I was wandering around Gila Bend, Arizona, and saw this rusted old water tower that was standing right beside the railway lines.
It no longer functions as a tower, but it surely does look good in a photograph. The light is from mid afternoon. And the clouds are the remnants of last nights rain.
A couple days ago, I headed out to the Anza Borrego desert to take some pictures of the wildflowers.
This is the reason that I usually like to travel to targets, and be the driver. When I got to the turnoff on interstate 8, I kept heading east. We wound up in Gila Bend Arizona. … 😎 …
Yeps! Gila Bend.
When a very good friend of mine was going to school at the University of Arizona, Tucson, I used to drive between San Diego and Tucson quite frequently. Gila Bend had a very cool Motel that looked very spacy, and I got it into my head that I wanted to visit it again. Forget the flowers, “Spaceward Ho!”
The original burned down quite a while ago, but it has been replaced by the Space Age Motor Lodge and Restaurant. This image will jump you into the middle of some images. The new one is still very cool. … 😉
For over a year now, I have been shooting images for the San Diego Fine Arts Society, and in that context I have met some fine artists. It is those artists that have been a releasing influence on my work lately, mostly because I love their work so much. …
This particular day, I was riding around with a friend looking for things photographic. And I happened by this alleyway in Ocean Beach. It reminded me of some of Duke Windsor’s work.
So Duke, this is my alley.
The area around Southern California, and San Diego is beautiful. I love to hop in a car with my camera tools and wander around with a friend for a day trip, just looking at things.
This specific day we stayed close to San Diego. The farthest we got out of San Diego was Descanso, where we had lunch at the Perkins Store. The Perkins Store is the largest thing I noticed in Descanso and it has been around for quite a while in our short American History. The Perkins Store, established in 1875.
While I was walking around taking pictures of the general area, I headed back to my car, and someone had driven up to the store and left this dog just looking out the window. I thought he looked great.
So, this picture is one of my favorites from my drive to Descanso.
San Diego is a very pretty place. You just have to go out and walk around, and you will see it.
I had never been to the San Diego Convention Center at sunset. … Correction. I have been there, but I have been convention-ing. I had paid money to go inside and look at things. You know, things like boats, autos, … Comicon. 🙂
From this location, I could see Point Loma and define the silhouette of the Hotel Del Coronado on Coronado island. … This is shot from the High Point of the Convention Center steps looking Westward, across Seaport Village, towards Point Loma, and finally, the Sun at the edge of the world.
Over the past few weeks I have been in negotiation with a large company to shoot some commercial buildings. I submitted this image, along with a few others, as a sort of resume.
Things were going great. I made sure my passport was in order. We were in final talks for the first shoot, and then, … nothing. … Bummer. … It was going to be a very good gig, and the work had the possibility of being amazing! I had also joined the CPS (Canon Professional Services) team to ensure that I had the best equipment for the job.
It was a very nice dream, and I enjoyed the ride very much. … Now back to work. 😉
