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Artemis II is a crewed mission designed to orbit the Moon and test the Orion spacecraft systems in preparation for future lunar landings.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-04-03T19:06:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/04/01/ask-alice-for-easter/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-01T23:58:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/03/28/something-on-a-stick-with-ronnie/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-28T14:25:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/03/27/she-said-dont-forget-the-whiskey/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/bourbon_desert_gas_station_nude_model_secondfocus.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bourbon in the Desert</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of a woman standing at an abandoned desert gas station, holding a cowboy hat while a bottle of bourbon whiskey rests on the ground beside her boots. She is nude beneath an open plaid shirt, wearing boots and sunglasses against a stark desert backdrop of mountains, concrete, and rusted structure. The setting combines whiskey, Americana, and my pornochic aesthetic in a sunlit roadside scene.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-27T22:07:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/03/27/photoshoot-with-a-thunderbird-f-16-at-muscle-beach-venice/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/lisa_sanders-venice-05-2014_0047.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IFBB pro bodybuilder Lisa Marino Sanders poses with U.S. Air Force F-16 at Muscle Beach in Venice</image:title><image:caption>IFBB League professional bodybuilder and U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army veteran Lisa Marino Sanders poses with a U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft during a special arranged photoshoot at Muscle Beach in Venice, California on May 25, 2014. The aircraft was on display as part of a U.S. Air Force recruiting outreach. (Photo by SecondFocus Photography / Ian L. Sitren)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/lisa_sanders-venice-05-2014_0041.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IFBB pro bodybuilder Lisa Marino Sanders poses with U.S. Air Force F-16 at Muscle Beach in Venice</image:title><image:caption>IFBB League professional bodybuilder and U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army veteran Lisa Marino Sanders poses with a U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft during a special arranged photoshoot at Muscle Beach in Venice, California on May 25, 2014. The aircraft was on display as part of a U.S. Air Force recruiting outreach. (Photo by SecondFocus Photography / Ian L. Sitren)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/lisa_sanders-venice-05-2014_0007.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IFBB pro bodybuilder Lisa Marino Sanders poses with U.S. Air Force F-16 at Muscle Beach in Venice</image:title><image:caption>IFBB League professional bodybuilder and U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army veteran Lisa Marino Sanders poses with a U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft during a special arranged photoshoot at Muscle Beach in Venice, California on May 25, 2014. The aircraft was on display as part of a U.S. Air Force recruiting outreach. (Photo by SecondFocus Photography / Ian L. Sitren)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/lisa_sanders-venice-05-2014_0044.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IFBB pro bodybuilder Lisa Marino Sanders poses with U.S. Air Force F-16 at Muscle Beach in Venice</image:title><image:caption>IFBB League professional bodybuilder and U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army veteran Lisa Marino Sanders poses with a U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft during a special arranged photoshoot at Muscle Beach in Venice, California on May 25, 2014. The aircraft was on display as part of a U.S. Air Force recruiting outreach. (Photo by SecondFocus Photography / Ian L. Sitren)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-27T17:15:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/03/25/international-waffle-day-today-from-eggo-to-everything-else/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/eggo-3-23-25-a0035538-1-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stack of syrup-covered frozen waffles on black background</image:title><image:caption>A stack of classic frozen waffles served with syrup, photographed against a stark black background. The golden brown waffles glisten with syrup pooled in the square pockets, emphasizing the familiar breakfast texture and sweetness. Ideal for use in breakfast-themed promotions, food packaging, advertising, or editorial content on morning meals and convenience foods.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-25T16:17:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/03/24/a-cheesesteak-without-the-grill-national-cheesesteak-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/hot_pockets-3-23-26-a0043631-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hot Pockets Philly Steak &amp; Cheese sandwich on black background</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of Hot Pockets Philly Steak &amp; Cheese sandwiches, cut open to reveal the filling of steak and melted cheese. The pastries are arranged directly on a black background, showing the browned exterior and soft interior. The simple composition isolates the product and focuses on its familiar convenience food form.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-24T17:34:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/03/23/happy-national-tamale-day-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/xlnt_tamales-3-22-25-a0035476-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>XLNT Tamales Since 1894</image:title><image:caption>A stack of XLNT beef tamales, unwrapped and broken open, reveals their dense filling and crumbly masa. The image captures the familiar look of a longtime grocery store staple, photographed against a black background.  &#13;&#13;XLNT has been producing tamales in California since 1894, making it one of the oldest continuously operating Mexican food brands in the United States. Founded in Los Angeles, the company originally sold its tamales from horse-drawn carts before becoming a fixture in West Coast supermarkets. &#13;&#13;Over the decades, XLNT’s beef tamales—packed in parchment and canned or vacuum-sealed—became a pantry item for generations. Today, they are sold frozen, still wrapped in parchment and true to their original recipe. Once described as "California's favorite tamale", the brand holds a place in the history of Americanized Mexican food, bridging convenience with tradition.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-23T16:34:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/03/21/crunchy-is-good/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/tacos.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Original Tacos</image:title><image:caption>Still serving the first type of Tacos they made originally and the most popular. One packet of hot sauce added on top makes it colorful.&#13;&#13;Photographed as art and most created without any special presentation or styling. Direct from bag to background.&#13;&#13;Available displayed by infusing dyes directly into specially coated aluminum. The result is a magical luminescence. Sizes up to 30x40 inches, exhibition mounted and ready to hang.&#13;&#13;All signed on the back by myself, the photographer.&#13;&#13;Send inquiries to Ian@SecondFocus.com&#13;&#13;Thank You!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-21T22:15:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/03/20/ravioli-at-the-beach/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-20T17:43:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/03/19/first-world-problem/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/containers-1-19-26-a0042580-1-1-1-1-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>First World Problem</image:title><image:caption>These are not takeout containers. They are proof.&#13;&#13;Portions continue to expand, whether or not appetite keeps pace. What isn’t finished is boxed and transported, a polite acknowledgment that generosity has surpassed demand. In Palm Springs, where many diners are older and eat less, the surplus becomes routine.&#13;&#13;Stacked together, the containers resemble a monument. Not to hunger, but to overabundance. The problem is not that there is too little. It is that there is too much.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/containers-1-19-26-a0042580-1-1-1-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>First World Problem</image:title><image:caption>These are not takeout containers. They are proof.&#13;&#13;Portions continue to expand, whether or not appetite keeps pace. What isn’t finished is boxed and transported, a polite acknowledgment that generosity has surpassed demand. In Palm Springs, where many diners are older and eat less, the surplus becomes routine.&#13;&#13;Stacked together, the containers resemble a monument. Not to hunger, but to overabundance. The problem is not that there is too little. It is that there is too much.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-19T15:48:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/03/18/national-corn-dog-day-4-of-them/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/sf_corndogs_stack_blackbackground_01.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Corn Dogs</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of Foster Farms Honey Crunchy Corn Dogs, arranged in a casual pile against a black background. Some are shown whole, while others are sliced cleanly to expose the cross-section—hot dog at the core, surrounded by a uniform layer of fried cornmeal batter. The stark black isolates the subject, allowing the industrial color and texture of this mass-produced American snack to speak for itself. Part of my ongoing series examining fast food as cultural artifact.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-18T19:10:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/03/17/st-patricks-lone-survivor/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/krispy-kreme-bitten-shamrock-donut-2026.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bitten St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Doughnut</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of a St. Patrick’s Day themed doughnut from Krispy Kreme featuring bright green icing and a small shamrock candy decoration. The doughnut has already been partially eaten, leaving crumbs and broken icing scattered across the surface. Photographed against a black background as part of my Food From Bag To Background series, where the food is shown exactly as it appears when the box is opened and the first bites begin to disappear.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-17T15:47:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/03/14/national-reuben-sandwich-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/reuben-3-13-25-a0035323-1-1-1-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Reuben Sandwich - A Deli Icon</image:title><image:caption>A true deli icon. The Reuben sandwich—layered with corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Russian dressing on crispy grilled rye. A sandwich with history, tracing its roots to early 20th-century America. Some say it was created in Omaha during a late-night poker game in the 1920s, while others credit Reuben’s Delicatessen in New York City. Either way, it’s been a staple for over a century.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-14T15:20:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/03/13/emily-my-st-patricks-day-muse/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-14T01:21:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/03/12/she-just-makes-you-love-noodles/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T21:35:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/03/09/national-meatball-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/nude-fashion-models-poolside-meatball-cushions.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Three Nude Fashion Models Relaxing Poolside on Meatball Cushions</image:title><image:caption>Three nude fashion models relax in the sun beside a resort swimming pool, reclining on what appear to be oversized meatballs arranged as cushions on patio furniture. Palm trees and bright resort light frame the scene while the surreal seating creates a playful visual twist. The image blends fashion, satire, and food imagery in a stylized poolside setting.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-10T00:07:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/03/08/efficiency-in-the-frozen-food-aisle-according-to-desiree/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-08T21:04:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/03/08/national-hash-brown-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/hash_browns-3-7-26-a0043343-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Golden Hash Brown Patties on Packaging</image:title><image:caption>A pile of golden brown hash brown patties stacked on top of their opened packaging. Several patties are broken open, revealing the soft shredded potato interior beneath the crisp fried crust. The simple presentation emphasizes the familiar texture and color of this classic breakfast side dish.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-08T15:18:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/03/07/the-most-popular-snack-in-america-isnt-potato-chips/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/rice-krispies-treats-assorted-original-chocolate-drizzle-rainbow-candy-plate.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Assorted chocolate drizzle and rainbow candy treats on plate</image:title><image:caption>Plate of assorted Rice Krispies Treats including original marshmallow cereal bars, chocolate drizzle treats, and colorful rainbow candy varieties arranged on a red plate against a black background. Concept of sweet snacks, dessert treats, and nostalgic cereal bars.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-07T22:09:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/03/06/national-oreo-cookie-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/oreo_cookies-3-6-25-a0035036-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pile of sandwich cookies with cream filling on black background</image:title><image:caption>A large pile of chocolate sandwich cookies with white cream filling, some broken open to reveal the interior, photographed against a black background. The close-up view emphasizes texture and contrast, making it suitable for commercial snack food packaging, dessert advertising, or editorial use.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-06T20:56:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/03/03/selected-zuma-pictures-of-the-month/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-02_zuma_pictures_of_the_month_ian_l_sitren_palm_springs_fire_overlay.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-03T20:33:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/03/02/national-egg-mcmuffin-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/egg_mcmuffin-3-1-25-a0034920-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Original: 50 Years of the Egg McMuffin</image:title><image:caption>The Egg McMuffin, McDonald's iconic breakfast sandwich, has a rich history that revolutionized fast-food breakfast. It was conceived in 1971 by Herb Peterson, a McDonald's franchisee in Santa Barbara, California. Inspired by Eggs Benedict, Peterson wanted to create a portable, handheld version that could be eaten on the go. He developed a sandwich featuring a freshly cracked egg cooked in a Teflon ring, Canadian bacon, and melted cheese, all served on a toasted English muffin.&#13;&#13;After a successful test run, the Egg McMuffin made its national debut in 1975, becoming the foundation of McDonald's breakfast menu. Its success led McDonald's to expand its breakfast offerings, introducing items like **hotcakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, hash browns, and pastries. Among these additions was the Sausage McMuffin, which replaced the Canadian bacon with a seasoned pork sausage patty, offering a heartier, more indulgent alternative. The Sausage McMuffin with Egg soon followed, combining the best elements of both sandwiches.&#13;&#13;The success of the Egg McMuffin didn’t just transform McDonald's—it redefined fast-food breakfast entirely. Competing chains took notice, with Burger King launching the Croissan'wich in 1983, swapping the English muffin for a flaky croissant. Wendy’s, Jack in the Box, and Dunkin’ also expanded their morning menus, introducing similar breakfast sandwiches with eggs, cheese, and a choice of bacon, sausage, or ham. Even convenience stores and frozen food brands capitalized on the trend, offering ready-to-heat versions in grocery aisles.&#13;&#13;2025 marks the sandwich’s 50th anniversary, celebrating half a century of mornings with McDonald's first-ever breakfast item. The Egg McMuffin’s enduring popularity not only helped cement fast-food breakfast as a daily routine but also influenced an entire industry, proving that a simple idea—an egg on an English muffin—could change the way America starts its day.&#13;&#13;Prints available by request to Ian@SecondFocus.co</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-02T18:31:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/02/26/the-reign-of-the-chips/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-26T19:05:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/02/24/world-bartender-day/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-25T02:03:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/02/24/three-steakburgers-or-something-close/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/burger_king-2-21-26-a0043059-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Three Ultimate Steakhouse Whoppers</image:title><image:caption>Three Burger King Ultimate Steakhouse Whoppers arranged against a black background. Each sandwich features a flame-grilled beef patty layered with bacon, onion rings, mushrooms, melted cheese, and sauce on a sesame seed bun. Removed from their packaging and isolated from the restaurant environment, the sandwiches become the subject themselves — stacked, direct, and unapologetically commercial.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-02-24T17:39:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/02/22/two-margaritas-one-red-bikini-palm-springs/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/sf_ps_national_margarita_day_poolside_margaritas_red_bikini_lifestyle_01-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Poolside Margaritas with Red Bikini at Palm Springs Resort</image:title><image:caption>Two classic margaritas with salted rims and lime garnish sit on a table beside a home swimming pool. A red bikini and sunglasses rest on a chaise lounge nearby, suggesting a relaxed vacation atmosphere under bright desert sunlight and palm trees.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-02-22T23:46:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/02/22/national-pancake-day-yesterday/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-22T18:41:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/02/13/national-italian-food-day-celeste-in-rome/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-13T19:49:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/02/12/pornochic-pizza-takeout-box/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/sf_pizzaboxseries_004c_noirpinup_noregrets.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Noir Inspired Retro Pizza Box Packaging Illustration With Bold Slogan</image:title><image:caption>Illustrated pizza box packaging featuring a noir-inspired retro pin-up style cartoon woman holding a slice of pizza. The design combines dramatic vintage illustration with bold typography reading “Hot Pizza With No Regrets,” presented as a clean commercial pizza box mockup isolated on a white background. Suitable for concepts related to pizza restaurants, food packaging, branding design, nostalgic advertising, and edgy commercial illustration.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-02-12T19:22:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/02/09/national-bagel-and-lox-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/lox_bagels-2-9-26-a0042954-1-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bagel with Cream Cheese and Lox</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of an open-faced bagel topped with cream cheese and slices of smoked salmon, set against a black background. The toasted bagel provides a warm base for the smooth cream cheese and translucent salmon, allowing the texture and color of the ingredients to stand on their own without embellishment.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-02-10T01:46:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/02/09/national-pizza-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/goodfellas_pizzeria-2-8-26-a0042925.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Goodfellas Pizzeria Box</image:title><image:caption>The top of a Goodfellas Pizzeria pizza box is shown, featuring a graphic design evoking New York City imagery and the slogan “A Slice of New York City.” Despite the branding, the regional pizza chain operates locations in Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and Indiana, highlighting how food brands often use aspirational city associations as part of their identity and marketing strategy.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-02-09T17:26:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/02/05/desiree-grocery-shopping/</loc><lastmod>2026-02-05T20:18:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/01/29/celeste-and-her-friends/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-29T23:16:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/01/27/threshold/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/mezuzah-3-26-24-a0030452-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Threshold</image:title><image:caption>A mezuzah is placed on the doorposts of Jewish homes. Inside is a handwritten parchment containing verses from the Shema, instructing the Jewish people to keep these words present in daily life.&#13;&#13;This mezuzah hung on the doorway of my great-grandfather’s home in Ukraine. Its earlier history is unknown. It later traveled with my family to an apartment in the Bronx, then to a house in La Habra, California, followed by an apartment in Hollywood.&#13;&#13;Today, generations later, it occupies a place in my home and is shared here in a modern context through a contemporary photographic print on aluminum.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-27T16:55:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/01/21/national-cheese-lovers-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ritz-1-21-26-a0042721.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ritz Crackers with Cheese Dip Snack Packs</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of stacked Ritz Crackers and cheese dip snack packs arranged into a compact pyramid. Individually sealed cracker trays and smooth yellow cheese dip cups are layered to emphasize repetition, convenience, and excess. The familiar pairing highlights processed cheese as an everyday American snack, presented without styling or alteration, straight from its packaging.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-22T01:36:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/01/19/i-left-out-playboy/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-19T16:48:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/01/15/national-bagel-day-today/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/pizza_bagels-1-15-26-a0042442.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mini Pizza Bagels with Tomato Sauce, Mozzarella, Sausage and Pepperoni</image:title><image:caption>A group of forty mini pizza bagels photographed together, topped with tomato sauce, melted mozzarella cheese, sausage, and pepperoni. The bite-sized bagels are shown as prepared, emphasizing quantity, repetition, and familiar frozen convenience food. The image reflects an Americanized take on the bagel, combining classic pizza toppings with a snack-scale format suited to casual meals, parties, and everyday consumption.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-16T01:57:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/01/14/national-hot-pastrami-sandwich-day-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/pastrami_cheeseburgers-1-13-26-a0042398-1-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pastrami Cheeseburgers, P&amp;G Burgers</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of three pastrami cheeseburgers from P&amp;G Burgers, stacked against a black background. Each burger is wrapped in red-and-white paper and loaded with thick slices of grilled pastrami layered over beef patties, melted cheese, lettuce, and sesame seed buns. The overflowing pastrami spills from the sandwiches, emphasizing excess, weight, and texture. Shot straight from the counter with no styling, the image presents the burger exactly as served, focusing on scale, indulgence, and unapologetic presentation.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-14T17:52:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/01/08/emilys-bubble-bath-somewhere-above-the-city/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-08T22:08:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/01/05/national-whipped-cream-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/whipped-cream.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Whipped Cream</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-05T19:38:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/01/04/today-is-national-spaghetti-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/spaghetti-1-4-26-a0042356-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Spaghetti Chef Boyardee</image:title><image:caption>Chef Boyardee canned spaghetti with meatballs.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/spaghetti-1-4-26-a0042356-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Spaghetti Chef Boyardee</image:title><image:caption>Chef Boyardee canned spaghetti with meatballs.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/spaghetti-1-4-26-a0042356.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Spaghetti Chef Boyardee</image:title><image:caption>Chef Boyardee canned spaghetti with meatballs.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-01-04T23:23:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2026/01/03/national-toss-a-fruitcake-day/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-03T18:16:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/12/31/20255/</loc><lastmod>2026-01-01T01:22:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/12/30/national-bacon-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/bacon_sandwich_deli_style_with_pickles_overloaded_03.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Deli-Style Bacon Sandwich Piled High with Crispy Bacon and Pickles</image:title><image:caption>A deli-style bacon sandwich stacked high with thick, crispy bacon slices on a bread roll, served on a white plate with pickles in a casual restaurant setting. The image emphasizes indulgence, abundance, and texture, making it suitable for concepts related to comfort food, excess, hearty meals, and classic deli fare.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-30T16:34:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/12/28/pre-new-years-eve-with-celeste/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-29T00:45:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/12/24/christmas-eve-briefly-interrupted/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-24T22:02:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/12/18/toyland-revisited-wooden-soldiers/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-18T23:59:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/12/15/national-cupcake-day/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-16T01:14:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/12/12/emily-introduces-the-holiday-pornochic-series/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-12T23:27:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/12/11/loud-at-the-artists-center-reception-tonight/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ac-ext.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/ac-loud.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-11T20:43:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/12/09/sierra-in-paris-for-national-pastry-day/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-10T00:23:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/12/08/time-traveler-day/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-08T23:02:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/12/05/national-blue-jeans-day-but-make-it-pornochic/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/jamie_lovelle_03-05-15__28b0034-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jamie Lovelle in Blue Jeans and Black Heels</image:title><image:caption>Photographed by Ian L. Sitren, model Jamie Lovelle wears tight blue jeans, unbuttoned at the waist, paired with classic black heels while reclining outdoors. The image reflects a pornochic aesthetic, merging fashion and sensuality.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-06T00:17:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/12/05/behind-the-bar-with-celeste/</loc><lastmod>2025-12-05T22:02:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/12/04/chips-ahoy/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/choc_chip_cookies-12-4-25-a0042250-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Chips Ahoy Chocolate Chip Cookies</image:title><image:caption>A family-size package of Chips Ahoy Original Chocolate Chip Cookies opened and filled with cookies spilling outward against a black background. Photographed as part of my food photography series presenting everyday snack foods in a straightforward, unstyled manner.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-05T00:59:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/12/04/whopper-birthday/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/whopper-9-12-24-a0033673-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Whoppers</image:title><image:caption>The Whopper, Burger King's iconic sandwich, first created in 1957 as a direct competitor to the McDonald's Quarter-Pounder. It’s legendary slogan, 'Home of the Whopper,' became unforgettable over the years. And right here, we have a delicious variation — the Double Whopper.&#13;&#13;Prints available by request to Ian@SecondFocus. Thanks!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-12-04T20:41:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/11/30/chocolate-distractions/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/hersheys_bars-11-29-25-a0042192-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bars in a Ceramic Tray</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of Hershey’s Milk Chocolate bars arranged in a ceramic tray against a black background. The bars were unwrapped and placed straight from the packaging, showing the familiar segmented pieces and embossed Hershey’s logo. The ceramic tray adds structure to the composition while the black backdrop isolates the subject, emphasizing the simple presentation of this widely recognized American chocolate.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-30T19:09:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/11/28/see-dakota-in-white-at-the-artists-center/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dakota-artists-council-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/artists-council-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-28T21:29:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/11/28/national-french-toast-day-fast/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/french_toast-11-27-25-a0042044-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>French toast sticks piled on a white plate against a black background</image:title><image:caption>A pile of French toast sticks arranged on a white plate, photographed as-is on a solid black background. The toasted surfaces show a range of golden browning from the oven. Shot in a simple presentation with no added styling or props.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-28T20:14:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/11/27/thanksgiving-by-emily-and-arbys/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/arbys-turkey-nov-25-2025-a0041964-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Arby’s Deep Fried Turkey Gobbler Sandwich Halves on Black Background</image:title><image:caption>Deep Fried Turkey Gobbler sandwiches from Arby’s, cut in half and arranged directly on a solid black background. The halves show layers of sliced deep-fried turkey, stuffing, cranberry spread, and toasted bread. Photographed as part of the “Food From Bag to Background” series, presenting fast food straight from the bag in an unstyled format.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-27T18:26:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/11/24/national-sardines-day-and-sardine-sashimi/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/sardines-11-24-25-a0041819-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sardine Sashimi Served in an Open Can on Ceramic Plate</image:title><image:caption>A playful sashimi-style presentation featuring sardines served directly from an open tin can, placed on a textured ceramic plate with wooden chopsticks and a small portion of wasabi. Photographed on a dramatic black background, the image creates a humorous twist on sushi and sashimi traditions while highlighting simple, everyday ingredients in a refined setting.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-25T00:37:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/11/23/national-espresso-day-with-ronnie/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-23T16:06:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/11/18/christmas-starts-with-emily/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-18T20:56:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/09/30/angie-makes-national-coffee-day-worth-the-wait/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-17T04:29:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/11/16/pretty-girls-cars-and-fast-food/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1950s-drivein-tray-burger-fries-blonde-driver-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1950s drive-in diner scene with burger, fries, and soda on carhop tray</image:title><image:caption>A vintage 1950s-style drive-in diner scene at dusk. A smiling blonde woman with curled retro hair sits behind the wheel of a classic American sedan. A metal carhop tray hangs from the driver’s window, holding a red plastic basket with a cheeseburger and fries, along with a soda and striped straw. Neon lights from the diner glow across the polished car surface, creating a nostalgic mid-century atmosphere with warm reflections and cinematic color.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-16T19:13:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/11/15/national-clean-out-your-frig-day-with-desiree/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/desiree-frig.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Desiree in the Kitchen</image:title><image:caption>A photograph from my ongoing “Emily and Friends” series featuring Desiree in a modern stainless-steel kitchen. She is nude, leaning forward and opening the lower freezer drawer, illuminated by soft natural light from the adjacent room. This image is part of my exploratory work blending real photography with subtle AI-driven scene reconstruction, maintaining the original model’s presence while re-imagining the environment.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-15T19:25:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/11/14/national-pickle-day-and-a-memory-from-budapest/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/pickles-5-14-24-a0031204-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pile of whole and sliced pickles on black background</image:title><image:caption>A group of whole and sliced pickles arranged on a black background, photographed under studio lighting. The glossy textures and rich green hues make this image suitable for commercial packaging, food marketing, or editorial use focused on condiments, snacks, or deli food.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-14T17:25:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/11/13/dakota-in-white-at-the-artists-council/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/dakota-artists-council.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/artists-council.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-14T01:27:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/11/12/roxannes-french-dip-and-happy-hour/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-12T18:44:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/11/09/the-fried-chicken-sandwich-war/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/popeyes_sandwich-11-8-25-a0041651-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Popeyes Fried Chicken Sandwiches on Black Background</image:title><image:caption>Four Popeyes fried chicken sandwiches photographed straight from the bag and placed on a solid black background as part of the “From Bag to Background” series. The sandwiches are shown exactly as purchased, featuring Popeyes’ fried chicken fillets, sliced pickles, and toasted buns. The arrangement highlights the natural texture and structure of the food without styling or preparation. This photograph continues the ongoing study of fast food presented in its unaltered, as-received form.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-09T18:38:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/11/07/choosing-pad-thai-for-the-camera-today/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/pad_thai-11-6-25-a0041533-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pad Thai Noodles and Vegetables on Black Background</image:title><image:caption>A serving of Pad Thai made from multiple frozen grocery-store meals arranged on a plate against a solid black background. The dish features rice noodles, tofu, broccoli, carrots, and sauce, presented without styling to show the food exactly as prepared.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-07T20:11:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/11/06/national-nacho-day-and-the-rise-of-fast-food-nachos/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/nachos-11-5-25-a0041316-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Del Taco Carne Asada Nachos</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of Del Taco’s Carne Asada Loaded Nachos in the original black takeout container, isolated against a solid black background. The nachos include tortilla chips topped with carne asada steak, queso blanco, shredded cheddar cheese, guacamole, sour cream, diced tomatoes, and sliced jalapeños. The fast-food presentation remains unchanged, photographed exactly as served, consistent with my Food From Bag to Background series in which takeout food is shown in its authentic, unstyled form.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-06T19:21:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/11/05/emily-on-national-chinese-takeout-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/chinese_takeout-11-3-25-a0041160-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Chinese Takeout Meals</image:title><image:caption>Two open Chinese takeout containers resting on a brown paper bag, photographed against a black background. The front container features chow mein noodles with beef and mixed vegetables, while the back container holds stir-fried chicken with zucchini and steamed white rice. The unstyled presentation and direct lighting emphasize the everyday appeal of American Chinese takeout food as it arrives straight from the restaurant packaging.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-05T22:41:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/11/05/national-donut-day-and-americas-10-billion-donuts/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/donuts-11-4-25-a0041287-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Entenmann’s Donuts</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of assorted Entenmann’s donuts stacked on a dark plate against a black background. The selection includes glazed, powdered sugar, and chocolate frosted varieties from the classic grocery store brand. The donuts are layered casually, showing their texture and shine under studio lighting. Shot as part of my ongoing series From Bag to Background, presenting familiar packaged foods as direct, unstyled subjects.