vegas, baby
St treats for my b-day. A road trip to Vegas to see the closing show of the Dukes of September tour. A one-night stay at the Hard Rock. Interesting place. More on that in another diatribe. For now, pretty surreal colors.
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October 2, 2010
August 5, 2010
on the pier
Steely Jamming at Redondo Beach pier.
May 5, 2010
dull
Well, Dulles actually...
May 1, 2010
bringing it
Unlike the last few gigs, a club date with a 30 minute time slot. This time with the IDC funk band, and going on at 8:30. By contrast, the jazz/sad bastard gigs (with Sam) are very low stress, and usually very long - easily go 4 hours of playing. The PIF gigs are a little tighter at usually a 75 minute set or so, but again very low stress and no competition - just playing for an appreciative audience.
Tonight though - have 30 minutes to make your mark, and there are other bands following. Maybe it is wrong of me, but in these cases my goal is to go for the throat and make it so that the other bands can't really follow you. And we pretty much did just that. No messing around, no long breaks between songs, and we cranked it out. They told us "one more song" when we had 4 more, so we picked the last tune, finished it, and the crowd wanted more. So on to the encore, and really go in for the kill. Fun times...
April 22, 2010
ferny
Long time not shoot...
April 9, 2010
northbound
Gotta get outta town. So north to Solvang. Why? Why not...pack up the bike and off we went. And who knew that Ocean Bl would actually go to the ocean (and Vandenburg AFB).
February 24, 2010
no snow but...
How about 80 degrees and rain? That's FL for ya. Time spent in the convention center with millions and millions of dollars worth of military industrial complex toys on display. Never boring...
February 23, 2010
on the road again
And again...and again. This time to Florida. At least it won't be snowing...
Lotsa Cuban...an other stuff
February 17, 2010
this white stuff
Bad enough having to drive in the dark through it last night from Logan to Natick. But it is still here...and it's cold!
February 16, 2010
eastbound
But with wifi - Virgin America rocks.
January 27, 2010
not here
I'm in AZ, but my mind might be elsewhere...
January 25, 2010
dwl
Some Calvin art from awhile back - long shutter and a laser pointer.
January 24, 2010
firey
The rains pass for the day but winter remains. A bit of fire and ice...
December 23, 2009
nuts
And why not...
December 20, 2009
pismo
Morning on the sand, afternoon on the hill
December 12, 2009
moonbase
Band promo photos for Nasty Habits, Nov 1981
scanning the past
THC circa 1979
December 4, 2009
snowbound
Stranded by snow...in Houston! Landed early and sat on the tarmack while snowflakes fell. Upon turning the cell phone back on there was a voicemail from Southwest - "your flight to New Orleans is cancelled." So there you have it. A long wait in line at the airport but things worked out in the end. A cheap stay in the Hilton overnight and a morning flight out. That delays work by a day, but hopefully we won't need it. Time will tell...
November 28, 2009
solstice canyon
Hike? Why not...
November 15, 2009
sunny day
November 14, 2009
to the hills
A longer than anticipated bit of free time, so off to the hills to enjoy the crisp sunshine.
October 16, 2009
pechanga reality
An awesome belated b-day present for Mr. Tse. Altered reality with a Steely Dan soundtrack.
October 14, 2009
foggy
Post-storm fog in the 'hood.
October 10, 2009
top of the world
Nice place for a wedding. Or most anything for that matter. I'm certainly not a wedding photographer in the strict sense. But then who wants to be strict?
October 2, 2009
30 minutes
And a couple random crops
October 3, 2009
moon festival
Not sure about your village, but this one has lanterns and moon cakes...
September 26, 2009
walkabout
Even if you're sick you can walk around and take pictures. Avoiding others of course...
September 18, 2009
shell station
And associated environs. Digging in the dirt...
September 17, 2009
marching
along with a few other shots
September 12, 2009
ghost in the machine
September 6, 2009
buddha light
One of the first entrants to the new place, today basking in some afternoon sun filtered through prayer flags.
September 4, 2009
closing
August 30, 2009
reflecting space
August 26, 2009
streaking
Not today, but a guy can dream...
August 6, 2009
August 5, 2009
flaring
August 4, 2009
reluctant biker
August 3, 2009
to the bear
August 2, 2009
August 1, 2009
faded yellow
July 29, 2009
spoons
July 25, 2009
to borders
On foot. Zoom experimenting.
