trip pics

[SmileGRL]

i took a million pictures on my trip last month. here are just a few that i've used in my blog so far. the rest isn't downloaded to my online photo album yet...will share more later.


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i thought it tradition to take another "classic" car pic and edited this photo a bit for dramatic effect.


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"under the flower" i have no clue what this flower is called. i took the picture in goldengate park in San Francisco. The huge blooms hang with their open heads facing the ground (almost like hats). i thought it would be a cool pic to take a photograph from beneath.


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the writing on the beach sand is not a new idea. but i couldn't resist anyway. so "hello"


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another beach photo taken in San Francisco. both these are very saturated. i didn't edit them. the sun was going down when i took them and the angle was tricky. i like the silhouettes and the fact that only the umbrella has color in the picture


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this picture was taken in an antique mall. i should have probably moved the camara slightly down, but again, i was literally on the run to catch up with the rest of the group who had no patience for aspiring photographers. heh.


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"sexy nurse"...or maybe waitress. mannequins are my new favoite subject to photograph. this one i found at a tourist store on Route 66

as usual, click on images if you wish to enlarge.

[Jacob]

There's beauty in still frame, which I can't seem to grasp because I do mostly video. Need to explore this spectrum more.

[SmileGRL]

thank you jacob. yes, still frame has it's own charm. i'm still trying to grasp it myself. it's all about noticing a still frame inside the video of life and timing. of course there's technical aspects too like lighting, alignment, etc. but right now i'm just trying to notice & time and sometimes i stumble on a beaut. have fun exploring...

[mtmynd]

two really impressed me : flower in golden gate. i'm a sucker for a good flower shot.. their lives are so brief. and #5, in an antique store... i've stolen some shots in stores and they have become special to me for some reason i haven't yet found.. and this one gave me the same feeling... store displays, kinda like flowers, are temporal in their 'lives' and this one is so unique and probably no longer there.

nice series, mj... shoot on!

[the mingo]

wow - moggles my bind! I favoritely like them all. The nurse on Rt. 66 almost sent me to my bunk. It's that short hair wig holding her face like a cup that does it. WA WA ZOOEY!!

[SmileGRL]

cecil...thank you for enjoying. honestly, i would have been happy staying in that atique mall aLL day and explore every corner. so many treasures!

mr. mingo! thanks for the "i favoritely like them all" ...and that nurse...yeah, she almost got me too...so hot! heh

[jimboloco]

wow!
th candy red car trippin roadscape
an th umbrella tinted into a soft happy beach scene
my faves
great design sensability
as i've misspelled afore

[the mingo]

[Arcadia]

under the flower is amazing!!!!!!! thanks for sharing the photos with us!!!!!

[SmileGRL]

jim...thanks for choosing your favorites. and the "wow" and "design sensability" is much appreciated.

themingo...

arcadia...you are most welcome and thank yOU!!!

[goldenmyst]

I love the way you capture the subtle things other's might overlook; the mannequin; the flower. You certainly have a photographers eye. The naturally saturated beach scene was great. I would love to see more pics from your transcontinental voyage.

John

[SmileGRL]

thaNk yOu john~

i will post more soon...