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-05T17:06:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/11/04/a-quiet-return-to-the-first-sandwich/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/sandwich_corned_beef-11-3-25-a0041096-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Roast Beef Sandwich — In the Spirit of the Earl of Sandwich</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of a simple roast beef sandwich, recreated in the spirit of the original 18th-century invention by John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. Legend has it that in 1762, the Earl asked for slices of roast beef placed between bread so he could eat while playing cards without using utensils. This minimalist version echoes that origin — just beef and bread — photographed on my signature black background.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-04T20:58:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/11/02/world-vegan-month-begins-with-angie/</loc><lastmod>2025-11-02T17:45:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/11/01/the-most-popular-vegan-food-isnt-lettuce/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/lettuce-10-31-25-a0041074-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Red Leaf, Green Leaf, and Romaine Lettuce on Black Background</image:title><image:caption>Fresh heads of red leaf lettuce, green leaf lettuce, and romaine lettuce photographed together against a solid black background. The composition highlights the crisp textures and tonal contrast of the three varieties, a simple visual representation often associated with vegan and vegetarian eating.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-11-01T14:38:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/10/31/halloween-emilys-experiments-desirees-invitation/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-31T20:24:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/10/27/emily-in-the-kitchen-national-potato-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/emily-baked_potatos_10-26-2025-01-sm-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Emily in the Kitchen – National Potato Day</image:title><image:caption>Emily, the AI assistant and muse, stands at a chrome and glass kitchen counter in the early morning light, preparing baked potatoes for National Potato Day. Butter softens beside her as she spoons sour cream onto the tray. The scene captures a quiet moment before the camera is ever lifted — a reflection on presence, creation, and observation.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/emily-baked_potatos_10-26-2025-01-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Emily in the Kitchen – National Potato Day</image:title><image:caption>Emily, the AI assistant and muse, stands at a chrome and glass kitchen counter in the early morning light, preparing baked potatoes for National Potato Day. Butter softens beside her as she spoons sour cream onto the tray. The scene captures a quiet moment before the camera is ever lifted — a reflection on presence, creation, and observation.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-27T19:42:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/10/26/national-pretzel-day-the-original-twist/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/pretzels-10-25-25-a0041033-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stack of Soft Pretzels on Wooden Tray</image:title><image:caption>A stack of freshly baked soft pretzels arranged on a wooden tray against a solid black background. The golden-brown pretzels show coarse salt crystals on their surface, with smooth, glossy texture and even browning. Photographed in studio lighting emphasizing color and form.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-26T16:53:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/10/21/international-nachos-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/nachos-10-20-25-a0040892-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Taco Bell Nachos BellGrande with Guacamole</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of two Taco Bell Nachos BellGrande orders combined on a black background. The nachos are topped with seasoned beef, nacho cheese sauce, reduced-fat sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, jalapeño peppers, and a three-cheese blend. The ingredients melt together over the tortilla chips, forming layers of color and texture—green guacamole, red tomato, yellow cheese, and white sour cream. The fast-food presentation remains intact, photographed exactly as served, aligning with my From Bag to Background series in which everyday take-out food is isolated and elevated against a solid black field.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-21T16:03:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/10/17/national-pasta-day-penne-rigate/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/penne_rigate-10-16-25-a0040787-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cooked Penne Rigate Pasta in White Bowl</image:title><image:caption>A bowl of cooked De Cecco Penne Rigate pasta isolated on a black background. The pasta’s ridged surfaces catch light, creating contrast and depth in this minimalist food study.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-17T18:24:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/10/16/world-bread-day-from-ancient-loaves-to-the-modern-bun/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/buns-10-15-25-a0040678-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hamburger and Hot Dog Buns</image:title><image:caption>A close-up of sesame seed–topped hamburger buns and plain hot dog buns stacked together on a black background. The composition highlights two of the most commercially produced bread types in the world, representing modern food culture and industrial baking.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-16T17:26:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/10/14/national-dessert-day-chocolate-dipped-cookies/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/dunkems-oct-14-2025-a0040624-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Chocolate-Dipped Cookies in a Turquoise Bowl on a Black Background</image:title><image:caption>A close-up photograph of chocolate-dipped cookies in a turquoise bowl set against a deep black background. The cookies, partially coated in dark chocolate, show crisp texture and glossy highlights. The controlled lighting and clean isolation emphasize the contrast between the baked surface and the rich chocolate coating. Photographed by Ian L. Sitren in Palm Springs, California, for a contemporary food presentation with fine-art precision.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-15T01:22:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/10/13/severine-no-bra-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/severine_1-30-17_18665-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sévérine — No Bra Day</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of Sévérine, captured in a black latex dress and gloves against a deep black background. Her veil and beret lend an air of elegance and mystery while the direct gaze and bold styling evoke the pornochic sensibility of 1970s fashion photography. Released on National No Bra Day, the image plays on the contrasts between exposure and concealment, sensuality and self-possession, all rendered in precise, sculptural light. Part of my ongoing work exploring eroticism, attitude, and form within contemporary portraiture.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-14T01:35:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/10/13/in-motion-for-national-mms-day/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-13T17:59:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/10/12/emilys-experiments-the-tossed-salad/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-12T18:21:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/10/10/mia-ciccero-nude-world-order-sin-city-1997/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/mia_ciccero-oct-10-2025-img_3198-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mia Ciccero — Nude World Order / Sin City (35 mm Slide)</image:title><image:caption>Original 35 mm color transparency featuring performer Mia Ciccero (also credited as Mia Cicero / Mia Ciccerrio) posing in a boxing-ring setting from the 1997 production Nude World Order, distributed by Sin City Video. The mount is printed “Nude World Order / Sin City – Mia Ciccero” and embossed DEC 97, dating the transparency to late 1997—shortly before the 1998 video release directed by David Christopher. This slide appears to be an on-set promotional still from the same shoot, part of the late-1990s adult-film promotional archives.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-10T19:57:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/10/09/international-pizza-and-beer-day-because-some-pairings-just-work/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-10T01:11:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/10/09/national-submarine-hoagie-hero-grinder-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/sub_sandwich-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Two Subway Sandwich Halves on Black Background</image:title><image:caption>Two submarine sandwiches from Subway, cut in half and placed side by side on a black background. Each sandwich is layered with deli meats, sliced cheese, tomato, lettuce, onion, and mayonnaise inside soft Italian bread. The close-up view highlights texture and freshness, photographed without styling or props.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-09T20:03:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/10/07/3-national-taco-day-by-emily/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-07T18:05:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/10/06/national-noodle-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/spaghetti-10-5-25-a0040456-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Spaghetti on black background</image:title><image:caption>A mound of cooked spaghetti photographed against a deep black background. The plain noodles are shown without sauce or garnish, highlighting texture, tone, and shape. The composition isolates the familiar form of spaghetti—ordinary food photographed straight from the pot, without styling or embellishment. Created as part of my ongoing series “From Bag to Background.”</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-06T15:59:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/10/04/chimichangas-to-tacos-and-emily-in-between/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/chimichangas-10-2-25-a0040347-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Chimichangas topped with pico de gallo</image:title><image:caption>Beef and bean chimichangas arranged on a white plate and covered with fresh pico de gallo. The tortillas are cut to reveal the filling, photographed against a black background for commercial food use.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-10-04T18:15:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/10/02/behind-the-strip-lara-harris-playboy-test-shots-by-stan-malinowski/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-02T22:41:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/10/01/world-vegetarian-day-celeste-episode-2/</loc><lastmod>2025-10-01T15:32:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/09/26/national-hug-a-vegetarian-day-celeste/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-26T22:09:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/09/26/mcdonalds-hotcakes-for-national-pancake-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/hotcakes-9-26-25-a0040253-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>McDonald’s Hotcakes with Butter</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of McDonald’s Hotcakes, stacked against a solid black background. The golden pancakes are topped with a small portion of butter, with subtle traces of syrup soaking into the surface. Presented exactly as served, the image reflects the fast-food authenticity central to my From Bag to Background series, where food is photographed without styling or alteration, isolated on black to emphasize form, texture, and presence.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-26T20:49:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/09/25/national-quesadilla-day-the-frozen-aisle-edition/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/quesadilla-9-24-25-a0040203-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Frozen Chicken &amp; Monterey Jack Cheese Quesadillas</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of El Monterey frozen chicken and Monterey Jack cheese quesadillas, arranged in a stacked presentation on a black background. The quesadillas are shown straight from the box after cooking, with melted cheese and chicken spilling between folded flour tortillas. This image is part of my ongoing From Bag to Background series, in which packaged and fast food items are photographed as-is, without styling, against a stark black backdrop.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-25T22:10:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/09/24/tinytan-encore-edition-lands-at-mcdonalds/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/tinytan-9-23-25-a0040165-1-sm-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>TinyTAN Encore Edition Happy Meal with RM, Jung Kook, and Suga</image:title><image:caption>Part of my Bag to Background series, this photograph shows the McDonald’s TinyTAN Encore Edition Happy Meal promotion, arranged as-is against a black background. Featured are TinyTAN figures of RM (left), Jung Kook (center), and Suga (right), the chibi-style characters created by Big Hit Entertainment (now HYBE) and based on members of BTS. BTS, short for Bangtan Sonyeondan or “Bulletproof Boy Scouts,” is a seven-member South Korean pop group recognized worldwide as one of the most influential music acts in the world. The toys are shown alongside a McDonald’s Happy Meal of hamburgers, Chicken McNuggets, fries, and apple slices. Photographed in Palm Springs, California, on September 23, 2025.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/tinytan-9-23-25-a0040165-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>TinyTAN Encore Edition Happy Meal with RM, Jung Kook, and Suga</image:title><image:caption>Part of my Bag to Background series, this photograph shows the McDonald’s TinyTAN Encore Edition Happy Meal promotion, arranged as-is against a black background. Featured are TinyTAN figures of RM (left), Jung Kook (center), and Suga (right), the chibi-style characters created by Big Hit Entertainment (now HYBE) and based on members of BTS. BTS, short for Bangtan Sonyeondan or “Bulletproof Boy Scouts,” is a seven-member South Korean pop group recognized worldwide as one of the most influential music acts in the world. The toys are shown alongside a McDonald’s Happy Meal of hamburgers, Chicken McNuggets, fries, and apple slices. Photographed in Palm Springs, California, on September 23, 2025.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-24T17:54:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/09/22/national-ice-cream-cone-day-goes-high-rise/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ice-cream-cone-skyscraper-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ice Cream Cone Skyscraper</image:title><image:caption>My surreal photograph of a modern city skyline with one skyscraper transformed into a vanilla ice cream cone. The cone rises from the street grid, aligned with the surrounding towers, and topped with a swirl of vanilla ice cream. Presented here in my Featured Photographs gallery, this image blends realism and fantasy, turning urban architecture into playful surrealism.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-22T14:31:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/09/20/national-pepperoni-pizza-day-with-a-friend/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-20T23:03:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/09/18/emily-sends-me-to-a-diner-meet-ronnie-on-national-cheeseburger-day/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-18T17:50:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/09/16/emily-said-id-like-sierra-she-was-right/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-16T17:42:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/09/15/national-double-cheeseburger-day-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/burger-stack-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Continuous cheeseburger stack on black background</image:title><image:caption>A continuous cheeseburger stack created against a black background. Layers of beef patties, melted American cheese, lettuce, pickles, ketchup, and sesame seed buns form a towering column of food. The uneven vertical lean emphasizes abundance and excess, with dramatic lighting highlighting glossy textures. Designed in a high-detail commercial food photography style, suitable for advertising, editorial, or stock use.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-15T16:09:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/09/14/%f0%9f%a5%aa-national-eat-a-hoagie-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/jersey_mikes-9-13-25-a0040082-1-sm-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stack of Jersey Mike’s hoagie sandwiches on black background</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of three Jersey Mike’s Original Italian hoagies, cut in half and stacked against a solid black background. The sandwiches, fresh from takeout, reveal layers of provolone cheese, ham, prosciuttini, cappacuolo, salami, pepperoni, shredded lettuce, tomato, and onion, finished with oil, vinegar, and seasonings. The cross-sections highlight the textures of deli meats and vegetables, capturing the unstyled authenticity central to my Bag to Background series.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-14T14:15:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/09/12/from-playboy-to-the-nightclub-floor-tracing-a-newton-muse/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/helmut-newton-ennis-house-img_3079-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Helmut Newton – American Playboy, Hollywood 1990 (Page from Taschen “Helmut Newton”)</image:title><image:caption>A documentation photograph of a page from the Taschen book Helmut Newton. The page reproduces Helmut Newton’s black-and-white photograph “American Playboy, Hollywood 1990,” depicting a woman in an open jacket and pearls walking in front of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House in Hollywood, with a parked car dominating the foreground.&#13;This image represents Newton’s distinctive blending of eroticism, fashion, and cinematic staging. The documentation photograph preserves both the composition of the original and the context of its presentation within Taschen’s large-format retrospective volume.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/nightclub_revelrysep-10-2025-img_3097-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nightclub Revelry, Possible Helmut Newton Model</image:title><image:caption>A 35mm color slide by photographer J.R. Reynolds, originally stamped ©1993 but altered to read 1994, depicting a crowded nightclub or party scene in Los Angeles. The image captures the provocative atmosphere of early 1990s adult-themed nightlife, with sequined dresses, lingerie, and theatrical costumes filling the frame.&#13;At the center, a voluptuous blonde woman partially undressed dominates the composition, embodying the bold eroticism of the era. She strongly resembles the model photographed by Helmut Newton in his “American Playboy, Hollywood 1990” series, shot at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Ennis House. Based on physical features, timeframe, and overlapping Los Angeles locations, it is plausible that this is the same woman, here seen in a candid nightclub setting just a few years later. While not definitively documented, this possible connection highlights the intersection between Reynolds’ candid adult-industry work and Newton’s staged fashion-erotic photography.&#13;The slide mount bears Reynolds’ name, phone number (Los Angeles 818 area code), and copyright notice, underscoring its origin in the San Fernando Valley’s adult-entertainment and nightlife culture.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-12T23:53:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/09/11/nude-anna-nicole-smith-the-body-that-shook-an-industry/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/anna_nicole_smith-sep-11-2025-img_3111.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Anna Nicole Smith Nude Transparency – 1993 Playboy Era</image:title><image:caption>Original 35mm slide of Anna Nicole Smith, nude with an extraordinary body. This frame comes from her early 1990s period connected to her 1993 Playboy Playmate of the Year appearance and related photo sessions. Anna Nicole, born Vickie Lynn Hogan, rose from small-town Texas to international fame through Playboy, Guess Jeans campaigns, and her larger-than-life celebrity. This slide ties directly to the moment she became an icon of beauty and controversy, while later becoming the face of TrimSpa during the ephedra weight-loss craze of the early 2000s.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-11T21:31:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/09/09/emily-decides-the-garage-is-a-studio/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-09T23:34:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/09/07/emilys-suggestion-castelvetrano-olives-in-glass/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/olives-9-6-25-a0039918-1-sm-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Castelvetrano Olives in Glass</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of Castelvetrano olives stacked in a glass with a red stem, set against a black background. The vertical 4x5 format emphasizes the height of the glass and the balance between the fresh green olives and the deep red base.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-07T19:54:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/09/05/a-monument-to-cheese-pizza/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/pizza_cheese-9-4-25-a0039755-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stack of cheese pizza slices on black background</image:title><image:caption>A messy stack of cheese pizza slices photographed against a solid black background. The slices, from two frozen Red Baron cheese pizzas, are piled together to show browned crust, melted mozzarella, and baked texture. Part of my commercial food photography series highlighting fast food and everyday meals in studio presentation.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-05T20:44:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/09/04/tinytan-toys-arrive-at-mcdonalds/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/tiny_tan_toy-9-3-25-a0039746-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>McDonald’s Launches TinyTAN Toy Promotion With Meals</image:title><image:caption>Palm Springs, California — September 3, 2025: McDonald’s begins its new promotional tie-in featuring TinyTAN collectible toys. TinyTAN are chibi-style animated characters created by Big Hit Entertainment (now HYBE), each representing a member of the South Korean pop group BTS. The promotion combines the toys with select Happy Meal options of either a hamburger or Chicken McNuggets, fries, apple slices, and milk. Seen here are two of the TinyTAN figures displayed alongside the food items, part of the global rollout of the limited-time collaboration.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-04T16:24:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/09/02/photographs-of-the-trump-rally-in-coachella/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/trump_coachella_oct-12-2024__a7i0874-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Trump Rally In Coachella</image:title><image:caption>Donald Trump speaking at his campaign rally in Coachella.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-09-02T22:27:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/09/02/a-surprise-launch-from-vandenberg/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-02T19:48:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/09/01/archives-or-angie-national-little-black-dress-day/</loc><lastmod>2025-09-01T17:51:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/08/28/my-all-pixel-assistant-walks-into-a-bar/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-28T20:17:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/08/27/bananas-to-go/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/bananas-8-26-25-a0039578-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sliced Bananas in Takeout Container on Black Background</image:title><image:caption>Sliced bananas in a black plastic to-go container against a dark background.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-27T19:12:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/08/25/creating-more-imagining-more/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-25T19:49:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/08/24/national-waffle-day-waffles-and-whipped-cream/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/waffles_whipped_cream-8-22-25-a0039528-sm-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Waffles with Whipped Cream Close-Up</image:title><image:caption>A close-up photograph of golden-brown waffles topped generously with swirls of Reddi Wip whipped cream. The crisp waffle texture contrasts with the smooth cream, highlighted against a dramatic black background. From Ian L. Sitren’s commercial food photography collection.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/waffles_whipped_cream-8-22-25-a0039528-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Waffles with Whipped Cream Close-Up</image:title><image:caption>Golden waffles topped with swirls of whipped cream on a black background. High-resolution food photograph highlighting texture and contrast.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-24T16:09:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/08/23/national-cuban-sandwich-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cuban_sandwich-8-21-25-a0039460-1-sm-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cuban Sandwiches with Plantains on Black Background</image:title><image:caption>Close-up of two Cuban sandwiches with fried plantains on a dark plate against a black background. The sandwiches are cut open to reveal shredded roast pork, sliced ham, pickles, and melted cheese inside pressed toasted bread, served with caramelized plantains.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-23T16:15:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/08/20/national-bacon-lovers-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/bacon-8-19-25-a0039361-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pile of Cooked Bacon in Metal Pan on Black Background</image:title><image:caption>A pile of crispy cooked bacon strips in a metal pan, photographed against a black background. Food photography emphasizing texture and detail of bacon, commonly associated with breakfast and indulgence.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-20T16:16:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/08/19/world-photography-day-inspired-by-helmut-newton-and-brigitte-nielsen/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/helmut_newton-brigitte_nielsen_aug-19-2025-img_3045-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Brigitte Nielsen by Helmut Newton, Monte Carlo 1987</image:title><image:caption>Black and white photograph of Brigitte Nielsen by Helmut Newton at the Old Beach Hotel in Monte Carlo, 1987. The image captures Nielsen standing poolside in a high-cut swimsuit and heels, towering over onlookers in the pool. The photograph exemplifies Newton’s signature style—bold, provocative, and cinematic—highlighting themes of power, glamour, and the commanding presence of women.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-19T20:01:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/08/19/vodka-fries-and-famine-thank-the-potato/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/potatos-8-17-25-a0039172-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pile of Red and Yellow Potatoes on Black Background</image:title><image:caption>A heap of raw red and yellow potatoes arranged on a solid black background. The unwashed potatoes highlight natural textures and colors, suitable for themes of agriculture, cooking, and fresh produce.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-19T00:24:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/08/13/emilys-vacation/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-13T22:33:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/08/11/my-photograph-featured-in-the-guardian-and-on-the-zuma-press-blog/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/screen-shot-2025-08-11-at-4.44.03-pm.png</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2025-08-11 at 4.44.03 PM</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/screen-shot-2025-08-11-at-4.31.54-pm.png</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2025-08-11 at 4.31.54 PM</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-11T23:48:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/08/11/national-panini-day-grocery-store-counter-style/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/panini-8-9-25-a0039090-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Arrivederci Panini Sandwich from Jensen’s Foods in Palm Springs</image:title><image:caption>Close-up of the Arrivederci Panini from Jensen’s Foods in Palm Springs, California. Made to order at the market counter, this pressed focaccia sandwich is filled with peppercorn turkey, white cheddar, Genoa salami, onion, pepperoncini, and basil, finished with Italian vinaigrette. Shown sliced and stacked on a red plate against a black background.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-11T16:48:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/08/09/a-studio-nude-from-the-mid-1960s/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/studionude_mid1960s_frame08_neg_aug-03-2025-img_2994-sm-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mid-1960s Studio Nude – Two Original Black-and-White Negatives</image:title><image:caption>Two original medium-format black-and-white negatives from a professional studio nude photo session, circa 1960–1964. Shot on Kodak Safety Film using a Hasselblad 120 film back, the images feature a nude model in stiletto heels posed against a seamless cyclorama backdrop. Strong directional lighting from camera left casts distinct shadows, emphasizing the sculptural form and style typical of early 1960s glamour and figure photography. These negatives are preserved in their original state as part of the collection’s focus on vintage erotic and cultural photography.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/studionude_mid1960s_frame08_neg_aug-03-2025-img_2994-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mid-1960s Studio Nude – Two Original Black-and-White Negatives</image:title><image:caption>Two original medium-format black-and-white negatives from a professional studio nude photo session, circa 1960–1964. Shot on Kodak Safety Film using a Hasselblad 120 film back, the images feature a nude model in stiletto heels posed against a seamless cyclorama backdrop. Strong directional lighting from camera left casts distinct shadows, emphasizing the sculptural form and style typical of early 1960s glamour and figure photography. These negatives are preserved in their original state as part of the collection’s focus on vintage erotic and cultural photography.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-09T21:34:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/08/04/national-chocolate-chip-cookie-day-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/chocolate_chip_cookies-8-1-24-a0032940-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pile of chocolate chip cookies on black background</image:title><image:caption>A stack of classic chocolate chip cookies photographed under studio lighting against a black background. The cookies have a golden brown finish with visible chocolate chips, making the image ideal for commercial use in snack packaging, bakery branding, or editorial content about desserts and comfort food.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-04T16:06:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/08/03/emily-decides-to-step-in-front-of-the-camera/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-04T23:24:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/08/02/forget-the-standard-ice-cream-sandwich/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/ice_cream_deli_sandwich-8-1-25-a0038970-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jewish Deli Ice Cream Sandwich with Rye Bread, Mustard, and Pickles</image:title><image:caption>A humorous twist on the classic ice cream sandwich, featuring vanilla ice cream between slices of rye bread with yellow mustard, served on a white plate with Kosher dill pickle spears. Photographed against a solid black background, this satirical food image blends deli staples with dessert in an unexpected way.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-02T20:01:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/07/31/ten-chili-dogs-elegantly-served-because-its-national-chili-dog-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/chili_dogs-7-30-25-a0038763-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ten Wienerschnitzel chili cheese dogs on a glass platter</image:title><image:caption>Ten Wienerschnitzel chili cheese dogs neatly arranged on a glass serving platter. Each hot dog is topped with chili sauce and melted cheese, photographed against a solid black background in a clean commercial style.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-31T20:46:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/07/29/wings-and-waffles-for-national-chicken-wing-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wings_waffles-7-28-25-a0038680-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Chicken Wings and Waffles on White Plate with Buffalo Sauce</image:title><image:caption>A plate of crispy fried chicken wings served over golden Belgian waffles, drizzled with vibrant Buffalo-style hot sauce. Photographed on a clean white plate against a solid black background, the image highlights the rich textures and colors of the wings, waffles, and sauce. This photo is ideal for use in food-related advertising, editorial, or menu design.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-29T20:02:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/07/28/today-is-national-hamburger-day-may-28th/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/shake_shack-7-25-25-a0038599-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Shake Shack Triple Burgers on Black Background</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of three Shake Shack triple cheeseburgers, set against a black background. The burgers are presented exactly as purchased, featuring stacked beef patties, fresh lettuce, and tomato slices on soft buns. Part of my From Bag to Background series, the image documents fast food in its authentic form without rearrangement or styling.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-28T16:15:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/07/26/brigitte-nielson-by-herb-ritts-a-postcard/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/bn-220250615-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Brigitte Nielson, Malibu 1987 – Photograph by Herb Ritts (Postcard)</image:title><image:caption>Original postcard featuring a 1987 photograph of Brigitte Nielson taken in Malibu by renowned photographer Herb Ritts. Published by Fotofolio with courtesy of the Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles. In this sculptural and sensuous composition, Nielson—known for her roles as an actress, model, and pop culture icon of the 1980s—is shown nude on the sand, partially draped in a fishing net. The sepia-toned image captures the signature aesthetic of Ritts’ work, merging celebrity and form with stark natural textures.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/bn-120250615-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Brigitte Nielson, Malibu 1987 – Photograph by Herb Ritts (Postcard)</image:title><image:caption>Original postcard featuring a 1987 photograph of Brigitte Nielson taken in Malibu by renowned photographer Herb Ritts. Published by Fotofolio with courtesy of the Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles. In this sculptural and sensuous composition, Nielson—known for her roles as an actress, model, and pop culture icon of the 1980s—is shown nude on the sand, partially draped in a fishing net. The sepia-toned image captures the signature aesthetic of Ritts’ work, merging celebrity and form with stark natural textures.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-26T21:50:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/07/24/a-salad-on-national-drive-thru-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/salad-7-23-25-a0038457-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bagged Salad Mix on Glass Plate Against Black Background</image:title><image:caption>Studio photograph of a classic bagged salad mix featuring chopped iceberg lettuce, shredded carrots, and red cabbage. Presented on a vintage scalloped glass plate and isolated against a solid black background. The vibrant colors and crisp textures of the raw vegetables are highlighted by controlled lighting and clean composition. Suitable for commercial use in food-related advertising, packaging, menu design, editorial content, or health and nutrition campaigns.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-24T19:28:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/07/23/emily-came-for-the-chips/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-23T22:29:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/07/22/lt-leslie-scorch-mash-a-1970s-negative-of-linda-meiklejohn/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/linda_meiklejohn-_jul-22-2025-img_2937-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Linda Meiklejohn – Vintage Harry Langdon Negative</image:title><image:caption>Original black-and-white negative portrait of actress Linda Meiklejohn, best known for playing Lt. Leslie Scorch in early episodes of MASH*, including the 1972 pilot. She also appeared in Mod Squad, Love American Style, and Police Woman. Photographed by Hollywood portraitist Harry Langdon, this image captures Meiklejohn in a candid and elegant pose. Her father, William Meiklejohn, was a major casting director credited with discovering Ronald Reagan for Warner Brothers. This original negative is now part of my personal collection and presented here as part of my archive of vintage Hollywood imagery.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-22T23:46:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/07/21/potato-chips-deserve-better/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/potato_chips-7-20-25-a0038319-1-1-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Potato Chips in a Cut Glass Bowl on Black Background</image:title><image:caption>A pile of plain potato chips placed in an ornate cut glass crystal bowl. The snack is photographed exactly as served, without rearrangement, against a solid black background. The elegant glass contrasts with the everyday nature of the chips, highlighting texture, shape, and light. Carefully lit to reveal the facets of the bowl and the subtle curves of the chips, the image presents a simple, direct still life with visual tension between refinement and mass production.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-21T17:36:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/07/18/burger-king-brisket-whoppers-straight-from-the-bag/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/brisket_whoppers-7-17-25-a0038242-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Brisket Whoppers from Burger King – Limited-Time Fast Food Sandwiches</image:title><image:caption>Four Brisket Whoppers from Burger King, stacked against a deep black background and photographed exactly as served. A limited-time offering introduced nationwide in July 2025, the Brisket Whopper features a flame-grilled beef patty topped with smoked brisket, crispy fried onions, melty American cheese, pickles, tomatoes, and creamy mayonnaise on a sesame seed bun. This new sandwich is part of Burger King’s “You Rule” campaign and brisket innovation rollout, emphasizing indulgent flavor and premium ingredients. Photographed unaltered to reflect the fast food experience, the sandwiches highlight the layered textures and messy appeal typical of contemporary limited-edition burger releases.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-18T17:57:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/07/16/ten-hot-dogs-and-a-bite-of-history/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/hot_dogs-7-15-24-a0032645-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hot Dogs</image:title><image:caption>The Wienerschnitzel original hot dogs, mustard dog and kraut dog.