Venice canals

Venice.  Venice, California that is.  Viewed from one of the many bridges over the canals.

Specs: ISO of 200, 1/100sec at f/18 and 18mm on the zoom.

Building palm

Near the beach in Santa Monica California, where the palms meet big business.


Specs: 1/125 at f/22 at ISO 200 and 38mm

Venice sand

Patterns in the Venice sand, done in black and white.

Specs: ISO 200 55m at 1/125 and f/20

Mighty Colorado

The Colorado river just down from the headwaters.


Specs:1/100 sec f/18 at ISO 200 and 26mm

Fire House

A fire house in Massachusetts. A little artistic manipulation to make it more interesting.


Specs: ISO 329, 38mm, 1/160 at f/16

Happy Budda

A happy budda in Santa Monica,CA

Specs: 55mm, at 200 ISO, 1/60th and f 5.6

broken dreams

So Cal.  Home of the the Z boys.  A skaters paradise. But paradise has its' price.

Specs: 1/100 at f/25 with 29mm and ISO 200

Black and White post

Hollywood stump.
Fun little black and white of a tree stump in the hollywood hill.

Spec: ISO 200 100th sec at f 9 and  20mm on the zoom.

Runyon Canyon

Caution tree!
Above Hollywood, and within sight of the famous sign.  Runyon Canyon is a former estate that is now a popular hiking trails.  The people and dogs get to run free and enjoy all that is nature.

Specs: ISO 200, 250th at f/10 with 48mm on the zoom.

Charles river Bridge

The underside of a bridge over the Charles river in Boston.

Specs: ISO 200, 1/80th sec at f/13 and 44mm on the zoom

USS Cassin Young

The USS Cassin Young is a WWII Fletcher Class Destroyer that was on the receiving end of Kamikaze attacks.  She is now in permanent dry dock next to the USS Constitution, as a museum run by the park service.

Specs: 1/100sec at f/18 ISO 200 and 18mm

Drop! Please Drop!

This hopeful pup is on the promenade in Santa Monica waiting for some lost food to come his way.

Specs: ISO 200 60th of sec at f/18 and 55mm on the zoom.

Target Boston

Charlestown Navel Shipyard
These decomitioned guns overlook Boston next to the U.S.S. Constitution, old ironsides, the oldest ship in the U.S. navy.

Specs: ISO 250 160/sec at f/22 and 35mm zoom

Old grave yards

One of the oldest graveyards in Boston.  On this beautiful day people hangout in this old graveyard, that holds the remains of Alexander Hamliton, and many other early americans.  It is located just off of Boston Commons.

Specs: ISO 200, 1/100 at f/13, 55mm on the zoom

Separatist camp

A group decided to hide out in the woods of Los Angeles during WWII. After the guy in Germany they like lost, they thought it better to abandon things and blend in.  So this haven in the woods is a favorite place for hikers, graffiti artist, and others.  It is also a great place for an adventurous photographer. This is the back of the main building near the main gate.

Specs: ISO  800 1/125 at f/5.6 and 24 mm zoom

Estes Park in Rock Mountain National Park.
9,000 ft above sea level, and about 3.5 miles from the parking lot.  Also not very far from the head waters of the mighty Colorado river.  I traveled there on wonderful family event, and some of us went for this hike in the incredible Rocky Mountains.  This beautiful setting make the fact that I was 9,000 ft above where my lungs wanted to be.  The magic of nature inspired me, and gave me a new appreciation for the term "Rocky mountain high".

Specs: ISO 200, 125th at f/18 at 22mm

Boston Fire Fighters Memorial

Memorial to the brave Fire Fighters of boston who have died in the line of duty.  Boston is very serious out remembering their Fire Fighters.  The statue is next to the State house in Boston, in a very nice memorial park, with lots of places to sit and enjoy the nice days like the day this was taken.

Specs: Nikon D5000, ISO 400, 50 mm, 1/320 sec, at f/10, at 11am

Boston Bridge

Zakim Bridge over the Charles river in Boston.  Completed in 2003.  Taken from Causeway St. next to TD Garden.  This was my first time in Boston, wandering from Boston Gardens to the U.S.S. Constitution.  The weather was wonderfully warm and the skies were clear.  Boston is a big city with a wonderful mix of old and new.  The people go about with the normal life of a big city, but they do have a genuine kindness to them.  There is a sense of safety, and no one gave me any troubles as I was going about sticking my camera where I might.  


Specs: Taken March 8th, 2012, 1/320 sec at f/22 with my Nikon zoom lens at 55 mm set at ISO 400.