Back to the Beach

Sunset, La Jolla. The sign says "No Alcohol."

WYSIWYG

Stopped at a traffic light on Santa Monica Boulevard in East Hollywood, I saw this little tableau: a kid intent on an iPod or PSP framed by those faces on the bus bench, an older guy waiting on the bus, the "It's cool" sign, the red wall. Camera-less, I winced, then remembered the Treo was sitting right there next to me. Do I wish it were sharper, tighter, more vibrant? Sure, but what you see is what you get...

A Couple More from the Holga

When I was looking at this (above) my wife asked what I was thinking - she just didn't get it. When the print came back a few weeks later, she said "That's interesting!"

Look Up

Look up with the Holga on a cloudy day, this is what you get.

Headed South

Once in a while I like to push beyond the limits I've set for myself here and post images from outside L.A. In all, L.A. has the kind of emptiness I like, but Southern California has its charms. Over the holidays we headed south to La Jolla for a few days, and I packed the new Holga and the Nikon. Lots of family pictures with the Nikon, more interesting stuff with the Holga, like these surfers. I expected they wouldn't offer any detail with the toy, and they don't - just another shape and shade.

A dark and...

There were some great winter clouds one night a few weeks ago, and the city lights bouncing off the clouds put a nice background light on the trees across the way. I grabbed the Canon and tried to hold steady enough for a long exposure, maybe a 30th of a second if I remember correctly, and I thing it worked. This is a scan from a 4x6 machine print, and I'm thinking of taking it into the (rented) darkroom and seeing how it looks much larger. Feels like a charcoal drawing.