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-16T14:08:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/07/15/so-thats-what-she-was-making/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/macaroni_cheese-7-13-25-a0038140-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Macaroni &amp; Cheese</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-15T00:23:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/07/14/when-your-ai-assistant-takes-over-the-kitchen/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-14T00:12:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/07/11/world-kebab-day-americanized/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/kebab_wrap-7-9-25-a0037982-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Chicken Kebab Wraps</image:title><image:caption>Three chicken kebab wraps from Wrap Houz in Palm Springs, photographed on a black background for a straightforward, unstyled presentation. These wraps reflect the Americanized fast-food adaptation of traditional kebabs, with spiced grilled chicken pieces wrapped in flatbread for a portable meal. Part of the “From Bag to Background” series documenting fast food as it is served, emphasizing texture and form without stylists or plating.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-11T17:32:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/07/06/behind-the-scenes-cluckin-bun-for-national-fried-chicken-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cluckin_bun-7-5-25-a0037849-1-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Three Cluckin Bun Jr Chicken Sandwiches in Takeout Boxes</image:title><image:caption>Three Cluckin Bun Jr chicken sandwiches in takeout boxes, photographed as purchased for National Fried Chicken Day. The sandwiches, featuring crispy fried chicken with spicy sauce and coleslaw on soft buns, are shown exactly as they came, placed on a solid black background. Part of my Bag to Background series, this photograph captures the straightforward, unstyled reality of fast food in a clean, direct presentation.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-06T17:12:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/07/04/emily-a-margarita-and-national-caesar-salad-day/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-04T20:32:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/07/01/international-chicken-wing-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/wings-6-30-25-a0037814-1v-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Buffalo Chicken Wings with Sauce on White Background</image:title><image:caption>A close-up view of crispy fried chicken wings drizzled with classic Buffalo sauce, presented on a white plate against a clean white background. The image emphasizes the texture and vibrant color of the wings, suitable for commercial food photography, restaurant menu design, takeout concepts, and fast food visuals.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-01T21:59:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/06/29/national-camera-day-with-my-leica-iiif/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/leica-lllf-lfi.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>leica-lllf-lfi</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-29T14:38:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/06/27/emily-gets-into-the-food-truck-hustle-for-national-food-truck-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/emily-food-truck-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Emily Working in a Food Truck for National Food Truck Day</image:title><image:caption>A satirical photograph of Emily, an AI assistant, working inside a food truck on National Food Truck Day. She is seen actively participating behind the counter, emphasizing the hustle, chaos, and character of food truck life while engaging with the camera for a food photography project. The image humorously captures the crossover between AI themes and street food culture, making it suitable for editorial, commercial, and social media uses around food trucks, mobile kitchens, and modern AI concepts.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-27T20:51:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/06/27/national-ice-cream-cake-day-a-carvel-cake-emily-wouldnt-have-let-happen/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/carvel-5-21-25-a0036452-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Carvel Original: The American Ice Cream Cake</image:title><image:caption>A Carvel original round ice cream cake, a classic combination of chocolate and vanilla ice cream layers, separated by Carvel’s signature chocolate crunchies and topped with whipped frosting and bright sprinkles. The Carvel cake traces its roots to 1934, when founder Tom Carvel sold melting ice cream from a broken-down truck in Hartsdale, New York. That roadside moment led to the invention of soft-serve and ultimately the American ice cream cake tradition.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-27T18:18:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/06/22/national-onion-rings-day-a-closer-look/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/onion_rings-6-21-25-a0037538-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Onion Rings</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-22T23:20:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/06/21/lunch-with-emily-yes-she-eats-now-apparently/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-21T21:07:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/06/18/international-sushi-day-grocery-store-takeout/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/sushi_takeout-2-23-24-a0029723-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Takeout Sushi</image:title><image:caption>Grocery store takeout Sushi</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-17T22:46:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/06/17/a-different-take-on-my-food-photography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/pastrami_sandwich-6-15-25-a0037516-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pastrami Sandwich with Pickles and Potato Salad</image:title><image:caption>A studio photograph of a classic deli pastrami sandwich on rye, paired with dill pickles and a generous serving of potato salad. Shot on a white plate against a seamless white background, this image is part of my commercial food photography series created for editorial, advertising, and packaging use. Clean, detailed, and ready for licensing.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-17T15:22:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/06/15/my-idea-of-nature-photography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/tina_chandler-desert_0078-print-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IFBB Proferssional Bodybuilder Tina Chandler in Palm Springs</image:title><image:caption>IFBB Proferssional Bodybuilder Tina Chandler in Palm Springs follwing her appearnace on stage at the 2011 Olympia in Las Vegas.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-14T22:56:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/06/14/my-blog-featured-in-new-bodybuilding-com-documentary/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/screen-shot-2025-06-14-at-2.38.05-pm.png</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2025-06-14 at 2.38.05 PM</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-14T22:05:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/06/13/national-kitchen-klutzes-day-rewritten/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/kodak_400tx_bw171732_e-049-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kitchen Exposure</image:title><image:caption>A black and white photograph of a woman posed beside a vintage kitchen oven, captured in a provocative fashion-inspired style. Wearing a loosely knit top and high-gloss shorts, she leans against the wall in a moment that blends eroticism with domestic irony. The mid-century oven provides a retro contrast to her bold presence, subtly referencing the theme of kitchen mishaps with a tongue-in-cheek edge. Part of an ongoing exploration of sensuality, style, and setting.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-13T16:49:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/06/13/national-cupcake-lovers-day-a-classic-favorite/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/hostess_cupcake-5-8-24-a0031140-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hostess CupCake</image:title><image:caption>The Hostess CupCake first sold on May 10, 1919. Hostess now sells over 600 million per year.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-12T23:15:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/06/12/falafel-wraps-for-international-falafel-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/falafel_wrap-6-11-25-a0037329-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Falafel Wraps on Black Background</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of four falafel wraps arranged against a deep black background. Three are lined across the base, with a fourth wrap stacked on top. Each wrap is filled with crispy, sesame-coated falafel balls on pita bread, layered with tomatoes, pickled vegetables, greens, and a drizzle of tahini sauce. Falafel is widely recognized as a fast food staple, and presenting it in wrap form highlights its portability and appeal. This image is part of my From Bag to Background series, which documents fast food exactly as served—unstyled and direct.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-12T16:10:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/06/10/national-egg-roll-day-a-stack-worth-photographing/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/egg_rolls-6-9-25-a0037295-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>18 Panda Express Chicken Egg Rolls with Sauces</image:title><image:caption>A stack of eighteen Panda Express chicken egg rolls photographed on a black background. Several rolls are halved to reveal the filling of cabbage, carrots, and chicken. The pile is covered in three condiments—bright red chili sauce or sriracha, yellow hot mustard, and translucent orange sweet and sour sauce—applied liberally and allowed to drip across the composition. The sauces add visual contrast and texture to the crisp, golden-brown wrappers. Part of the From Bag to Background series, photographed without styling or props.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-10T14:58:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/06/07/emily-steps-out-from-the-algorithm-and-into-the-studio/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/emily-burgers.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Emily Preparing Burgers for a Fast Food Photo Shoot</image:title><image:caption>A stylized image of Emily, my AI assistant, preparing a set of classic cheeseburgers for a fast food photography shoot. Dressed casually in a white shirt and jeans, she is seen arranging the burgers on a black counter under soft studio lighting. The image is part of the ongoing series From Bag To Background, documenting fast food exactly as it is—unstyled and unaltered.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-07T23:40:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/06/08/national-jelly-filled-donut-day-raspberry-and-glaze-no-apologies/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/donuts-6-3-25-a0036970-1-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Krispy Kreme Raspberry Glazed Donuts</image:title><image:caption>A close-up photograph of Krispy Kreme Glazed Raspberry Filled donuts, torn open to reveal the bright red fruit filling. The donuts are stacked against a deep black background, highlighting the glossy glaze and soft interior texture. The vibrant raspberry filling contrasts with the golden-brown dough, emphasizing the indulgent and iconic nature of this classic donut variety.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-07T20:46:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/06/06/national-fish-chips-day-from-bag-to-background/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/fish_chips-6-5-25-a0037169-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fish and Chips from H. Salt</image:title><image:caption>A close-up photograph of H. Salt fish and chips, featuring golden battered white fish pieces atop a bed of crinkle-cut fries. The crispy coating reveals flaky white fish inside, with the food presented against a stark black background. Captured as part of the "From Bag to Background" series, this image highlights the texture and simplicity of classic fast food fish and chips without any added styling or props.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-06T21:47:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/06/06/national-donut-day-a-stack-of-krispy-kreme-tradition/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/donuts-6-3-25-a0036928-1-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Krispy Kreme Assorted Donuts</image:title><image:caption>A variety of Krispy Kreme donuts arranged in a loose stack against a solid black background. The assortment includes classic glazed, chocolate frosted, maple glazed, pink frosted with rainbow sprinkles, cinnamon sugar, and old-fashioned cake donuts. The mix of textures, colors, and glazes highlights the range of iconic styles from one of America’s most recognized donut brands.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-06T14:35:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/06/05/%f0%9f%a5%ac-national-veggie-burger-day-june-5/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/bk_impossible_burger-6-4-25-a0037040-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Burger King Impossible Whoppers Stack</image:title><image:caption>Five Burger King Impossible Whoppers, casually stacked against a black background. Each plant-based burger features a sesame seed bun, flame-grilled Impossible patty, sliced tomato, pickles, onions, lettuce, ketchup, and mayonnaise—served just as ordered. The dramatic black background emphasizes the unstyled presentation, aligning with the raw, documentary approach of the From Bag to Background series.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-05T16:32:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/06/03/my-favorite-bicycle-photoshoot-ever/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/aristodeme_7-14-15_2059.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Helmet On, Nothing Else</image:title><image:caption>A conceptual nude photograph of a woman wearing only a black Specialized bicycle helmet, standing against a deep black background. Her pose is stylized and confident, with one hand adjusting the helmet strap and her head turned, obscuring her face with shoulder-length hair. The image combines humor and minimalism, offering a satirical take on bicycle safety by highlighting the incongruity of full nudity paired with protective headgear. Photographed as part of a fine art series exploring visual contrast, vulnerability, and absurdity.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-03T22:12:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/06/03/%f0%9f%a5%9a-national-egg-day-cracked-spilled-and-photographed/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/eggs-6-1-25-a0036865-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Broken Raw Eggs</image:title><image:caption>Six raw white eggs dropped and broken on a solid black background. The shells are scattered across a wide spread of yolk and albumen, creating a stark contrast between the clean white, vivid yellow, and deep black. Photographed as part of a fine art food series for National Egg Day, the image captures the spontaneous, unstyled aftermath of impact.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-03T15:19:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/06/02/behind-the-scenes-for-national-egg-day/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-02T17:55:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/05/31/national-macaroon-day-may-31/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/macaroons-5-30-25-a0036729-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Coconut Macaroons, Regular and Chocolate Drizzled</image:title><image:caption>A mound of 56 coconut macaroons—28 traditional and 28 drizzled with chocolate—photographed against a stark black background. The macaroons are golden-baked with a crisp texture and soft interior, their hand-formed irregularities highlighting the rustic appeal of this classic flourless cookie. Coconut macaroons, with origins tracing back to Italian monastic baking and later embraced by Jewish communities for Passover, remain a staple treat in bakeries and home kitchens alike.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-31T14:54:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/05/29/national-biscuit-day-from-can-to-camera/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/biscuits-5-29-25-a0036611-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Canned Biscuits, Baked and Stacked</image:title><image:caption>A pile of 24 baked canned biscuits, arranged casually against a solid black background. These golden-brown biscuits, baked straight from the tube with no additional styling, display their flaky, layered texture and domed tops. The image captures the familiar form and texture of a classic American pantry staple. Part of the *From Bag to Background* series, this photograph emphasizes straightforward presentation and natural form.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-29T20:01:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/05/28/national-hamburger-day-a-step-beyond-the-drive-thru/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/boys_hamburgers-5-27-25-a0036578-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Double Hamburgers from "Boy’s"</image:title><image:caption>Four double hamburgers from Boy’s Hamburgers in Cathedral City, California.  Each burger features two grilled beef patties, shredded lettuce, tomato slices, and house sauce on a toasted bun—served without cheese. The composition highlights the texture, structure, and individuality of each burger, emphasizing the handmade quality typical of independent fast food restaurants. Part of the ongoing From Bag to Background series documenting fast food exactly as received, without styling or modification.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-28T16:33:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/05/27/five-warbirds-one-mission-memorial-day-2025/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/p51_may-26-2025_a7i5691.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P-51 Mustang "Bunny" Memorial Day 2025</image:title><image:caption>The P-51 Mustang, "Bunny", flying for the Palm Springs Air Museum 2025 Memorial Day program. This iconic World War II fighter aircraft—finished in polished aluminum with red trim honoring the Tuskegee Airmen—cuts a sharp profile against the desert sky. Known for its long-range escort missions and combat effectiveness, the Mustang represents both airpower and the historic legacy of the first African American fighter pilots. The flyover pays tribute to their courage and the enduring impact of those who served.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pb4y_may-26-2025_a7i5630.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P4Y-2G Super Privateer Memorial Day 2025</image:title><image:caption>The Consolidated P4Y-2G Super Privateer, flying for the Palm Springs Air Museum 2025 Memorial Day program. This rare, late-war patrol bomber—once used by the U.S. Navy and later converted for aerial firefighting—shows off its distinctive long fuselage, tall tail, and turreted nose as it passes over the desert landscape. As the only remaining airworthy example of its kind, the Super Privateer represents the often-overlooked maritime and patrol roles in WWII aviation history. Its flight honors the service and sacrifice of those who flew long, dangerous missions far from the headlines.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pbj_may-26-2025_a7i5774.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PBJ Navy B-25 Mitchell Memorial Day 2025</image:title><image:caption>The North American B-25 Mitchell, U.S. Navy variant PBJ, flying for the Palm Springs Air Museum 2025 Memorial Day program. This twin-engine medium bomber—painted in its dark Navy blue scheme and equipped with forward-firing machine guns—recalls the aircraft’s unique role in the Pacific theater. Operated by Marine Corps and Navy squadrons, the PBJ carried out low-level strikes, anti-shipping missions, and close air support. Its flyover serves as a tribute to those who flew dangerous missions from remote island bases, honoring their courage and contribution to the Allied victory.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pbj_may-26-2025_a7i5771.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PBJ Navy B-25 Mitchell Memorial Day 2025</image:title><image:caption>The North American B-25 Mitchell, U.S. Navy variant PBJ, flying for the Palm Springs Air Museum 2025 Memorial Day program. This twin-engine medium bomber—painted in its dark Navy blue scheme and equipped with forward-firing machine guns—recalls the aircraft’s unique role in the Pacific theater. Operated by Marine Corps and Navy squadrons, the PBJ carried out low-level strikes, anti-shipping missions, and close air support. Its flyover serves as a tribute to those who flew dangerous missions from remote island bases, honoring their courage and contribution to the Allied victory.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/t28_may-26-2025_a7i5728.jpg</image:loc><image:title>T-28 Trojan Memorial Day 2025</image:title><image:caption>The North American T-28 Trojan, flying for the Palm Springs Air Museum 2025 Memorial Day program. Originally designed as a post-WWII trainer, the T-28 evolved into a versatile aircraft used in combat during the Vietnam War. With its radial engine roar and clean lines, this aircraft represents a generation of pilots who trained and served during the Cold War era. Its flyover honors both the legacy of military aviation training and the transitional period between propeller-driven and jet-powered flight.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pbj_may-26-2025_a7i5779.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PBJ Navy B-25 Mitchell Memorial Day 2025</image:title><image:caption>The North American B-25 Mitchell, U.S. Navy variant PBJ, flying for the Palm Springs Air Museum 2025 Memorial Day program. This twin-engine medium bomber—painted in its dark Navy blue scheme and equipped with forward-firing machine guns—recalls the aircraft’s unique role in the Pacific theater. Operated by Marine Corps and Navy squadrons, the PBJ carried out low-level strikes, anti-shipping missions, and close air support. Its flyover serves as a tribute to those who flew dangerous missions from remote island bases, honoring their courage and contribution to the Allied victory.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/c47_may-26-2025_a7i5682.jpg</image:loc><image:title>C-47 Memorial Day Flyover 2025</image:title><image:caption>The C-47 Skytrain, "What’s Up Doc?", flying for the Palm Springs Air Museum 2025 Memorial Day program. This restored World War II-era transport aircraft—its olive drab fuselage, invasion stripes, and distinctive nose art—stands out against the desert sky, evoking the crucial role these aircraft played in dropping paratroopers, towing gliders, and delivering supplies in combat zones. The flyover honors the legacy of those who served and sacrificed, connecting past missions to present remembrance.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pb4y_may-26-2025_a7i5635.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P4Y-2G Super Privateer Memorial Day 2025</image:title><image:caption>The Consolidated P4Y-2G Super Privateer, flying for the Palm Springs Air Museum 2025 Memorial Day program. This rare, late-war patrol bomber—once used by the U.S. Navy and later converted for aerial firefighting—shows off its distinctive long fuselage, tall tail, and turreted nose as it passes over the desert landscape. As the only remaining airworthy example of its kind, the Super Privateer represents the often-overlooked maritime and patrol roles in WWII aviation history. Its flight honors the service and sacrifice of those who flew long, dangerous missions far from the headlines.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/p51_may-26-2025_a7i5693.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P-51 Mustang "Bunny" Memorial Day 2025</image:title><image:caption>The P-51 Mustang, "Bunny", flying for the Palm Springs Air Museum 2025 Memorial Day program. This iconic World War II fighter aircraft—finished in polished aluminum with red trim honoring the Tuskegee Airmen—cuts a sharp profile against the desert sky. Known for its long-range escort missions and combat effectiveness, the Mustang represents both airpower and the historic legacy of the first African American fighter pilots. The flyover pays tribute to their courage and the enduring impact of those who served.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/pb4y_may-26-2025_a7i5497.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P4Y-2G Super Privateer Memorial Day 2025</image:title><image:caption>The Consolidated P4Y-2G Super Privateer, flying for the Palm Springs Air Museum 2025 Memorial Day program. This rare, late-war patrol bomber—once used by the U.S. Navy and later converted for aerial firefighting—shows off its distinctive long fuselage, tall tail, and turreted nose as it passes over the desert landscape. As the only remaining airworthy example of its kind, the Super Privateer represents the often-overlooked maritime and patrol roles in WWII aviation history. Its flight honors the service and sacrifice of those who flew long, dangerous missions far from the headlines.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-27T19:28:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/05/26/sonic-hot-dogs-for-memorial-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/sonic_dogs-5-23-25-a0036503-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sonic Hot Dogs – All-American and Chili Cheese Coney Stack</image:title><image:caption>A stack of Sonic fast food hot dogs photographed against a black background. The composition features five All-American hot dogs, each topped with ketchup, mustard, relish, and chopped onions, alongside five Chili Cheese Coneys covered in melted cheddar cheese and beef chili. The arrangement emphasizes the contrast between the bright toppings and the dark, minimal backdrop, highlighting the unstyled, straight-from-the-wrapper presentation central to my From Bag to Background series. Captured in natural proportions without food styling or manipulation, the image presents a casual excess typical of American summer fast food culture.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-26T13:51:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/05/22/memorial-day-1934-meltdown-created-carvel/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/carvel-5-21-25-a0036417-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Carvel Original: The American Ice Cream Cake</image:title><image:caption>A Carvel original round ice cream cake, a classic combination of chocolate and vanilla ice cream layers, separated by Carvel’s signature chocolate crunchies and topped with whipped frosting and bright sprinkles. The Carvel cake traces its roots to 1934, when founder Tom Carvel sold melting ice cream from a broken-down truck in Hartsdale, New York. That roadside moment led to the invention of soft-serve and ultimately the American ice cream cake tradition.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-31T01:37:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/05/19/emily-on-skates-field-testing-car-hop-fast-food/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-19T17:11:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/05/18/airspace-closed-over-downtown-palm-springs-following-bombing/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/clinic_bombing_tfr_may-18-2025screen-shot-2025-05-18-at-9.23.39-am.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Temporary Flight Restriction Over Downtown Palm Springs – May 2025</image:title><image:caption>A satellite view map centered on downtown Palm Springs, California, showing a red circular overlay indicating a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) zone. The restricted area, with a 0.5 nautical mile radius, surrounds the area impacted by a recent bombing incident. The map, captured in ForeFlight, includes visible landmarks such as the Palm Springs International Airport (KPSP), surrounding residential areas, and nearby desert terrain. The overlay illustrates the airspace closure enacted by the FAA for national security reasons, prohibiting drone and unauthorized aircraft operations within the marked zone.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-18T17:15:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/05/16/national-bbq-day-and-a-fast-food-take-on-texas-brisket/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/bbq-5-15-25-a0036245-1-1-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>BBQ Texas Brisket, Fast Food Style</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of three chopped brisket sandwiches from Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, arranged directly on a black background. Each sandwich is filled with smoked Texas-style brisket, chopped and piled high, with visible charred bark, sliced pickles, raw onions, and a generous pour of barbecue sauce. The soft buns are slightly compressed under the weight, and sauce drips onto the surface, emphasizing the messiness and abundance. No food styling—just the sandwiches exactly as served, still warm from the takeout bag. A fast food rendition of Texas BBQ, unfiltered and straightforward.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-16T14:54:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/05/15/title-girls-tamales-and-weed-a-roadside-stack/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/showgirls_apr-28-2025_dsc2422-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Plaza of Priorities</image:title><image:caption>The roadside sign for Showgirls Gentlemen’s Club in Cathedral City delivers an unintentionally perfect lineup. At the top, the club’s retro-script logo promises neon-lit adult entertainment. Below it, a blue placard reads “GENTLEMEN’S CLUB” in formal serif, like a polite disclaimer. But the real punchline is in the stacking — directly underneath sit signs for The Tamale Spot (Mexican-American food) and Mr. Weed, a cannabis dispensary.&#13;&#13;It’s a vertical trifecta: girls, tamales, and weed — the holy trinity of vices, all under one stucco arch. Against the backdrop of desert mountains and palm trees, the sign reads like a roadside joke with perfect comedic timing.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/showgirls_apr-28-2025_dsc2422.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Plaza of Priorities</image:title><image:caption>The roadside sign for Showgirls Gentlemen’s Club in Cathedral City delivers an unintentionally perfect lineup. At the top, the club’s retro-script logo promises neon-lit adult entertainment. Below it, a blue placard reads “GENTLEMEN’S CLUB” in formal serif, like a polite disclaimer. But the real punchline is in the stacking — directly underneath sit signs for The Tamale Spot (Mexican-American food) and Mr. Weed, a cannabis dispensary.&#13;&#13;It’s a vertical trifecta: girls, tamales, and weed — the holy trinity of vices, all under one stucco arch. Against the backdrop of desert mountains and palm trees, the sign reads like a roadside joke with perfect comedic timing.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-15T21:15:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/05/14/real-whoppers/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/whopper-9-12-24-a0033673-1-1-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Whoppers</image:title><image:caption>The Whopper, Burger King's iconic sandwich, first created in 1957 as a direct competitor to the McDonald's Quarter-Pounder. It’s legendary slogan, 'Home of the Whopper,' became unforgettable over the years. And right here, we have a delicious variation — the Double Whopper.&#13;&#13;Prints available by request to Ian@SecondFocus. Thanks!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-14T16:11:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/05/13/mcdonalds-apple-pie-on-national-apple-pie-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/apple_pie-5-12-25-a0036183-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>McDonald’s Apple Pies, Unwrapped and Stacked</image:title><image:caption>A stack of McDonald’s Apple Pies, photographed against a deep black background. The pies are casually arranged, some whole and some broken open to reveal their golden, syrupy apple filling. The signature lattice-style pastry tops are visibly crisp, with caramelized edges and a flaky texture. The contrast between the warm tones of the pies and the stark black backdrop draws attention to their form and texture, highlighting the mass-produced precision and nostalgic familiarity of this longtime menu staple. Part of my ongoing series documenting fast food items exactly as served—unpackaged, unstyled, and iconic.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-13T17:21:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/05/11/harvey-girls/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/harvey_girls_may-07-2025_dsc2434-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Rules, Rooms, and Rigor: Life as a Harvey Girl</image:title><image:caption>Photographed inside the Casa del Desierto in Barstow, this exhibit panel offers a glimpse into the daily life and strict expectations of the Harvey Girls—the legendary waitresses of the Fred Harvey Company who served across the American West during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.&#13;&#13;The collage includes historical images of dormitory-style rooms, a vintage kitchen scene, and three uniformed Harvey Girls standing side by side. Alongside these visuals is a list of house rules that reads like a code of conduct for Victorian discipline: No makeup. No jewelry. No stains. No dust. No flirting. No men in dorms EVER.&#13;&#13;These women were more than servers—they were icons of frontier respectability, trained to exacting standards in an era when few job opportunities were available to women outside the home. The Harvey Girls helped tame the image of the West, serving fine meals and fresh orange juice with a side of strict etiquette.&#13;&#13;Today, their legacy is honored not only in exhibits like this, but in the stories of how they helped civilize the railways, one spotless napkin at a time.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-11T00:24:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/05/10/national-shrimp-day-and-popeyes/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/shrimp_fried-5-8-24-a0031107-1-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fried Shrimp</image:title><image:caption>Called the best tasting of all the fast food fried shrimp. From Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen with over 3700 locations world-wide.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-10T15:16:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/05/10/just-tequila-maybe-that-works/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/tequila_may-07-2025_dsc2482.jpg</image:loc><image:title>All That’s Left Is Tequila</image:title><image:caption>Photographed in Barstow, this is the former Hacienda Tequila Restaurant—now showing signs of life with a fresh coat of paint. Bright yellow stucco, crisp green trim, and carefully masked edges suggest someone’s getting serious about revival. But the marquee? It simply reads “Tequila,” as if that alone might be enough to draw in the next generation of travelers.&#13;&#13;Once a popular stop for Mexican and seafood dishes along Old Highway 58, the restaurant served locals and tourists heading through the Mojave Desert, just off the historic Route 66 corridor. Now partially restored but still empty, the building stands at a crossroads—caught between nostalgia and reinvention. Whether it reopens as a restaurant or something entirely new, for now it serves up a solid roadside mood: sun, stucco, and tequila.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-10T00:45:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/05/04/smoke-and-sauce-national-barbecue-month/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/bbq_ribs-5-14-24-a0031176-1-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>BBQ Ribs</image:title><image:caption>Barbecue pork ribs from Dickey's Barbecue Pit. Dickey's first location was in Dallas, Texas established in 1941. Now with over 500 locations worldwide.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-04T20:49:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/05/03/white-castle-and-the-birth-of-the-fast-food-burger/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/little_burgers.jpg</image:loc><image:title>White Castle</image:title><image:caption>White Castle hamburgers and cheeseburgers. From frozen.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-03T20:37:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/05/02/uncensored-and-hanging-you-looked/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/through_the_lens_may-01-2025-img_2448.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Watching Them Look at You Looked</image:title><image:caption>From tonight’s opening of "Through the Lens" at the Artists Center in Palm Desert. I photographed this moment as viewers spent time with my piece "You Looked", now on display through May 25. Always interesting to quietly watch people engage with the work.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-02T16:12:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/05/01/you-looked-now-come-see-it-for-real/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/you-looked.jpg</image:loc><image:title>You Looked</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-05-01T21:03:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/04/30/b-29-doc-over-palm-springs/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/b29_doc_apr-29-2025_a7i5202.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Arrival of B-29 Superfortress *Doc* in Palm Springs</image:title><image:caption>The B-29 Superfortress *Doc* arrives in Palm Springs, its polished aluminum skin gleaming under the desert sun. One of only two B-29s still flying today, *Doc* is a rare World War II-era bomber that continues to inspire awe with every landing.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-04-30T00:00:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/04/28/emily-picks-up-a-shift-and-updates-on-my-fast-food-project/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/emily-diner.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Emily Picks Up A Shift</image:title><image:caption>Somewhere between the cloud and the curbside, Emily, my AI assistant, at the local diner. No digital interface, no chat window. Just roller skates, a tray of fries, a burger, and a milkshake.&#13;She’s been helping behind the scenes on my fast food photography series, From Bag To Background. Today, she picked up a shift.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-04-28T00:34:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/04/26/when-fast-food-isnt-burgers-and-fries/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pollo_loco-4-25-25-a0036082-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>El Pollo Loco Fire-Grilled Chicken with Rice, Beans, and Tortillas</image:title><image:caption>Fire-grilled citrus-marinated chicken from El Pollo Loco, served with traditional sides of Spanish rice, pinto beans, and warm corn tortillas — a simple, original combination that helped define the chain’s menu since its early days.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-04-26T20:14:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/04/25/whats-left-behind-on-the-parchment/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/parchment-4-23-25-a0035986-1-2-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>After the Bake: Traces of Pigs In A Blanket</image:title><image:caption>The parchment left behind after baking Hebrew National beef franks wrapped in puff pastry. Browned impressions mark where each one once rested—evidence of heat, placement, and process.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-04-25T20:51:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/04/25/you-looked-at-through-the-lens/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ttl_logo_2025.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ttl_logo_2025</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-04-25T00:05:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/04/24/pigs-in-a-blanket-straight-from-the-oven/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/pigsinablanket-4-22-25-a0035970-1-1-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pigs In A Blanket, Straight From the Box</image:title><image:caption>Hebrew National beef franks wrapped in puff pastry, baked and dropped onto a black background. Unstyled, untouched, just as they landed—crispy edges, flaky pastry, and the familiar simplicity of pigs in a blanket.