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From the archives - an old photo of my horse, Rebel, visiting the Arches made famous by Pnina Evental

the diagonal of the rust colored grape leaves makes for a strong composition. Having a trace of clouds in a deep blue sky helps. It would be interesting to see an interpretation that uses more muted tones. I leave a shot from a trip to the Napa wine country in 2005.

 

Mister Ken

The Blue Angels in San Francisco during Fleet Week 2007. The action was fast and this

capture partly serendipitous; my attention was gratefully diverted from attempts to shoot

events above my head to this solo pilot skimming just above the water. the turbulence of the

shock wave of the exhaust propelled an aqueous spray that tracked the jet as it raced along

its course. I got off six shots over a 4S interval and the action was over... for a moment only.

It's been awhile. Thank you, Andrea, for the opportunity to MaNipUlate!

 

The rose is from the Sakai Brothers Rose Nursery, now abandoned and scheduled for redevelopment. Roses, as this one, still grow unattended some 4 years after the nursery closed. For those interested in more photos and the history see http://www.flickr.com/photos/misterken/collections/72157601204251503/.

 

Mister Ken

If you have not attended a Special Olympics event and get the opportunity, go. This is what

sports is all about, or should be.

Today the "back gate" to my workplace was opened - it was closed because of the crash and

burn on the MacArthur freeway in Oakland, CA. The gap left from the 3000 degree (F) fire is

still there and will take some time (months?) to repair. Here, exposed trusses show an artistic

side not intended in the original design.

You caught this one right, Renney.

Hi Renny - this has a nice ethereal quality and the curving walls work to bring my eye directly to the backlite branches (?) in front of the street light.

Thank you Ghiga and Anthony. It was really cool listening to this guy as his sax echoed thru the tunnel that forms the frame for this montage.

Hi Ghiga - This is great! The BW treatment works well and the angled framing line puts more emphasis on your cat's eye. I think the eye in the center is part of why this image works so well. It is clearly what draws you in without anything else in the image competing with it; everytime I even try to move my vision right or left it bounces right back to the eye! It also works that the cat is not looking directly at you.

The Marin Headlands Sax Player heard of this site and had to see it for himself and was inspired to Serenade the Trees.

Thanks for the input, D.B. I have some others closer in using wide angle. This one was for the lead-in image to a series I've posted at and for that I wanted the 'big' scene.

 

Mister Ken

Certainly not a photo I'd get in my backyard. You did well with the juxtaposition of car and boat, D.B. One wonders about the mechanisms of forces that brought them together this way.

 

Mister Ken

Engine No. 2, aka Quincy, is Quincy Railway Engine No. 2, a 90 year old steam engine now

making runs in Niles Canyon, near Fremont, CA. The Niles Canyon Railway runs trains

between the hamlet of Niles to Sunol. For more information on the Niles Canyon Railway see

www.ncry.org/

Mountain View Cemetery was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (he also designed New York

Central Park) as a 226 acre garden cemetery. It is worth a photographer's time to visit if you

are in Oakland, Ca with history, art, and architecture. PS used to clone out a headstone in

partial view behind the oak.

I like photos of horses (had an Arabian for 15 years) and this is a good story shot.

Impressive! What species of bird did you capture here?

 

Mister Ken

Thanks Pnina and Andrew.

 

Pnina - My daughter is in Grenoble right now and taking statistics classes in French as part of a "year abroad program." She took a Flamenco dance class as one of her electives last term.

Absolutely wonderful, Andrew. Thanks for your comments on 'Waiting for QM2.'

 

Mister Ken

Wonderful image. It must have been wonderful to see.

VIEW LARGE PLEASE

The Queen Mary II departed San Francisco Bay faster than it entered. but the big question was

"How fast?" To find out, I took two images as the QM2 approached and then passed beyond

the Golden Gate Bridge. From the time stamp and the estimated distance elapsed (from its

length of 1132 feet) - 18 mph.

Oh boy! Just finished reading Dan Simmon's 'Children of the Night.' This should have been on the cover.

The blue toning gives it just the right amount of dramatic somberness (which the title tells me is exactly what you wanted.)

 

Mister Ken

A sky like that you just have to photograph. And the title's a good one.

 

Mister Ken

Very magical, Pnina. Reminds me a bit of one I shot of my daughter (Let's Dance). I believe I left it here earlier so won't do so again.

Nice series, David. I think this particular image has the pictorial edge over the others, though Sean makes a good point about contrast separation between ducks and background.