memorial weekend

I guess the 'less is more' concept is put on hold this week as i took a few pictures over the weekend and was not able to post them ... except for the iphone pix that i posted and the ones on sarah's blog

ricardo's

ricardo's.

after ricardo's

after ricardo's

after ricardo's



this is the wall of the store with the bbq chicken



cal hts 8:30 am 5.31.11



cal hts 8:30 am 5.31.11




cal hts 8:30 am 5.31.11 - I had to try again.



gum.

slf barbed wire love

here's the whole thing.

the clouds were awesome that day.

clouds make it.

drawers.

Dennis gets full credit for this one (and "bus stop tv"). He found both and I went and copied him.

bus stop tv.

Dennis gets full credit for this one (and "drawers"). He found both and I went and copied him.

new legs.

legs

i was worried that white stripe might show up. i need to learn how to avoid that. i slightly cropped this picture because i thought the mannequin legs were too dead-center. whenever i crop an image and post it here, i get that white stripe showing what was cropped ...

May 22, 2011 - the day after the world didn't end

how much art can you take?

april 2007. just starting with this camera (nikon d70). no idea how to use it. this is still one of my favorite shots i've ever taken. i think it needs some editing, some exposure help. i dragged in into photoshop elements but was not very successful with it. in fact i hit "reset" and didn't edit it at all.

shot taken at grumpy's, minneapolis. mn
tom hazelmyer and paddy costello.




paddy and haze

  

ears.

flying oatman 2.

flying oatman 1.

random cambria.

3 x cambria
1 x paso robles

kukkula.

paso robles.
kukkula winery.

lensbaby.

cambria.

aloes.

pride of madera.



the weave.

 just a quick note. "lensbaby" is a line of camera lenses. these pictures were shot during the first day of learning how to use the lens. it has a purposeful and adjustable blur. it has little plates that you must insert into the lens for the f/stop. i need to keep using it, keep learning how to use it, its an interesting lens ...

grow cambria.

cambria roots.

cambria day one.

aloe.

garage. downtown LA.