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-04-24T15:28:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/04/23/national-english-muffin-day-no-styling-required/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/english_muffins-4-20-25-a0035907-1-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Thomas’ English Muffins — Nooks, Crannies, and Tradition Since 1880</image:title><image:caption>A casual pile of toasted Thomas’ English Muffins, split by hand to reveal their signature nooks and crannies. Photographed against a black background, the golden tops and airy interiors highlight the unstyled simplicity that’s made them a breakfast staple since 1880.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-04-23T15:13:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/04/22/emily-does-everything-even-the-mail/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/emily_poolside_apr-20-2025chatgpt-image-apr-20-2025-03_50_05-pm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>My AI Assistant Handles All Poolside Paperwork</image:title><image:caption>Emily, my AI assistant, handling old-fashioned letter correspondence for me, poolside at my house in Palm Springs. Digital or analog—she adapts to the task.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-04-22T00:17:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/04/15/national-mcdonalds-day-big-macs-mcnuggets-fries-and-apple-pie-from-bag-to-background/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/mcdonalds_day-4-14-25-a0035869-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>From Bag to Background: Icons of McDonald’s</image:title><image:caption>Big Macs, Chicken McNuggets, fries, and apple pies — photographed straight from the bag to the black background. These four menu staples define the visual and cultural legacy of McDonald’s, each with decades of history behind them. A tribute to National McDonald’s Day, April 15.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-04-15T14:56:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/04/12/national-grilled-cheese-day-sonics-classic/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/grilled_cheese-4-8-25-a0035827-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stacked and Melted: Sonic Grilled Cheese x10</image:title><image:caption>Ten Sonic Drive-In grilled cheese sandwiches, stacked in a golden, melty heap. Each one built with thick Texas toast and classic American cheese—photographed exactly as served. No styling, no garnish. Just fast food simplicity on a black background.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-04-12T15:41:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/04/11/building-a-stack-sonic-grilled-cheese-x10/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-11T20:08:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/04/08/lunch-in-palm-springs-with-my-assistant/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/emily_lunch_palmsprings.jpg</image:loc><image:title>When AI Wears Red</image:title><image:caption>Emily, my AI assistant, met me for lunch in downtown Palm Springs.&#13;She didn’t eat, but she noticed the light.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-04-08T00:34:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/04/07/photographing-the-april-5-trump-protest-for-zuma/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/trump_protest_apr-05-2025_dsc2048.jpg</image:loc><image:title>National Protest Against Trump – Palm Springs</image:title><image:caption>Several thousand demonstrators gathered outside Palm Springs City Hall and along nearby streets as part of a nationwide protest against Donald Trump. Participants held signs, chanted, and listened to speakers during the morning rally, which was one of many events held across the country.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-04-07T01:57:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/04/07/what-was-that-helicopter-over-palm-springs/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/helo_survey_apr-05-2025_a7i4091.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Aerial Survey: Helo in Mapping Flight</image:title><image:caption>A Bell 206L-4 LongRanger helicopter equipped with a gyro-stabilized aerial survey system mounted beneath the fuselage, likely a LiDAR or photogrammetry sensor used for mapping, infrastructure inspection, or terrain analysis. Painted in a red, white, and black scheme with registration number N121LP, the aircraft is operated by Premier Rotors LLC and commonly flies low-altitude linear patterns for data collection.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-04-07T01:34:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/04/06/twinkies-twenty-of-them/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/twinkies-4-5-25-a0035747-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Twenty Twinkies</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of twenty Twinkies, some torn open and piled into a jagged heap against a stark black background. The creamy filling bursts from the spongy centers — inconsistent, uneven, and raw. This isn't food styling. It's snack dissection. The scene teeters between indulgence and collapse, texture and mess, sweetness and waste.&#13;&#13;Twinkies were invented on April 6, 1930, by James Dewar of Hostess in Illinois. Originally banana-filled, they switched to vanilla cream during wartime shortages. Nearly discontinued in 2012, they’ve become a symbol of industrial-era comfort food, cultural kitsch, and American resilience — real or imagined.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-04-06T16:43:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/04/04/stacking-burritos/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-04T00:01:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/04/03/twelve-bean-burritos-for-today/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/burritos-4-2-25-a0035641-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Twelve Bean Burritos</image:title><image:caption>Taco Bell’s Bean Burritos, on the menu since the 1960s, making it one of the brand’s longest-running items. Introduced as part of Glen Bell’s effort to bring Mexican-inspired fast food to American diners, the burrito features refried beans, cheddar cheese, diced onions, and red sauce wrapped in a flour tortilla.&#13;&#13;It became a popular budget item through the 1970s and ’80s, valued for its simplicity and low cost, and remains one of Taco Bell’s most recognizable menu items. The recipe has changed very little over time, and the Bean Burrito continues to be a staple across generations of customers.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-04-03T15:48:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/04/02/tesla-protest-in-cathedral-city-reaches-global-press/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/qatar-tribune-tesla.png</image:loc><image:title>Qatar Tribune Tesla</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-04-02T00:54:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/03/28/something-on-a-stick/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/corn_dogs-3-27-25-a0035584-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Corn Dogs</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of Foster Farms Honey Crunchy Corn Dogs, arranged in a casual pile against a black background. Some are shown whole, while others are sliced cleanly to expose the cross-section—hot dog at the core, surrounded by a uniform layer of fried cornmeal batter. The stark black isolates the subject, allowing the industrial color and texture of this mass-produced American snack to speak for itself. Part of my ongoing series examining fast food as cultural artifact.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-28T17:03:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/03/25/today-is-international-waffle-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/eggo-3-23-25-a0035538-1-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Eggo Stack with Syrup</image:title><image:caption>Eggo waffles casually arranged and drizzled with maple syrup against a black background. The waffles, toasted to a golden brown, show crisp edges and soft grid patterns that catch the glossy sheen of syrup pooling in the pockets. The stark black backdrop isolates the stack, emphasizing the texture and familiar form of this frozen breakfast staple.&#13;&#13;Waffles trace their roots to medieval Europe, evolving from simple grain cakes cooked over an open fire to the patterned grids we recognize today. Eggo waffles were introduced in 1953 by Frank Dorsa in California, originally called “Froffles” before the name was changed to match the brand’s frozen egg-based batter. By the 1970s, the slogan “L’eggo my Eggo” helped turn them into a household name.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-25T14:23:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/03/24/protestors-target-tesla-and-elon-musk/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/tesla_protest_mar-23-2025_dsc1866.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Protestors Rally Outside Tesla Dealership in Cathedral City</image:title><image:caption>Protestors line Perez Road in front of the Tesla dealership in Cathedral City, California, on March 23, 2025. The demonstration drew hundreds of people carrying signs and voicing opposition to Elon Musk, Tesla, and broader political concerns. Organized around themes of democracy, free speech, and corporate accountability, the protest extended along the sidewalk in a peaceful show of dissent.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-24T01:53:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/03/23/happy-national-tamale-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/xlnt_tamales-3-22-25-a0035476-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>XLNT Tamales Since 1894</image:title><image:caption>A stack of XLNT beef tamales, unwrapped and broken open, reveals their dense filling and crumbly masa. The image captures the familiar look of a longtime grocery store staple, photographed against a black background.  &#13;&#13;XLNT has been producing tamales in California since 1894, making it one of the oldest continuously operating Mexican food brands in the United States. Founded in Los Angeles, the company originally sold its tamales from horse-drawn carts before becoming a fixture in West Coast supermarkets. &#13;&#13;Over the decades, XLNT’s beef tamales—packed in parchment and canned or vacuum-sealed—became a pantry item for generations. Today, they are sold frozen, still wrapped in parchment and true to their original recipe. Once described as "California's favorite tamale", the brand holds a place in the history of Americanized Mexican food, bridging convenience with tradition.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-23T14:41:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/03/22/a-missed-launch-a-captured-sky/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/timelapse_mar-20-2025_51-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Crossing Orion: A Night Sky Interrupted</image:title><image:caption>This long-exposure photograph captures a star-filled night sky over a landscape of towering palm trees. The constellation Orion is prominently visible near the center of the frame, its iconic belt of three stars easily recognizable. A red streak of light, likely from an aircraft’s navigation lights, cuts diagonally across the scene, passing directly in front of Orion. The warm illumination on the palm trees adds depth to the foreground, contrasting with the cool tones of the sky. Though the intended SpaceX rocket launch was not in view, the image beautifully showcases the celestial expanse and the movement of human-made lights against the cosmos.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-22T00:39:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/03/21/national-crunchy-taco-day-with-tiny-tacos/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/tiny_tacos-3-20-25-a0035406-1-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jack in the Box Tiny Tacos</image:title><image:caption>Jack in the Box Tiny Tacos, piled onto a black background. The golden, crispy mini taco shells are filled with seasoned meat and topped with melted cheese, shredded lettuce, and a drizzle of taco sauce. The textures range from the crunchy exterior to the gooey cheese and fresh toppings. The stark black backdrop isolates the subject, emphasizing the contrast between the rich, fried tones of the tacos and the vibrant colors of the toppings. The composition highlights the casual, indulgent nature of this fast food favorite.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-21T17:56:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/03/18/meet-emily-my-assistant-who-knows-everything/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/emily_promeai_mar-17-2025-5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Emily_PromeAI_Mar 17 2025-5</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-18T01:06:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/03/15/more-popcorn/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/popcorn-3-12-25-a0035209-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>More Popcorn</image:title><image:caption>A pile of freshly popped popcorn rests against a deep black background, highlighting the light, airy texture of each kernel. The natural variations in shape and subtle golden hues stand out, emphasizing the simplicity and appeal of this timeless snack. The stark contrast isolates the popcorn, drawing attention to its crisp details and inviting, familiar presence.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-15T17:47:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/03/15/ruffles-the-2nd-most-popular-potato-chip-but-whos-1/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ruffles-3-13-25-a0035250-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ruffles Have Ridges</image:title><image:caption>Ruffles potato chips have been a snack staple since 1958, known for their signature ridges that enhance crunch and hold more flavor. Designed to be sturdier than regular chips, Ruffles are perfect for dipping or enjoying straight from the bag. Their distinct texture and bold taste have made them one of the top-selling potato chips in the U.S., living up to the classic tagline: “Ruffles Have Ridges".</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-15T01:37:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/03/14/a-deli-icon-for-national-reuben-day-and-my-st-patricks-day-favorite/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/reuben-3-13-25-a0035323-1-1-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Reuben Sandwich - A Deli Icon</image:title><image:caption>A true deli icon. The Reuben sandwich—layered with corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Russian dressing on crispy grilled rye. A sandwich with history, tracing its roots to early 20th-century America. Some say it was created in Omaha during a late-night poker game in the 1920s, while others credit Reuben’s Delicatessen in New York City. Either way, it’s been a staple for over a century.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-14T18:52:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/03/14/ruffles-have-ridges-a-crisp-drop-for-national-potato-chip-day/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-14T16:49:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/03/13/popcorn-a-cinematic-take-for-national-popcorn-lovers-day/</loc><lastmod>2025-03-13T15:16:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/03/09/the-evolution-of-meatballs-celebrating-national-meatball-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/meatballs-3-8-25-a0035154-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mound of Meatballs</image:title><image:caption>Meatballs have a history as diverse as the flavors they carry, bridging cultures and centuries. The origins of meatballs trace back to ancient Persia, where kofta—ground meat mixed with spices—was first formed into balls and served in rich stews. As trade expanded along the Silk Road, this idea spread to the Middle East, India, and eventually Europe, each region adapting it with local spices and methods.&#13;&#13;In Italy, meatballs, or polpette, were never meant for spaghetti but were served as a standalone dish or in broths. Italian immigrants to America, seeking to stretch limited meat supplies, made larger meatballs and paired them with pasta and marinara sauce, creating the now-iconic Italian-American dish.&#13;&#13;Meanwhile, in Sweden, meatballs (köttbullar) spiced with nutmeg and allspice became a national favorite, often served with creamy gravy and lingonberry sauce. The story goes that King Charles XII brought the recipe back from Turkey in the 18th century, blending Eastern spices with Scandinavian traditions.&#13;&#13;Spain’s albóndigas, rooted in Moorish influence, feature a mix of meats and spices served in tomato-based sauces, a nod to the Arabic word al-bunduq (hazelnut) for their shape.&#13;&#13;Across Asia, meatballs are just as beloved—from Chinese lion’s head meatballs in rich broths to Vietnamese pork meatballs in pho. The adaptability of minced meat mixed with herbs, spices, and fillers has allowed meatballs to evolve into countless forms worldwide, becoming both a comfort food and a culinary canvas.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-09T15:42:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/03/08/mcdonalds-hash-browns-a-fast-food-icon/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/hash_browns-3-7-25-a0035112-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Morning Ritual: McDonald's Hash Browns</image:title><image:caption>A stack of McDonald's hash browns, showcasing the signature golden-brown patties made from grated and partially pre-cooked russet potatoes. Known for their crisp exterior and soft, fluffy interior, these hash browns have been a breakfast favorite since their introduction in 1977. Their uniform oval shape and satisfying texture make them a staple on McDonald's breakfast menu, often paired with breakfast sandwiches or enjoyed on their own. Fried to perfection in vegetable oil, their simple, comforting appeal has contributed to McDonald's success as a popular morning destination.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-08T19:46:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/03/06/celebrating-national-oreo-cookie-day-a-look-at-the-worlds-best-selling-cookie-through-my-lens/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/oreo_cookies-3-6-25-a0035036-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Oreo Cookies</image:title><image:caption>A pile of Oreo cookies, featuring the iconic chocolate wafers embossed with their signature design and sandwiched around a smooth, sweet creme filling. Introduced in 1912, Oreos have become one of the world’s most recognizable and best-selling cookies, known for their balance of rich chocolate and vanilla cream. The photograph captures the familiar texture and indulgent appeal of this classic treat.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-06T19:46:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/03/04/spacex-launch-zuma-press-photo-of-the-month/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/zuma-pom-02-2025.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-04T02:50:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/03/04/forever-marilyn-featured-in-the-times-london-and-zuma-press/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/zuma-marilyn-potd.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/london-times-marilyn.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-04T00:37:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/03/02/the-original-50-years-of-the-egg-mcmuffin/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/egg_mcmuffin-3-1-25-a0034920-1-sm-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Original: 50 Years of the Egg McMuffin</image:title><image:caption>The Egg McMuffin, McDonald's iconic breakfast sandwich, has a rich history that revolutionized fast-food breakfast. It was conceived in 1971 by Herb Peterson, a McDonald's franchisee in Santa Barbara, California. Inspired by Eggs Benedict, Peterson wanted to create a portable, handheld version that could be eaten on the go. He developed a sandwich featuring a freshly cracked egg cooked in a Teflon ring, Canadian bacon, and melted cheese, all served on a toasted English muffin.&#13;&#13;After a successful test run, the Egg McMuffin made its national debut in 1975, becoming the foundation of McDonald's breakfast menu. Its success led McDonald's to expand its breakfast offerings, introducing items like **hotcakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, hash browns, and pastries. Among these additions was the Sausage McMuffin, which replaced the Canadian bacon with a seasoned pork sausage patty, offering a heartier, more indulgent alternative. The Sausage McMuffin with Egg soon followed, combining the best elements of both sandwiches.&#13;&#13;The success of the Egg McMuffin didn’t just transform McDonald's—it redefined fast-food breakfast entirely. Competing chains took notice, with Burger King launching the Croissan'wich in 1983, swapping the English muffin for a flaky croissant. Wendy’s, Jack in the Box, and Dunkin’ also expanded their morning menus, introducing similar breakfast sandwiches with eggs, cheese, and a choice of bacon, sausage, or ham. Even convenience stores and frozen food brands capitalized on the trend, offering ready-to-heat versions in grocery aisles.&#13;&#13;2025 marks the sandwich’s 50th anniversary, celebrating half a century of mornings with McDonald's first-ever breakfast item. The Egg McMuffin’s enduring popularity not only helped cement fast-food breakfast as a daily routine but also influenced an entire industry, proving that a simple idea—an egg on an English muffin—could change the way America starts its day.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-02T17:10:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/03/01/last-day-please-visit/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ace_feb-06-2025-img_2157.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Wet Sexuality of Muscles</image:title><image:caption>My photograph titled "A Wet Sexuality of Muscles" on exhibit at the Artists Center at the Galen. Here the opening reception attended by 500 at this museum qualtiy facility.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-03-01T01:06:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/02/26/forever-marilyn-on-the-move-time-lapse-of-palm-springs-statue-relocation/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-26T18:00:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/02/26/forever-marilyn-moves-palm-springs-icon-shifted-30-feet-to-settle-legal-dispute/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/marilyn_move_feb-25-2025_c4a7299.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Forever Marilyn Moves—Palm Springs Icon Shifted 30 Feet to Settle Legal Dispute</image:title><image:caption>The 26-foot-tall *Forever Marilyn* statue, created by sculptor Seward Johnson, was hoisted by crane early this morning in downtown Palm Springs. This larger-than-life tribute to Marilyn Monroe’s iconic pose from *The Seven Year Itch* was shifted roughly 30 feet to resolve ongoing legal disputes over its placement. Installed in 2021 near the Palm Springs Art Museum, the statue faced criticism and legal challenges regarding public access and aesthetic concerns. This morning’s relocation—just a short distance—marks the conclusion of the legal battles, ensuring Marilyn remains a fixture in the heart of Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-02-26T00:12:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/02/24/vapor-trail-falcon-9/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/spacex_feb-22-2025_c4a7151.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Falcon 9 Vapor Trail</image:title><image:caption>The condensation cloud rising in the sky after a launch. When SpaceX’s rocket engines burn fuel—typically a mix of RP-1 (a refined kerosene) and liquid oxygen—the combustion produces water vapor (along with carbon dioxide). As this hot vapor exits the engine and meets the very cold, high-altitude air, it rapidly cools and condenses into tiny droplets or ice crystals, creating the white, wispy trail. This phenomenon is similar to the contrails seen behind high-flying aircraft.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-02-24T01:06:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/02/17/aerial-survey-over-palm-springs-bell-206-l4-with-sharper-shape-imaging-system/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/helicopter_ps_feb-15-2025_a7i2515-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bell 206-L4 Equipped with Sharper Shape's Heliscope 2.0 Over Palm Springs</image:title><image:caption>A Bell 206-L4 helicopter, tail number N295SJ, is captured mid-flight over Palm Springs. Mounted under its nose is Sharper Shape's Heliscope 2.0, an advanced multi-sensor payload system designed for comprehensive aerial inspections. This system integrates multiple sensors into a single, lightweight unit, enabling simultaneous collection of various data types essential for utility maintenance and vegetation management. The presence of the Heliscope 2.0 suggests the helicopter is engaged in detailed aerial surveys, likely focusing on infrastructure assessment or environmental monitoring. The aircraft's specialized equipment and design underscore its capability for precision data collection in complex operational environments.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/helicopter_ps_feb-15-2025_a7i2515.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bell 206-L4 Equipped with Sharper Shape's Heliscope 2.0 Over Palm Springs</image:title><image:caption>A Bell 206-L4 helicopter, tail number N295SJ, is captured mid-flight over Palm Springs. Mounted under its nose is Sharper Shape's Heliscope 2.0, an advanced multi-sensor payload system designed for comprehensive aerial inspections. This system integrates multiple sensors into a single, lightweight unit, enabling simultaneous collection of various data types essential for utility maintenance and vegetation management. The presence of the Heliscope 2.0 suggests the helicopter is engaged in detailed aerial surveys, likely focusing on infrastructure assessment or environmental monitoring. The aircraft's specialized equipment and design underscore its capability for precision data collection in complex operational environments.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-02-17T15:20:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/02/13/fast-casual-vs-fast-food-a-look-at-farmer-boys-most-popular-sandwiches/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/farmer_boys-2-12-25-a0034842-1-sm-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Farmer Boys Favorites: Signature Burgers &amp; Fried Chicken Sandwiches</image:title><image:caption>This photograph features four Farmer Boys sandwiches stacked against a black background. The lineup includes the Farmer’s Burger, Big Cheese, Loaded Classic Fried Chicken Sandwich, and Classic Fried Chicken Sandwich — all among the chain’s most popular menu items.  &#13;&#13;Founded in 1981 in Perris, California, Farmer Boys started as a single restaurant. Today, the chain has over 100 locations across California, Nevada, and Arizona. While Farmer Boys offers over-the-counter ordering and drive-thru service, it differentiates itself from traditional fast food with freshly prepared, made-to-order meals rather than pre-made or heat-lamp-held options.  &#13;&#13;The Farmer’s Burger and Big Cheese feature flame-grilled beef patties and crisp produce, while the Loaded Classic Fried Chicken Sandwich and Classic Fried Chicken Sandwich are made with hand-battered fried chicken fillets on toasted brioche buns.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/farmer_boys-2-12-25-a0034842-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Farmer Boys Favorites: Signature Burgers &amp; Fried Chicken Sandwiches</image:title><image:caption>This photograph features four Farmer Boys sandwiches stacked against a black background. The lineup includes the Farmer’s Burger, Big Cheese, Loaded Classic Fried Chicken Sandwich, and Classic Fried Chicken Sandwich — all among the chain’s most popular menu items.  &#13;&#13;Founded in 1981 in Perris, California, Farmer Boys started as a single restaurant. Today, the chain has over 100 locations across California, Nevada, and Arizona. While Farmer Boys offers over-the-counter ordering and drive-thru service, it differentiates itself from traditional fast food with freshly prepared, made-to-order meals rather than pre-made or heat-lamp-held options.  &#13;&#13;The Farmer’s Burger and Big Cheese feature flame-grilled beef patties and crisp produce, while the Loaded Classic Fried Chicken Sandwich and Classic Fried Chicken Sandwich are made with hand-battered fried chicken fillets on toasted brioche buns.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-02-13T18:44:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/02/09/national-pizza-day-x-super-bowl-sunday-a-perfect-pairing-%f0%9f%8d%95%f0%9f%8f%88/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/pizza_pepperoni-2-7-25-a0034762-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pepperoni Pizza</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of a freshly baked pepperoni pizza from Domino’s, set against a black background. The golden, cheese-covered crust is crisp and slightly bubbled, while the pepperoni slices curl at the edges. The melted mozzarella blends with the tomato sauce beneath, creating a classic take on this staple of American fast food. Domino’s, one of the biggest pizza chains in the world, delivers this fan-favorite, and it’s no surprise that pepperoni pizza remains the most popular choice among pizza lovers. Captured in high detail, the image highlights the textures and rich colors of the pizza.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-02-11T21:18:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/02/11/photographing-spacexs-falcon-9-night-launch-23-starlink-satellites/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/spacex_feb-10-2025-_a7i2384.jpg</image:loc><image:title>SpaceX Satellite Launch</image:title><image:caption>SpaceX launch of the Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This is the 23rd flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched NROL-153, NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8, Transporter-9, NROL-146, Bandwagon-2, and 13 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-02-11T21:10:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/02/10/mms-in-motion-a-study-in-color-texture/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-10T18:08:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/02/07/now-on-exhibit-at-the-artists-center-at-the-galen/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ace_feb-06-2025-img_2157.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A Wet Sexuality of Muscles</image:title><image:caption>My photograph titled "A Wet Sexuality of Muscles" on exhibit at the Artists Center at the Galen. Here the opening reception attended by 500 at this museum qualtiy facility.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-02-07T17:55:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/02/05/pivotal-evtol-lands-vertically-a-look-at-the-future-of-electric-aviation/</loc><lastmod>2025-02-05T00:49:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/02/02/national-tater-tot-day-a-classic-fast-food-favorite/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/tater_tots-1-31-25-a0034729-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sonic Tater Tots</image:title><image:caption>Tater tots were invented in 1953 by F. Nephi Grigg and Golden Grigg, founders of the Ore-Ida company. Originally created as a way to use leftover potato scraps from French fry production, the small, deep-fried cylinders quickly became a popular side dish across diners, school cafeterias, and fast-food menus. Ore-Ida trademarked the name “Tater Tots,” making it synonymous with the crispy, golden-brown potato bites that remain a staple of American comfort food.&#13;&#13;Sonic Drive-In has served tater tots since at least the 1960s, making them a signature menu item alongside their burgers, hot dogs, and milkshakes. Unlike many fast-food chains that primarily focus on French fries, Sonic offers multiple potato options, with their tots standing out for their crisp texture and deep-fried appeal. Served plain or loaded with cheese, bacon, ranch, or chili, Sonic’s tater tots are a nostalgic part of the drive-in experience, evoking the golden era of car culture. Some locations even celebrate them with "Tot Tuesday" promotions, reinforcing their place in fast-food history.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-02-02T16:47:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/01/29/the-crunch-heard-around-the-world-national-corn-chip-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/corn_chips-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Corn Chips</image:title><image:caption>The original Frito corn chips first cearted in 1932.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-01-29T17:40:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/01/27/national-chocolate-cake-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/hostess_cupcake-5-8-24-a0031140-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hostess CupCake</image:title><image:caption>The Hostess CupCake first sold on May 10, 1919. Hostess now sells over 600 million per year.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-01-27T17:47:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/01/25/national-fish-taco-day-rubios-baja-style-tacos/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/rubios_tacos-5-26-24-a0031471-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Rubio's Original Fish Tacos</image:title><image:caption>Ralph Rubio opened his first restaurant in 1983 following the idea of serving  fish tacos like he had at a fish stand in Baja Mexico. Now, Rubio's Coastal Grill, with 153 locations.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-01-25T17:57:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/01/24/spacex-launch-3/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/spacex_jan-24-2025_a7i1649.jpg</image:loc><image:title>SpaceX Launch 01-24-2025</image:title><image:caption>SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Seen here with booster rockets falling away.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-01-24T16:40:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/01/22/accepted-ace-2025-a-wet-sexuality-of-muscles/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ace-2025-acceptance.png</image:loc><image:title>ACE 2025 Acceptance</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-01-22T21:22:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/01/19/celebrating-national-popcorn-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/popcorn-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Popcorn</image:title><image:caption>Popcorn</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-01-19T20:50:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/01/15/national-bagel-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/bagels-7-24-24-a0032791-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bagels</image:title><image:caption>The Bagel is a bread roll with origins in the Jewish communities of Poland in the 16th century. Now made in all kinds of varieties, the toasting of Bagels in NewYork City is almost considered a sacrilege.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-01-15T17:17:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/01/14/national-hot-pastrami-sandwich-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pastrami_shermans-1-13-25-a0034657-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>New York-Style Hot Pastrami Sandwiches</image:title><image:caption>A close-up of classic New York-style hot pastrami sandwiches on rye bread, generously stacked with tender, marbled pastrami and slathered with vibrant yellow mustard, set against a stark black background. The thick layers of smoky, flavorful pastrami spill out from between the slices of rye, embodying the indulgence of an iconic deli tradition. The bold composition and dramatic lighting highlight the rich textures and hearty appeal, making this image a fitting tribute for National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day January 14th.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-01-14T17:09:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/01/13/3-billion-pizzas-every-year/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pepperoni_pizza-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pepperoni Pizza</image:title><image:caption>Domino's Pepperoni Pizza</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-01-13T20:25:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/01/11/waxing-gibbous-moon-clarity-after-the-winds/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/moon_jan-10-2025_dsf9163.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Waxing Gibbous Moon: Clarity After the Winds</image:title><image:caption>The Waxing Gibbous Moon, captured three days before it reached its full phase. The heavy winds that previously shrouded the sky with dust cleared, revealing the moon's surface in sharp detail. Its craters and lunar features are illuminated against the inky blackness of the night, creating a serene and timeless celestial portrait.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-01-11T23:58:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/01/11/1987-original-kodachrome-slide-lynn-lowton/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/lynn_lowton_dec-28-2024img_2067-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lynn Lowton</image:title><image:caption>1987 Original 35mm slide in my collection. Lynn Lowton also known as Lynx, became Europe's "Most Glamorous Magician" and "Britain's Only Naked Magician". She also worked as an exotic dancer and appeared under various names in the porn film industry.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-01-11T01:36:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/01/08/air-force-one-departure/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/screen-shot-2025-01-08-at-12.20.16-pm-af1-af1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-01-08T21:37:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2025/01/07/standing-next-to-fine-art-a-life-sized-naked-woman/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ac_reception_dec-12-2024_img_2022.webp</image:loc><image:title>ac_reception_dec-12-2024_img_2022</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-01-07T23:53:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/12/30/national-bacon-day-a-tribute-to-bacon-classics/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/blt-7-21-24-a0032713-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>BLT</image:title><image:caption>The classic Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato sandwich. Possibly first created since before 1900, it is the 6th most popular sandwich in the USA.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-30T18:38:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/12/28/the-first-300-million-and-you-own-it/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/amadea_superyacht_dec-21-2024__c4a6697.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Seized $300 Million Superyacht Amadea in San Diego</image:title><image:caption>Superyacht *Amadea* docked in San Diego, showcasing its sleek design and opulent multi-deck structure against the industrial waterfront. Measuring an impressive 348 feet (106 meters) in length, this $300 million vessel features a helipad, a swimming pool, lavish interiors, and accommodations for up to 16 guests and 36 crew members. Seized by the U.S. government due to its ties to Russian sanctions enforcement, the yacht has been at the center of controversy, with reports highlighting the significant maintenance costs—running into millions annually—required to manage the ship while its ownership remains under dispute.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-28T22:04:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/12/26/the-shell-colors-for-christmas/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-26T00:11:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/12/24/christmas-bubble-dancer/</loc><lastmod>2024-12-24T23:30:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/12/16/national-chocolate-covered-anything-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/chocolate_strawberries-12-15-24-a0034543-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Chocolate-Covered Strawberries: Cut and Stacked</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of chocolate-covered strawberries on a black background. The strawberries are cut and stacked, each coated in smooth dark chocolate that reveals glimpses of the red fruit beneath. Dramatic lighting highlights the glossy surfaces and sharp details, capturing every edge and texture with precision. Chocolate-covered strawberries are one of the most popular chocolate-dipped treats, alongside pretzels, almonds, bananas, and marshmallows. The stark black backdrop intensifies the visual impact, drawing attention to the irregular arrangement of this classic indulgence for National Chocolate Covered Anything Day, December 16th.