Saturday, September 29, 2012

After The Surf Hits The Rocks

John Krill: Surf BreaksJohn Krill: Surf BreaksIt's after the surf hits the rocks that I find interesting. Both of the photos were taken from the same location. The second photo has sea water from the previous break flowing out while the next wave hits the rocks.

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Friday, September 28, 2012

The Biggest Engine You Can Touch

John Krill: The Biggest Engine that You Can TouchWhen you put your hand on the side of this locomotive you can feel the engine purring.

Wait. I think I just went a little too far here. Lets just say they're really cool hot.


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The Very Few Take The Different Path

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Shore Break Natures Way

John Krill: Shore Break Natures WayFor the land locked a way to cool off.

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They Walk The Line

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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Public Art In Culver City

John Krill: Street Scene At Expo Line Terminus In Culver City After taking the new Expo line to it's terminus in Culver City I took a quick look at the streets surrounding the station stop.

Love public art. The work can be seen from the Metro trains.

Title: Angels Come In Various Sizes.

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Expo LIne Terminus In Culver City

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Monday, September 24, 2012

I Was Thinking White

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Foggy Morning

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Saturday, September 22, 2012

Easy Come, Easy Go

John Krill: Easy Come, Easy GoThese tiny clouds would start forming from nothing and get bigger and bigger until it appears their own mass would collapse on itself and they would be gone.

Thought about doing a time-lapse set but I just knew that when I was ready to start nothing would happen.

And I was correct.

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Mistakes Happen

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He Said: "It Speaks To Me."

John Krill: It Speaks To MeAnd she said: "You really need to get a life dude."

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Another View From US 10 Rest Stop

John Krill: Another View From US 10 Rest StopI always stop here to get a photo. It rarely is the same scene.

Stop sometime and give it a try. It's on US 10 just east of the Highway 111 turn-off.

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Just A Dash Of Yellow Should Do It

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Bring Table, Will Study

John Krill: On The Beach - AlmostJohn Krill: On The Beach - AlmostCan't decide which one I prefer. Do you have an opinion?

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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Into The Sun

John Krill: Canon ShootersThe photo was taken with the Sun directly behind the couple. I was able to correct the exposure somewhat in Adobe Lightroom by brightening the shadows.

But if you use a standard picture editor correcting for the Sun is not possible.

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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

You Still Have To Know How To Take The Picture

John Krill: Flat Screen ConfusionThe Apple iPad may be really cool thing but if you want to take photos with them you still need to know HOW to take pictures. Like pointing your camera, excuse me iPad, directly into the Sun is NOT recommended. You, the picture taker, may be able to see the big screen but I can't believe you'll see anything on it worth while. The two fellows you're photographing will probably be faint outlines with a big bright, make that very bright, Sun in the background. So take some photography lessons and maybe you'll get something worth while.

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No Balls And Naked

John Krill: A Man With A Sense Of Humor And An Umbrella Stuck In His HeadA man with a sense of humor and an umbrella stuck in his head.

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Monday, September 10, 2012

Dream Garage

John Krill: Dream Garage

I can dream can't I?


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Saturday, September 8, 2012

The Stick Forest

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

My Favorite Kind Of Sign

John Krill: Blank SignIt says anything you want it to say. For me it says: "Climb over my chain and enjoy the view from this termite infested, rotting timber, rusting steel, crumbling concrete of a building. It's going to be torn down real soon so don't delay."

Added a couple of hours later: I forget to mention that it sometimes smells like shit inside because of the sewer pump station that's literally below the lifeguard offices. Now that the new pump station is active [It was built next to the existing lifeguard building.] one has to wonder how much shit is left down in the tanks of the old pump system. This is going to be an interesting month at Main Beach, Laguna Beach, CA.

And I will be spending most of the month in Indio, CA.

Speaking of 'Shit,' how's this for a drop your dump story.

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Monday, September 3, 2012

Is It Better In B&W?

John Krill: Sawdust In Black & White
I'm not really sure I like this photo. It's a converted RAW, of course. It's not the conversion but the image itself. In most cases if I don't like an image in it's original form then converting it to B&W isn't going to make a difference. Usually. Maybe not here.

Or maybe I'm having one of those days.

I will say that Lightroom 4.1 does a nice job of the conversion process. It's the first time I've ever relied on the software shortcuts to B&W. So I can't blame my indifference on the software.

Photo was taken at the Sawdust Art and Craft Festival in Laguna Beach, California. If you want to visit the festival you'll have to wait until next year. Not to worry this particular structure will be back up.

If you can't wait until next year you can visit the Sawdust early next year for their Spring run.

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Saturday, September 1, 2012

Talking To Neighbors

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