After the Tower Bridge in Sacramento was painted gold, it became worthy of a nice nighttime architectural photograph.
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Category Archives: Personal Work
Archway to the West – With My Name On It!
I happened to be in St. Louis lecturing at a photography conference a few years ago. With plenty of free time and a hotel within walking distance to the Arch, I decided to go make some pictures. There’s hardly a new angle on this American icon, but I wanted some for my collection anyway; after...
Independence Day – 2009
For anyone who has never taken a few minutes to read the entire text of the Declaration of Independence, it is presented here preserving the original spelling and grammar. This document, carefully and masterfully crafted mostly by Thomas Jefferson represents even to this day a nation which is independent and free. We still owe a...
HDR – San Francisco Cityscape; Legoland, CA
I’m still fairly new to HDR, but the more I work with it, the more I like it. HDR has opened a whole new door for digital photography to capture a scene as the eye sees it. It’s possible to push the limits of what looks realistic, but my preference is to keep a more...
WWII Memorial – A Royal Visit
A few years ago, I had the privilege of attending and photographing a visit of Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and the Dutchess of Cornwall, to the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. The visit took place on Veterans Day which is in November, but I thought it still apropos to write...
Point Bonita Lightstation
Just outside the Golden Gate, the rocky cliffs above the crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean are home to a rather stout lighthouse. While short in and of itself, since it’s planted high on a rock, the light is actually quite high above the water rivaling its East Coast counterparts.
Access to this California coastal treasure...
USS Pampanito at Night
The USS Pampanito is a diesel/electric submarine used in WWII to patrol the South Pacific. Decommissioned shortly after the war, the sub now serves as a museum permanently moored on San Francisco’s embarcadero.
This photograph was taken about 30 minutes after sunset. White balance was set to account for the low pressure sodium vapor lights on...
