1933 Red Ford Coupe – Tower Classic Car Show, Fresno

This is a beautifully restored 1933 Ford Coupe. The red color was outstanding and the engine was beautiful with a lot of chrome. It was pristine.

1933 Red Ford Coupe Engine – Tower Classic Car Show, Fresno

These photos were taken with a Canon EOS 6D, EF24-105mm f/4L IS lens, [top photo 1/250 sec at f11, ISO 200] [bottom photo 1/640 sec at f/7, ISO 200] captured on a Lexar 400x SDXC UHS-1 memory card

1964 Chevy Corvair Convertible – Tower Classic Car Show, Fresno

Here’s the car I dreamed of having when I was 20 years old. I eventually did get a used Corvair, but not a convertible. This image was shot at the Tower Classic Car Show in Fresno, California.

This photo was taken with a Canon EOS 6D, EF24-105mm f/4L IS lens, 1/640 sec at f/11, ISO 200 captured on a Lexar 400x SDXC UHS-1 memory card

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A Sea Pen at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Sea Pens are graceful creatures resembling a plump, old-fashioned quill pen. They are classified as colonial octocorals, and, unlike other octocorals, each Sea Pen is a colony of polyps, each with eight tentacles. They are supported by internal skeletal structures and have adapted to living as sessile animals partially embedded in fine sediments on the sea floor. They range in color from dark orange to yellow to white.

The primary polyp loses its tentacles and becomes the stalk of the Sea Pen with a bulb at the base. The secondary polyps form the branches of the Sea Pen. They are able to relocate and re-anchor themselves if need be. They feed on the plankton that goes by on the currents. As a defense against predators (like red stars), they force water out of themselves, deflating and retreating into their bulbous foot. If touched, they emit a bright greenish light.
Sources: NOAA, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Wikipedia.

This photo was taken with a Canon EOS 6D, EF24-105mm f/4L IS lens, 1/80 sec at f/5.6, ISO 10,000 captured on a Lexar 400x SDXC UHS-1 memory card

Dance of the Indonesian Sea Nettle – Monterey Bay Aquarium

It took me two trips to the Monterey Bay Aquarium to finally get this shot. These are amazing jellyfish in their beauty and especially in how gracefully they swim together. It appears to be a slow and graceful dance. I found them fascinating and, it turned out, very difficult to photograph. But, with a little patience and persistence, I got the photograph I wanted, one that captured their graceful movement in a still image. Make sure you click on the image to enlarge it. It really adds to the experience.

The Aquarium provided this information about the Indonesian Sea Nettle:
“Meet a deadly beauty. This jelly trails a dangerous curtain of vintage lace and ghostly white tentacles. As delicate as those parts look, they’re beaded with thousands of stinging cells.

The stinging cells stun both food and foe with a deadly dose of toxins. These cells help a jelly capture plankton and small fishes and defend against predators. Range: western Pacific ocean.” If you haven’t been to the Monterey Bay Aquarium before or recently, it’s a must see place. One of the finest aquariums in the world. I am very lucky to live so close and to be a member.

These photos were taken with a Canon EOS 6D, EF24-105mm f/4L IS lens, 1/160 sec at f/5.6, -1 EV, ISO 12,800 captured on a Lexar 400x SDXC UHS-1 memory card.

1955 Buick Special

1955 Buick Special with its Classic Buick Portholes

I photographed the side of this car at the Tower Classic Car Show in Fresno sponsored by Hot Rods Fresno this month.

These photos were taken with a Canon EOS 6D, EF24-105mm f/4L IS lens, 1/200 sec at f/7, ISO 200 captured on a Lexar 400x SDXC UHS-1 memory card.

1955 Chevy Bel Air Hard Top

Here is a beautiful, turquoise, 1955 Chevy Bel Air hard top. I remember loving this model when I was a kid. I photographed it at the Tower Classic Car Show in Fresno sponsored by Hot Rods Fresno.

Who else always wanted one of these?

The children were beautiful and there were a few obvious things about their appearance. First, most of them were covered (head to foot) with a white-grey dust. When we looked into what that was, we found that it was from playing outside in the dirt which contained a lot of volcanic ash from Mount Kilimanjaro as well as salty soda from nearby dry lakes. They were experiencing a draught during the time we were there. We also discovered that the name of the area, Amboseli may have come from the word “Empusel” which means “salty, dusty place” in the traditional Maasai language of Maa.

Second, many of the children had one or more circular scars on their cheek(s). These were a sign of group cohesion, and a means to identify their children from other tribes. Maasai tribal members often are seen with round scars on their cheeks.

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