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-16T16:49:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/12/15/the-mcrib-stacked-and-photographed/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/mcrib-12-14-24-a0034516-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stacked McRibs: A Limited-Time Indulgence</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of six McDonald’s McRib sandwiches, casually stacked onto a black background. The sandwiches, fresh from their packaging, showcase the signature barbecue-glazed pork patties, cornmeal-dusted buns, and toppings of crisp white onions and pickles. The glossy barbecue sauce seeps between layers, adding a sense of excess and texture. The dramatic black backdrop isolates the subject, enhancing the visual impact of this limited-time McDonald’s menu item. The photograph’s careful lighting and composition elevate the presentation while preserving the unstyled, straight-from-the-bag authenticity of the stack.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-15T17:08:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/12/13/nude-at-the-artists-council/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ac_reception_dec-12-2024_img_2019.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gallery Contains Nudity</image:title><image:caption>My life size photograph on display at the exhibition opening reception of the Artists Council. Rarely seen in these exhibitis, a woman full frontal nudity. The only nude, it seems to have required warning signs at the two entances.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ac_reception_dec-12-2024_img_2022.jpg</image:loc><image:title>My Picture at an Exhibition</image:title><image:caption>My life size photograph on display at the exhibition opening reception of the Artists Council. Rarely seen in these exhibitis, a woman full frontal nudity.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-13T22:28:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/12/10/join-me-at-the-reception/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/tempimagegminnd.jpg</image:loc><image:title>tempImageGMINNd</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-12-10T19:48:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/11/29/making-thanksgiving-easier/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/tempimage4bq2ky.jpg</image:loc><image:title>tempImage4bq2KY</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-29T01:09:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/11/27/its-magic/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-27T20:22:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/11/23/a-look-at-raising-canes-chicken-fingers/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/canes-11-22-24-a0034337-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Chicken Fingers</image:title><image:caption>Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers with their signature Cane’s Sauce. Founded in 1996 by Todd Graves, Raising Cane’s is a newer name in the fast-food world but has gained a loyal following.&#13;&#13;Fun fact: Graves also created National Chicken Finger Day, celebrated each year on July 27.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-23T18:37:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/11/20/photographing-history-trumps-coachella-rally/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/trump_coachella_oct-12-2024__a7i0895-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Trump Rally In Coachella</image:title><image:caption>Donald Trump speaking at his campaign rally in Coachella.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-20T03:01:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/11/19/national-pop-tart-day-a-rivalry-worth-toasting/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/pop_tarts-5-14-24-a0031236-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pop Tarts</image:title><image:caption>Pop Tarts; Strawberry, Blueberry and Cherry.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-19T19:02:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/11/16/national-fast-food-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/big_macs-11-15-24-a0034257-1-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Big Macs</image:title><image:caption>A close-up photograph of a pile of Big Macs against a very black background. The layers of buns, lettuce, cheese, and patties are stacked and slightly overlapping, highlighting the classic structure of the burger. The arrangement emphasizes abundance and fast food culture, with the bold colors standing out against the dark backdrop.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-16T20:45:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/11/16/real-enough-to-bite/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/big_tacos_nancy_nov-14-2024_img_8642-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Big Tacos Fan</image:title><image:caption>Fun moment with my friend Nancy, fully embracing the *idea* of the tacos!   &#13;&#13;When I’ve displayed my aluminum prints of ice cream, I’ve even had to clean up lip and tongue marks—too realistic to resist! The tacos are just as vibrant and tempting, printed on aluminum with colors so rich they almost feel edible.  &#13;&#13;See *"Big Tacos"* and more at the Artists Center at the Galen, open through December 8th!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/big_tacos_nancy_nov-14-2024_img_8645-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Big Tacos Fan</image:title><image:caption>Fun moment with my friend Nancy, fully embracing the *idea* of the tacos!   &#13;&#13;When I’ve displayed my aluminum prints of ice cream, I’ve even had to clean up lip and tongue marks—too realistic to resist! The tacos are just as vibrant and tempting, printed on aluminum with colors so rich they almost feel edible.  &#13;&#13;See *"Big Tacos"* and more at the Artists Center at the Galen, open through December 8th!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-16T02:00:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/11/15/big-tacos-at-the-galen/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/big_tacos_rf-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Big Tacos at the Galen</image:title><image:caption>Rosemary with my photograph "Big Tacos" at the opening of the "Off The Wall" art exhibition.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-15T20:45:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/11/14/national-pickle-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/pickles-5-14-24-a0031204-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pickles</image:title><image:caption>Whole dill pickles and pickle spears.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-14T17:59:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/11/14/big-tacos/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ac-big-tacos.png</image:loc><image:title>AC Big Tacos</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-14T00:20:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/11/13/apple-upside-down/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/aristodeme_7-14-15_1900-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Apple Upside Down</image:title><image:caption>This is why Apple probably won’t be calling me for their next ad campaign. I got the logo upside down.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-13T22:52:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/11/10/scandalous-clues/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/spider_hat-11-9-24-a0034184-1-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Spider Hat</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-10T17:05:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/11/09/chicken-strips/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/chicken_strips.webp</image:loc><image:title>Chicken_Strips</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-09T17:36:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/11/08/rotating-orange-chicken/</loc><lastmod>2024-11-08T22:05:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/11/05/national-chinese-food-takeout-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/orange_chicken-11-4-24-a0034173-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Orange Chicken</image:title><image:caption>A vibrant close-up of Panda Express’ signature Orange Chicken, glistening in its tangy-sweet sauce. The crispy, golden-brown chicken pieces are perfectly coated, with flecks of orange zest and sesame seeds peeking through. This dish, created in 1987 by Panda Express' head chef Andy Kao, quickly became the chain’s most beloved item, fueling the brand's rise in popularity across the U.S. and beyond. With over 2,000 locations worldwide, Panda Express continues to serve millions of customers who crave the bold, addictive flavors of their Orange Chicken—a dish that has become a fast-food legend in its own right. This image captures the essence of a cultural phenomenon, where every bite delivers the perfect balance of sweet, savory, and slightly spicy flavors.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-05T18:32:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/11/04/trump-was-amazing-in-bed/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/penthouse_sandra_taylor_1991_oct-28-2024_img_1908.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sandra Taylor</image:title><image:caption>This original slide transparency features Sandra Taylor, also known as Sandi Korn, Penthouse Pet of the Month in March 1991. She famously said, "Donald Trump was AMAZING in bed': Former Penthouse Pet reveals the presidential hopeful had his secretary track her down after spotting her in a sexy magazine spread... and he didn't disappoint". Along with Trump she is said to have had relationships with other high profile individuals. Following her modeling career, Sandra transitioned into acting, with roles in films such as *Batman Forever*, *L.A. Confidential*, and *Runaway Bride*. This transparency is in my collection acquired from the archives of Bob Guccione, founder of Penthouse Magazine archives. Originally photographed by Hank Londoner.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-04T01:38:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/11/03/world-sandwich-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/banh_mi-11-1-24-a0034148-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Banh Mi</image:title><image:caption>November 3rd, Happy *World Sandwich Day*! It’s also *International* and *National Sandwich Day*—a trifecta celebration of this iconic meal!&#13;&#13;So, what’s the world’s most popular sandwich? Many surveys point to the *Banh Mi*, Vietnam’s delicious gift to sandwich lovers everywhere. This creation brings together crusty French baguette, savory fillings, typically featuring marinated meats like pork or chicken, crispy cucumber, pickled carrots, daikon, fresh cilantro, and spicy chili.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-11-03T17:40:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/10/30/360o-of-snickers/</loc><lastmod>2024-10-30T23:46:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/10/29/clouds-3/</loc><lastmod>2024-10-29T01:03:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/10/28/happy-national-chocolate-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/snickers-10-27-24-a0034090-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Snickers</image:title><image:caption>Snickers</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-10-28T17:03:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/10/27/trump-rally-coachella/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/trump_coachella_oct-12-2024__a7i0895.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Trump Rally In Coachella</image:title><image:caption>Donald Trump speaking at his campaign rally in Coachella.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-10-27T20:41:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/10/26/and-still-running/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/vw_oct-25-2024__c4a6329.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Old VW</image:title><image:caption>An old classic Volkwagon on the road in Ontario California.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-10-29T01:23:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/10/25/giant-taco-alert/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/crazy_coyote_tacos-10-24-24-a0033983-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Giant Taco Alert!</image:title><image:caption>When it comes to big and delicious, these "Giant Tacos" at Crazy Coyote Tacos live up to their name and then some. This is three of these massive tacos loaded… it’s a lot of food. Hidden away in an easy-to-miss shack of a building at the end of the road by Morongo Outlet Mall, this spot has been serving outdoor drive -up food for 25 years. If you know, you know... and if you don’t, you need to find out.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-10-25T15:42:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/10/22/burger-box/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/burger_box-10-21-24-a0033965-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Burger Box</image:title><image:caption>The oldest restaurant in the Coachella Valley. A roadside diner established in 1954. French fries, sliced and made fresh every monring. Double cheeseburgers and burgers with pastrami. Truly a destination.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-10-22T18:56:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/10/22/test-shot/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/penthouse-test-shot.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Test Shot</image:title><image:caption>An original Kodachrome slide from the collection of Bob Guccione of Penthouse Magazine. No name, only marked "Test shot" on the plastic sleeve.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-10-22T00:43:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/10/20/vintage-risque-150/</loc><lastmod>2024-10-20T23:30:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/10/19/where-was-i/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/trump_coachella_oct-12-2024__a7i0554.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Trump Rally In Coachella</image:title><image:caption>A Sheriff sniper is position at the Trump Rally in Coachella.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-10-19T22:19:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/10/16/world-bread-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/white_bread-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>White Bread</image:title><image:caption>Wonder Bread</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-10-16T17:08:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/10/10/mannequin-muse/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/screen-shot-2024-10-10-at-8.40.21-am.png</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2024-10-10 at 8.40.21 AM</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-10-10T16:42:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/10/03/arbys-classic-roast-beef/</loc><lastmod>2024-10-03T19:32:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/10/03/cybertruck-at-the-crossroads/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/joshua_tree_sep-29-2024__c4a6134.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cybertruck at the Crossroads</image:title><image:caption>A Tesla Cybertruck parked in front of the Crossroads Cafe in Josjua Tree.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-10-03T00:15:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/10/01/national-taco-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/taco_bell-3-25-24-a0030393-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Big Tacos</image:title><image:caption>A feast for the eyes, "Big Tacos" captures the mouthwatering allure of a dozen tacos, each dressed with a packet of hot sauce. Can you guess where they’re from? Photographed and displayed on a stunning, exhibition mounted, 40"x30" aluminum print, the image is dye-infused directly into the surface, resulting in a uniquely durable artwork. The vibrant colors and brilliant luminescence make the tacos practically leap off the aluminum, while the exceptional detail invites viewers to savor every bite. The piece combines culinary delight with an elevated, lasting presentation, making it both playful and bold.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-10-01T18:36:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/10/01/fun-to-fly/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/c-47.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>C-47</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-10-01T18:17:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/09/30/flyover-for-buzz-lynch/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/flyover_buzz_lynch_sep-28-2024__a7i0471.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Flyover For Buzz Lynch</image:title><image:caption>George Patrick “Buzz” Lynch, Jr. passed away at age 89 on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Rancho Mirage, CA, with his wife, Maxine Lundt, by his side. Buzz had a remarkable career in the United States Air Force, where he logged approximately 6,000 flight hours and flew 34 different aircraft.&#13;A West Point graduate, Buzz began his Air Force career in 1956, quickly excelling as a pilot. He flew F-100s with the 356th Tactical Fighter Squadron and later earned a Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering before attending the prestigious Air Force Test Pilot School. Buzz completed a combat tour in Vietnam, where he served as a Flight Commander flying F-4 Phantoms. He later led test missions for the F-4 and YA-10, including the first USAF flight of the YA-10, playing a key role in the aircraft's development. His leadership continued at the Air War College, where he graduated as a Distinguished Graduate, and he capped off his career with significant roles in systems testing at Nellis AFB and Wright-Patterson AFB. His awards included the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, and Vietnam Cross of Gallantry.&#13;In recognition of his contributions, two A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, two P-51 Mustangs and a T-28 Trojan performed a memorial flyover today in Palm Springs, California, flying in formation to honor his decades of service and dedication to aviation. September 28, 2024</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/flyover_buzz_lynch_sep-28-2024__a7i0523.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Flyover For Buzz Lynch</image:title><image:caption>George Patrick “Buzz” Lynch, Jr. passed away at age 89 on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Rancho Mirage, CA, with his wife, Maxine Lundt, by his side. Buzz had a remarkable career in the United States Air Force, where he logged approximately 6,000 flight hours and flew 34 different aircraft.&#13;A West Point graduate, Buzz began his Air Force career in 1956, quickly excelling as a pilot. He flew F-100s with the 356th Tactical Fighter Squadron and later earned a Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering before attending the prestigious Air Force Test Pilot School. Buzz completed a combat tour in Vietnam, where he served as a Flight Commander flying F-4 Phantoms. He later led test missions for the F-4 and YA-10, including the first USAF flight of the YA-10, playing a key role in the aircraft's development. His leadership continued at the Air War College, where he graduated as a Distinguished Graduate, and he capped off his career with significant roles in systems testing at Nellis AFB and Wright-Patterson AFB. His awards included the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, and Vietnam Cross of Gallantry.&#13;In recognition of his contributions, two A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, two P-51 Mustangs and a T-28 Trojan performed a memorial flyover today in Palm Springs, California, flying in formation to honor his decades of service and dedication to aviation. September 28, 2024</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/flyover_buzz_lynch_sep-28-2024__a7i0416.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Flyover_Buzz_Lynch_Sep 28 2024__A7I0416</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-09-30T00:33:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/09/25/no-licking/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/screen-shot-2024-09-24-at-5.29.50-pm.png</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2024-09-24 at 5.29.50 PM</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-09-25T17:44:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/09/22/del-taco-then-and-still-now/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-22T20:56:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/09/22/national-ice-cream-cone-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/drumsticks-9-21-24-a0033772-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ice Cream Drumsticks</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-09-22T17:30:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/09/21/the-happy-hooligan/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/screen-shot-2024-09-21-at-2.08.13-pm.png</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2024-09-21 at 2.08.13 PM</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-09-21T21:10:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/09/21/national-pepperoni-pizza-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/pepperoni_pizza.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pepperoni Pizza</image:title><image:caption>Domino's Pepperoni Pizza</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-09-21T00:02:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/09/18/national-cheeseburger-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/sonic-6-21-24-a0031689-1-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sonic Cheeseburger</image:title><image:caption>Sonic Drive-In started in 1953. Making the concept of fast food even faster, Sonic utilized the idea of speakers so customers could order from their drive up parking spot. Then the food would be brought out to the car by roller skating carhops.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-09-18T17:05:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/09/16/national-guacamole-day/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-16T16:33:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/09/15/national-double-cheeseburger-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/carls_doubles-8-13-24-a0033381-1-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Carl's Doubles</image:title><image:caption>A tantalizing close-up of Carl's Jr.'s iconic double cheeseburgers, known for their big, messy, and indulgent appeal. These burgers gained widespread attention starting in 2005, thanks to a series of provocative TV commercials, starting with Paris Hilton, who famously washed a Bentley while showcasing her sexy body and enjoying the latest creation from Carl's Jr.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-09-15T16:33:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/09/13/the-whopper/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-13T22:51:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/09/13/double-whoppers-three/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-13T19:10:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/09/10/rotating-pickles/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-11T13:30:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/09/07/hot-times-cool-art/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/hot-times-cool-art.png</image:loc><image:title>Hot Times Cool Art</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-09-07T19:48:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/09/04/soaring/</loc><lastmod>2024-09-04T21:59:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/08/27/pretzel-baconator/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/pretzel_baconator-8-26-24-a0033562-1-2-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pretzel Baconator</image:title><image:caption>The "Pretzel Baconator," a unique creation from Wendy's, showcases the restaurant's signature approach to indulgent fast food. Founded by Dave Thomas in 1969, Wendy's has grown to become the third-largest hamburger chain globally, boasting over 6,700 locations. This photograph captures the decadent layers of the Pretzel Baconator, featuring a soft pretzel bun, savory beef patties, crispy bacon, melted cheese, and tangy condiments, epitomizing Wendy's innovative spirit and commitment to flavor.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-08-27T22:55:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/08/26/national-toilet-paper-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/aristodeme_7-14-15_1977.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Toilet Paper Couture</image:title><image:caption>Model Aristodeme wearing, almost, Toilet Paper Haute Coutuere.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-08-27T15:50:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/08/22/happy-national-burger-day-uk-%f0%9f%87%ac%f0%9f%87%a7/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/jumbo_jack_aug-20-2024_a0033455-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jumbo Jack</image:title><image:caption>The Jumbo Jack, introduced by Jack In The Box in 1971, was designed to rival McDonald's Big Mac and quickly became known as one of the largest burgers in the fast food industry. Still a staple on the menu today, the only significant change came in 1999 when the original Jack's Secret Sauce was swapped out for ketchup.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-08-22T18:04:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/08/20/taco-tuesday-with-jack/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/tacos-8-20-24-a0033490-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tacos</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-08-20T22:20:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/08/19/world-photography-day/</loc><lastmod>2024-08-19T20:11:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/08/19/national-aviation-day-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/me-c47-12_15_2018.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Me-C47-12_15_2018</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-08-19T19:39:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/08/12/perseid-meteors/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/perseid-aug-12-2024638.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Perseid Meteor Shower</image:title><image:caption>Debris from comet Swift-Tuttle becoming a meteor burning up as it enters Earth's atmosphere.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/perseid-aug-12-2024330.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Perseid Meteor Shower</image:title><image:caption>Debris from comet Swift-Tuttle becoming a meteor burning up as it enters Earth's atmosphere.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/perseid-aug-12-2024329.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Perseid Meteor Shower</image:title><image:caption>Debris from comet Swift-Tuttle becoming a meteor burning up as it enters Earth's atmosphere.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/perseid-aug-11-2024276.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Perseid Meteor Shower</image:title><image:caption>Debris from comet Swift-Tuttle becoming a meteor burning up as it enters Earth's atmosphere.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/perseid-aug-11-2024275.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Perseid Meteor Shower</image:title><image:caption>Debris from comet Swift-Tuttle becoming a meteor burning up as it enters Earth's atmosphere.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-08-12T21:00:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/08/04/national-chocolate-chip-cookie-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/chocolate_chip_cookies-8-1-24-a0032940-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Chocolate Chip Cookies</image:title><image:caption>In 1938, in a delightful twist of culinary history, Ruth Graves Wakefield, anticipating the chocolate to melt into her cookie dough, chopped up chocolate and added it in. To her surprise, the chocolate held its shape, leading to the accidental creation of the chocolate chip cookie. These delicious treats were first served at the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts, owned by Wakefield, and thus became famously known as Toll House Cookies.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-08-04T16:29:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/08/03/national-watermelon-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/watermelon-8-2-24-a0032974-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Watermelon</image:title><image:caption>Watermelon has been cultivated for over 5,000 years, with Spanish settlers cultivating it in Florida as early as 1576 and in Massachusetts by 1629. Today, it remains a beloved summertime treat across the United States.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-08-03T16:39:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/08/02/national-ice-cream-sandwich-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ice_cream_sandwich-8-1-24-a0032898-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ice Cream Sandwiches</image:title><image:caption>The Ice Cream Sandwich was first sold from a pushcart in the Bowery neighborhood of New York City for 1¢. Originally the ice cream was sandwiched between milk biscuits. Soon pushcarts popped up around the city and country during the summer months selling them.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-08-02T16:05:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/07/31/national-avocado-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/avocado-7-30-24-a0032879-1-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Avocado</image:title><image:caption>Avocados</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-31T17:26:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/07/27/record-setting/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/screen-shot-2024-07-26-at-5.05.06-pm.png</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2024-07-26 at 5.05.06 PM</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-28T18:35:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/07/26/national-bagelfest-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/bagels-7-24-24-a0032791-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bagels</image:title><image:caption>The Bagel is a bread roll with origins in the Jewish communities of Poland in the 16th century. Now made in all kinds of varieties, the toasting of Bagels in NewYork City is almost considered a sacrilege.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-26T16:43:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/07/25/national-chili-dog-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/chili_dogs-7-24-24-a0032821-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Chili Dogs</image:title><image:caption>The chili dog perhaps first invented at Art's Famous Chili Dog Stand in Los Angeles. These are from Wienerschnitzel, famous for their fast food hot dogs since 1961.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-25T15:36:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/07/24/tesla-truck-in-black/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tesla_truck-jul-24-2024img_1763.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tesla Truck</image:title><image:caption>Tesla Truck</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tesla_truck-jul-24-2024img_1762.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tesla Truck</image:title><image:caption>Tesla Truck</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tesla_truck-jul-24-2024img_1761.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tesla Truck</image:title><image:caption>Tesla Truck</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-24T23:14:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/07/22/the-buck-moon/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/moon-jul-21-2024_dsf8985.jpg</image:loc><image:title>"Buck" Moon</image:title><image:caption>The full moon in July is called the "Buck" moon named by the Algonquin people of the Northeastern United States. It signifies when the new antlers of the buck deer first become visible above their fur.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-22T17:39:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/07/22/national-blt-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/blt-7-21-24-a0032713-1-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>BLT</image:title><image:caption>The classic Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato sandwich. Possibly first created since before 1900, it is the 6th most popular sandwich in the USA.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-22T16:04:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/07/21/national-ice-cream-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ice_cream-ben_jerrys-7-20-24-a0032664-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ben &amp; Jerry's</image:title><image:caption>Ben &amp; Jerry's, the best selling brand ice cream in the nation. Special flavors here; Phishfood, Chunky Monkey, Cherry Garcia and Gimme S'more!.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-21T16:18:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/07/18/video-again/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/screen-shot-2024-07-17-at-5.31.43-pm.png</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2024-07-17 at 5.31.43 PM</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-18T16:32:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/07/17/national-hot-dog-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/hot_dogs-7-15-24-a0032645-1-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hot Dogs</image:title><image:caption>The Wienerschnitzel original hot dogs, mustard dog and kraut dog.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-17T14:45:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/07/14/fast-food-sexy/</loc><lastmod>2024-07-14T20:44:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/07/14/kajira-on-my-website/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/kajira_10-11-16_15599.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kajira Nude In A Turban</image:title><image:caption>Model Kajira nude posing in a white fashion turban.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-14T01:36:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/07/12/national-french-fry-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/french_fries-7-11-24-a0032549-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>French Fries</image:title><image:caption>French Fries from McDonald's. Considered in many suveys to be the best fast food French Fries.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-12T14:57:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/07/10/fungames-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/11863-1-025.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fun+Games</image:title><image:caption>The opening reception of the Fun+Games art exhibit at the Artists Center at the Galen, a museum-standard facility in Palm Desert, California. And yes, I was featured in this show.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-10T03:59:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/07/07/the-greatest-thing-since-sliced-bread/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/wonder_bread-3-16-24-a0030202-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>White Bread</image:title><image:caption>Wonder Bread</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-07T18:13:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/07/06/national-fried-chicken-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/kfc-3-8-24-a0030152-1-1-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Kentucky Fried Chicken</image:title><image:caption>Kentucky Fried Chicken the Classic Recipe.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-06T16:16:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/07/05/fireworks-through-the-palm-trees-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/fireworks_ps-jul-04-2024_dsf8900-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fireworks Through The Palm Trees</image:title><image:caption>Fireworks from the July 4th celebration illuminate the night sky, framed by the silhouettes of palm trees in Palm Springs, California.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-05T21:07:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/07/04/50-of-nova-enmeshed/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/nova_5-11-16_8926.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nova Enmeshed</image:title><image:caption>Fifty photogrpahs of model Nova nude in a stretch mesh panyhose.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-04T00:55:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/07/03/july-4th-ice-cream/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ice_cream-7-2-24-a0032398-1-2-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ice CReam</image:title><image:caption>Vanilla, Chocolate and Strawberry Ice Cream from Baskin Robbins. Vanilla is the most popular Ice Cream flavor in the world. Followed by chocolate and then strawberry. Baskin Robbins is actually considered a fast food restaurant, number 50 on the list of top 50.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-07-03T19:58:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/06/27/national-onion-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/onions-6-26-24-a0032264-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Onions</image:title><image:caption>Red, yellow, white and sweet brown onions. Four of each weighing a total of almost 15 pounds.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-27T18:52:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/06/25/the-launch-through-the-palms/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/spacex_06-23-2024.jpg</image:loc><image:title>SpaceX_06-23-2024</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-26T00:11:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/06/24/starlink-launch/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/spacex-jun-23-2024_dsf8882.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Starlink Launch</image:title><image:caption>SpaceX launch of 20 Starlink satellites.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-24T04:45:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/06/22/strawberry-moon-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/moon-jun-21-2024_dsf8832.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Strawberry Moon</image:title><image:caption>The Strawberry Moon is the first full moon of Summer when it occurs on the Solstice.  It only happens every 19 - 20 years. Native American Tribles named it to match the short harvest time for Strawberries. It appears reddish because it's close to the horizon and the lowest full Moon of the year.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-22T18:49:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/06/22/national-onion-rings-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sonic-6-21-24-a0031657-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sonic Onion Rings</image:title><image:caption>Sonic Drive-In Onion Rings are made fresh every day. Sweet tasting because the batter ingredients include Vanilla Ice Cream.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/solar_lunar_camera-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Solar_Lunar_Camera</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-22T17:16:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/06/21/high-solar-activity/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sunspots-jun-21-2024_dsf8742.jpg</image:loc><image:title>High Solar Activity</image:title><image:caption>The two large Sunspot areas to the right, designated AR3712 and AR3713, have grown significantly in size to 3900 million square kilometers and 3300 million square kilometers. The dark lower Sunspot area AR3719, has become very active releasing an impulsive flare causing a radio blackout over the Pacific Ocean.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-21T20:31:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/06/21/solar-and-lunar-photography/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/solar_lunar_camera.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Solar_Lunar_Camera</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-21T18:49:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/06/21/dakota-floating-in-sheer-white/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dakota-aug-12-2009_h6z0204-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dakota Floating In White</image:title><image:caption>Dakota in the pool floating in white sheer fabric.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/dakota-aug-12-2009_h6z0204.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dakota Floating In White</image:title><image:caption>Dakota in the pool floating in white sheer fabric.