Christmas Forgotten

I forgot and left these bulbs outside. 

Sometimes the mistake we make is the inspiration we need.

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Christmas Past: Spain 1978

I remember seeing these hanging across the streets of Pasadena when I was growing up. I don't see them much any more.

I was visiting Spain during the 78-79 winter and found this one. I think it was in Granada.

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Christmas is Coming

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The Santa Clause

With all the Santas around, how are you supposed to know which one is real?

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The Mrs. Clause

Years ago I made this photo for a printing company in Los Angeles. I thought is would be fitting to put it here this season. 

Enjoy!

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Airstream Travel Trailer Part 2

This is my Airstream Travel Trailer. It is a 25 foot Safari built in 1999 or 2000. It is parked in one of my favorite camping spot in the Alabama Hills on the Eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California.

I've camped in this exact spot many times. The afternoon sun sets early behind the Sierras to the West but still shines with Alpenglow on the White Mountains across the valley. Sunrise starts on Mount Whitney, the highest mountain in the lower 48 states. If you get up early enough you can watch the golden light as it slides down from the tip-top. With foothills in between this spot and Whitney there is a truly beautiful moment when the mountains are completely aglow and the nearby hills are still in a cool shadow. That alone is worth the trip.

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Airstream Travel Trailer

I own an Airstream travel trailer. It is a 25 foot Safari built in 2000, or 1999. I bought it used originally to use during my Master's of Fine Arts Thesis project. You can see even more of that work on this blog. This image here is not my trailer but someone else's. I found it at a vintage trailer gathering in Buellton California last September. 

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Lone PIne 2

Back in Lone Pine I found this guy. 

Yep, that's a fanny pack worn in front and a bluetooth earpiece.

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Lone Pine, California

Yep, in Lone Pine there is a museum dedicated to film. The Hollywood type of films. I was watching Iron Man, with Robert Downey Jr. last night and I was reminded, it too was filmed in the 

Alabama Hills.

The Alabama Hills are the foothills just outside of Lone Pine. Mt. Whitney lies just beyond them to the west. Every year Lone Pine has a film festival. Usually in the first week of October. I've been to three of them to make photographs. Twice during my MFA thesis project and once just this year (2011) for another art project.

I captured this gent right there in front of the museum during my thesis visits. This particular image did not make the final cut as I was limited to only 20 photos, but I always liked this guy's expression and stance.

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In Training

Plum Lake, Sayner, WI

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Ignacio

I met Ignacio one afternoon while he was waiting for the bus. I had my camera and lights in the car, so I stopped and asked him if I could make his picture. He agreed and this is what I made. Ignacio has a knowing, weathered face with kindness written all over it. 

If we don't take the time to stop and make the photo then it has been pre-edited... out. I believe it is better to edit after the exposure has been made, not before.

Take the picture.

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THE VIEW FROM HERE

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Pasadena Changes

My home town, Pasadena California, has gone through some changes since I last lived there. This is a railroad crossing for pedestrians. Odd, I thought.

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Planes

Widow

I found this beauty inside the propane tank cover of my Airstream the other day. 

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Old Vines

Pulling Back The Curtain

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99 Cents

Never buy a house in neighborhoods with shopping carts on the sidewalks.

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TOOLS OF LABOR

Years of dust have covered these neglected tools. I guess not much work is getting done.

Suzy Chaffee

I met and photographed Suzy Chaffee during my MFA Thesis project. 

She was skiing with this outfit on at Mammoth Mountain.