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Sunday, October 21, 2007
Courthouse GlowSometimes its nice to take a closer look at something beautiful. This is a gateway into the Santa Barbara Courthouse. The building as a whole is amazing, but as I am so fond of pointing out I really like the details. There is some incredible craftsmanship there that I don't think you would find very easily today. Perhaps the only thing that will make me stop sounding like my grandfather now (WHYYYY, IN MY DAY... !) is to point out that it was probably pretty rare to EVER find this kind of creativity!(Unless of course, it was actually one of my perfectionist German grandfathers doing it! :-D At least I come by it honestly!) architecture 49 | California 108 | courthouse 18 | door 5 | entrance 2 | entry 1 | evening 35 | gate 4 | gateway 1 | glow 9 | High Dynamic Range Image 15 | lamp 10 | lantern 7 | leaf 41 | light 49 | long exposure 9 | masonry 1 | Mediterranean architecture 21 | Santa Barbara 120 | Santa Barbara Courthouse 18 | Spanish-Mediterranean architecture 17 | stone 4 | stonecutting 1 | tree 47 | wall 3 |
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Friday, March 17, 2006
Playin' With My Food (AKA This Little Piggy)I am really enjoying the food photography thing. Two of my favorite things, how could it be wrong!?It doesn't hurt that we have a variety of very cool props around. This little piggy has been on our cool stone table for a while and I decided that it was time for his photo shoot! ('Course, the coffee table is not usually that clean :) |
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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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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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