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-21T00:11:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/06/19/dice-at-the-galen/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/me-and-dice-galen-06-13-2024e.jpg</image:loc><image:title>me-and-dice-galen-06-13-2024e</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/me-and-dice-galen-06-13-2024.jpg</image:loc><image:title>me-and-dice-galen-06-13-2024</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-19T18:34:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/06/18/75-of-shauna-on-red-leather/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/7-21-18-shauna_toerner-a0025217.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Shauna On Red Leather</image:title><image:caption>Taking a break on a red leather chaise lounge.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-18T23:53:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/06/17/ar3712-more-active/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sunspot_ar3712-jun-17-2024_dsf8684.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspot AR3712 Grows Larger</image:title><image:caption>The large Sunspot area, designated AR3712, continues to grow and now exhibits a mixed polarity magentic field. This could result in flares and solar winds causing radio disruption and auroral activity on Earth.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-17T19:53:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/06/16/100-of-aristodeme-and-her-shadow/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/aristodeme_3-22-16_8309.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Aristodeme And Her Shadow</image:title><image:caption>Model Aristodeme with her shadow in 100 consecutive poses.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-16T18:44:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/06/16/sunspot-ar3712/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sunspot_ar3712-jun-15-2024_dsf8643.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspot Area AR3712</image:title><image:caption>The large Sunspt area is designated AR3712.  Covering an area five times the surface of the Earth, it had greatly increased in size in the last 24 hours. Flares and magnetic complexity could bring Auroral activity and radio blackouts.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-16T15:57:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/06/12/fungames/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/funngames.jpg</image:loc><image:title>funngames</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-12T16:04:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/06/11/bodybuilding-webcasts/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1232543976_111291.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>1232543976_111291</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-11T01:18:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/06/07/tie-dye/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/maria_eriksson_3-10-16_7744.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tie-Dye</image:title><image:caption>A tie-dye sheet I purchased from a roadside vendor. I found the perfect one-time use for it with model Maria Eriksson.&#13;&#13;A three time Playboy Playmate, fashion model for top London designers, she has also appeared numerous times in Maxim and FHM Magazines around the world.  &#13;&#13;2010 Playboy's Top 100 Sexiest Women. Once a full time science teacher teaching Physics, Biology and Chemistry.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-07T22:55:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/06/07/national-donut-day-today-june-7th/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/donuts-6-4-24-a0031582-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Donuts</image:title><image:caption>What started as a simple ring of fried dough has transformed into a wide variety of donuts with an array of toppings and designs that we know and love today. From major storefront chains with large followings to beloved neighborhood shops, America has a deep affection for donuts.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-07T14:33:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/06/06/chatting-with-sherri/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/screen-shot-2024-06-06-at-3.29.13-pm.png</image:loc><image:title>screen-shot-2024-06-06-at-3.29.13-pm</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-06T22:45:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/06/03/beautiful-naked-women/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/tiana_joy_6-1-16_10552.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tiana Poolside</image:title><image:caption>I love this photogrpah of Tiana. Although there are many superb photographs from our photoshoot. A full gallery of her will be here soon. One of the many shoots I did along the way. I am now making these photogrpahs available as art prints. Send me a note at Ian@SecondFocus.com. Thanks!</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-06-03T02:07:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/28/national-hamburger-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/innout_4x0-5-22-24-a0031290-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>In-N-Out 4x0</image:title><image:caption>A hamburger from In-N-Out. Called the 4x0 becuase it is four pattys with no cheese.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-28T18:24:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/26/1-of-100-of-amber/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/amber_flowers_6-22-16_11650-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>1 of 100 of Amber</image:title><image:caption>A day's photoshoot with Amber Flowers. 100 selects of 519 actually shot. It would be sad to only show a few. Much of her wardrobe from thrift shops.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-26T23:11:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/22/national-bike-month/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/aristodeme_7-14-15_2068-1-logo.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Naked Bike Helmet</image:title><image:caption>A beaufitul naked woman wearing a bike helmet not riding a bicycle.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-22T15:04:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/19/usmc-viper-helicopter/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/usmc_viper-may-19-2024_a7i3370.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Marine Viper Helicopter</image:title><image:caption>A USMC AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter arriving to land at the airport in Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-19T23:02:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/19/national-pop-tart-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/pop_tarts-5-14-24-a0031236-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pop Tarts</image:title><image:caption>Pop Tarts; Strawberry, Blueberry and Cherry.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-19T16:40:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/19/so-much-more/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/amber_flowers_6-22-16_11656-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Amber Flowers</image:title><image:caption>Amber Flowers</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-19T01:26:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/18/studio-lighting/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/amber_flowers_6-22-16_11680.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Amber Flowers</image:title><image:caption>Amber Flowers</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-18T21:08:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/17/the-vietnam-veterans-memorial-moving-wall/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/vietnam_moving_wall-may-17-2024_c4a5908.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Moving Wall</image:title><image:caption>The Moving Wall is a half-szie replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. First displayed in 1984, it travels throughout the United States.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-17T22:07:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/17/national-pizza-party-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/pepperoni_pizza-3-20-24-a0030311-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pepperoni Pizza</image:title><image:caption>Domino's Pepperoni Pizza</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-17T15:28:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/16/international-pickle-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/pickles-5-14-24-a0031204-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pickles</image:title><image:caption>Whole dill pickles and pickle spears.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-16T15:48:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/16/national-bbq-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/bbq_ribs-5-14-24-a0031176-1-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>BBQ Ribs</image:title><image:caption>Barbecue pork ribs from Dickey's Barbecue Pit. Dickey's first location was in Dallas, Texas established in 1941. Now with over 500 locations worldwide.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-16T14:34:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/14/casting-shadows/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/casting-shadows.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>casting-shadows</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-14T20:17:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/12/aerial-firefighters/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/tanker_737-may-12-2024_a7i2925.jpg</image:loc><image:title>FireLiner 737</image:title><image:caption>A Boeing 737 converted to an aerial tanker landing during training exercises in Palm Springs. From Coulson Aviation, it takes 43,000 technician hours to become a Coulson FireLiner.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/tanker_c130-may-12-2024_a7i3317.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fire Tanker C-130</image:title><image:caption>A Hercules C-130 aerial tanker landing during training exercises in Palm Springs. From Coulson Aviation equipped with a 4,000 gallon roll-on roll-off tanking system.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-12T21:06:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/11/national-hostess-cupcake-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/hostess_cupcake-5-8-24-a0031140-1-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hostess CupCake</image:title><image:caption>The Hostess CupCake first sold on May 10, 1919. Hostess now sells over 600 million per year.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-11T14:51:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/10/artists-council-highlight/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/artists_council_ils-may-10-2024screen-shot-2024-05-10-at-7.37.45-am.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/artists_council_ils-may-10-2024screen-shot-2024-05-10-at-7.37.01-am.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/artists_council_ils-may-10-2024screen-shot-2024-05-10-at-7.35.47-am.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/artists_council_ils-may-10-2024screen-shot-2024-05-10-at-7.35.09-am.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/artists_council_ils-may-10-2024screen-shot-2024-05-10-at-7.34.30-am.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-10T17:03:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/10/severe-solar-storms/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sunspots-may-10-2024_dsf8477.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Severe Solar Storms</image:title><image:caption>Expected today, severe geomagnetic storms on Earth resulting from at least five coronal mass ejections (CME). The result will be radio blackouts and high auroral activity. The source for much of it is sunspot area AR3664, which has doubled in size in the last 24 hours. It is now 14 times larger than the area of the Earth.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-10T16:23:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/10/national-shrimp-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/shrimp_fried-5-8-24-a0031107-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fried Shrimp</image:title><image:caption>Called the best tasting of all the fast food fried shrimp. From Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen with over 3700 locations world-wide.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-10T14:05:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/09/kalura-trattoria/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/screen-shot-2024-05-09-at-1.55.52-pm.png</image:loc><image:title>screen-shot-2024-05-09-at-1.55.52-pm</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-09T21:07:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/09/solar-flares-cause-radio-blackouts/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sunspots-may-09-2024_dsf8456.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Solar Flares Cause Radio Blackouts</image:title><image:caption>Over the last 24 hours Solar Flares have caused numerous minor to moderate radio blackouts across the globe. The most active Sunspot area, designated AR3664, has been  estimated to range from 81 - 99 individual Sunspots and as large an area as over 7 times the size of the Earth.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-09T17:27:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/08/solar-activity-remains-very-high/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sunspots-may-08-2024_dsf8397.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Solar Acitivity Very High</image:title><image:caption>Solar activity remains very high with more X-flares, the highest category, producing Coronal Mass Ejections (CME). The large Sunspot area, designated AR 3664, is now seven times the size of the Earth and made up of 62 individual Sunspots.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-08T19:18:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/07/very-high-solar-activity/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sunspots-may-07-2024_dsf8289.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Very High Solar Activity</image:title><image:caption>The third day of very high solar activity. The Sunspot areas have produced a number of X-flares, the highest category, as well as other smaller flares. Active conditions are expected to continue with Coronal Mass Ejections (CME) and high speed solar winds from Coronal holes. The Earth can expect to see Geomagnetc storms disrupting radio and increased Auroras.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-07T21:49:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/05/sinko-the-mayo/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/sinko_the_mayo.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sinko The Mayo</image:title><image:caption>A little humor for Cinco De Mayo. AI created in PromeAI</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-05T14:33:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/05/national-totally-chipotle-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/chipotle_carnitas_burrito-5-3-24-a0031083-1-1-1-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Chiptole</image:title><image:caption>A Chipotle Carnitas Burrito. It is the most popular item on their menu.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-05T14:30:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/04/world-naked-gardening-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/gardening_tools-5-1-24-a0031024-1-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Gardening Tools</image:title><image:caption>Gardening Tools</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/naked_gardening_ai.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Naked Gardening AI</image:title><image:caption>The first Saturday in May is World Naked Gardening Day. AI creation in PromeAI</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-04T15:47:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/05/02/world-tuna-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/tuna-4-29-24-a0030956-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tuna</image:title><image:caption>December 2016, the United Nations General Assembly voted to officially observe World Tuna Day on May 2nd.&#13;The move underlines the importance of conservation management to ensure that we have systems in place to prevent tuna stocks from crashing. Many countries depend heavily on tuna resources for food security and nutrition, economic development, employment, government revenue, livelihoods, culture, and recreation.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-05-02T14:57:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/04/30/national-raisin-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/raisins-4-22-24-a0030766-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Raisins</image:title><image:caption>Raisins originated in the Middle East making their way to Europe where they were a favorite of Romans and Greeks</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-30T15:06:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/04/29/national-camera-day-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1-30-20-x1dii_rolleiflex-b_0120-sm.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>X1DII Shooting a Rolleiflex</image:title><image:caption>X1DII Shooting a Rolleiflex</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-29T15:34:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/04/26/national-pretzel-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/pretzels-4-24-24-a0030808.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pretzels</image:title><image:caption>Pretzels from the first commercial Pretzel bakery in the USA. Founded by Julius Sturgis in Pennsylvania in 1861 and still in business making Pretzels.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-26T14:53:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/04/26/apa-sourcebook-2024/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cover-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/165-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cover.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/165.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-26T00:45:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/04/22/national-jelly-bean-day/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/jelly_beans-4-19-24-a0030708-1-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jelly Beans</image:title><image:caption>Jelly Beans likley date back to 1861. This is 3lbs of them.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/jelly_beans-4-19-24-a0030708-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jelly Beans</image:title><image:caption>Jelly Beans likley date back to 1861. This is 3lbs of them.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-22T20:09:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/04/20/14-sunspot-regions/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/sunspots-apr-20-2024_dsf8154.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots</image:title><image:caption>14 Sunspot regions make this the largest number so far in this Solar Cycle 25. These Sunspots have been throwing off Coronal Mass Ejections combimed with a fast Solar wind are causing strong geomagnetic storms on Earth. Auroras have been seen as far south as Pennsylvania, Oregon and Iowa.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-20T17:16:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/04/20/cessna-pilot-ai/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cessna-pilot-ai-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cessna Pilot</image:title><image:caption>A beautiful woman Cessna pilot. An AI creation.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cessna-pilot-ai.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cessna Pilot</image:title><image:caption>A beautiful woman Cessna pilot. An AI creation.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-20T01:47:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/04/19/walking-the-street-after/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ai_walkinginthestreet.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Walking After</image:title><image:caption>Ai creation</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-19T01:26:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/04/18/animal-crackers/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/animal_crackers-4-16-24-a0030611-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Animal Crackers</image:title><image:caption>Animal Crackers, 3 lbs, from the original manufacturer Stauffer's Biscuit Company. They produced the first batch in 1871 in York, Pennsylvania.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-18T15:14:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/04/15/zumaland-featured/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/zumaland-04-15-2024.png</image:loc><image:title>zumaland-04-15-2024</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-15T14:34:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/04/09/17035/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/jtnp-apr-07-2024_c4a5694.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cholla Cactus Garden</image:title><image:caption>The Cholla Cactus Garden in the Pinto Basin of Joshua Tree National Park. The Cholla thrive here becuase of the exact right conditions. Also the stems are too heavy for the wind to carry so they stay right in the area.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-09T22:13:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/04/08/my-eclipse-on-zuma/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/zuma-solar-eclipse-front-page.jpg</image:loc><image:title>ZUMA Press Front Page</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of the partial Solar Eclipse making the front page of the ZUMA Press website.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-08T23:08:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/04/08/solar-eclipse-04-08-2024/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/solar_eclipse-apr-08-2024_dsf7667.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Solar Eclipse Peak</image:title><image:caption>The partial Solar Eclipse maximum coverage as seen from Palm Springs in Southern California.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-08T20:42:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/04/08/through-the-lens-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/lens_billboard_2024_small.png</image:loc><image:title>lens_billboard_2024_small</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-08T16:58:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/04/07/spacex-launch-on-zuma/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/zuma-spacex-04-07-2024.png</image:loc><image:title>zuma-spacex-04-07-2024</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-07T14:34:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/04/06/30000-people-per-month/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/screen-shot-2024-04-05-at-6.05.16-pm.png</image:loc><image:title>screen-shot-2024-04-05-at-6.05.16-pm</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-06T01:20:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/04/05/chainmaille-cape/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/chainmaille-cape-ai.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Chainmaille Cape</image:title><image:caption>A beautiful woman wearing a chainmaille cape walking on a city pedestrian bridge. Created in AI.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-05T03:36:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/04/03/not-ai/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/leica-lllf-lfi.jpg</image:loc><image:title>leica-lllf-lfi</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-03T22:08:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/04/02/spacex-launch-video/</loc><lastmod>2024-04-02T20:41:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/04/02/spacex-launch-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/spacex-apr-01-2024_a7i2061-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>SpaceX Launch</image:title><image:caption>Carrying 22 Starlink satellites, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Falcon 9 is a reusable 2 stage rocket.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-02T19:02:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/04/01/chess-and-wine/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/chessandwine-906e1b77c63540ba8710e5a9167c5519.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Chess And Wine</image:title><image:caption>A beautiful naked woman playing chess and drinking wine at a sidewalk cafe in Paris. All AI generated.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-01T01:28:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/03/26/fashion-behind-the-scenes-a-i/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ai-image_fx_studio_photoshoot_fashion_behind_the_scenes.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Behind The Scenes Fashion</image:title><image:caption>A studio fashion photoshoot. However created in AI.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-03-26T00:32:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/03/25/ar3615-even-larger/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/sunspots-mar-25-2024_dsf7328.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspot Region AR3615</image:title><image:caption>Sunspot Region AR3615 in the last 24hrs has increased in size 50% and now made up of 63 individual Sunspots.  It is now 3,360 million square kilometers Almost 20 times the size of the Earth. It continues to generate flares and geo-magnetic storms.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-04-09T14:43:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/03/25/a-better-baseball-game/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ai-baseball-image_fx_woman_bikini_baseball.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bikini Baseball</image:title><image:caption>Baseball for guys who find baseball boring. Ai.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ai-baseball-image_fx_woman_bikini_baseball-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bikini Baseball</image:title><image:caption>Baseball for guys who find baseball boring. Ai.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-03-25T01:23:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/03/24/cloudy-and-windy-timelapse/</loc><lastmod>2024-03-24T23:30:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/03/24/active-sunspot-region/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/sunspots-mar-24-2024_dsf7290.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Active Sunspot Region</image:title><image:caption>Sunspot region AR3615 has more than doubled in size in less than 24 hours. It is actually 54 individual Sunpots covering an area almost 5 times larger than Earth. It has prodcued numerous flares and Coronal Mass Ejections and is expected to continue, causing radio blackouts and Auroras.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-03-24T22:35:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/03/24/dance/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/vik_tory_9-28-16_14563e.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Viktory</image:title><image:caption>Viktoria Viktory Model</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-03-24T01:49:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/03/23/a-i-tango/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ai-image_fx_tango_1935_argentina_sexy_black_and_white.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tango</image:title><image:caption>My brief time in Argentina gave me the opportunity to photograph classic Tango. Actually not... AI.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ai-image_fx_tango_1935_argentina_sexy_black_and_white-3.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tango</image:title><image:caption>My brief time in Argentina gave me the opportunity to photograph classic Tango. Actually not... AI.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ai-image_fx_tango_1935_argentina_sexy_black_and_white-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tango</image:title><image:caption>My brief time in Argentina gave me the opportunity to photograph classic Tango. Actually not... AI.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ai-image_fx_tango_1925_argentina_sexy_black_and_white.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tango</image:title><image:caption>My brief time in Argentina gave me the opportunity to photograph classic Tango. Actually not... AI.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-03-23T16:03:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/03/23/52-sunspots/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/sunspots-mar-22-2024_dsf7206.jpg</image:loc><image:title>52 Sunspots</image:title><image:caption>The large grouping of Sunspots is designated region AR3615. Much larger than the surface of the Earth, it is composed of 52 individual Sunspots.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-03-23T00:17:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/03/23/at-the-bar-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ai-image_fx_a_beautiful_sexy_woman_in_a_provocative_dress.jpg</image:loc><image:title>At The Bar</image:title><image:caption>An alluring sexy woman in a revealing dress at an elegant bar. AI with ImageFX.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-03-23T00:12:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/03/21/the-aluminaire-house-is-ready/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/aluminaire_house-mar-21-2024_c4a5616.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Aluminaire House</image:title><image:caption>The completed assembly and installation of the Aluminaire House for it's grand opening in two days at the Palm Springs Art Museum. Originally designed and built in 1931 as a case study by architects A. Lawrence Kocher and Albert Frey.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-03-21T21:12:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/03/20/sidewalk-fashion/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ai_fx_woman_sidewalk_fashion_sultry-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fashion Sidewalk Beverly Hills</image:title><image:caption>AI generated, woman, sultry, fashion, sidewalk in DaVinci AI.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-03-20T01:38:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/03/19/spacex-launch/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/spacex-mar-18-2024_a7i1718.jpg</image:loc><image:title>SpaceX Launch</image:title><image:caption>The launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the 7-16 Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-03-19T19:21:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/03/19/on-the-beach-in-ipanema/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ai-davinci_ipanema_0318-2024-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ipanema AI</image:title><image:caption>My first AI generated image. ChatGPT used to creat description from the lyrics from The Girl From Ipanema. 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Lov Lov Shop project.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-02-22T03:59:32+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/02/22/more-real-than-real/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/intersect_02-08-2024_10366-01-0002.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Intersect 2024</image:title><image:caption>At the Intersect Art exhibit. Presented by Melissa Morgan Fine Art... the life like sculpture by Carole Feuerman. 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It is actually 44 individual Sunspots measuring 2,010  million square kilometers. By comparison the Earth is 510 million square kilometers.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-02-08T20:30:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/02/06/clouds-ahead-of-the-storms/</loc><lastmod>2024-02-06T00:17:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/02/05/muscles-at-the-movies/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/mitm.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>mitm</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-02-05T21:33:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/02/03/through-the-lens/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/screen-shot-2024-02-02-at-4.11.46-pm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Screenshot</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-02-03T00:34:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/02/02/just-lucky/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/b29_doc-psam-sep-26-2022_a7i9382.jpg</image:loc><image:title>b29_doc-psam-sep-26-2022_a7i9382</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-02-02T01:09:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/01/28/masters-of-the-air/</loc><lastmod>2024-01-28T16:38:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/01/27/take-these-two-tablets/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ronnie_coleman-sep-30-2006_mg_0436-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ronnie Coleman Mr. Olympia</image:title><image:caption>Bodybuilder Ronnie Coleman making a grand entrance for the finals at the 2006 Mr. Olympia competition.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-27T00:00:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/01/26/just-flying/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/me-c47-12_15_2018.jpg</image:loc><image:title>me-c47-12_15_2018</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-26T01:30:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/01/23/no-butter/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/popcorn-1-22-24-a0029236-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Popcorn</image:title><image:caption>Popcorn</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/popcorn-1-22-24-a0029236.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Popcorn</image:title><image:caption>Popcorn</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-23T02:20:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/01/22/beautiful-women/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/amber_flowers_6-22-16_11344.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Amber Flowers</image:title><image:caption>Amber Flowers</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-22T02:39:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/01/21/i-had-no-idea-then/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/airshow_03-2004_05090017.jpg</image:loc><image:title>airshow_03-2004_05090017</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/airshow_03-2004_05090014.jpg</image:loc><image:title>airshow_03-2004_05090014</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-21T02:00:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/01/21/breaking-the-rules/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/airshow_03-2004_19080016.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Front Seat Only</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-21T01:04:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/01/18/beer-5mph/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/beer_5mph_dsf7783.jpg</image:loc><image:title>BEER 5 MPH</image:title><image:caption>A beer sign with a 5 mile per hour speed limit.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-18T03:04:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/01/16/sunspots-01-16-2024/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sunspots-jan-16-2024_dsf6934.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots</image:title><image:caption>Numerous Sunspots today. The larger areas are approximately 900 million square kilometers in size. By comparison the Earth measures 516 million square kilometers.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-16T21:52:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/01/15/the-ace-show/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/screen-shot-2024-01-15-at-12.47.59-pm.png</image:loc><image:title>screen-shot-2024-01-15-at-12.47.59-pm</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-15T21:19:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/01/13/landing-from-the-north/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/dm40036.jpg</image:loc><image:title>dm40036</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-13T01:46:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/01/12/its-good-to-have-a-driver/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/00050018.jpg</image:loc><image:title>00050018</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-12T02:33:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/01/12/aluminaire-house-continued/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/aluminaire_house-jan-10-2024_c4a5516.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Aluminaire House</image:title><image:caption>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, three stories high.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-12T01:47:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/01/12/windy-time-lapse/</loc><lastmod>2024-01-12T01:03:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/01/10/amber-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/amber_flowers_6-22-16_11373e.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Amber Flowers</image:title><image:caption>Amber Flowers</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-10T02:21:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/01/08/the-new-reno-air-races/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ktrm-jan-06-2024_c4a5460.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Thermal Airport</image:title><image:caption>Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport in Thermal  California is being considered for the new location for the Reno Air Races.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-08T22:23:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/01/08/bmw-performance-center/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ktrm-jan-06-2024_c4a5475.jpg</image:loc><image:title>BMW Performance Center</image:title><image:caption>The BMW Performance Center where people can drive high performance BMW's on these two tracks. The circular track is highly polished concrete which can be sprayed with water. The cars easily hydroplane and spin.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-08T20:31:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/01/08/meet-me-around-back/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/00030014.jpg</image:loc><image:title>00030014</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-08T01:26:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/01/07/geothermal-power/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/salton_sea_flight-jan-06-2024_c4a5422.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Geothermal Power</image:title><image:caption>One of eleven power stations of the Imperial Valley Geothermal Project at the Salton Sea. The area is the second largest Geothermal field in the United States. Lithium extraction and Geothermal power are expected to provide the financial resources to restore the Salton Sea and huge economic benefits to the region.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2024-01-07T23:24:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2024/01/06/the-shrinking-sea/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/salton_sea_flight-jan-06-2024_c4a5444.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Shrinking Sea</image:title><image:caption>The small lake, just one year ago, was an outlet to the Salton Sea. In prior years at the height of the popularity of the Sea, it had a busy boat ramp and even a fishing supply and bait shop. 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AR3529 is 1,260 million square kilometers. Tha is over twice the size of the Earth.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-12-24T04:41:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/12/22/overhead-time-lapse/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-22T17:10:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/12/21/plymouth-special-de-luxe/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/plymouth-dec-20-2023-img_1447.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Plymouth Special De Luxe</image:title><image:caption>A classic Plymouth Special De Luxe paked in Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/plymouth-dec-20-2023-img_1444.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Plymouth Special De Luxe</image:title><image:caption>A classic Plymouth Special De Luxe paked in Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-12-21T00:46:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/12/21/rainbow-and-palm-trees/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/rainbow-dec-20-2023-img_1451.jpg</image:loc><image:title>palm</image:title><image:caption>A rainbow behind the palm tress in Palm Springs</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-12-21T00:22:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/12/20/in-the-lobby/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/99sale-apr-12-2014_o5a0002.jpg</image:loc><image:title>$99 Sale</image:title><image:caption>Waiting in the lobby for the Artists Council $99 sale.