Boot
Canon R100 28mm RF lens Sometimes an image just presents itself which is why I always try to have a "camera" camera with me. There was something incongruous about a single boot just laying in an empty parking lot, so I shot it.Boot.JPG
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Zingo's
@shadowsports mentioned in person that I present a lot of images of Bakersfield and that true because (1) I live there, (2) traveling nonstop is expensive, and (3) I've found a lot to discover. Zingo's is a local institution dating back to 1965 when ...
More Fisheye Fun
Rokinon 8mm APSC fisheye on an R8 Contrast and highlights were intentionally skewed for effect but not for realism. All of this was an exercise in tolerating imperfection and for spits and giggles. Face.JPGFourAces.JPGSoak1.JPGTikiKo.JPGWoolworth.JPG...
Pelican Hotel, Ocean Drive, Miami
Pelican R5 Mark II RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM Handheld No Flash The Pelican of Ocean Drive doesn’t walk, it arrives. Wings flared like a Miami sunset, it lands atop the Pelican Hotel sign with the thunderous authority of a bird who has absolutely seen...
The Betsy Ross Hotel on Ocean Drive, Miami.. Now known as the The Betsy..
The Betsy Hotel R5 Mark II RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM Handheld No Flash The Betsy Ross isn’t just a hotel on Ocean Drive, it’s the last Georgian‑style holdout in a neighborhood otherwise drowning in neon, curves, and enough pastel to make a flamingo b...
Alley Cat
Guthrie's Alley Cat is a Bakersfield dive bar tradition. It's much more fabulous on the outside. AlleyCat1.JPGAlleycat2.JPG
1955 Oldsmobile Super 88 Convertible parked at the Avalon Hotel
1955 Olds Super 88 Convertible R5 Mark II RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM Handheld I took this picture on manual and handheld. I waited for an oncoming car's headlight to hit the iconic 55 Olds 88 Convertible and took the shot. The bright‑yellow 1955 ...
Neon Lights and Ocean Tides
Ocean Drive R5 Mark II RF24-105mm F4 L IS USM Handheld This shot was taken with my R5 Mark II on Manual and Handheld. Neon Lights and Ocean Tides Ocean Drive always feels like it’s trying to flirt with me; neon signs winking, palm trees swaying l...
Right Camera Right Lens
I headed back out with my Rokinon 8mm fisheye this time on my R100 and the results are much more conventional. Today was an exercise in "just go out and shoot". I'm sure these are just the photos to please the Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce. Clown.J...
