Friday, December 27, 2013

Philip Marlowe Could Have Lived Here

John Krill: Philip Marlowe Could Have Lived HereI have always had a fascination with pre-war Los Angeles and the stick-frame buildings of that era. Add in the mysteries of such writers as Ross MacDonald and Raymond Chandler and you have a recipe for murder and mayhem.

The building shown above isn't in LA but Laguna Beach, CA. Still it could very well be the backdrop for a murder mystery.

To top it off the name of the real-estate company in the sign on the left is 'Chandler.'

You gotta love it.

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Thursday, December 26, 2013

Palm Wall

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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Merry Christmas Everyone

John Krill: Fantasy Christmas TreeOriginal contents copyright 2013 by John S. Krill and/or the bylined author. All Rights Reserved.

Friday, December 20, 2013

Love Is . . .

John Krill: Love Is  .  .  .Love is a canvas furnished by NATURE & embroidered by IMAGINATION.

Laguna Nursery, Laguna Beach, CA

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Vanity

John Krill: VanityVanity: excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements.

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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Is Modern A Dead End

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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Michael

John Krill: MichaelAmazing fellow. Read about Michael here.

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Saturday, November 2, 2013

Are You Dizzy Yet?

John Krill: Are You Dizzy Yet?Above the old commons at LACMA.

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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Fall In Laguna Beach

John Krill: Fall In Laguna BeachThis is what Fall in Laguna Beach looks like. Kinda' like Spring. No more like Summer. OK maybe Spring.

You get the picture.

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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Three Dogs Walk Into The Bar

John Krill: Three Dogs Walk Into The BarSo three dogs walk into the bar. Have you heard this one?

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Monday, October 28, 2013

It’s Showtime Lady

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Saturday, October 19, 2013

This End Up

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Friday, October 11, 2013

An Interesting Proposition For Photographers

John Krill: Mall DemolitionOver at The Online Photographer, TOP, Mike Johnston has posted an interesting proposition for photographers. I'm not going to explain it here but if you want to know what he is suggesting then go over to the TOP site and see for yourself.

For me it's a project that I've been turning over in my head your the last couple of months. Trouble is I don't live in the Coachella Valley and that's where my special project would be. Specifically along the 111 Highway.

The photo above shows a mall in downtown Palm Springs being torn down so something just as silly can be erected. To the left of the old mall is a hotel. It stays.

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Monday, September 30, 2013

Do Not Enter

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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Lane Closed

John Krill: Lane ClosedCould of fooled me. Kind of obvious isn't it?

If you're ever in Palm Springs and you think you're lost and you find yourself on Ramon then YOU are lost.

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Thursday, September 12, 2013

Man Made Rainbow

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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Keeping It Simple The Photos Are Anything But

Limiting himself to a single lens, he says, imposes a rigorous discipline. It also has other advantages: when people see him photographing with a simple lens, they are rarely threatened and, he finds, don’t take him seriously. 
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/04/the-lens-is-standard-the-photos-anything-but/

Monday, August 26, 2013

Beach Courts

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Thursday, August 22, 2013

Work Load

John Krill: Work LoadOptional Titles: Barrel Of Fun, Roll Out The Barrel, 100 Bottles Of Beer On The Cart.

Any ideas, if so leave a comment.

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Not In Speedos

John Krill: Not My SpeedosFor International Street Photography day I planned to spend the entire day in and around my town, Laguna Beach, CA. First stop was Main Beach with it's Boardwalk where many locals walk the dogs or or have Starbucks coffee and talk the latest gossip with other locals.

When I arrived at Main Beach there was a Junior Life Saving class on the beach and I decided to get a few shots of the group. The fellow on the right was telling me I couldn't photograph his kids. I questioned him because Main Beach is a PUBLIC beach. He stated he didn't want me taking photos of the kids in their Speedos. I almost laugh at him but instead took photos of him. What he didn't know was I was still taking photos of the kids in their Speedos.

Welcome to the 21st century.

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Saturday, August 10, 2013

The Clay

John Krill: The ClayPhoto taken at the Laguna Beach Festival Of Arts

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Friday, August 2, 2013

The Getty In Black & White

John Krill: Getty Museum StairsThe photo was taken inside the building that houses the Getty's photography collection. It seemed appropriate to convert this digital color image to black & white.

Using Adobe Lightroom 5 I first made all the adjustments to the original color image and then I remove all saturation (-100.) Bingo just the B&W image is was looking for.

This is really getting too easy.

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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

It Takes Discipline To Use A Fixed Focal Length Lens

John Krill: Enjoy!
The zoom lens was set at 25mm. Close enough to my favorite 24mm.
Since the late 80s camera makers have been been using zoom lenses as the kit lens on their SLRs. In recent times it is the 18mm to 55mm on most ASP sensor DSLRs. They're OK. For me it's overkill. When I go out with my DSLR the first setting I adjust is the focal length. Since I'm using a Nikon D5100 I set the focal length to 24mm. 24mm is about equal to a 35mm lens on FX sensor cameras. In short I used a 35mm lens for my standard lens for decades. So setting my DSLR lens to 24mm is, for me, going back to my best photography memories.

If you want to know all the philosophical reasons for using a fixed focal length lens then examine this posting at DPReview. Pay close attention to number 3.

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Sunday, July 28, 2013

Marilyn Monroe Sculpture In Palm Springs

John Krill: Marilyn Monroe The gaint sculpture of Marilyn Monroe has had a colorful history. Here is the story of it's move from Chicago to Palm Springs. The statue will leave Palm Springs on June 10, 2013..

Update: The sculpture will now remain in Palm Springs until the middle of November, 2013.

