Lunch Images - Series One

Trying to see how well I keep this going. Taking an image during my lunch break at work when the mood strikes me. Wednesday the 26th I was undecided on where to go so my car drove me to the nearby Starbucks Coffee. I ended up going in for a cup of White Chocolate Mocha, my favorite on the menu.. and despite much inquisition by the barrista or whatever they want to call themselves still was undecided on spending any more money on food. The $6 sandwiches did little to wet my hardly existing appetite.
I did however decide that I like it inside this warehouse / airplane hanger style Starbucks and plan on coming back with the laptop for another cup - and maybe some food in the near future. It sure beats the drab over tropical noisy breakroom at work. A place I would rarely consider eating my lunch in .. but current paranoia state of managment has barred us from enjoying our lunch at our desk, which I normally did.. anyways - to many dots and I am off track on my train of thought.

End Ramblings of a somewhat tired and bored Chris.
That up there is my first in hopefully a series of images to contribute to the blog.

Olvera Street & China Town - Part One

Last month myself and two friends took a train into Los Angeles and then an urban hike through Olvera Street and on through China Town. Our main interest was photography and exploration as none of us had wandered around in China Town and all had an interest. It was an exciting, exhausting and interesting few hours.

Starting with Olvera Street, the culture is overwhelming, and I found it very similar to walking through an indoor mall in Tijuana. What struck me the most were the colors everywhere. I was hopeful that my "from the hip" shooting was capturing what I was seeing. I did not want to draw attention to those around that I was taking photos as I did wanted to capture as much of what I was seeing - as I was seeing it.

This last image was taken of the foilage around a fountain on the outside of Olvera Street and filtered through Photoshop Lightroom to simulate infra-red.

I will follow this blog entry with the first part of my China Town experience which rendered a lot more photo opportunities.

Catching up with life

Been way to long since I did a blog posting, so here it goes.. been busy with life and other projects that never seem to get off the ground either much like working on this blog. Being a husband and a father takes a lot of time and dedication.. and well for good reason this and other projects will continue to be side projects in life.

Here are some images taken during the last few months with my new camera (Nikon D60)

The Pedestrian bridge that leads over the railroad tracks at the Fullerton train station has been a subject of my lens many times during my weekly jaunts. This image shows the north (station side) of the ped bridge elevator shaft. Ran through a few filters in Photoshop Lightroom for some color tweaking. Fullerton, CA - June 2008

From the same photo session on the bridge, this one shows the stairs down the south side and the new "Hip" slow selling condos that line the south side of the station. Fullerton, CA - June 2008A couple gulls hang on top of this large rock and shale pile in Commerce, California - June 2008

A ring of razor wire lays on the ground on the edge of the Union Pacific's 4th Street yard doing anything but keeping people out. Los Angeles, CA - June 2008

I call this one "Old Brown Shoe" for obvious reasons. Image taken at Lemon and 15th Street. Los Angeles, CA - July 2008