An old gas pump I found on a early morning photowalk in Morro Bay California. We woke up 90 minutes before the sun came up so we could scout around this old fishing village. Many great shots. It was hard to choose what to photograph as he sun was rising. Deinitely worth the trip!

Mr Sunshine meets photography. The amazing Mr. Farzad Kohan, with a camera instead of a paint brush! Another photo from Leon’s.

My friend Sue (and soon to be PBS Television Star) having c0ffee with me at Leon’s.

Another from the Leon Bakery & Cafe short series. This is a pic of my friend Sue who is soon to be a PBS Mega Star! How cool I photograph people before they become famous!

Months back I was having coffee with some friends and of course I had my camera along. We decided to shoot the food, coffee and people etc. Hope you like it!

This photograph is of Dodger Stadium. I”m told its the first time there has been a motocross event held there. Pretty cool if you ask me. Los Angeles is a great place to photograph.

I like taking pictures of ordinary things. I see things like these small steps leading up to a loading dock and there is a certain elegance to them.  I think its pretty clear that the loading dock gate is old and battered. Too many truck have run into it when backing up but yet someone took the time to build these steps, put them in place to make life easier for someone else. I’m sure that day after day, delivery after delivery it becomes a pain in the neck to get up and down from the loading dock. However with this one small invention. The humble stairs it makes someone else s, life much easier.

From a photography stand point I love the small lines on the loading gate, I love the natural lines of the steps, I love the criss-cross marks of the diamond plate type surface of the steps. The yellow lines on the stops give a definition of space. The light is my second favorite (the steps are my first).  The cardboard that is littered around the staircase just seems poignant of our times.

4th street photo walk.

Is it really LA or is it somewhere else.  It just has that feel to me that this isn’t LA but that its somewhere else. There are some notable exceptions but LA just doesn’t have the iconic landmarks that other cities have.  So when I’m I see this photo it seems like it’s from some other city in some other time.  The fun of LA and photography is that its easy to feel like you are somewhere else and be in that “elsewhere” frame of mind.

I’m trying out posting my photos a little bit bigger. I’m curious as to what everyone thinks of the larger image format. Let me know. BTW this photo is of coures part of the 4th Street Bridge Photo Walk.

4th Street Photo Walk.  This was taken on the bridge but near the base.  Its funny to me because next to it are some cool “Hipster Artist Lofts” and then this. A real working warehouse space next to slacker, cool guys, artists.

4th Street Bridge Photo Walk. Los Angeles. Good Times.