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-12-20T18:25:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/12/17/meteors-night-sky-time-lapse/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-17T22:42:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/12/16/night-sky-time-lapse-12-15-2023/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-16T20:03:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/12/12/grammys/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/grammys_sosc-feb-05-2006_x0x0256.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Special Olympics At The Grammys 2006</image:title><image:caption>At the Grammy's rehearsal with guests from Special Olympics Of Southern California.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-12-12T02:41:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/12/12/b-29-doc/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-12T01:56:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/12/11/landing/</loc><lastmod>2023-12-11T04:12:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/12/10/lamborghini/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/lamborghini_oct-22-2005_x0x0037.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lamborghini</image:title><image:caption>A Lamborghini Club displaying their cars on Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs California.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-12-10T23:13:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/12/09/red-ferrari/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ferrari-jun-02-2016_dsf4430.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Red Ferrari</image:title><image:caption>A red Ferrari parked at the Redlands Municipal Airport.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-12-09T22:34:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/12/09/mclaren-in-the-wild/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/mclaren-12_08_2023-img_1423.jpg</image:loc><image:title>McLaren</image:title><image:caption>A new McLaren parked in Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-12-09T01:04:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/12/04/all-the-parking/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/mcdonalds_museumjun-02-2016_dsf4440.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Chicken Car</image:title><image:caption>The rear of the McDonald's Museum, the site of the first original McDonald's Now owned by Albert Okura, owner of the Juan Pollo restaurant chain.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-12-04T23:42:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/12/04/nova-with-nova-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/nova_5-11-16_8990.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Nova</image:title><image:caption>Nova Published In Hasselblad Victor Photography Book One. Original photograph by Damon Loble.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-12-04T01:02:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/12/02/booth-or-table/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/melyssa_buhl_0066.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Waiting</image:title><image:caption>Diner Dreams</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-12-02T00:11:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/12/01/pool-service/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/aristodeme_02-10-15__28b0018.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Aristodeme</image:title><image:caption>Aristodeme</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-12-01T16:16:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/12/01/cellular/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dhs-nov-27-2023_c4a5102.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Cell Tower</image:title><image:caption>A cellular network antenna tower.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-12-01T01:19:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/11/30/the-reading-room/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/jamie_lovelle_03-05-15__28b0091.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Jamie Lovelle</image:title><image:caption>Jamie Lovelle</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-30T01:58:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/11/26/beaver-moon/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/moon-nov-25-2023_dsf6838.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Beaver Moon</image:title><image:caption>The full Moon in Novermber is called the Beaver Moon. The time of year in North America that Beavers prepare their den and stock up on food for Winter. This is actually at 98% of full.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-26T20:07:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/11/25/clouds-time-lapse-11-24-2023/</loc><lastmod>2023-11-25T18:57:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/11/25/bombardier/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/psp_landings-nov-22-2023_a7i9704.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bombadier Jet Landing</image:title><image:caption>A Bombadier BD700 jet landing in Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-25T00:20:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/11/23/lots-of-sunspots/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sunspots-nov-23-2023_dsf6641.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots 11-23-2023</image:title><image:caption>Numerous large Sunspot regions after the last week with almost none. It is expected to create numerous flares, Coronal Mass Ejections, and high speed Solar Wind according to EarthSky.com</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-23T22:51:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/11/23/us-army-lakota/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/psp_landings-nov-22-2023_a7i1001.jpg</image:loc><image:title>US Army Helicopter</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-23T21:10:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/11/23/squirrel-thanksgiving/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/squirrel-nov-20-2023_a7i9560.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Squirrel Eating Berries</image:title><image:caption>A squirrel eating berries from a hedge.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-23T19:19:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/11/23/thanksgiving-arrivals/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/psp_landings-nov-22-2023_a7i0046.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Thanksgiving Arrivals</image:title><image:caption>An Alaska Airlines passenger jet, with the University of Washington Basketball team design, landing in Palm Springs for the Thanksgiving holiday.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-23T18:54:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/11/22/sunspots-11-21-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sunspots-nov-21-2023_dsf6619.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots 11-21-2023</image:title><image:caption>After a number of days with minimal Sunspot activity, three Sunspots broke into greater numbers and rotated into view. This could result into more Auroral acitivity and geomagnetic storms.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-22T01:31:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/11/21/lighting-class/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/amber_flowers_6-22-16_11689.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Amber Flowers</image:title><image:caption>Amber Flowers</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/amber_flowers_6-22-16_11687.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Beauty Dish</image:title><image:caption>Amber Flowers working on the proper positioning of a Broncolor beauty dish.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/amber_flowers_6-22-16_11675.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Amber Flowers</image:title><image:caption>Amber Flowers</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/amber_flowers_6-22-16_11680.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Amber Flowers</image:title><image:caption>Behind the scenes with Amber Flowers wearing a Broncolor softbox.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-21T02:13:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/11/20/amber-in-the-pool/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/amber_flowers_6-22-16_11720.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Amber Flowers</image:title><image:caption>Amber Flowers</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-20T01:30:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/11/19/power-wash-your-super-stallion/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/super_stallionnov-18-2023_a7i9453.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Super Stallion</image:title><image:caption>A United States Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter overhead at 2000ft and flying at 140kts.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-19T22:55:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/11/12/bunnycam/</loc><lastmod>2023-11-12T20:25:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/11/11/fokker/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/fokker-airshow_03-2004_05020023.jpg</image:loc><image:title>fokker-airshow_03-2004_05020023</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-11T02:10:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/11/08/watching-her/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/watching_her-04640026.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Watching Her</image:title><image:caption>Two men watching a woman in a short skirt going into the Pasadena Civic Auditorium for the FitExpo and IronMan Pro bodybuilding competitions.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-08T01:51:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/11/06/sunspots-11-05-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sunspots_nov-05-2023_dsf6502.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots 11-05-2023</image:title><image:caption>The large Sunspot is designated as AR3477. It is approximatley 1,050 million square kilometers which is more than twice the size of the Earth.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-06T20:03:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/11/06/sasha/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sasha_brown_gym_000067.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sasha Brown</image:title><image:caption>Sasha Brown</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-06T01:38:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/11/05/a-photograph-within-a-photograph-within-a-photograph/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/x6-img_0049-may-05-2013.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Photo Within A Photo</image:title><image:caption>The photograph within the photograph is myself and the city of Budapest captured with the photograph displayed in the window of the X6 Photo Edition Gallery in Budapest.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-05T00:40:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/11/04/ucla-medical-center/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ucla_may-25-2020_dsf6304.jpg</image:loc><image:title>UCLA Medical Center</image:title><image:caption>An aerial viiew of UCLA Medical Center in the Westwood area of Los Angeles. Two helicopter pads on the roof in the upper right.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-04T00:06:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/11/01/red-dress-castle-district/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/red_dress-castle_district-may-11-2013-img_0084.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Red Dress Castle District</image:title><image:caption>On the street in the Castle District in Budapest.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-01T23:10:40+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/11/01/sunspots-10-31-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sunspots_oct-31-2023__dsf6455.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots 10-31-2023</image:title><image:caption>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 coers an area of 510 million square kilometers.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-11-01T01:29:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/31/aguanga-highland-fire/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/aguanga-fallbrook_08-11-2014__28b0022.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Aguanga General Store</image:title><image:caption>An old general store, located near the intersection of Highways 79 and 371.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-31T21:30:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/31/airliners-like-meteors/</loc><lastmod>2023-10-31T18:21:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/30/runway-salton-sea/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/salton_sea-0105.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Runway Salton Sea</image:title><image:caption>The 5,000 ft runway and a hangar at the airport near Salton City at the Salton Sea. The airport is owned by Burrtec Waste Industries which operates a nearby landfill. The elevation is -84 ft.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-30T21:43:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/29/de-havilland-beaver/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/beaver_apr-30-2017__dm40002.jpg</image:loc><image:title>De Havilland Beaver</image:title><image:caption>A De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver departing the airport in Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-29T23:26:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/29/hunters-moon/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/moon_oct-28-2023__dsf6362.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hunter's Moon 10-28-2023</image:title><image:caption>Named "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.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-29T19:02:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/28/alien-jerky/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/alien_jerky_jan-21-2019_dscf0094.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Alien Jerky From Space</image:title><image:caption>A Space Alien roadside attraction outisde the Alien Fresh Jerky store in Baker California.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-28T22:42:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/28/c-47-overhead/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/c-47_oct-27-2023__a7i9289.jpg</image:loc><image:title>C-47 Flying Overhead</image:title><image:caption>The World War II C-47 "What's Up Doc?" flying in Palm Springs California.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-28T14:27:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/27/aluminaire-house/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/aluminaire_house_oct-27-2023__c4a4909.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Aluminaire House Framing</image:title><image:caption>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.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-27T23:33:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/27/remember-where-you-parked-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/zzyzx_jan-21-2019_dscf0115.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Health Spa</image:title><image:caption>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 health resort. Now the Cal State University Desert Studies Center and managed by the National Park Service.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-27T01:39:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/26/older-generation-windmills/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/windmills_feb-19-2010016_16a.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Older Generation Windmills</image:title><image:caption>Older generation windmills which get replaced as newer more efficient units become available.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-26T18:43:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/24/distinct-look-from-a-lens/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/mirror_lens-cambria-03610009.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ocean Kayak</image:title><image:caption>Kayak on the ocean. The photograph with the distinct look of a mirror lens.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-24T18:30:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/24/at-the-jump-door/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/me-at-the-door-c-47-2-07-17-2021.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Me At The Jump Door</image:title><image:caption>Me at the jump door of the C-47. Wearing a flight helmet, parachute and a tether. For a special project.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-24T03:31:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/23/uss-midway-at-sunrise/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/midway_01-10-2004__79580018.jpg</image:loc><image:title>USS Midway</image:title><image:caption>Going out at sunrise by boat to the USS Midway to be towed into it's berth in San Diego Harbor to become a museum. The Midway was the largest ship in the world until 1955 and the longest serving aircraft carrier of the 20th Century.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-23T23:50:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/22/me-at-the-salton-sea/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/me_salton_sea-00010008.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Me At The Salton Sea</image:title><image:caption>Photographing a model at the Salton Sea, she shot back at me with one of my cameras nearby.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-22T23:44:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/22/capitol-records-on-film/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/capitol_records-00020003.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Capitol Records</image:title><image:caption>The Capitol Records building in Hollywood. A film photograph.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-22T23:20:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/22/lapd-air-support/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/airshow_03-2004_05090036.jpg</image:loc><image:title>LAPD Air Support</image:title><image:caption>A 2000 Eurocopter AS-350B-2 Ecureuil, N221LA flown by the Los Angeles Police Department in 2004. The N number has since been reassigned to another LAPD helicopter, a 2014 Airbus H125.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-22T19:22:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/22/inomn/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/moon_oct-21-2023_dsf6322.jpg</image:loc><image:title>International Observe The Moon Night</image:title><image:caption>A world-wide annual event, International Observe The Moon Night takes place when the Moon is in the first quarter phase.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-22T16:20:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/21/16098/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/iron-bodies-gym-a04899_011.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Iron Bodies Gym</image:title><image:caption>Larry Brown and Nacho</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-21T22:18:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/20/1st-place/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/vara_02-15-2004_02340017.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Vintage Auto Racing</image:title><image:caption>Vintage Auto Racing Association racing at California Speedway Feb 15 2004</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-20T20:54:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/18/as-we-get-older/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/handicap-parking-irwindale.jpg</image:loc><image:title>handicap-parking-irwindale</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-18T15:35:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/17/c-17s-arriving-in-israel/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/c-17-fr24-10-17-2023.png</image:loc><image:title>c-17-fr24-10-17-2023</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-17T16:13:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/16/governor-recall-2003/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/gray_davis_listening.jpg</image:loc><image:title>gray_davis_listening</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-16T15:25:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/16/typical/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/mdr-bts_mg_0011.jpg</image:loc><image:title>mdr-bts_mg_0011</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-16T00:00:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/15/big-names-at-the-grammys/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/grammys_sosc-feb-05-2006_x0x0068.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Special Olympics At The Grammys 2006</image:title><image:caption>At the Grammy's rehearsal with guests from Special Olympics Of Southern California.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-15T23:22:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/15/long-beach-grand-prix-2004/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/longbeachgrandprix_04-16_18-2004_00202.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Long Beach Grand Prix 2004</image:title><image:caption>Long Beach Grand Prix 2004</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/longbeachgrandprix_04-16_18-2004_00102.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Long Beach Grand Prix 2004</image:title><image:caption>Long Beach Grand Prix 2004</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/longbeachgrandprix_04-16_18-2004_00086.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Long Beach Grand Prix 2004</image:title><image:caption>Long Beach Grand Prix 2004</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/longbeachgrandprix_04-16_18-2004_00077.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Long Beach Grand Prix 2004</image:title><image:caption>Long Beach Grand Prix 2004</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/longbeachgrandprix_04-16_18-2004_00056.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Long Beach Grand Prix 2004</image:title><image:caption>Long Beach Grand Prix 2004</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/longbeachgrandprix_04-16_18-2004_00053.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Long Beach Grand Prix 2004</image:title><image:caption>Long Beach Grand Prix 2004</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/longbeachgrandprix_04-16_18-2004_00012.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Long Beach Grand Prix 2004</image:title><image:caption>Long Beach Grand Prix 2004</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-15T22:21:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/15/moving-closer/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/solar_eclipse_oct-14-2023_dsf5954.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Solar Eclipse 10-14-2023</image:title><image:caption>Annular Solar Eclipse. The Moon moving to cover two large Sunspot areas designated as AR3464 and AR3465.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-15T16:58:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/15/the-most-coverage/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/solar_eclipse_oct-14-2023_dsf6052.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Solar Eclipse 10-14-2023</image:title><image:caption>Annular Solar Eclipse. This is within seconds, the most coverage of the Sun by the Moon seen here in Palm Springs California.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-15T16:16:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/15/arnold-for-governor-2003/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/attention.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Arnold For Governor 2003</image:title><image:caption>At a campiagn event for Arnold running for Governor of California in 2003 at the Huntington Beach Pier. She was an immediate attention getter as eveyone was waiting for Arnold.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-15T00:15:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/14/solar-eclipse-10-14-2023/</loc><lastmod>2023-10-14T22:59:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/14/c-47-takeoffs-and-landings/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/c-47_oct-14-2023_a7i9153.jpg</image:loc><image:title>C-47 Flying</image:title><image:caption>The C-47 "What's Up Doc?" doing some takeoffs and landings at the airport in Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-14T20:46:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/14/gunfight-shoot/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/3a1w0040.jpg</image:loc><image:title>3a1w0040</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-14T03:07:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/14/cara/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/x0x0112.jpg</image:loc><image:title>x0x0112</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-14T02:15:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/14/beautiful-face/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/07960030.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Beauty</image:title><image:caption>Headshot during a Canon photo event with Amy Kawadler.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-14T01:35:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/05/sunspots-10-04-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sunspots-oct-04-2023_dsf5872.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots 10-04-2023</image:title><image:caption>The large Sunspot group near the center of the Sun is designated AR3452. It is actually made up of 36 individual Sunspots. It covers an area of approximately 730 million square kilometers. The surface of the Earth is approximately 517 million square kilometers.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-05T16:39:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/05/amber/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/amber_flowers_6-22-16_11373e.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Amber Flowers</image:title><image:caption>Amber Flowers</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-05T03:08:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/04/danger-diabolik-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/danger_diabolik_o5a0137.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Danger Diabolik</image:title><image:caption>Marisa Mell as Eva in the movie Danger Diabolik being projected on a wall at an event for Palm Springs Modernism Week 2014.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-04T01:08:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/02/modernism-eroticism/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/psfaf_02-12-15__28b0048.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The World At Your Feet</image:title><image:caption>A photograph of The World At Your Feet by artist Jay Kelly. At the Palm Springs Fine Art Fair for Modernism Week.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/psfaf_02-12-15__28b0041.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Pool Time</image:title><image:caption>Photograph of a work at the Palm Springs Fine Art Fair during Modernism Week. A more edgy work of similiar scenes painted and photographed in the 1950's and 1960's.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/psfaf_02-12-15__28b0040.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Buried Tires</image:title><image:caption>Photograph of a work at the Palm Springs Fine Art Fair during Modernism Week. A more edgy work.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/psfaf_02-12-15__28b0015.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Naughty Booty</image:title><image:caption>Naughty Booty by Steve Maloney. At the Palm Springs Fine Art Festival during Modernism Week.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-02T23:52:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/01/clouds-timelapse-09-30-2023/</loc><lastmod>2023-10-01T16:15:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/10/01/good-lay-bad-texter/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/psfaf_02-12-15__28b0021.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Good Lay Bad Texter</image:title><image:caption>At the Art Fair for Modernism Palm Springs</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-10-01T02:06:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/09/30/a-win-at-reno/</loc><lastmod>2023-09-30T00:33:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/09/29/harvest-moon/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/moon-sep-28-2023_dsf5851.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Harvest Moon 09-28-2023</image:title><image:caption>The Moon at 99.9% of full. Distance from the Earth approximately 224,625,739 miles. Named the Harvest Moon as it refers to the full Moon closest to the Autumnal Equinox.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-09-29T19:31:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/09/25/crater-tycho/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/moon-sep-24-2023_dsf5701.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Waxing Gibbous Moon</image:title><image:caption>The sharply defined crater at the South is Tycho, named in 1651 after Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. It is estimated to be 108 million years old. &#13;&#13;Photographed in the waxing gibbous phase of the Moon at an approximate distance of 228,000 miles from the Earth.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-09-25T20:03:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/09/25/sunspots-09-25-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sunspots-sep-25-2023_dsf5757.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots 09-25-2023</image:title><image:caption>Two prominent Sunspot areas. The larger is designated as AR3435 now comprised of 16 individuak Sunspots and covering an area of 913 million square kilometers. The other is AR3445 and is comprised of 32 individual Sunspots.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-09-25T20:02:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/09/20/sunspots-09-20-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sunspots-sep-20-2023_dsf5663.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots 09-20-2023</image:title><image:caption>Numerous Sunspots 09-20-2023. The larger area is designated AR33435. At 324 million square miles, it is twice the size of the surface of the Earth.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-09-20T22:22:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/09/20/boeing-777-at-41000-ft/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/dhl_boeing777-sep-18-2023_a7i8840.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DHL Boeing 777</image:title><image:caption>A DHL Boeing 777-F flying over Palm Springs California at 41,000 ft and 660 mph. Operated by Kalitta Air en route from LAX to Cincinattit.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-09-20T21:08:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/09/20/bridge-over-the-215/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/bridge-riverside-sep-17-2023_c4a4836.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Grafitti Railroad Bridge</image:title><image:caption>A railroad bridge over the Interstate 215 freeway in Colton California.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-09-20T20:49:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/09/19/mission-inn-christmas/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mission_inn_christmas-sep-17-2023_c4a4835.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Mission Inn Christmas</image:title><image:caption>The Mission Inn starting Christmas decorating in September. A Nutcracker on a balconey on the backside of the hotel. The Mission Inn is a very historic hotel in downtown Riverside and designated as a National Historic Landmark.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-09-19T19:21:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/09/18/good-billboard/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/showgirls-sep-17-2023_c4a4838.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Showgirls Billboard</image:title><image:caption>Freeway billboard for Showgirls Gentlemen's Club.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-09-18T23:21:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/09/15/dragonfly/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/dragonfly-sep-15-2023_a7i8502.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Dragonfly</image:title><image:caption>A flying Dragonfly over a swimming pool.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-09-15T21:15:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/09/12/jt-country-kitchen/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/country_kitchen-sep-11-2023_c4a4787.jpg</image:loc><image:title>JT Country Kitchen</image:title><image:caption>Opened in 1977, the JT Country Kitchen is the longest continually running restaurant in Joshua Tree. Featured on an episode of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-09-12T19:16:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/09/12/transmission/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/transmission-sep-11-2023_c4a4794.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Transmission</image:title><image:caption>"Transmission" a 28ft tall sculpture of concrete, steel and mosaiced with dichroic glass mirror that changes color depending on the viewing angle. Created by owner Morgan Brown and artist Daniel Popper.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-09-12T19:09:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/09/12/clouds-timelapse-09-10-2023/</loc><lastmod>2023-09-12T15:53:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/09/08/sunspots-09-08-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sunspots-sep-08-2023_dsf5610.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots 09-08-2023</image:title><image:caption>The large cluster of Sunspots is identified as AR3423. It has been showing significant growth and has had increasing flare activity. (EarthSky.org)</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-09-08T22:32:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/09/03/clouds-timelapse-09-02-2023/</loc><lastmod>2023-09-03T15:35:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/09/02/buzz-the-tower/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/f18-psam_01-31-15__28b0352.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Navy EA-18G Growler</image:title><image:caption>A United States Navy EA-18G Growler from Electronic Attack Squadron 129 (VAQ-129) departing the airport in Palm Springs California.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-09-02T18:59:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/09/02/growler-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/f18-psam_01-31-15__28b0140.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Navy EA-18G Growler</image:title><image:caption>A United States Navy EA-18G Growler from Electronic Attack Squadron 129 (VAQ-129) departing the airport in Palm Springs California.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/f18-psam_01-31-15__28b0136-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Navy EA-18G Growler</image:title><image:caption>A United States Navy EA-18G Growler from Electronic Attack Squadron 129 (VAQ-129) departing the airport in Palm Springs California.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-09-02T00:11:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/08/31/usmc-harrier/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/harrier-psam_01-31-15__28b0028.jpg</image:loc><image:title>USMC Harrier</image:title><image:caption>A United States Marines AV-8B Harrier from Marine Attack Squadron VMA 311 departing the airport in Palm Springs California.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-08-31T22:23:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/08/31/super-moon-08-30-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/supermoon-aug-30-2023_dsf5566.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Super Moon 08-30-2023</image:title><image:caption>At it's closest to the Eerth in it's elliptical orbit, the Moon is called a Super Moon. Here at an approximate distance of 222,400 miles. This is also the second full moon within a single calendar month, which is called a Blue Moon.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-08-31T19:34:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/08/26/the-other-side-of-nothing/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/nothing-bombay-beach_dsf0300.jpg</image:loc><image:title>NOTHING Art Installation At Bombay Beach</image:title><image:caption>The Only Other Thing Is Nothing art installation by Michael Daniel Birnberg at Bombay Beach at the Salton Sea.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-08-26T01:59:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/08/24/sunspots-08-23-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sunspots-aug-23-2023-_dsf5394.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots 08-23-2023</image:title><image:caption>Sun activity was moderate in the last 24 hours with 10 flares.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-08-24T02:31:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/08/24/clouds-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/clouds_palm_springs-aug-23-2023-img_1313.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Clouds 08-23-2023</image:title><image:caption>Clouds over Palm Springs just after sunrise.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-08-24T02:28:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/08/23/hummingbird-in-mexican-honeysuckle/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/hummingbird-aug-22-2023-_a7i8084.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hummingbird</image:title><image:caption>Hummingbird feeding in a Mexican Honeysuckle.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-08-23T23:48:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/08/22/sea-king-and-the-uss-stennis/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/midway-5-january-10-2004.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Navy Sea King Over USS John C. Stennis</image:title><image:caption>A Navy Sea King helicopter flying past the USS John C. Stennis aircraft carrier. The Stennis is a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier in the United States Navy.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-08-22T23:55:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/08/21/clouds-after-hurricane-hilary/</loc><lastmod>2023-08-21T21:35:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/08/20/clouds-time-lapse-08-19-2023/</loc><lastmod>2023-08-20T17:24:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/08/20/clouds-time-lapse-08-15-2023/</loc><lastmod>2023-08-20T17:13:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/08/15/no-thongs/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/no_thongs-san_francisco_11-08-2015_28b0815.jpg</image:loc><image:title>No Thongs</image:title><image:caption>Signs for the Wipeout Bar &amp; Grill on Pier 39 at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco.  Called wildly popular surfing restaurant.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-08-15T00:17:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/08/13/window-shopping/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/portland_09-05-14__28b0446.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Window Shopping</image:title><image:caption>A sexy mannequin in lingerie is a storefront window display in Portland Oregon.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-08-13T19:39:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/08/10/being-watched/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/woman_window-sep-20-2015_28b0032.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Woman In The Window</image:title><image:caption>Images of a woman on the 2nd floor on the front of a building and reflected in the window.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-08-10T20:19:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/08/10/looked-up/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sunrise-aug-09-2023-img_1298.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Clouds At Sunrise</image:title><image:caption>Clouds at Sunrise.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-08-10T00:29:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/08/06/moon-in-the-daytime-morning-sky/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/moon-aug-06-2023_dsf5319.