Thursday, July 5, 2012

Recent Adventures

I was in the Bay Area recently and managed to get a "shot" of The City:




I say "shot" because this is actually a ten-element panorama, with each element comprising seven timed exposures of varying lengths.  This image is a composite of seventy individual photographs.  At full size, this image will print 24"X90".



And just to prove that I occassionally shoot during the day:




After a recent trip to Sedona, we came back on US 40 primarily to stop in Amboy, California - which is notable for three things: It resides on old Route 66, has its own crater (of an extinct volcano) and is the home of the now-defunct Roy's Motel and Cafe. I think every photographer in Southern California has made the pilgrimage to Amboy to get a golden-hour shot of this sign with the clear, deep blue sky behind it. However, on the day we were there, it was overcast and starting to rain. But then, as I was shooting an abandoned gas station a few miles from Amboy, a '50 Hudson Commodore in really great condition drove past. We jumped back in the car and headed off toward Roy's, hoping the Hudson had made a stop there.  I got lucky.



Thursday, October 13, 2011

Current Work


5th Street Liquor, Las Vegas



Eastern
Eastern Columbia Building (1929), Los Angeles



Kingsway Motel
Belmont, California



Golden Gopher, Los Angeles



Hoover Dam Bypass Under Construction




The Wilshire-Ebell Theater (1927), Los Angeles




Blue Palace
The Palace Theater (1911), Los Angeles



Pressure Vessel, Mojave, California



Prada, Las Vegas



Arts District, Las Vegas



Good Bye, Michael
The Los Angeles Theater (1931)



Noir City (Los Angeles)



Oasis, Burbank, California



76, Barstow, California



Wounded Beast, Mojave, California



Plus Size, Fashion District, LA
(Merit Award Winner, COLOR Magazine)



Pink Motel, Sunland, California



Broadway, Los Angeles