Yellowstone Trees

Even burned out, trees fascinate me with their textures and shapes. It also amazes me how some trees survive fires, lightning strikes and other devastating acts of nature. The trees in this particular area did not survive the fire that swept through here, but they are still standing and have a kind of chilling beauty.

Taxi Driver

In a previous life I was a costumer at a robotics company called Landmark Roboshop. Those were fun days. One of the shows we built there was the Ghostbuster's Live Action show for Universal Studios Florida when it first opened. This taxi driver was one of the ghosts. I'm 5'6" and if I were standing next to him (why didn't I think to get a photo of that?) the top of my head would come up to about his ear. I made his shirt, shorts, shoes and socks. The shoes were the most fun.

There were some amazingly talented people who worked in this shop and I was constantly impressed and delighted by all the different things that were created there.

L. A. Buildings

This was from one of my downtown L.A. photo safaris. I was just walking down the street looking for the next photo when I looked up at the building I was next to and saw this reflection. I took several shots from different angles, this one turned out best.

River

I like taking photos out in nature best. From long shots to details, there are just so many interesting things out there.

Fountain

This is a fountain at Mission San Miguel (I think). I was caught by the colors of the moss or lichen growing on it. They made such a pretty mosaic of colors.

Chair

I like this photo because of the shadow play. I think the combination of the old wood, shadow and ground is a nice textural composition. This was taken at Mission La Purisima, near Lompoc. It's a wonderful place to take photos.

Ana Paint

I love this photo for the expression on her face. This is priceless. You can't pose a look like that. I think that look says "Why are you looking at me like that? I didn't start this!" The funny story behind this photo is that she was sitting there having fun finger painting and her mother sat down next to her and started dabbing her face with paint. Then Ana responded by painting her mother's face. They were both covered in paint by the time they were done. It was very funny to watch.