City Barber Shop
Ramona, California; September 2012
Finally took the time to drive out to Ramona, a small town in rural San Diego County. I’m moving to Los Angeles (well, Pasadena) next week, so it’s a good thing I went when I did.
Pelican and fisherman, a photo from the Ocean Beach pier. See it larger at my photoblog, The Occasional Odd Crop.
My stepson, John, was in town for a couple of days and hadn’t seen the ocean. So we stopped by the pier this morning before I dropped him off at the airport. This was the first time I’d seen pelicans sitting on the pier, and the closest I’d ever been to one of these prehistoric-looking birds. Incredible creatures.
I have photos where the fisherman is in focus and the pelican is soft, and vice versa. But in the end, I liked having them both fairly sharp. And while the pelican’s colors are beautiful - red on the beak, sharp blue eyes, a subtle yellow on the head - our friend here stood out better against the sky in black and white.
Shadows on the bridge, my latest San Diego photo. See it larger at my photoblog, The Occasional Odd Crop.
Trolley yard, my latest San Diego photo. See it bigger and better at my photoblog, The Occasional Odd Crop.
San Diego’s trolley cars are a striking red. But I wanted the focal point to be the lines on the left, where the tracks converge and make that claw shape. The pretty red would just draw the eye away from that. So, black and white.
NRG Cabrillo Power, my latest photo. See it larger at my photoblog, The Occasional Odd Crop.
It’s an imposing structure, but my favorite part might be the power lines.
The lines in this are great.
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La Lunchonette and Empire State Building, my first black-and-white photo from this year’s trip to New York City. See it much larger at my photoblog, The Occasional Odd Crop
