Reflectons at Night

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A couple of weeks ago, Aline Smithson’s blog, Lenscratch profiled thirteen night images of mine.  Aline purposely chose more unusual images from the group I sent her.  I received emails about a few of them and thought I would discuss two here that were asked about. Water Tanks This image, shot in northern California, is …

In the Alameda Corridor

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A couple of years ago I was lucky to get access to shoot in the Alameda Corridor here in Los Angeles.  It is basically a trench with three sets of railroad tracks set about 40 foot below street level that runs 20 miles from the Ports of LA and Long Beach to the downtown rail …

Griffith Observatory

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A couple of weeks ago while scouting LA locations for the upcoming photo workshop, I went up in the Hollywood Hills to the newly remodeled Griffith Observatory.  They have done a stunning job, as I had not been there since.  They managed to expand the museum by building down several stories while doing seismic retrofitting. …

Greetings, and shooting at Playa del Rey

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After requests and much discussion and analyzing, I have decided to do a photography blog.  My goal is to concentrate on what I think is the best time to shoot–twilight and at night.  There are many other blogs out there on photography, and I will try to say something different to add to the mix. …