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Friday, February 17, 2006
Santa Barbara Mission TwilightThis was a long exposure. The exposure time made the reflection much more interesting. it gave the effect of the sharpness near the bottom of the image getting blurry near the top where the water was falling from the top of the fountain. |
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Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Evening FogThe thing that looks like a large cloud on the ground between the palm trees and the mountain is our evening fog. It is caused by the marine layer. A warm cushion of air from further out in the Pacific that slides in across the cool coastal waters. The water is cool here because it follows the pacific currents down the coast from cold places in the north.Given the right conditions, the fog slides in as the sun goes down and will not leave the beach till around ten in the morning. Of course, in June, the fog covers the whole city and only leaves for about ten minutes in the afternoon. We call that "June Gloom". As long as you can stay back from, or above it, it is actually very beautiful. My office at UCSB used to sit at the perfect point at the limit of the fog. I could watch it swirl outside my window, but it never really got to my office. |
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Monday, January 16, 2006
Courthouse Clock TowerI'm always trying to find a different angle on my subjects. Especially ones as photographed as the Santa Barbara Courthouse. This is the courthouse clock tower... from the inside, straight up!Cool architecture in there, but I rarely have the right film on hand to get shots of the inside. This was from my recent experiments with a rental Canon 20D digital camera. |
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Friday, January 13, 2006
Courthouse DetailI always appreciate the kind feedback I have received when I have displayed my photos. I particularly love the stories I get from people when my images make them think of something near to their hearts. Many times I leave with a much deeper appreciation for my subjects.I was looking through my recent images for a good Santa Barbara image for Mary Ann, and this is what I came up with. The day I took this was a bit overcast so the wider "city" images are not as exciting, They are more "ideas" that I am building on for future images. But the detail in this image reminds me of another person that stopped by the La Cumbre Art Walk a couple of times. She told me about her Grandfather who worked on the stone detail at the base of the Courthouse. If I remember correctly, some of his work is near the fountain. I have always loved taking detail shots of the courthouse especially since there's already a wide variety of angles on the bigger views out there. Now, every time I look at these details, I think about the incredible talent that went into creating them, especially by one particular grandfather. |
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Sunday, December 25, 2005
Pelican ChristmasYou have any idea how many fish I had to give him to get him to pose like that? He drove an especially hard bargain when it came to wearing the hat!Merry Christmas! |
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Saturday, December 24, 2005
Santa Barbara Beach Panorama(click to see a bigger version)Ok I got a new toy! This is actually seven images stitched together in a panorama by a cool little tool named PTGui. Actually it is quite powerful. I am a bit fanatical about image quality and size. I usually work with 16 bit originals from my scanner and the this tool can work with them which is rare. To truly appreciate this image you have to realize the full resolution version is over 500 megabytes and could easily be printed almost nine feet wide. |
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Saturday, November 19, 2005
Santa Barbara SunsetThere is an artist in the Sunday Art walk on Cabrillo Blvd. (where this shot is taken) who does woodcut images, silhouettes with a gradient color in the background. These evenings, the beautiful cloudless sunsets remind me of those. |
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Friday, November 18, 2005
SavoyI have been a little behind in the photo of the day. So I thought it would be nice to give you another glimpse of the one of the many projects I have going at the moment.This is a beautiful new restaurant on Figueroa. They have been kind enough to allow me to display my artwork, and I am working on capturing their beautiful atmosphere for their marketing materials. This Sunday they are starting a Sunday brunch, I'm looking forward to that! |
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Friday, November 4, 2005
Stearns SunsetFall has finally arrived. Last week still felt like summer. During the summer there is not usually enough moisture in the air to make an interesting sunset so I always enjoy this time of year. |
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Thursday, November 3, 2005
Savoy TrufflesThis is a new place that just opened on Figueroa Street in Santa Barbara, "Savoy Truffles." They were kind enough to display my photos in their restaurant. And, I am now working on capturing some images of their beautiful place. They actually took this place down to the studs and crafted an incredible environment inside.The food is excellent, not to mention all natural. I can highly recommend the strawberry spinach salad and the cappuccino (the one in the photo did not last long after this was taken, it was gooood!) Perhaps best of all, the couple who own the restaurant are locals who grew up here. |
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Monday, October 31, 2005