July 19, 2009
nighttime
July 14, 2009
wallhang
July 12, 2009
listening
July 13, 2009
rollout
July 11, 2009
park again
July 10, 2009
glasseses
June 30, 2009
exiting
Leaving, but not Las Vegas. Don't forget to leave a light on...
globes
June 21, 2009
musico
curtain cleric
June 11, 2009
deserted
High desert, not Joshua Tree. I could tell you where, but...well, you know...
May 2, 2009
29 palms
Thumbing my nose at persistent malaise, a trip to the desert to witness a wedding.
April 18, 2009
April 5, 2009
March 7, 2009
riding on the moon
2 wheels through Joshua Tree.
March 3, 2009
more bw
March 2, 2009
the archivea
Sometimes photos float back into your transom. Shots from Sawtelle interiors.
February 26, 2009
wrapped in plastic
Extra points if you get that reference. Thought st would appreciate these.
china lake
I suppose a construction site is a construction site. But this one happens to be in Ridgecrest, CA
February 22, 2009
sunday
February 21, 2009
cupcakes
saturday
February 20, 2009
friday
When is a short week a long week? When it is...
February 19, 2009
angles
more mush
February 12, 2009
shroom
perspective
Not sure why, but I like this view
February 10, 2009
treess
For some reason I like this tree a lot - I have yet to really capture it though
February 7, 2009
February 1, 2009
laundromat
One of the more depressing or interesting places to be depending on your point of view.
January 27, 2009
a series
I feel a series coming on...
January 26, 2009
verticals
January 25, 2009
Gōngxǐ fācái
I only have a few more hours to clean...egad
moca
A field trip to moca with other meanderings included. Clay is fun.
January 23, 2009
can't stop
arrggh...
more plugging
January 22, 2009
plug ins
A tale of three images - no meddling, some meddling, and a lot of meddling (with SilverEfx Pro)
January 21, 2009
marina dusk
January 17, 2009
over the hill
Angeles Crest Hwy to Angeles Forest Hwy to Lancaster and back again. Complete with a Meineke Muffler shop grand opening extravaganza with car show!
January 20, 2009
lessons
I remember those days...
double time
angle sky
January 18, 2009
zumist
Air temp: 80F
Water temp: 53F
Winds: offshore at 5-15mph
Swell: NW groundswell 2-3'
Just another January afternoon...
January 16, 2009
north county
shadow chairs
January 15, 2009
battle come down
January 13, 2009
da cat
Now in profile
January 12, 2009
cpeets
January 11, 2009
now with color
monochrome protest
abstractions
January 10, 2009
zumagain
I do like this bathroom...for the purpose of pictures that is.
a foot or two
If only it were a foot or two bigger...how many times have I thought that?
January 8, 2009
nokton
Manual focus can be a bit intrusive, but good glass is good glass...
January 4, 2009
random snaps
The end of the holidaze...and not quite enough sleep recouped. But that's how it usually works...
January 3, 2009
January 1, 2009
new years boy
Ringing out the old, ringing in the new. With fire and good company.
December 31, 2008
lit
The last day of 2008, fading light at the playground. Nothing deep to say other than 2008 has been an interesting year with some great times and I can't really complain. It could be a lot worse...
December 30, 2008
molecular duke
Still fascinated by reflections and haunted by a clinical past
December 28, 2008
fuzzy night
sunsets
Finally off the couch and onto the bike.
letterriffic
December 26, 2008
still looking
In a variety of ways
heavy metal
December 23, 2008
further reflection
December 22, 2008
battles gone down
December 23, 2008
trees
Of one sort or another...
December 20, 2008
oh my kase
too much food...but somehow it gets eaten
and another
December 19, 2008
reflect
There is something here, just not quite getting it yet.
December 18, 2008
not wednesday
true...it is thursday
December 16, 2008
improv
see, there are alternatives to video games...
December 14, 2008
43
When you're feeling...umm...something, you buy a new lens. Well, I do...Pentax 43ltd prime.
December 10, 2008
more va
December 13, 2008
windy pv
A ride around Palos Verdes, with the challenge being to avoid being blown off the road.
December 12, 2008
weekend
Well, end of week anyway. And a long one it was...time for a walk with a lens.
December 11, 2008
odd reflect
view from my hotel room, thankfully winging my way back to CA. At least the beer was good...