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Saturday, July 27, 2013

It Sometimes Rains In SoCal

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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

A Lift For Handicapped

John Krill: A Lift For HandicappedOriginal contents copyright 2013 by John S. Krill and/or the bylined author. All Rights Reserved.

Monday, July 22, 2013

Post Office Needs An Update

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$5 Buck Lunch

John Krill: $5 Buck LunchShouldn't this sign say 5 Buck Lunch? Isn't Buck in the context of the sign a replacement for the dollar sign?

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Landscaping

John Krill: LandscapingOriginal contents copyright 2013 by John S. Krill and/or the bylined author. All Rights Reserved.

The Cool Waters Of The Pacific

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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Gray Abstraction

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

A Tree Grows . . .?

John Krill: A Tree Grows . . .?Original contents copyright 2013 by John S. Krill and/or the bylined author. All Rights Reserved.

Thursday, July 4, 2013

July 4th

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Beach Art

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Thursday, June 27, 2013

My Destination This 4th Of July

John Krill: Down On The FarmOriginal contents copyright 2013 by John S. Krill and/or the bylined author. All Rights Reserved.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Hangin' Out

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Saturday, June 22, 2013

LIFE


America in Pictures: the Story of Life Magazine. from Milagro PR Atelier on Vimeo.

In the 50s LIFE magazine was the window onto the world and for a very young want-to-be photographer there was no other place I wanted to be. It didn't happen of course. To work for LIFE was the pinnacle of photography.

Friday, June 21, 2013

Anywhere, Anytime

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Thursday, June 20, 2013

Waiting

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Sunday, June 16, 2013

Dad's Day

John Krill: Charles K. Krill
My Dad, Charles K. Krill 1916 - 1982

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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

You Gotta Love Thom Hogan

Thom Hogan has, in the past and in the present, called the APS-C (DX) sensor used in many DSLR cameras such as the Nikon D7100 a cropped sensor. Why cropped? I'm really not sure but he does refer to the sensor used in most top of the top line DSLRs a full size sensor. Cameras like the Nikon D800 use the full, or FX, sensor.

His reference is 35mm film. The size of a 35mm image is the size of the sensors used in the top end DSLRs. This was done so that all those legacy lenes could still be used. Makes sense. But in the beginning they were very expensive to make. The reject rate of full size sensors was very high. It probably still is high in comparison to smaller sensors such as an APS-C sensor.

From Cropped Sensor To Large Sensor Compact


Now with the release of the new Leica X Vario Type 107 Thom now calls the APS-C sensor a Large Sensor Compact. Thom says the camera will cost &2,850.00. Maybe that's why he includes LARGE in the description of the sensor. Large price anyway.

Same sensor, APS-C, different definition. Strange.

Another blogger, who will remain nameless, called the APS-C sensor a reduced sensor. Maybe because he spent a small fortune on the purchase of a Nikon D800. A Nikon D800, body only, cost $2,796.95 at B&HPhotoVideo and that includes a $200.00 instant rebate. At the discounted price the body only Nikon D800 cost less than the new Leica X Vario Type 107.

I'm here to tell you the APS-C is not a cropped or reduced sensor. It's just another form factor. Very mush less expensive to manufacture then a FX sensor. That's why cameras that use the APS-C sensor cost up to a 1/3 less than FX sensor cameras.

Camera makers love the FX sensor because they can charge a premium for them. Though lately that has been a problem.

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Jacaranda Tree In Bloom

John Krill: Jacaranda Tree In BloomOriginal contents copyright 2013 by John S. Krill and/or the bylined author. All Rights Reserved.

Friday, May 31, 2013

Modern

John Krill: ModernOriginal contents copyright 2013 by John S. Krill and/or the bylined author. All Rights Reserved.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

500

John Krill: 500Original contents copyright 2013 by John S. Krill and/or the bylined author. All Rights Reserved.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Almost There

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Monday, May 20, 2013

Location, Location, Location

John Krill: Location, Location, LocationIt's just a plain stucco box house. Nothing special.

In Riverside it would probably cost $135,000. In Burbank maybe $450,000. But in Laguna Beach next the the Pacific Coast Highway this little thing could cost you $3,000,000.

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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

On A Clear Day . . .

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Friday, May 3, 2013

Laguna Beach's New Lifeguard Headquarters Under Construction

John Krill: Laguna Beach New Lifeguard Headquarters Under ConstructionThe orderly chaos of a construction site.

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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Slow

John Krill: SlowNot yet.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2013

I Was Ignored And I Didn't Like It

John Krill: Smoking SectionYesterday's post was about photographer's right to photograph as they please in public. This morning I had to go to LAX here in Los Angeles. For some unexplained reason the traffic was moving right along on the 405 and what usually takes an hour-and-half on a week day only took one hour today. That gave me plenty of time to roam the Tom Bradly International terminal and photograph whatever.

There were police and security everywhere and not one even asked me what was the purpose of the photography. In short I was totally ignored. Ignored. I don't know if I was happy or upset. I mean they ignored me. You just don't do that to me.

Wait I did get asked if I was Paparazzi by a Homeland Security officer. Can you believe it? Me Paparazzi. He explained that some Hollywood star was on the way and he just wanted to know who it was. To top it off he was, probably still is, a nice guy.

Can't believe it. Me a snopper.

The world turned upside down.

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

You Takin' My Picture?

John Krill: The PhotographerYou think it's tough in these United States being a street photographer then think again.

Viva la France!

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Monday, April 22, 2013

Just A Bunch Of Photos From The Festival Of Books

John Krill: Festival MapClick me to see a Slide Show of the Festival of Books.

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