I dream in black and white...

Sunset on Wildrose Peak

Death Valley

"Silhouette of Trees and Cloud Coverage"
Wildrose Peak Trail

"It was very bitter..."

"Snow, Rocks and Twigs"

"Air Freshener"

"Tendrils"

Photowalk: Water Fountain

"The sea was angry that day my friends..."

"the winds were turbulent..."

"and the rain was torrential..."

"litoral debris was every where in sight..."

"but my oh my was it a glorious sight..."

Photowalk: Part Deuce

"Cartoon Window"

"Power (usage)"

"Death Eater"

"Her name was Carmen..."

Photowalk: Landscapes

"Crimson leaves and spines"

"How unnatural..."

"For Sale: Sofa with a View"

"Pentajuana"

"It's okay to let go..."

Smoke.

"Pregame"

"In Game"

Disney Concert Hall? Check

"Shadow and Steel"

"Off Kilter"

"Looking Down Grand"

"Iris"

"Abstract"

The great fun and challenge about this photo shoot was that I did it very little light and that is actually one of my favorite shooting conditions because if you have a stable surface, you have the potential of capturing things that you originally didn't plan on capturing.
But with the Disney concert hall, you are surrounded by so much it actually makes it very difficult to be aware of everything but once I got a feel for the geometry and shapes and lines and surfaces, everything just fell into place and by using the unique surfaces of the concert hall as my tripod, it added a very natural element to the composition of the pictures.

After looking through Ansel Adam's book...

Ice House Saddle Trail

"Pine Needles"

Snow and Dirt

Bed of Leaves

Private Getaway

Taking Pictures while Driving

"Lamp in the Sky"

Photographing LA

I have been in LA for the better part of 4 years.

It's been somewhat of a sordid love affair because on one hand,

she gives me great pleasure in her many offerings of experiences be it new tastes,

sights and sounds.

But at the end of the day or even whenever I get the chance, I find myself catching the earliest train out of here to go home.

With the year coming to a close, I realize that I have let my the past 4 years go by relatively undocumented, therefore pending will be a series of photographs that will document some of my favorite spots in la. They will capture the location but hopefully they will also recapture the experience.

A few preliminary locations:

1. Chinatown

2. LACMA

3. The Grove

4. Wilshire blvd

5. Culver City

6. Venice Beach

7. Hodoris (This should actually be #1 on my list)

Early Morning in San Francisco

"Baring it"

Black and white photography on a cloudy overcast day is definitely high on my list of

"Things I like to do on cloudy overcast days"

"Up"

"Big easy..."

Came across this picture while going through some old pictures...

Love it.

De Anza Park

De Anza Park

De Anza Park (while spinning)
It's almost like some sort of pencil sketch.

I've grown up next to this park. Some of my best childhood memories were at this park.
I was driving home today and noticed that the sun was just coming down and the leaves had started to fall so I quickly dropped by for a quick photowalk.
Autumn is only palpable in the evening in California.

"Autumn Evening"