Desert Rowboat
If you flashback to yesterday I made it quite clear that I did not capture any interesting images in Bombay Beach…as I went through yesterday’s shoot I realized I wasn’t quite being honest. When we first rolled up on Bombay Beach, along the eastern shore of the Salton Sea, we were met with flooded streets, [...]
Huntington Beach Pier
A shot from a few weeks ago, the Huntington Beach Pier after one of the big January storms cleared. 6 foot waves were crashing in to the pier, but I was experimenting with a neutral density filter and shot a 30 second exposure, creating the blurred ocean effect. Creates a completely different atmosphere for this [...]
Kabootars
Another “deep dive” (ok, maybe today isn’t such a deep dive) in to one of the photos featured in “scenes of india“.
Prior to heading to a new location I like to do research, identify interesting locations, customs, buildings, etc. in search of photo opportunities. When reading up on the city of Agra, you have the [...]
A Random Friday
Death Valley National Park – Mesquite Dunes (converted to black and white using Silver Efex Pro)
The rains have returned and today is a slow Friday as everyone else heads in to the weekend (still enjoying that 365 day vacation!). After consultation with the doctor…yep…I pierced my own ear drum with a q-tip. How might you [...]
Jama Masjid
A second deeper look in to one of the photos that make up “scenes of india“, a photographic journey through India.
Jama Masjid is one of the largest mosques in India and sits in the heart of Old Delhi. The courtyard, partially seen in the photo above, can hold up to 25,000 people. The Muslim community [...]
Fishing At the Feet Of God
Over the next few weeks I will be profiling some of the photos from my first publications, “scenes of india”.
The first photo profiled, Fishing At the Feet of God, is also the cover shot for the book. The photo features the Taj Mahal, as seen from Mehtab Bagh across the Yamuna River. The Taj Mahal [...]
Seal Beach Pier
I have an itchy trigger finger. All this rain, tremendous clouds, big waves…and my camera is still at the service center getting repaired! I guess I could pull out the backup camera, though I’m never all that thrilled when I use it. Luckily the phone just rang and I can pick up my baby this [...]
Agra Fort
I’ve finished the editing and the first proof of the book, Scenes of India, is being printed and should be delivered in the next few days. The above photo, taken at Agra Fort in India is one of the included photos. After reviewing the book I’ll make it available for purchase and I’m sure it [...]
Holga’s Visit to Disneyland
Finally getting around to developing some older rolls of film. Some shots from May of 2009, Andree’s Birthday Trip to Disneyland. Taken with a Holga plastic camera.
Street Scenes in India
I’ve made some serious progress over the last few days on the book project. 150 photos edited, and now it’s time to down select and cut around 100 photos from the list and determine color, black and white, or both (and yes I realized I probably should have down selected before editing all the images, [...]
Seal Beach Pier Silver Efex Pro Experiments
At the risk of offending my new facebook pal Robert Larson (and if you haven’t perused his work, you should) who recently announced his aversion to slow shutter photographs of rocky beaches at sunset or sunrise, I’m going to go ahead and post a slow shutter photograph of the Seal Beach Pier at sunset. This [...]
Historic Fullerton
This gallery contains the first series of photos from my recently acquired Mamiya C220. Using Kodak Trimax 400 film Andree and I toured some historic downtown Fullerton locations on an overcast day. Overall I am quite impressed with how sharp the images are, even with having to rely solely on manual focus (something I’ve probably [...]
Standing Watch
A lone surfer waits for an incoming set, looking out towards Catalina and the “god rays” emerging from the storm cloud laden sky. A lone seagull, standing on top of a Huntington Beach lifeguard stand, appears to be doing the same. Part of my recent Huntington Beach Series (more information on the series can be [...]
The Lazy Photographer
Silver Efex Pro converted black and white image. The abandoned Fox Theater in downtown Fullerton on the corner of Harbor and Chapman. Canon 5d
This weekend I took the “new” Mamiya C220 out for a spin. Shooting full manual with film was an interesting experience. No longer was I provided with instant feedback on the back [...]
Owens Valley Meadow
Happy Thanksgiving Eve to all. The photo above is from a trip to Bishop last year during October and was taken from jean blanc road facing west towards the Eastern Sierra Mountains. One of my first attemps at using Nik Software’s Silver Efex Pro.
My new Mamiya C220 arrived in the mail today! Of course I’ve [...]
Union Station – Los Angeles
Spent the day in downtown Los Angeles, walking around Chinatown and eventually down to Union Station. While there we saw a commerical shoot for Pandora Jewelry in the ticketing alcove. A crane was providing light through the window and smoke was being pumped in to the area to create some atmosphere. The actors and film [...]
Chichen Itza
Nothing really new to say. Just need to update some sitemaps to register with bing and yahoo search services and need a post to start the process automatically!
This photo is from Chichen Itza, one of the new seven wonders of the world. What I find most amazing about it, is the fact I was able [...]
India at 30km/h and random thoughts for a Thursday
One of the cool things about “starting the blog from scratch” is that I can re-use a lot of old photos without worrying about duplication! This photo is from a roadside store outside of Agra, in India and is included in my India at 30km/h photo essay. Shot from a window in a moving car, [...]
A Day Well Spent
Sep 27 2009 (originally posted)
On Friday Andree and I decided to take a jaunt throw Los Angeles. We started at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City. The space had a Pictures of the Year exhibition documenting some of the greatest moments in photography for the year 2008, amazing and powerful pieces of work. [...]
Newport Beach Pier
May 13 2009 (originally posted)
Hola…another Holga shot!
Last week Andree and I took advantage of the time off and took a quick jaunt down to Newport Beach Pier. It was a nice little chance to play around with the Holga. Some things I learned…always check to ensure the film wrapper doesn’t stick to the camera lens! [...]
Aiden Blake Chaplin
Oct 29 2008 (originally posted)
Andree’s grandson…Aiden Blake Chaplin enjoying a nice dream.
Arrived
Aug 04 2007 (originally posted)
It’s been a long 24 hours, and I’m still trying to figure out what happened to Friday…but we’re on the ground in Kolkata. The flight to Bangkok was a long 17 hours, but in reality it wasn’t all that bad. After years of flying domestic where they charge you $4 for [...]
Ghost Rider
Jan 03 2007 (originally posted)
One of the things I enjoy most about the Mojave Desert is the bizarre things you find. Whether it’s a small town in the middle of nowhere, abandoned houses or cars…or open air museums. I’ve often wondered driving along Hwy 15, when you see a run down shack with a yard [...]
Hello World v2.0
The process of finally moving the blog in to the modern ages is upon us! Test Post 1