December 3, 2008
more tripping
December 2, 2008
long day
Shaken, not stirred
December 1, 2008
chi-town
The airport at least. On the road to Orlando via ORD. What is that white stuff on the ground?
November 30, 2008
clear and not
One side clear, the other cotton candy. Then hot, then cold. Temperature and spice. Go figure.
November 27, 2008
t-day
Plenty to be thankful for, including spending the day first on the road (on 2), and then with friends old and new. T-day at the ranch.
November 19, 2008
pillar
November 17, 2008
underground
November 15, 2008
floordots
November 16, 2008
firesun
November 12, 2008
reflecting on
November 11, 2008
i'm where?
November 8, 2008
venice
Not Italy, but rather LA, b-day party, cold west wind, fast lens.
November 7, 2008
swirlorb
November 4, 2008
safety first
November 2, 2008
on a clear day
you can see forever
November 1, 2008
local
Neighborhood bars can be cool. SF was full of them. The westside - not so much. But there is one...still trying to figure out the scoop on it, but they sure make a great hoagie. And no driving necessary..just a walk past the tailors.
rain and shine
A rare fit of rain, so what better to do than hop on the bike and chase the falling sun.
October 30, 2008
snapping
October 29, 2008
ibn
A rare schedule change combined with a new tool in the visual stable. Gotta rtfm now...
October 27, 2008
illegal orb
While standing in line to get lunch at Chipotle, I was shooting pictures of the ductwork up in the ceiling. Until the manager came and told me to stop taking pictures. Bastards...like this is going to hurt their business or is infringing on their IP.
perspective ticket
October 26, 2008
goodly hurt
An up and down night, but certainly the ups were way up. Note to self (and others): if a horn player throws a fit and walks about in the middle of the set, don't call them back. One thing is for sure, st gets some great shots...
October 18, 2008
pavement, dirt, and sky
Many miles traveled, paved and dirt (and sand). Holcomb Valley (and almost a dirt nap for the bike), Lucerne Valley (the desert is an interesting place), and multiple summits. A great day in the saddle.
October 19, 2008
not done yet
You know it has been a good trip (and a great bike) when the response to, "how are you doing?" is, "I don't think I'm done riding yet..."
Casting shadows in Malibu
October 17, 2008
the bear
Heading to Big Bear on the bike. Traffic was a nightmare getting out of town, exacerbated by 100+ F temps and slow lanestpitting. But eventually the elevation climbed, most cars didn't, and we were rolling in to Big Bear Lake (the town, not the lake itself).
October 15, 2008
what
Love the accidently iPhone shots...not sure what this was.
August 28, 2008
park late
random views from the park in late summer
July 24, 2008
thursday
July 23, 2008
wednesday
I know they talk about blue water, but from the fake stream? Scary...LA has followed us!
July 21, 2008
going down
Sometimes the sun going down is more scenic
nature color
Not retouched - just a tad of crop. Nature rocks.
June 10, 2008
perspective
funny what happens when you walk on the opposite side of the alley...
April 7, 2008
yellows
April 5, 2008
35 in
The 35mm ltd macro lens that I've been waiting for showed up today. Ran out of light, but a few quick snaps/crops. Tomorrow it gets a proper workout...
April 2, 2008
inverse
April 1, 2008
fire for st
another tunnel
heading into yosemite valley
March 28, 2008
tunnel
March 26, 2008
under the lights
March 25, 2008
pop
Sleep would be nice. I have to write this proposal mod first though. And sort out another project. And arrange for playtesting the beta version of the game. And get logos and templates to people. And log footage. And figure out what "edu in '08" really means.
And sleep.
construction candy
March 24, 2008
plastic
March 23, 2008
black and green
March 21, 2008
walkabout
March 16, 2008
77
i love this lens
March 15, 2008
limited
The lens that is...77mm ltd. No plastic to been seen anywhere. Old school.
March 12, 2008
bath
March 7, 2008
lights
March 6, 2008
February 27, 2008
sweets
February 25, 2008
two
studio
February 29, 2008
end
switch
Full flight. Last four hours with seatbelts fastened. Arrive half hour early but sit on plane and wait for customs to open. Motion sickness bad. Really bad. Boy sick too. This too shall pass...
