March 14, 2021
Lincoln and Houston
"Migration - Series No. 7" by Dennis Kowal at the deCordova museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts, Kodachrome, 1986.
TC Energy Center in Houston, Kodachrome, 1989.
Houston, Kodachrome, 1989.
Tranquillity Park in Houston, Kodachrome, 1989.
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March 11, 2021
Griffith Observatory
These photos were made with Kodak T-Max 3200 film in October 2020.
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Cityscape, Boston, MA, USA in 1978
Boston's Back Bay, Charles River, Boston Common and Beacon Hill. Photo by Gösta Knochenhauer on Kodachrome. Shot from atop the Pru.
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January 20, 2021
Four Boston Kodachromes
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December 31, 2020
Four From '87 and '88
RFK Bridge, better known as the Triboro Bridge in NYC. I shot this in August 1988 from an Amtrak train that sat a long time on Hell Gate Bridge just a little way north of the RFK Bridge.
A colonnade in Washington DC, but I don't recall exactly where. If you recognize it somehow, please let me know. Kodachrome, 1987.
The Crown Building in Manhattan, Kodachrome, 1988.
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December 19, 2020
Four On Ilford Ortho Plus Film
On October 29 this year I did a walkabout in Los Feliz to take photos. Part of it was a walking tour organized by the Museum of Neon Art. Each of these four photos were shot on Ilford Ortho Plus 80 film.
View from Griffith Observatory.
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December 14, 2020
Four Photos in Los Feliz
These were all shot with a digital camera.
Ticket booth at Vista Theatre.
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July 10, 2020
New Slide Scans
I've recently begun scanning slides again. Here are some of them.
Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, 1985.
Friends on Kauai, 1986, Kodachrome.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, including a bit of Harvard Yard, late 1980s.
Autumn leaves, 1986, Kodachrome.
Illinois East-West Tollway, 1980s.
Architectural detail, probably in Boston, 1980s.
Bill Shepardson in San Francisco, June 1985.
Boston, 1980s, on Polaroid PolaChrome instant slide film.
Brooklyn on the East River, 1980s, Polaroid PolaPan instant slide film.
Tanglewood, 1983, Agfachrome. The woman is using an Olympus XA camera which is the first 35mm camera I bought, but I shot this photo with a Pentax K1000.
San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts, 1985.
South Boston, 1980s, Ektachrome.
Seen in Hawaii, 1986, Ektachrome.
South End Boston, 1987, Kodachrome.
Michigan Avenue Chicago, 1987, Kodachrome.
You can see more of my slide scans by clicking here.
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May 31, 2020
Some Recent Photos (on film)
The city's newest marijuana dispensary.
The trailer park on 5th Street.
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April 13, 2020
A few more infrared shots
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April 1, 2020
Photos from around town
Not observing social distancing in Desert Hot Springs.
The bougainvillea growing along the south side of Las Palmas restaurant.
New dispensary at 11522 Palm Drive (4th Street).
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February 16, 2020
Some More IR Photos
El Paseo in Palm Desert. I shot this from my hip without even looking.
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December 5, 2019
GoPro Hero5 Black, Night Mode
I recently acquired a used GoPro Hero5 Black. I am finding that when the price of a GoPro drops below $150, I feel like I'm getting what I pay for. I wanted to test the night mode, so I headed down to Palm Springs tonight to take a few photos of a friend's pool and then headed over to Village Fest for more photos. All of these photos are handheld. Almost all the photos turned out well, which is the opposite of what I expected. I would say I'm quite pleased with night mode. Here are some of the photos.
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August 3, 2019
Los Angeles World Naked Bike Ride Photos for 2019
I rode only the afternoon loop on this year's World Naked Bike Ride in Los Angeles. I had three GoPros, each shooting one photo every five seconds during the ride. Two of the cameras faced rearward and on forward. The complete collection of photos is here. There's an icon for a slideshow near the upper right corner of that page. I tried to sync the clocks on the three cameras, but they don't allow you to set the seconds, so they're out of sync with each other over a spread of a minute or so. The route changed some this year, partly due to construction on the LA River bike path, so if you enjoy looking at these photos for what's in the background, you'll see some different scenery in this year's photos.
What follows are a few of the photos:
There were a lot of motorcycle cops along on the ride. They were tremendously helpful and had to stop at least a couple of drivers who thought they could just drive right into us, as if we would magically disappear out of their way.
