Mar
09
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This is the interior of Dot’s Diner in Bisbee, Arizona.
Do you remember Dot’s Diner. I posted my favorite shot of the exterior back in May of last year. Dot’s Diner is an authentic 1950′s diner located in Bisbee, Arizona. When you look through the windows, it appears to be fully outfitted and capable of serving food, but it was closed. In doing some online research, it appears that, despite getting outstanding reviews, it closed in late January 2011. Prior to that, it got rave reviews for its food and its authenticity.
It has an interesting history:
It is an authentic 1950′s ten stool diner built by the Valentine Manufacturing Company in Wichita, Kansas. It was originally purchased in 1957 and delivered to the corner of Ventura and Topanga Canyon Blvd’s in Los Angeles. Apparently it served people there for 26 years, then sat idle for 13 more before being purchased and moved to the Shady Dell Trailer Park in Bisbee, Arizona. There it was restored and served guests of the Shady Dell and residents of Bisbee until 2011 when it was closed. You can still stay at the Shady Dell in one of their vintage trailers.
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Marty
Dec
22
The Birds sit in the trees outside our house.
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If you ever saw the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film, The Birds, you have to remember how incredibly scary it was to have hundreds of birds flying around the people in that movie. Well, it would be a bit of an exaggeration to say that’s what were having outside our house every afternoon about 3 pm, but it’s pretty close to that. Fortunately, unlike in the movie, they’re not attacking the humans (so far). They fly outside from rooftop to trees to rooftop, and swoop down in front of our house. It is kind of creepy, especially if we’re out walking the dog and if we think about that movie.
I got my camera out and put the “Big Lens” (200-500 mm) on and stood in our doorway looking out over the trees above our neighbors’ homes. I experimented with a number of Photoshop techniques after I got the images into my computer. But what I liked best was this stark contrast black and white look. Click on the image to enlarge it on your computer’s screen.
Dec
02
A commercial airliner on appoach to land at Monterey Regional Airport
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I was standing in a parking lot at Ryan Ranch in Monterey directly below the flight path for the landing approach to the Monterey Regional Airport. I had been there many times before and knew it was below the flight path. But this time, I finally brought my camera with me to wait for approaching planes. Several jets landed before this commercial 2-engine prop passenger plane. Even though there were wispy clouds and it was mid-afternoon, the moon was out and I got the shot capturing both the plane and the moon.
The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 40D, EF17-40mm f/4L lens, 1/1000 sec at f/4, ISO 100 and then post-processed using Nik Software’s Silver Efex Pro 2 and Color Efex Pro 4 filters.
Oct
06
Share Your Happiness – Create a parking space for someone else.
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One of the really nice things about the inside of this multi-level parking garage in North Beach, San Francisco, is that each parking space has a message or a suggestion. I looked at some of the empty parking spaces and liked this one the best. Imagine how terrific it would be if we all “Shared Our Happiness.”
The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 40D, EF17-40mm f/4L lens, 1/125 sec at f/8, ISO 800 on SanDisk Extreme IV Digital Film. It was processed with Nik Color Efex Pro 4 and Nik Silver Efex Pro 2.
Aug
31
This old tire was on a vintage truck at the Gold King Mine and Ghost town in Jerome, AZ
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Have you ever wondered what an over-used, over-aged, worn out tire might look like? Click on this image to enlarge it and take a good look at the details. Man, that thing is shredded big-time!!
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