Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Day 575 Old Work Boots
I've been wanting to photograph these old work boots for over a year now. I remember during one of my junior college photography courses the instructor showing a beautiful picture of ballet slippers. He told us how the photographer used new slippers but wore them out a bit to make them look well worn. That way they looked used but still retained some of their shine. I didn't do anything to the boots, they are well worn, but they do have new laces!
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Day 571 Foggy Morning and a Canal
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Day 570 Coffee Kiosk
Monday, January 24, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Day 568 Grapevine
Day 567 Kylie and Alicia
Day 566 Stray people at the Beach
Day 564 Overcast at the Beach
Day 563 Beau
Day 562 The Grapevine
Finally back home. I took another trip South to help care for my mom who is going through chemo therapy. I drove up Monday. It's a six hour drive from here to there and usually my only chance for taking pictures is while driving.
This proved to be true for this trip. I didn't take many pictures, but did manage to take this one while on the Grapevine. I couldn't believe the stunning light that was coming through the mountains. This is a very lucky shot as I was in the center lane.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Day 560 Whisper my Foster Shepherd
Friday, January 14, 2011
Day 559 Post 2. Veal the Reality
I have driven by this place before. It makes me sick. I wish everyone who orders veal would be forced to live in a casket size box for a few months. At least then they could be aware of the pain and suffering they inflict on other living beings.
Photographically, I do like this picture. I love the muted tones of the oranges and greens against the pale cloudy sky. It would have looked to flat and ugly displayed with the brightness of the other pictures taken today. It needed it's own post for both aesthetic and content reasons.
Day 559 Drive to and From Work
I probably could have picked either one of the bottom two images for todays post, but I like them both and couldn't choose. The top wouldn't be my pick for best of the day, except that it is the same tire shop I have had pictures of twice before for this blog. It's burnt down. Nothing last forever! I was hoping to have an entire series of that tire shop. Oh well...
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Day 558 Patch of Dirt After a Rain with Trains
I was driving my foster dog to the vets to get spayed when I drove by this place. I've driven by it before and have wanted to photograph it, but this morning it looked especially inviting. I had to wait until after I dropped off the dog, but since I knew I was going to stop for a picture it was easy enough to get out of traffic and pull in. Originally I thought I could just take a picture from my Jeep, but that proved to be difficult, so for this serene scene I actually got out of my vehicle!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Day 557 Jonathon
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Day 556 Bridge
Monday, January 10, 2011
Day 555 A Supermarket Rose
The only thing I did today was make a trip to the store. I tried to photograph a few people I saw there, but they were to smart and walked away. Knowing I'd not be going out again tonight I thought while shopping, "what can I photograph"? Then it occurred to me that I had not photographed a flower in a very long time. So I bought some roses. It was disappointing pulling them out of their package as they were all wilted. I picked the best one I could find. Exhausted from doing nothing all day I decided to only set up one light. Even then I couldn't bring myself to get out the umbrella. I have not photographed a flower in this way, so all was good and fun. Maybe tomorrow just for cause I'll photograph the ugliest rose from todays purchase.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Day 554 Disney and Wayne
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Day 553 Bus Stop on Sepulveda Boulevard
Day 551 Sunset at the Beach
Day 550 Guy in a Truck
Day 549 Sunset walk
I spent the day with my mom while she underwent chemotherapy. Not much chance for pictures there so as soon as we got back to the house and she was settled in I took a walk to the beach. Before I left I told myself I would photograph a sunset at the beach. Well I wasn't able to get there in time, as you can tell by the darkness of this picture which was taken on my way to the beach.
Day 548 The Central Valley and the Grapevine
I haven't posted. When I travel to visit my mom who is dealing with cancer and chemo therapy I have no way to post pictures. At some point I'll get a mac laptop and be able to take my pictures on the road... so to speak. Until then, I'll still take a picture a day when I travel to visit and help my mom out, but I'll have to post it when I get back to my home computer.
Monday I left for the long drive to where my mom is living in Huntington Beach. I took many pictures along the way. From all of those I'm posting two, one of my drive though the Central Valley and one of my drive through the Grapevine.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Day 547 Young and Old
I took the dog I am fostering for a walk today in the drizzle that was trying to be rain. I came across this young woman who although she said she didn't want me to take her picture, actually in spirit gave me permission. The best I can explain is the non verbal communication people give one another. She did say she didn't want me to use the picture because of the way she looked, so sad and all... and I was even going to not use the picture for that reason, but who would I be if I let other people tell me what pictures to use. I am a photographer, bottom line.
I continued on my walk and saw this old man walking his dogs. I lifted up my camera and boldly took his picture. He noticed but said nothing and kept walking.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Day 546 Colorful Lights on a Bare Tree
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