February 28, 2008
skyline
February 27, 2008
omm
February 26, 2008
smear
February 24, 2008
February 23, 2008
arrive
February 20, 2008
sea sick
I'm not sure, but I think these shots kinds of make me feel ill. Weird...
February 13, 2008
flower water
February 12, 2008
the end
Took this today, but didn't think it would be quite so prescient. The tranny cost how much to fix?!? I always knew that I couldn't afford to race forever...
February 11, 2008
blur
sometimes life's a blur
and other times it is black and white...
February 9, 2008
fireworks
Well, a little late with the red but I'm stepping and fetching the best I can. Natural fireworks found on the way to Peets today
February 7, 2008
lines
new year, new shots, new language? How many tones?!?
February 2, 2008
yellow
in black and white
January 17, 2008
house
January 12, 2008
of art
A day and night full of it. Traffic being the only impediment. And some of it in color...
January 11, 2008
week end
Ugh. Survival is an 8 letter word.
January 10, 2008
jimi
January 8, 2008
black and white
January 7, 2008
native
16x9. No crop involved. Lots to learn though. Always the case, right?
December 29, 2007
bubble
No, not my favorite commercial, but big bubbles on the beach in baja.
cove
Quite the hike down, but despite some cactus bites, certainly worth the trip.
December 28, 2007
food and fauna
Not necessarily in that order. More shots of a random nature from Punta Bunda and points beyond. The tacos are from Tacos Poblano in Maneadero. Took awhile to find but worth the search. The rest are right outside the door...if you look.
December 27, 2007
more banda
Random bits and I don't remember what they are as I'm somewhat timeshifted between shooting and posting. Now more sunscreen and Moots.
December 25, 2007
fire and rain
la bufadora
xmas amongst the natives. Not many gringos on the plaza today, save the one guy clearly relieved to see me so he could ask where the blowhole was. "no habla ingles."
October 11, 2007
geyser
Hey, this could have been your job for the day...somebody decided to run over the fire hydrant outside my office today. Ain't it purty?
October 7, 2007
wedding bell blues
Played a wedding on a boat last night. 'Twas for a good friend of Harry's. Was good to get out of the usual rut and make the road trip to San Diego. Beautiful night on the water. Funny to be what appeared to be the only not-paired-off person in the place. I did get to find out that my behavior at the '00 Steely Dan concert has lived on in infamy (I don't like it when people have a conversation about their trip to Mexico during the middle of "Time Out of Mind"). Was fine though...I have the view.
September 27, 2007
coming into losangeleeze
Bringing in a couple of keys...
More projects on the pile. And pitches to write. Treatments to sort. Stories to break. Buckle up kids, it's going to be a very wild month...
September 26, 2007
confab
A long day of talking, listening, and pitching. It's hard to raise something up. Plenty of ideas, but finding the money...yes, that is the trick. At least I took a break to shoot some stills (as opposed to the interviews). Utah is beautiful, but a bit odd for a native SoCal Buddhist boy...
September 25, 2007
shoot and fly
Yes, it's the old shoot'n'fly. Noon call down in Anaheim to shoot the scripted parts of the current production, then off to LAX to head for Logan, UT. We wrapped early so the plan of getting dropped off didn't quite work. Did give a chance to do a few more errands before driving down to Park One and walking to Terminal 1 at LAX. It is convenient...
somewhere over nowhere, heading east
September 24, 2007
road tripping
A few shots from Saturday's adventure. Flying solo in the 911 through the rain drops, 4:30am call heading north, sunset heading back. Taken on my iPhone.
August 17, 2007
purple
July 31, 2007
twas
a very good night. bright and sonic
July 21, 2007
jitter
every feel like this? Bejing on the run at night...
June 28, 2007
more sand
splash
bubbles
reflect
June 27, 2007
karate laundromat
Submitted without comment...
May 12, 2007
last night
Well, last night in Beijing. Today was a long and tough day of work, but we actually hit it out of the park in the afternoon session, with our breakout group (nicknamed "happy group") taking an episode and actually creating the game play. With a user interface even. I was in storyboard mode from last night (another project I can't talk about), so once we picked an episode, I blurted out "space invaders" and I was off to the board and markers to start drawing. And it is good. Everyone in the group was happy (hence our group name), even the edu-types.
After that it was Peking Duck for dinner. Then packing. Now blogging. Next sleep (hopefully). Then the long flight back to LA. Catch you on the other side...of the Pacific that is. Hai, tai gui le!
