New Horrors a Revisit to Americana

A new vision of a horror story or nightmare.  Welcome back to fear and loathing in the american west.  Again i have been shooting loads lately and am excited to revisit some of my previous loves of abandoned buildings.  I am now far from my previous subjects in the high desert, these were shot in Escondido, Ca at Daly Ranch a beautiful hick if you are interested, also these beauties show up near the end.

I love abandoned old buildings and feel they need som documentation.  I hope to shot these Horrific findings again soon.  I hope I will remember to bring some thing other than my phone.

Yosemite: Grove

Long hours editing this shot have got me to close to something of what I saw when closing the shutter.  I shoot every thing in the cameras raw mode as flat as I can.  I attempt to expose as close to perfect as I can in each shot but I dont like the idea of the camera making interpretations of what I want my image to look like.

There is little alteration to saturation in this shot with exception of increasing my cooler tones.  I have used some gradient filters to draw the eye to where I wanted it to go as well as burning and dodging.  I do not feel its quite perfect and I may reedit and post again.  If anyone has thoughts or suggestions let me know.

Half Dome

Ok so i decided to post an image from my recent trip to Yosemite.  I have been having a hard time with this but through encouragement from friends I decided that i could try to post my take on a place that has already been photographed by an amazing photographer.  This shot is of Half Dome on the way out of the park it was fairly late in the evening so exposure time was relatively long.  I believe it came out well.

Impact

On a recent trip to Sonora, Ca i decided to use the Holga lens for my Cannon camera.  I am wworking with this lens and it is my first venture into the world of cheep plastic lenses.  Shooting with it leads to some interesting issues. First off i have to get used to not being able to focus and just estimate my distance.  Exposure meter if useless and the pictures are generally fairly soft,  but i think this one came out well and i am liking the lens if anything for fun and frees me up to compose a little more.

San Francisco, May 2011

Another shot from San Francisco last may.  This was a fun shot I know I have been down on my work with my camera lately but i like this shot.

Vineyard Sunrise

Early September grape harvest at Sunrise Vineyards in Escondido Ca.  Shot with the hipstamatic on the iPhone lens: lucifer vi, film: blanko

This was a lot of hard work but at the same time it was a a ton of fun.  Not to mention a beautiful location,  I truly wish i had remembered to bring my camera on this trip but i think i got great result from the . Check out Grape Harvest Photos For a slide show of the rest of the shots from this event.

Sea Scape: Abstract 1 and 2; Catalina Island California

Sea Scape Abstract 1; Catalina Island California

Abstract 1: While on a weekend camping trip to Catalina Island at the end of August i decided to try a new take on a sea scape. The Fist done with large f-stop and shutter open for 1/2 second, gave the blurring effect.  The blue is near true to color but is upped in Light-room.  The opacity comes from the use of polarizer.

Sea Scape: Abstract  2; Catalina Island California

Abstract 2: the opposite done with shutter @ 1/160 th of a second and 5.6 f-stop.

Overall Trying a different take on ocean scape photography.  I love the ocean and i love the sea shore but its time something new was attempted.  I think these are somewhat successful and may follow up with other ocean locations.

Dali

A month or so ago we went to the opening of the spanish masters exhibit at the san diego county museum of arts.  This was a fun event music cocktails and wonderful art.  While i was there i decided to pay tribute to my favorite Spanish master Salvador Dali.

These shots were taken not so much in the style of Dali but in the spirit.  Using the Dali lens and film in the hipstamatic iPhone app i created these strange and surreal images of an art opening.

I owe a lot to Salvador Dali in my inspiration and life.  His art is one of the reasons i started using my talent to create art and not simple drawings.

Snails

Snails.  I am very fond of snails, I think they are very interesting little creatures.  These guys were all hanging out on the same tree one afternoon in August.

Live Circus

I know its late but I find myself awake and listening to music.  Mostly I cannot sleep tonight because I have got a ton of ideas running through my head and felt i should put them on paper or hard disk before i fall asleep and forget them.  


However, while writing an email to my bosses and listening to some Tom Waits the song Live Circus a lyric fit perfectly with this image, and got me thinking about trying to shoot some more to go along with this song


So while I write this i find myself thinking what other inspiration might my iTunes have form me????  This you all for checking this out and expect new great things to come, ideas are pouring in. Also, i must thank you Mr. Waits for years of musical enjoyment and inspiration. 

American: Fear of the American Dream

Was browsing through old pictures today and came upon these, My Americana series.  These shots have gone a long way.  The television and couch was even in a show in Europe.  These have always been some of my favorites and hope to come back to this series one day and expand on it and move deeper into my fears of what people think is normal American wants and dreams.

I feel it is killing us our consumer culture our, our lethargy.  Americans have become complacent as long as our TV's continue to get larger, our couches softer and our asses fatter, we are all victims of our own indulgences. 

Untitled Science Fiction

Another Scifi'ish pic today.  Very interesting composition with the Hipstamatic.  Almost looks like the ship from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

A Cold One

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Copyright Jerry H Slough 2011

A Time Slip

copyright Jerry H Slough 2011

A slip in the time space continuum.  A pause in reality, a change in the matrix.  Reality has been altered or just a moment, or has it.  Is this simply the falsity of photography.

Mother and Daughter

Mother and daughter with interesting composition.  This was such a fun day and it was great to see people playing in such a care free fashion.  No i devices no internet connection or text messages.  Of course Obviously was not part of this equation but it was for arts sake.

Beach Day

Sunday at the beach caught a mother and daughter on film.  So to speak, digital image.  Very beachy fun shot

Post number 2 for today trying to make up for my absence.  Shot this little bugger while out for a walk last night.  I liked him and wished i could have captured his web a little better it was probably around 5 ft in diameter how awesome is that any way good night all share with your entomologist friends

A Welcome Cool Down on a Hot Day

 Entrance to the Air Condition Lounge in south park San Diego.  I love the entrance you would almost miss it walking down the street. During the Taste of Adams avenue event we came by this place as our last stop on the tour.  Unfortunately we missed the food offerings but the bartender was still offering the drink specials.

Part of the interior of the air conditioned lounge the plain exterior opens to a swanky 70's or 80's lounge with sweet decor and swingin' time

Magic Mushrooms

Actually i believe they are shittakki however they look like the faeries have been near.  This was a happy accident shooting through a glass dome designed to create humidity for the mushrooms to grow.  I think what happened is the camera picked up the subtle glow from the moisture inside of the dome.  That combined with the "infrared" look created buy the hipstamtic settings created this visually stunning view of mushrooms.