California Beaches

This is a shot from La Jolla Shores last weekend.  I believe this is an anchor point from one of the kelp beds brought up from the floor from the recent storms.  The ocean is truly amazing to me and somehow the things that are a part of it created great pictures.

We were supposed to do an open ocean dive this day but the dive instructor thought that it was a poor day to dive and the trip was canceled but a walk on the beach produced this image.

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Americana: Fear an Loathing in the American West: Daley Ranch

Americana: Fear and Loathing in the American West: Untitled 

Americana Fear and Loathing in the American West: Barred Doors

Americana Fear and Loathing in the American West: Workers

Another visit to Americana, another abandoned spot, another lost moment in time.  I have always enjoyed photographing these scenes and felt I should send more to my audience.  So for today I give the fear and loathing again.  The titles are in Hommage to the great Hunter S. Thompson who so many years ago inspired me to create this series.

I know it dose not seem to make a horrible lot of sense to every one out there as to why I use this.  To me there is an energy in these photos much like the writing of Dr. Thompson and the overall feeling of a lost american dream the proliferates through his writings.

Stone Cali Belgique IPA

Stone Cali Belgique IPA 

Stone Cali Belgique IPA

Spring has definitely sprung this week in San Diego.  Monday was quite warm and after about a four mile hike in Escondido, Ca at the Daley Ranch (See previous post) We decided it was well past beer thirty.  If no one has gone to the Stone Brewing Co. restaurant where the brewery is located I must encourage it the food is great and the beer is top notch.

Ok so back to the photographs, armed with only an Iphone and Hipstamatic this day I for somereason decided to shoot the grounds through the glass.  I guess this somewhat gives new meaning to beer goggles, hahaha.  I enjoy these shots, and the pints.  Good evening all.

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.

Portraits

Using only available light this is an old shot of a good friend of mine.  I recently reedited this shot for more drama, I wanted to create the feel of a lost writer from previous generations and think it worked out

Untitled

Another shot from my trip to ladder canyon in the SoCal desert.  Again shot with a holga lens for cannon DSLR.  I managed to get the framing in a way to when i cropped the original image it would more resemble those of a holga.  I am having so much fun with this lens

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.

Love and peace

Saturday afternoon went to the beach in Carlsbad and this pleasant fellow was out there attempting to bring his message to people. I figured I would help him he really is not wrong.

I hope this gentleman can help bring some love, peace, and compassion to your life

Balboa Park,

I truly love Balboa Park in San Diego, Ca the old building are beautiful and extremely photogenic.  This shot taken with Hipstamatic is some how incredibly powerful to me.  I have photographed the buildings in the park several times and this is my first attempt that i think was successful in capturing its beauty.

Some how the old feel of Hipstamatic shows the true beauty of the old places

Chemical fun

Ever ask the question what happens when you mix dry ice, water, and hipstamatic?????

Actually I never thought about that but this is what happens

Tranquility

One of the things I love most in photography is people I love portraits figure studies. People can be very interesting. Also it leads to a more interesting image.

Imagine this shot without the couple. While its still a beautiful scene I don't think it is anywhere near as interesting.

Untitled

Another holga photo in  Sonora Ca.  I really like this shot and am having a great time turning a high end piece of equipment into a low end but these images are a lot of fun.

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.

Ladder Canyon

Ladder Canyon in the southern California desert.  This place was amazing, the beauty of the desert can be so inspiring and led to the creation of these images.  These are just a few but more to follow.

This hike seriously reminded me of being a kid four wheel driving in the desert.  For years I have tried to explain the beauty of the desert to those that feel its just an awful brown place with no life.  But the ground itself exudes these amazing colors.

I am not saying that this is exactly the way things look but this is the closest I have come to my vision when it comes to photography.

Muted Christmas Dream

I came by this land scape walking through kit Carson park in Escondido, ca.

1 I hate landscaps
2 I love Salvador Dali
3 it's time to be creative with landscapes

So these are my thoughts on what I've created here and what went through my mind

This shot is just col a complete accident i left the shutter open too long but it came out kinda cool

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.

Spirits at Bioluminescent TIde post 2