On the Beach

Seriously, doesn't this look like it could be what's left after the nuclear holocaust? Or just a normal day at the Salton Sea Beach Marina. Same difference.

Normal Wear & Tear

Mural on the wall of the (defunct) Bayside Canning Co., Alviso.

Mountain Spring II

Yreka Fire Department

We got to Yreka just in time to catch the Xmas parade with our good friend Dennis last December. I got a shot or two.

Saloon Door

After the Gold Dust (say, isn't that a Neil Young song?), we made our way up through Chinatown and into North Beach, where we stopped for more liquid refreshment at one of the oldest bars in SF. The Saloon celebrated their 150th anniversary last October, and it's still going strong. Just like the drinks they serve.

Sexy Time With Cars

Last Call

The Gold Dust Lounge, which won't be around much longer unless the court intervenes. I met Erik and Bill there for an afternoon of drinking, shooting, and talking about how we need to get Ahab out to San Francisco.

Canyon of Light

Red Door

O Beautiful, for Spacious Skies

Two Slab City residents.

In My Neighborhood: Argonne Preschool

I think that about sums it up.

Martini Monday from Woodland, CA

Tony wishes you all a happy Martini Monday. Even those of you who *gasp!* put a cherry in your martinis.

Mountain Spring

Slough Train Coming

Amtrak near Alviso, CA.

Update: Changed title to the one I should have thought of in the first place.

Not Sure What They're Seeing

Another one from the Chinese New Year parade.

Dark City

More fun with altered images: I took a cityscape I had posted earlier and raised the black threshhold to obliterate everything but the brightest highlights.

Etna Summit Snapshot

I didn't bother uploading this one when I first shot it, because the blown-out highlights kind of ruined it. But I ran across it again the other day while I was fooling around with SageLight, so I altered the colors a little to make it look like a faded crappy snapshot from 40 or 50 years ago. Definitely like it better this way.

Leaf That Thing Alone

Friday Lucky 13

From our most recent Ale & Quail outing.

Police and Thieves

Love on a Wire

Happy Valentines Day.

Let Me Just Point Out...

...that the Chinese New Year Parade was this past Saturday.

Compression

Pentax K1000

Ricoh 50mm

Ilford FP4+

Developed in Rodinal

From my former life as a heavy duty mechanic.

Orange Tree

Hooded Mergansers

This shot is from last winter. This year's weather is so mild we haven't had much lake ice -- or many wintering birds.

Should I Stay or Should I Go

Seen in Ferndale, CA.

Breeze Lake

I was kind of meh about this one in color (overcast sky and all), but I like the way it looks in black & white. This is Breeze Lake, near the southeast boundary of Yosemite National Park.

Black and White and Rode All Over

Year of the Dragon Boat

Gung Hay Fat Choy! The parade is next Saturday.

Matthias Reflected

There's something about this shot that I find both very cool and very disconcerting. Your mileage may vary.

Reach Out

Where is the sun (doo doo doo doo)