Amber Flowers in front of my camera, my lighting and in my pool in my backyard. The camera is Hasselblad digital, the lighting is Broncolor. Palm Springs California.
What it looks like when you don’t power wash the underside of your Super Stallion. A United States Marine Corps CH-53E overhead at 2000ft and flying at 140kts. Palm Springs California.
From my photo archives. An airshow in March 2004. The Fokker Triplane was a World War I fighter aircraft. It became famous as the aircraft in which Manfred von Richthofen gained his last 17 victories.
From my photo archives. Before it moved the Los Angeles Convention Center, the FitExpo and IronMan Pro Bodybuilding competitions were held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. These guys were enjoying the view and the plaza out front.
The large Sunspot is designated as AR3477. It is approximately 1,050 million square kilometers which is more than twice the size of the Earth.Photographed 11-05-2023 Palm Springs California.
I first photographed Sasha Brown for Bodybuilding.com and Iron Man Magazine. Sasha went on to become one of the most popular and recognized women in fitness worldwide. And we have done a number of photoshoots since then. From my photo archives.
A photograph within a photograph within a photograph. I was walking around Budapest when I came upon this very large print in the front window of the X-6 Gallery. I love this woman, her face, her legs and this automobile. Wonderfully photographed.
So I shot a photograph of the photograph through the window. It also created a selfie of me shooting the photograph and off to the left the architecture of that street. From my photo archives.
An aerial view of UCLA Medical Center in Westwood (Los Angeles) California. Note two helicopter pads on the rooftops upper right. From my photo archives.
I do like street photography. Especially when there is a specific element that draws my attention. No, not the license plate. Castle District Budapest. From my photo archives.
The large Sunspot area is designated as AR3474. It is actually made up of 30 individual Sunspots covering an area of 1,380 million square kilometers. By comparison the Earth covers an area of 510 million square kilometers. 10-31-2023 Palm Springs California
From my photo archives. The Aguanga General Store in rural Aguanga Hwy 79 and 371 in Southern California. Not far from the currently burning out of control Highland Fire. 10-31-2023
The 5,000 ft runway and a hangar at the airport near Salton City at the Salton Sea (KSAS). The airport is owned by Burrtec Waste Industries which operates a nearby landfill. The elevation is -84 ft. From my photo archives.
Last night, the “Hunter’s Moon” signifying the time of year when Indigenous people would stock up on food for winter. The Moon lower on the horizon results in an orange color due to it’s light being scattered by particles in Earth’s atmosphere. 10-28-2023 Palm Springs California
A business empire built on beef jerky. The must stop attraction along the 15 freeway in Baker California. Alien Fresh Jerky with it’s UFO, spaceship designed store, a walk-up stop in the parking lot and the under construction UFO Hotel. I was last there in 2019 when Baker was on our locations for a photo excursion. When I go to and from Las Vegas I usually drive the roads through the Mojave National Preserve, not the freeway. From my photo archives.
The continued assembly of the Aluminaire House at the Palm Springs Art Museum. The Aluminaire House created in 1931 by architects A. Lawrence Kocher and Albert Frey. Designed as a case study, all metal, three stories high. 10-27-2023
How many of you have driven past the off ramp Zzyzx on the 15 freeway on the way to Las Vegas. If you take the time and go be sure you remember where to park. Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Health Spa was originally Soda Springs. In 1860 established as an Army outpost to protect supplies from the Indians. Later operated as a somewhat scandalous health resort. Now the Cal State University Desert Studies Center and managed by the National Park Service. From my photo archives.
Older generations of windmills which get replaced as larger more efficient units become available. I photographed this in February 2010. For my photographer friends… This was shot on Kodachrome. I waited a few months and sent my last 6 rolls to Dwayne’s Photo in the last week they were still accepting them. Dwayne’s was the last Kodachrome film processor in the world. Palm Springs California. From my archives.
Makes me sorry I sold this lens some years back. More experienced photographers will recognize the type of lens I used to shoot this. And it was shot on film with a Canon 1v. One of my favorite all time cameras. From my archives.
Me at the jump door of the World War II C-47 “What’s Up Doc?”. Wearing a flight helmet, parachute and a tether. For a special project. I remember this one, I could have sat there all day.
Going out at sunrise by boat to the USS Midway to be towed to it’s berth in San Diego Harbor to become a museum. I was an invited photographer to be onboard. As I recall we had to be there by 0500hrs and it was a two hour drive for me. January 10 2004. From my photo archives.
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