Hilina Pali Overlook

This was taken at the end of a single lane road 9 miles from the main Chain Of Craters road on Volcanos National Park. Looking east at about 2280 feet above sea level

Survivor

I found this old tree in the pinetta outside Rome Italy

Garfieldian

Bannock MT.

Lotte

WW1 somewhere near Brest France. One of the sailors is my Dad, I never knew which one. The women is a nurse.

Water Tank

Rios-Caledonia Adobe

Spray Rig

I really love looking at and photographing old machinery. A few steps from Mission San Miguel is the Rios-Caledonia Adobe. I came upon this contraption while wandering about. I think it is or was a horse drawn spraying machine. At the far end of the rig is a gasoline powered pump. Pretty cool I think.

San Juan Bautista

I have never been really happy with the way Photoshop converts color images to monochrome. I didn’t know why they never looked right either with channel mixer or mode control to grey scale. But I do know more about that now after discovering a software company called Silver Oxide.They make software filters that simulate several classic B&W films. This was a 6 mp raw file processed by Adobe Raw. I used the default results. Converted it to B&W with Silver Oxide’s Tri X filter with a simulated yellow filter on the lens. It runs on Macs and Windows. http://www.silveroxide.com

Anthuriums

Taken in the fern forest after the rain

Refinery Balls

Off to the left on the road into Ojai California is a deserted oil refinery. This is a bromoil transfer on handmade paper from India, about 9x7 inches.

Julia Cellini, Artist

I don't know why Harry Potter is angry at that unicorn.

Abstract #2

The pool/fountain at the Getty in LA. A nightime shot.

Abstract

This is what you can see if you walk around with your head down

Attitude

Kallitype Print about 7x10 inches

Postcard

Waipio Valley Overlook. I know it looks like a postcard. But it is MY postcard.

Determination

This little Ohia tree is determined to grow in this barren lava flow.

Front View

Here is the front view of the Hacienda

The Hacienda

William Randolph Hearst built this “hacienda” as a hunting lodge. It is now on the grounds of the Hunter Liggett Military Reservation. Less than a mile away is Mission San Antonio de Padua

A Quiet Place To Rest

The Cemetery at Mission San Juan Bautista. In the background, The Salinas Valley and the San Andreas Fault. The original El Camino Real ran right below the wall.

July 4 2006 Hilo HI

It was a damp gray afternoon waiting for the fireworks to start. In the end it was worth it.

Copper Kettle

What do you suppose the San Miguel Mission folks used this large kettle for? Cooking or rendering something. It has a fire pit underneath it, a hinged lid and handles on the side. Note the images of cattle on the sides. Any guesses? Maybe I will send them an e-mail and ask them.

Lunch Break

I couldn't pass up this shot. The guy that was working in there looked at me like I was a bit nuts.

Vanishing Point

Mission San Juan Bautista

Water Tank

A friend on mine is an electrician forman working on the construction of a water storage/treatment plant in South Pasadena CA. He took me there for a short visit. I could not get back far enough to get a shot of an entire tank but perhaps this shot of the workmen will give some sense of scale. I crawled through a circular hole to get the interior shot.

Big Sur

A view along the Big Sur highway. Bixby Bridge in the background. Built in 1939.

The View From Wright Road

Taken about 6:30 AM on a Sunday morning. That is Mauna Kea in the distance. The orange windsock is what grabbed me.

Is This Real?

Everything, well almost everything in Disneyland is in great shape. Clean, repaired and looking good. Why are they letting this wonderful water wheel deteriorate? They can’t afford a bit of paint? Look at that roof. It needs work. I am on the phone right now calling them.