why the leaves are blurred. but i actually like that.

Death Valley by moonlight

I had to battle wind and sand in my face and camera equipment. I spent a couple of hours here just before sunset and by moonlight - this image is by moonlight. It was really hard to keep sand out of everything! My Canon lens is in the shop for cleaning - I hope it's not ruined! Death Valley is beautiful this time of year. The desert flowers are in full bloom but not as spectacular compared to previous years, but still beautiful!

Luckily, a buddy called as I was driving home or I would have missed these shots. I pulled over at a stop sign in the desert to talk, and snapped images through the windshield with one hand while holding the cellphone with the other as the sun continued to set. The tumbleweed, snagged pretty high up on one of the telephone poles, caught my attention. In the second image, it mimics the shape of the cloud to the left of it. Love the intersection of lines.

Desert Comfort

Tried using Nik's Color Efex Pro on these two images with some real success. On both, I used "Brilliance and Warmth" to warm, and "Tonal Contrast" to make this lovely couch pop from the background and sing once again. Shot both handheld with an image stabilizing lens. The first image was taken at f22 to get the starburst effect and is surprisingly sharp. The second one is sharp because I didn't shoot at f22. Had to add the starburst from a second image I took at f22, but which was too blurry to use otherwise.

Lake Piru at night to day

The moon is coming up behind the mountain on the right. A color tint change. (f/5.6, 30 sec, ICO 400)

12:00 Midlight

These photographs are dedicated to my husband who spent 3 hours with me in the middle of the night on a not-so-desolate canyon road so I wasn't kidnapped and who took me to In-N-Out afterwards at 1:00 in the morning for a burger.



Thanks for the ratings! Looking forward to your comments also - what you do and don't like in the photo. I'm not in it to win. Just to learn! Thanks!

12:00 Midlight

12:00 Midlight

Documentary Landscape

The Colours of India by Cr Shelare - Please click on the link to view images. Amazing work!

Night to day at Lake Castaic

The reflections are quite different in the water without sun light. The full moon gave it life after dark. (Canon 5D Mark II, f/22, 5 sec, ISO 250, 24-105@73mm)