The new model Avenger was actually first introduced to the public by Grumman Aircraft on December 7, 1941 as Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan. By early 1942 the first 100 were delivered to the United States Navy. Be sure to watch the video as this TBM Avenger 1900hp engine fires up and the wings are extended on this huge airplane. At the Palm Springs Air Museum. Very Cool!
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Poolside Blonde Is My Choice
Fun last night at the La Quinta Brewing Co.. for their Guest Bartender Fundraiser for the Desert Cancer Foundation. My friend Charissa Farley was my bartender of choice and she set a fund raising tip record.
My buddy Dennis Johnson came along. He is the connoisseur beer drinker, not me. I have not had a beer in years, but I did like their beer named “Poolside Blonde”. Seems to be a fit for me!
Censored
I just find it so odd that in the USA we find ourselves so censored as compared to much of the rest of the world when it comes to things considered sexual. At least that is my view when it comes to photographs and photography. Here is a page from Vogue Paris with model Emily DiDonato. And Vogue is what I would call a mainstream magazine. Below is how I have to post the same photo on Facebook. Can you imagine the same photograph made “safe” for “American” magazines. It is just not as interesting and beautiful. That is why the photograph was designed and photographed as it is in the first place.
Are You Ready?
Jake Sawyer in front of my camera. His job on this photo shoot was to show up in shape and looking good. He did that! My job was to turn the scenes I had in my mind into photographs. The tools for this job were very simple, a few rolls of film (yes film) and a camera. That worked! Are you ready to do your job in front of my camera? Send me an e-mail to SecondFocus@mac.com and we can chat about it. Thanks!
Willie Boy’s Saloon
After walking the Big Morongo Preserve, lunch at Willie Boy’s Saloon. Do you know the story of Willie Boy or seen the movie “Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here” with Robert Redford, Katherine Ross and Robert Blake? The actual Willie Boy’s grave monument bears the inscription “The West’s Last Famous Manhunt”. Willie Boy’s Saloon just shares the name, but is otherwise kind of a fun and interesting place.
Walking Around The Big Morongo
The Big Morongo Preserve is in the Little San Bernardino Mountains. Ranging from an altitude from 600ft to 3,000ft, it covers 31,000 acres. Just a quick drive from Palm Springs.
Jesika von Rabbit
Who would have thought we would be watching Jesika von Rabbit at the Galen Palm Springs Art Museum In Palm Desert last night! Her page describes her as “penultimate post-modern inter-galactic pop provocateur.” “… the buxotic blonde vixen…” “…comes in the form a characteristically sizzling celestial psych-disco sound…”. What a great fun show! Love her music! The photos with her dancing entourage Larry Van Horn and her Banana!
Photobomb Or Not?
Photobomb or not? Maybe she is just ignoring him. Above the bay in Marina Del Rey California for a photo shoot.
Let’s Play!
It’s 2015 so let’s have lots of fun and shoot lots of photographs! Cara Jo Basso playing in the wind high over Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles.
And The Clock Strikes New Year!
More of all of my photography for 2015 coming your way! More bodybuilding, more fitness, more lifestyle, more sports, more fashion, more with an edge, more editorial, more magazines, more advertising, more of everything. And more of you! Come be a part of it! Send me an e-mail to SecondFocus@mac.com and we can chat about it! Thanks!
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