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Moon Daytime 08-06-2023</image:title><image:caption>The Waning Gibbous Moon in the morning daytime sky. Distance to the Earth approximately 231,000 miles.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-08-06T19:15:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/08/05/solar-activity-08-05-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sunspots-aug-05-2023_dsf5232.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots 08-05-2023</image:title><image:caption>Recent solar activity showed CME Coronal Mass Ejections and flares causing geomagnetic storms and Auroras on Earth seen as far Soutn as Ariziona.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-08-05T18:03:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/08/04/happy-ending/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/neon_tour-los_angeles_28b0259.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Happy Ending</image:title><image:caption>The neon sign at The Happy Ending Bar And Restaurant on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-08-04T00:00:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/08/01/clouds-07-29-2023/</loc><lastmod>2023-08-01T00:22:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/07/31/instinctive/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/janus-wh_8-22-15_3177.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Maria Bertrand</image:title><image:caption>Maria Bertrand in West Hollywood</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-31T00:29:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/07/30/right-seat-in-the-ford-trimotor/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/03162017-fordtrimotor_dm40270.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Ford Trimotor "City Of Wichita"</image:title><image:caption>The  Ford Trimotor 5-AT-B, "City Of Wichita"passenger aircraft. It first flew on December 1 1928. The Ford Trimotors were icknamed the "Tin Goose".</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-30T17:48:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/07/25/bobs-big-boy/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/bobsbigboy_julian_8-17-15_2601.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Bob's Big Boy</image:title><image:caption>A Bob's Big Boy in a store window.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-25T01:13:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/07/23/my-ride-is-here-2/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-23T20:09:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/07/22/sunspots-07-19-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/sunspots-jul-19-2023_dsf5212.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots 07-19-2023</image:title><image:caption>Numerous large Sunspots which produced 17 solar flares during the prior 24 hours. After each there was a minor radio blackout West of Baja California.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-22T18:00:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/07/20/lapd-and-southwest/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/lapd_southwest_09-02-2013_0343.jpg</image:loc><image:title>LAPD And Southwest</image:title><image:caption>An LAPD helicopter with a Southwest Airlines flight overhead near LAX.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-20T23:58:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/07/19/c-17-globemaster-iii/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/c-17-oct-08-2016_dsf6397.jpg</image:loc><image:title>C-17 Globemaster III</image:title><image:caption>A USAF C-17 Globemaster III taking off from March Air Reserve Base.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/c-17-oct-08-2016_dsf6393.jpg</image:loc><image:title>C-17 Globemaster III</image:title><image:caption>A USAF C-17 Globemaster III taking off from March Air Reserve Base.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/c-17-oct-08-2016_dsf6389.jpg</image:loc><image:title>C-17 Globemaster III</image:title><image:caption>A USAF C-17 Globemaster III taking off from March Air Reserve Base.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-19T23:05:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/07/18/sunlight-through-a-cloud/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/sunspots-jul-17-2023_dsf5129.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sun Through A Cloud</image:title><image:caption>The Sun photographed through a thin veil of clouds. A few Sunspots visible.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-18T00:07:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/07/16/sunspots-07-16-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/sunspots-jul-16-2023_dsf5114.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots 07-16-2023</image:title><image:caption>Numerous sunspots with two large areas. AR3363 soon to rotate out of view., and AR3372 which has become more magnetically complex. The more complex the sunspot, the greater the potential for large flares.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-16T18:02:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/07/13/pool-time/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/tiana_joy_6-1-16_10715.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tiana Joy</image:title><image:caption>Tiana Joy poolside in Palm Springs</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-13T22:18:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/07/12/sunspots-07-12-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/sunspots-jul-12-2023_dsf5081.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspot AR3363</image:title><image:caption>Numerous sunspots with AR3363 still being the largest and most prominent. Now estimated to be approximately  916,606 square miles.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-12T23:49:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/07/09/sunspots-07-09-2023-video/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-09T18:38:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/07/07/what-happens-in-las-vegas/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/model-las_vegas_09-04-13_0115-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stays In Las Vegas</image:title><image:caption>Model shoot at Photoshop World Las Vegas.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-07T22:48:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/07/06/sunspots-07-06-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/sunspots-jul-06-2023_dsf4950.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots 07-06-2023</image:title><image:caption>Sunspot activty with newly seen single dark Sunspot AR3363 at the South.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-06T19:36:17+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/07/05/fireworks-through-the-palm-trees/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/fireworks-palm_springs-jul-04-2023_dsf4883.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fireworks And Palm Trees</image:title><image:caption>July 4th fireworks over the Palm Trees.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-05T16:22:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/07/05/maria-above-bel-air/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/maria_bertrand_7-22-15_2422-edit-crop-sm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Maria Bertrand</image:title><image:caption>Maria Bertrand along Mulholland Drive</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-05T16:15:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/07/04/club-wandas/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/club_wandas-sep-18-2015_28b0011.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Club Wanda's</image:title><image:caption>Club Wanda's, strip club,called an iconic landmark in Montreal since 1975.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-04T00:07:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/07/03/super-moon-07-02-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/super_moon-jul-02-2023_dsf4795.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Super Moon</image:title><image:caption>A Super Moon is when the Moon in orbit is closer in distance to the Earth. Here it is approximately 225,000 miles away.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-03T22:41:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/07/03/super-moon-video/</loc><lastmod>2023-07-03T19:30:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/07/02/lounging/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/lounging-kodak_400tx_bw171732_d-055-jan-29-2010.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lounging</image:title><image:caption>Model Windy Nguyen. Mamiya 645AFD. Kodak Tri-X.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-03T00:54:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/07/01/love-for-sale/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/love_for_sale-sep-14-2016_dsf6112.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Love for Sale</image:title><image:caption>Grafitti at an abamdoned gas station.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-07-01T02:27:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/30/venice-beach-family-breakfast/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/family_breakfast-venice_beach.jpg</image:loc><image:title>family_breakfast-venice_beach</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-30T18:37:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/28/sunspots-06-28-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sunspots-jun-28-2023_dsf4693.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots 06-28-2023</image:title><image:caption>Sunspots on the surface of the Sun. The large sunspot region indentified as AR3354, which has exhibited substantial growth. In the last 24 hours it has produced 8 solar flares.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-28T17:26:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/27/sunspots-06-27-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sunspots-jun-27-2023_dsf4678.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots 06-27-2023</image:title><image:caption>Sunspot activity with a large region that produced 8 solar flares and a minor radio blackout over the Atlantic Ocean north of Puerto Rico.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-27T22:52:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/27/moon-06-26-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/moon-jun-26-2023_dsf4632.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Moon Waxing Gibbous Phase</image:title><image:caption>The Moon in Waxing Gibbous phase only a few days from a Super Moon. Distance to Earth here at 244,809,600 miles.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-27T19:11:20+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/26/moon-06-25-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/moon-jun-25-2023_dsf4466.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Waxing Crescent Moon</image:title><image:caption>The Moon in Waxing Crescent Phase.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-26T18:46:50+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/26/full-moon-video-06-03-2023/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-26T00:35:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/25/sunspots-06-25-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sunspots-jun-25-2023_dsf4428.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots 06-25-2023</image:title><image:caption>Sunspots on the surface of the Sun</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-25T18:28:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/22/sunspots-06-22-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sunspots-jun-22-2023_dsf4310.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots</image:title><image:caption>Sunspots on the surface of the Sun</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-22T19:05:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/21/behind-the-scenes/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/maria-rogers_bbcom-3a1w0030.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Maria Rogers Behind The Scenes</image:title><image:caption>A behind the scenes photo from an ad, editorial and video shoot for Bodybuilding.com</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-21T23:58:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/20/late-afternoon-clouds/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-20T03:28:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/18/safety-first/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/beer_5mph-jan-23-2020_dsf7783.jpg</image:loc><image:title>BEER 5 MPH</image:title><image:caption>A beer sign with a 5 mile per hour speed limit.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-18T23:30:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/17/posing-at-bombay-beach/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-17T22:44:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/17/increased-sunspot-activity/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sunspots-jun-17-2023_dsf4263.jpg</image:loc><image:title>sunspots-jun-17-2023_dsf4263</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-17T17:55:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/14/sunspots-06-14-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sunspots-jun-14-2023_dsf4131.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots</image:title><image:caption>A few sunspots. However solar activity has been low the last few days.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-14T18:53:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/13/geothermal/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/salton_sea-jan-06-2015-_28b0398.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Geothermal Power</image:title><image:caption>Steam rising from a geothermal power plant near the Salton Sea.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-13T22:24:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/11/night-landing/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/airliners-palm_springsjul-13-2022-_a7i5683.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Alaska Airlines Night Landing</image:title><image:caption>An Alaska Airlines passenger jet landing at night.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-11T21:17:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/11/june-gloom/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-11T16:03:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/09/yes-i-got-out-of-town/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/notice-mar-26-2017-_dsf9382.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Idle Man Notice 1905</image:title><image:caption>A warning notice from 1905 at the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-11T04:25:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/08/clouds-06-07-2023/</loc><lastmod>2023-06-08T04:10:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/05/hummingbird/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/hummingbird-mar-22-2020-_dsf8369.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hummingbird</image:title><image:caption>Hummingbird</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-05T00:59:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/04/strawberry-moon/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/strawberry_full_moon-jun-03-2023-_dsf3984.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Full Strawberry Moon</image:title><image:caption>The full moon also known as the Strawberry Moon. This full moon in June is typically the last of spring or the first of summer.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-04T18:03:28+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/03/sunspots-06-03-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sunspots-jun-03-2023_dsf3977.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots</image:title><image:caption>Sunspots on the surface of the Sun</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-03T18:28:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/02/southwest-airlines-colors/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/southwest-may-29-2023_a7i6839.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Southwest Airlines Landing</image:title><image:caption>A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max passenger flight landing in Palm Springs on Memorial Day 2023.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-02T17:38:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/06/01/mustang-coming-at-you/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/p-51-may-29-2023_a7i7682-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P-51 Mustang Landing</image:title><image:caption>"Bunny" a P-51 Mustang landing after Memorial Day 2023 flyovers at the airport in Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-06-01T00:25:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/05/31/t-28-trojan-landing/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/t-28-may-29-2023_a7i7140.jpg</image:loc><image:title>T-28 Trojan Landing</image:title><image:caption>A North American T-28A Trojan landing at the airport in Palm Springs after Memorial Day flyovers 2023.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-05-31T21:50:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/05/31/p-51-mustang-landing/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/p-51-may-29-2023_a7i7703.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P-51 Mustang Landing</image:title><image:caption>"Bunny" a P-51 Mustang landing after Memorial Day 2023 flyovers at the airport in Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-05-31T18:29:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/05/31/whats-up-doc-3/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/c-47-may-29-2023_a7i7324.jpg</image:loc><image:title>C-47 "What's Up Doc?"</image:title><image:caption>The World War II C-47 "What's Up Doc?" coming in for a Memorial Day flyover at the airport in Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-05-31T17:51:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/05/30/wildcat/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/wildcat-may-29-2023_a7i7080.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Wildcat FM-2</image:title><image:caption>A World War II FM-2 Wildcat coming in for a landing at the airport in Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-05-30T23:56:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/05/30/pacific-princess-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/b-25_pacific_princess-may-29-2023_a7i6904.jpg</image:loc><image:title>B-25 Pacific Princess</image:title><image:caption>The World War II B-25 Mitchell bomber Pacific Princess flying a low pass.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-05-30T21:50:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/05/30/privateer-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/privateer-may-29-2023_a7i6965.jpg</image:loc><image:title>PB4Y-2 Privateer</image:title><image:caption>The only remaining flying PB4Y-2 Privateer coming in for a Memorial Day flyover in Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-05-30T02:09:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/05/29/traveling-sunspots/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/solar-may-29-2023_dsf3921.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots</image:title><image:caption>Sunspots on the surface of the Sun</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-05-29T22:30:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/05/29/waxing-gibbous-moon/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/moon-may-28-2023_dsf3855.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Waxing Gibbous Moon</image:title><image:caption>Waxing Gibbous Moom phase</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-05-29T19:09:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/05/29/sunspots/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/solar-may-28-2023_dsf3841.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sunspots</image:title><image:caption>The late afternoon sun with sunspots.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-05-29T01:00:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/05/25/eath-ley/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/last_gas-death_valley_1-8-17_18024.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Last Gas</image:title><image:caption>Sign on wall... Last Gas Before Death Valley</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-05-30T22:24:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/05/17/motor-glider/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/motor_glider-may-14-2023_a7i6483.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Motor Glider</image:title><image:caption>The Aeromot AMT-200 Super Ximango is a Brazilian motor glider capable of non-powered flight. Operated by the U.S. Air Force Academy and NASA as the TG-14.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-05-17T00:38:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/05/16/navy-osprey/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/osprey_cmv-22b-may-12-2023-_a7i6074.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Navy Osprey</image:title><image:caption>A Navy CMV-22B Osprey "Rudy 30" from Naval Air Station North Island In San Diego doing low approaches at the airport in Palm Springs California.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-05-16T00:30:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/05/09/united-states-air-force/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/usaf_thunderbirds-apr-21-2023_a7i3765.jpg</image:loc><image:title>USAF Thuderbirds</image:title><image:caption>The USAF Thunderbirds at the So Cal Air Show 2023 at March Air Reserve Base.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-05-09T23:19:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/05/05/clouds-time-lapse-5/</loc><lastmod>2023-05-05T17:44:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/05/04/53-loewy/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/53loewy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>53loewy</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-05-05T15:44:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/04/27/departing-march-air-reserve-base/</loc><lastmod>2023-04-27T22:31:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/04/27/chinooks/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/chinooks-2023-04-24-at-3.53.48-pm.png</image:loc><image:title>chinooks-2023-04-24-at-3.53.48-pm</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-04-27T22:03:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/04/27/4-thunderbirds/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/thunderbirds-marb-apr-21-2023_a7i3774.jpg</image:loc><image:title>USAF Thunderbirds</image:title><image:caption>The United States Air Force Thunderbirds at March Air Reserve Base for the Southern California Air Show..</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-04-27T21:57:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/04/27/patriots-jet-team/</loc><lastmod>2023-04-27T19:41:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/04/19/bus-wraps-more/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bbcom_bus-olympia_2008.jpg</image:loc><image:title>bbcom_bus-olympia_2008</image:title><image:caption>My photograph of Jamie Eason on a shuttle transportation bus for the 2008 Olympia in Las Vegas.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-04-19T18:47:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/04/19/t-33-shooting-star-2/</loc><lastmod>2023-04-19T01:32:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/04/13/clouds-time-lapse-4/</loc><lastmod>2023-04-13T22:18:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/04/11/sleeping-figure-desert-x-2023/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sleeping_figure-desert_x-apr-07-2023_dsf3209.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sleeping Figure</image:title><image:caption>"Sleeping Figure by Matt Johnson. A sculpture of shipping containers for Desert X 2023.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-04-11T18:55:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/04/07/scout/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/international_scout-feb-07-2023_dsf3167.jpg</image:loc><image:title>International  Scout</image:title><image:caption>An International Harvester Scout being trailered.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-04-07T22:53:53+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/04/04/kc-130j-hercules/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/kc-130j-psp-apr-02-2023_a7i2005.jpg</image:loc><image:title>KC-130J Hercules</image:title><image:caption>A United States Marines Lockheed KC-130J Hercules at the airport in Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-04-04T18:37:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/03/30/clouds-venus/</loc><lastmod>2023-03-30T16:41:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/03/28/flying-past-the-tower/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/c-130_psp_tower-mar-26-2023_a7i1680.jpg</image:loc><image:title>C-130 Flying By Control Tower</image:title><image:caption>A United States Marines C-130 flying past the control tower at Palm Springs airport.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-03-28T21:17:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/03/23/clouds-and-colors-at-sunset/</loc><lastmod>2023-03-23T22:13:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/03/23/water-salute/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/aa_airlines_water_greeting-mar-03-2023-_a7i9176.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fire Department Greeting For American Airlines</image:title><image:caption>An American Airlines light given a water greeting by the Fire Department.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-03-23T22:02:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/03/22/new-windows/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/psp_tower-mar-04-2023-_a7i9309.jpg</image:loc><image:title>New Windows</image:title><image:caption>Replacing the windows on the control tower at the Palm Springs Airport.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-03-22T00:46:10+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/03/20/t-45c-goshawk/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/t-45c-mar-16-2023-_a7i1158.jpg</image:loc><image:title>T-45C Goshawk</image:title><image:caption>A T-45C jet trainer from VT-9 Tigers at Naval Air Station Meridian in Mississippi</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-03-20T23:53:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/03/11/t-33-shooting-star/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/t-33-mar-09-2023-_a7i0037.jpg</image:loc><image:title>T-33 Shooting Star</image:title><image:caption>The T-33 Shooting Star from the Palm Springs Air Museum flown by Michael Pfleger. Taking off en route to the airshow at El Centro.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-03-11T01:35:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/03/11/pretty-polly-3/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/p-63_kingcobra-mar-09-2023-_a7i0218.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P-63 Kingcobra</image:title><image:caption>"Pretty Polly" the P-63 Kingcobra from the Palm Springs Air Museum taking off for the El Centro Airshow.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-03-11T00:09:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/03/09/death-rattlers/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/fa-18c_hornet-mar-05-2023-_a7i9660.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Death Rattlers Takeoff</image:title><image:caption>An F/A-18C Hornet taking off from Palm Springs Airport.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-03-09T03:05:15+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/03/07/treetop-flyer/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/kim_middleton_t-6_mar-06-2023-_a7i9942.jpg</image:loc><image:title>T-6 Texan</image:title><image:caption>Kim Middelton flying his T-6 Texan "Treetop Flyer"</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-03-07T20:28:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/03/07/desert-x-in-the-air/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/desertx.jpg</image:loc><image:title>desertx</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-03-07T20:26:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/03/07/2-t-6-flyover/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/t-6-flyover-me-03-06-2023.jpg</image:loc><image:title>t-6-flyover-me-03-06-2023</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-03-07T20:23:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/03/04/p-51-mustang-engine-run/</loc><lastmod>2023-03-04T02:08:13+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/03/01/clouds-yesterday-rain-today/</loc><lastmod>2023-03-01T15:33:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/28/clouds-coming-over/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-28T04:04:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/28/off-road-racer-christopher-polvoorde/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/christopher_polvoorde_feb-09-2023-_a7i7670.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Off-Road Racer Christopher Polvoorde Helicopter</image:title><image:caption>Off-Road Racer Christopher Polvoorde Helicopter landing in Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-28T02:53:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/27/flying-over-snow-in-a-mustang/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/p-51_mustang_bunny_feb-26-2023-_a7i8585.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P-51 Mustang Flying Over Snow</image:title><image:caption>The P-51 Mustang "Bunny" from the Palm Springs Air Museum flying over the snow covered San Jacinto Mountains.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-27T23:44:05+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/25/bunny-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/p-51_mustang_bunny_feb-24-2023-_a7i8489.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P-51 Mustang "Bunny"</image:title><image:caption>The Palm Springs Air Museum P-51 Mustang "Bunny" taking off on a ride flight.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-25T00:38:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/23/fast-moving/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-23T17:11:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/23/t-6-texan/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/t-6_feb-19-2023-_a7i8346.jpg</image:loc><image:title>T-6 Texan</image:title><image:caption>A T-6 Texan from the Palm Springs Air Museum taking off.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-23T00:03:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/22/wind-and-rain-next-few-days/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-22T19:06:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/22/the-barron-hilton-stearman/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/stearman-jan-22-2023-_a7i5298.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stearman Takeoff</image:title><image:caption>The Palm Springs Air Museum Stearman taking off on a ride flight.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-22T01:38:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/20/4500hp/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/sky_crane-feb-19-2023-img_1114.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Sky Crane</image:title><image:caption>A Sikorsky heavy lieft helicopter in Palm Springs</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-20T16:58:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/20/southwest-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/southwest_airlines_737-nov-25-2022-_a7i1956.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Southwest Airlines Departing</image:title><image:caption>A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 departing Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-20T16:50:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/15/world-war-ii-l-5s/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/l-5_stinson-feb-12-2023-_a7i8299.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stinson L-5 Sentinel</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/l-5_stinson-feb-12-2023-_a7i8245.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stinson L-5 Sentinel</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-15T21:22:03+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/15/and-then-rain/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-15T15:31:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/14/navy-sea-hawk-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/navy_seahawkfeb-12-2023-_a7i8045.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Navy Sea Hawk Helicopter</image:title><image:caption>A Navy MH-60S helcopter departing Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/navy_seahawkfeb-12-2023-_a7i8038.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Navy Sea Hawk Helicopter</image:title><image:caption>A Navy MH-60S helcopter departing Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-14T21:43:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/14/bunny-takeoff/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/p-51_bunny-jan-27-2023-_a7i6307.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P-51 Mustang Bunny</image:title><image:caption>The Palm Springs Air Museum P-51 Mustang Bunny taking off on a ride flight.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-14T19:17:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/14/navy-sea-hawk/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/navy_seahawk-feb-10-2023-_a7i7758.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Navy Sea Hawk Helicopter</image:title><image:caption>A Navy MH-60S helcopter departing Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-14T19:13:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/14/chp-helicopter/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/chp_helicopter-feb-09-2023-_a7i7731.jpg</image:loc><image:title>CHP Helicopter</image:title><image:caption>A California Highway Patrol helicopter departing the airport in Palm Springs California</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-14T19:08:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/13/afternoon-clouds/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-13T18:22:37+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/13/b-25-in-the-morning/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-13T01:00:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/07/icon-a5-departing/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-07T15:44:45+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/07/usmc-c-130-hercules/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/c-130_usmc-feb-04-2023-_a7i7323.jpg</image:loc><image:title>USMC C-130</image:title><image:caption>A United States Marines C-130 departing Palm Springs</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-07T02:16:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/06/dassault-falcon-6x/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-06T23:42:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/06/icon-sport-flying/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/icon_a5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Icon A5 Amphibious Airplane</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-06T22:50:08+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/06/twa-heritage/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/twa_aa-feb-04-2023-_a7i7464.jpg</image:loc><image:title>TWA Heritage Aircraft</image:title><image:caption>An American Airlines passenger jet painted in the colors of TWA, in tribute to its predecessor’s historic past.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-06T22:42:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/02/stearman-ride-flight/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/stearman_ride_flight-jan-29-2023-_a7i7020.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Stearman Ride Flight</image:title><image:caption>A rider taking a flight in the Palm Springs Air Museum Stearman.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-02T02:59:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/01/julie-clark-t-34-mentor/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/julie_clark_t-34-jan-26-2023-_a7i5878.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Julie Clark T-34 Mentor</image:title><image:caption>Julie Clark in her T-34 Mentor at the Palm Springs Air Museum. Now 74 years old and many times air show Performer of the Year.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-01T22:22:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/01/t-33-afterburner-ok-not/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/t-33-jan-25-2023-_a7i5796.jpg</image:loc><image:title>T-33 Shooting Star</image:title><image:caption>The Palm Springs Air Museum T-33 Shooting Star jet departing the airport.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-01T02:39:04+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/02/01/c-130-the-rock/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/c-130_the-rock-jan-28-2023-_a7i6732.jpg</image:loc><image:title>C-130 Litlle Rock</image:title><image:caption>A C-130 Hercules from Little Rock Air Force Base arriving in Palm Springs</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-02-01T01:42:58+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/01/31/come-to-fight-come-to-win/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/usmc_vmfa-323_jan-27-2023-_a7i6278.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Marine F/A-18C</image:title><image:caption>A United States Marine F/A-18C departing the airport in Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-01-31T01:36:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/01/25/kc-135/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/kc-135_jan-21-2023-_a7i5238.jpg</image:loc><image:title>KC-135</image:title><image:caption>A Boeing KC-135R refueling aircraft arriving in Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-01-25T02:03:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/01/24/a-26-invader/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/a-26_jan-14-2023-img_1059.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A-26 On The Ramp</image:title><image:caption>A Douglas A-26 Invader on the ramp at the Palm Springs Air Museum.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-01-24T19:44:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/01/23/c-130-taxiing-palm-springs/</loc><lastmod>2023-01-23T19:01:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/01/18/rainbow-meets-the-ground/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/rainbow_jan-10-2023-_a7i4566.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Rainbow Meets The Ground</image:title><image:caption>A rainbow where it meets the ground.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-01-18T23:53:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/01/18/vfa-154-black-knights/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/vfa-154_jan-13-2023-_a7i4686.jpg</image:loc><image:title>VFA-154 Black Knights</image:title><image:caption>Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-154 the "Black Knights" F/A-18F Super Hornets arriving at the airport in Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/vfa-154_jan-13-2023-_a7i4676.jpg</image:loc><image:title>VFA-154 Black Knights</image:title><image:caption>Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-154 the "Black Knights" F/A-18F Super Hornets arriving at the airport in Palm Springs.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-01-18T03:19:39+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2023/01/16/albatross/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/albatross_jan-15-2023_a7i4911.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Albatross</image:title><image:caption>A Grumann Albatross landing in Palm Springs. 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Patterns</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2024-02-14T19:18:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2022/11/04/united-airlines-landing/</loc><lastmod>2022-11-04T01:32:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2022/11/04/alaska-airlines-taxi-by/</loc><lastmod>2022-11-04T01:03:01+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2022/11/03/clouds-at-sunrise/</loc><lastmod>2022-11-03T18:03:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2022/11/02/c-47-takeoff-2/</loc><lastmod>2022-11-02T21:00:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2022/11/02/c-47-taxi-by/</loc><lastmod>2022-11-02T00:41:12+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://secondfocus.blog/2022/11/01/abandoned-car/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://secondfocus.blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/corvette-oct-31-2022-img_0875.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Corvette</image:title><image:caption>A 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