Santa Barbara SunsetWe live in an odd little spot on the coast. If you look at a map of the California coastline there is a small area that runs from east to west. That is where Santa Barbara is. As a result, the sun does not set over the water as you would expect it to on the west coast. Moving straight out from the coast, once you pass the channel islands about 25 miles out, the closet land is Antarctica. |
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Sunday, October 30, 2005
Now there's somethin you don't see every day!Ok, maybe it's a little late for Solstice photos. But, it has been hotter lately than the day I took this photo so I was starting to wonder just what season this is. |
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Thursday, October 20, 2005
Old Sea CenterJust went to the new Sea Center recently, it is very cool. This one burned down but they had been planning on remodeling anyway. If you are ever in the Santa Barbara area this is a great place to learn about the Ocean, especially if you bring kids!This shot was taken the same evening as this one. |
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Thursday, October 13, 2005
Dolphins at the WharfI really like the water in this image. The long exposure hid the fact that the water was moving pretty well in the fountain. If you look closely you can see where the drops of water leave the edge of the fountain and hit the pool below. But they disappear in between. The surface of the water was covered with ripples which caused the blurred surface as opposed to a smooth reflective surface of a less agitated pool at night. |
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Sunday, October 9, 2005
Harbor MoonriseYou can see the moon coming up on the right side of the photo, through the fog. This was an amazing night to take pictures.boat 19 | California 111 | harbor 13 | mast 7 | moon 5 | mountain 9 | Pacific 26 | purple 30 | sailboat 12 | Santa Barbara 123 | Santa Barbara Harbor 13 | sunset 77 |
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Monday, October 3, 2005
Twilight ClocktowerThis was a long exposure on a breezy evening. You can tell by the softness of the trees. But, that actually made the bright clocktower more visible through the tree than it would have been in a daylight shot.I had to find a nice Santa Barbara architecture image today for a fellow photographer from the area who now lives in Texas. |
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Sunday, September 11, 2005
Summer SolsticeThis is my photographic evidence that the summer was way too short. This image was on a roll of film that was still in one of my cameras this week. |
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Wednesday, September 7, 2005
Mission SunsetSunset at the Mission, would only be better if that tree were not in the shot. But that's ok, I like the trees around here. |
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Sunday, August 21, 2005
Solstice ParadeI have never been crazy about parades. They have always been something to watch on TV while my dad and I make Macadamia Nut Stuffing from a Hawaiian cookbook. Our task on Thanksgiving while my Mom took care of everything else!But I must say, since moving to Santa Barbara I have learned to enjoy one tradition... The "Summer Solstice Celebration." It is always a really creative parade held on the Saturday closest to the Summer solstice. It is, by far, the most enjoyable parade and celebration I have ever seen. Oh, by the way, the person in the bird suit is our Mayor, Marty Blum. |
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Friday, August 12, 2005
A View from the MissionMost of the mission shots you see don't give you an appreciation for the beautiful setting of the surrounding Mission grounds. The beautiful color in this photo is from the setting sun which was behind me to my right. Although the moisture in the atmosphere makes it hard to see where sky ends and sea begins, you can see hints of the outlines of the Channel Islands at the horizon. |
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Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Dr. Seuss Was HereThis is a building they are just finishing on Cota Street. The front wall and gate makes it look a little like something out of a Dr. Seuss story. Actually it looked like it was gonna be a lot crazier when it was only half done. It is actually quite nice now.I have heard the developer is planning something else next to my church. Could be a cool new photography subject! |
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Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Storke TowerI used to work right by this tower. It was particularly interesting during the holidays. They played Christmas Carols most of the day. |
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Monday, July 11, 2005
Nighttime MissionThe cool thing about this long exposure is that fact that it made the surface of the water look like glass. If you look closely you can see that there are blurry areas near the center of the fountain where the water was running down. But most of the waves that moved slowly across the surface disappeared. I thought the motion of the ripples across the water would blur a larger part of the reflection but sometimes you get a pleasant surprise. |
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Sunday, July 10, 2005
East Beach SunsetThis is looking back at East beach from Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara. I like the single glowing cloud. It really makes the sky a lot more interesting. |
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Saturday, July 9, 2005
Lotusland WalkwayThe patterns on the sides of this walkway are actually rounded stones. From this angle it looks like the center of a Labyrinth.Hmm... I wonder where the Minotaur is... |
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