April 9, 2007
picture day
Well, I had written a bunch in my head, but had no network access. I know that isn't an excuse, but I had slacking to do. So instead I just offer various photos taken over the past few days. A couple have to do with technology's intrusion into paradise (broadly construed). Kind of unnerving to have the pole-mounted speakers everwhere (to warn of nuclear "incident" at Diablo Canyon), along with a paragraph in the hotel's guide telling you what to do if you hear the siren (um, what part of "kiss your ass goodbye" don't I understand?). So without further adieu...Sycamore Springs and environs. And you can view more if you're a glutton here and here.
April 1, 2007
zaumagain
Calvin had a great idea. The beach. OK.
March 28, 2007
duncan
Our meetings were held in Duncan Hall on the Campus of Rice University. Go Owls! Or not. Interesting architecture and colors, but to be honest in person it was a bit of an assault on the senses. At least they had open wireless...
March 4, 2007
walking
Buddha, Jesus, and a lawn gnome with an axe. Not quite sure what to make of that, but offered for your perousal...
February 11, 2007
February 7, 2007
movement
Sometimes it is hard to get a shot because of movement. Timing is everything. Luck is a big part. So is patience.
i love the green in this...
February 6, 2007
bark toys bud
January 25, 2007
life spikes
Feel like this sometimes? Hey, it's alive too...
January 14, 2007
late light
cold and late to the party. got in a few though...
January 13, 2007
hand
a hand would be nice right about now, but none really to be found. part of the process i suppose. when it's yours, it's yours alone...until it isn't.
January 6, 2007
hot time
Long day in the saddle, as it was a road trip to Volcanoes National Park. About 8+ hours, 100+ miles each way. But it was worth it...while you can see a lot in LA, this you can't see.
January 5, 2007
swims with the mammals
On some level it makes me very sad, but on another level, how can you turn down an opportunity for your son to actually to hang out with a dolphin for a half hour. So this afternoon the boy did the "Dolphin Adventure" here at the Hilton Waikoloa Acid Trip. A hefty chunk of money (hey, charge it to the room...) gets him in a lagoon with four other people, a trainer, and a very tame dolphin. They seem pretty respectful of the animals at least, but it still bothers me to see wild animals jumping for their supper. Hmm, maybe another data point here too...
January 4, 2007
kona dark
more kona
Enough words...time for some pics
January 3, 2007
trade winds
Just a few pics to post, some from the early Am before the tutorial session, then a few after it was over. The meat of the day was spent helping to educate the world (oh, ok...about 20 or so) on the virtues and problems with social software in the academy. The session went well, but was a long day. The boy spent time at Camp Menehune...7 hours of internment, but seems it was ok except for the minor foot wound had on the slide. The price we pay for fun.
Oh yeah, the pics. Trade winds blowing, a swell running, and offshore winds makes me happy...no wait, sad because I had to work instead of surf. Oh well, manana perhaps...
January 2, 2007
aloha
Greetings from Waikoloa on the Big Island. Here for a conference, brought the boy for his first trip to Hawaii (I had to way until I was over 30 to make it here), and we're staying at the Hilton, which is kind of a gaudy, acid-trip haven for upper middle class midwesterners and Japanese. Crazy. Too hungry to write, so just a few pics. Rest assure that there will be many photos...after all, its one of the things I do. Mahalo.
January 1, 2007
meet the new year
Same as the old year... (apologies to Pete Townsend).
Well, I hope not. '06 had some incredible highs (Sharon and China), but some vicious lows (coyote and the moving dad). '07 begins in a state of confusion, but that has to be ok because it is what it is. Resolutions? Meditate more. Get back to China. Create. Keep walking. Work to find Grace. Wo ai ni, Xian.
December 30, 2006
today
Shots from the walk to and from Peets today. Winter sun is wonderful...
December 27, 2006
ok, i'm out
should be easier, not harder. too much to think about. too many parameters. ok, i'm out. extract, text track, strip the audio. picture lock. taking stock. not as advertised. project sucks. can i go now? ok, i'm out.
December 19, 2006
sim buy
Always liked this shot. Far from perfect, but very much the moment. Sim buy. Shanghai.
December 14, 2006
banking dark
here comes the flood
you're banking dark
such a stark
reminder of the days we left behind
December 10, 2006
glass lip
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