Ola!

My costume for the only Halloween party I went to and turns out I had another amigo at the party with me. Yes, another tequila swilling bandito. Good times.

Flash

 

Panorama

 

And you thought the new Mini was small.

UT Level 2 Qualified

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The William Morris building in Beverly Hills

 

Beef, it's what they say it is.

 

UT Level 1 victory lunch

After passing the qualification exam for the ASNT SNTC1A Ultrasonic Testing Technician Level 1, Mike Henderson and I got some lunch and a chilly brew to take the edge off.

MF lens night shot of neon

Gus's BBQ is supposed to be a really good place to get some good food.

So although I do love this 105mm manual focus lens I am learning that it is more of a day light lens even thought it is pretty darn fast at f2.5. It has a wild bokeh that is really sensitive and a very narrow focal zone which leaves the out of focus area dramatically out of focus. Good for portraiture but not walk around. 

This photo was taken at f2.5 1/60 at iso200. Should have been sharper, but my shaky hands and focus issues got in the way.

Vegas baby Vegas!

 

Taking a crappy shot and making it a little less crapy.

This is really the same picture, processed on the left and as shot on the right. The camera can get a dynamic range in the contrast but it some times takes a little out of camera developing. Much like in the days of film, there was only so much you did in the camera and a lot of the magic was in the dark room.

Harvest moon

 

One of my favorite houses on the west side of Los Angeles

 

Giant Robot Store

 
 

Woody Wagon

 

Zombie condo infestation?