A naked bystander. Not part of the ride at all, but an observer from the side of the road. I guess we inspired him. Too bad he didn't have a bike!
We entered the LA River bike path at the point where we exited in previous years.
A stop along the LA River bike path.
And we exited the bike path via a little dirt path.
The first time I rode the LAWNBR we went past this church and they called the cops. This is the first time we've ridden by it again. No problems this time.
And then we re-entered the LA River bike path.
We went through this rotary twice, for a total of 360°.
This guy was back with his sign - this year, no typos!
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November 3, 2018
Los Angeles Just After Sunset
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August 12, 2018
LAWNBR 2018 Video Slideshow - ThiEYE Camera
Here's the third of the slideshows of my photos from the Los Angeles World Naked Bike Ride back in June.
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August 6, 2018
Los Angeles World Naked Bike Ride 2018
The Los Angeles World Naked Bike Ride for 2018 took place on June 23. They do it in two loops, the first loop being shorter than the second loop. The day started out completely overcast with a bit of drizzle, temps in the 70s, despite trans-100 temperatures back home in the desert.
I've accumulated a number of action cameras and knew this would be a good opportunity to do some comparisons while getting a ton of photos of the other riders. The complete set of photos is here.
I used four action cameras:
- ThiEYE (link to photos) on my helmet, facing rearwards for both loops.
- Lightdow (link to photos) on the handlebars facing forward during the first loop.
- GitUp (link to photos) on the handlebars facing forward during the second loop.
- And GoPro Hero4 Silver (link to photos) mounted above the rear wheel facing rearwards for both loops.
As you will see, quality was all over the place, but the GoPro tended to do the best under the varying lighting conditions. The full sun came out on the second loop.
I have prepared video slideshows of the photos from each camera, but I've only uploaded two three. Due to upload limitations at Vimeo, I won't upload the others until sometime in September. Here are links to the two three that are up:
Los Angeles World Naked Bike Ride 2018 - Lightdow Camera.
Los Angeles World Naked Bike Ride 2018 - GitUp Camera.
Los Angeles World Naked Bike Ride 2018 - ThiEYE Camera.
They both all end when their batteries died. The GoPro had the longest battery life. It was the only camera still running at the end of the first loop. It ran far longer on the second loop than the other cameras, but died just as we came to the intersection of Silver Lake and Sunset Boulevards. Next year I think I may try hooking it up to a USB battery so I can actually photograph the entire ride (for the first time ever).
Below are some of the more interesting shots, IMO.
That's Rocky and his husband.
This guy happened to park next to me. It was his first WNBR.
This guy stayed dressed like this for the whole ride. The ride is clothing optional and a lot of riders wear some clothing, but to be 100% dressed in serious bike rider drag on a fun ride like this seemed weird. Creepy almost. He certainly looks uncomfortable to me.
There were a number of Metro Bikes in use. Some riders covered the seat as they are supposed to; some didn't.
This little guy rode the first loop only and was our only child rider. Usually, we have a few kids, but only one this year. He was accompanied by at least four adults and it looked like they must go on rides together quite a bit. He was a good rider and communicated well with those around him.
The LAWNBR is conducted with the close cooperation and supervision of the LAPD. In prior years they would run us "like a funeral" (in their terminology), meaning they stopped traffic for us at most intersections and gave us right of way. The downside of that is the line of naked riders would stretch out further and further as the faster riders at the front left the slower riders behind, so occasionally the cops would stop all the riders until everybody had caught up. That could mean standing in the street for 10 or 15 minutes sometimes. This year, we were supposed to handle intersections as just ordinary vehicles, with a few exceptions. So a lot of the photos here are shot while we are waiting for a light to turn green. Once we got to Sunset Boulevard on the second loop, and we began the long straight run back to the end of the ride, the cops stopped traffic for us at almost every intersection. Maybe we were behind schedule.
Spiderman's costume lasted the length of the ride pretty well. Sometimes full body paint shows some wear and bare spots before we get to the end.
You get to see more than just naked bike riders while doing the LAWNBR.
Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions building.
This guy. I had a brief discussion with another rider about whether the guy knew he had a glaring typo in his sign.
The Victor Clothing mural with Anthony Quinn.
Passing the Bradbury Building.
Coming up on the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
Waiting at a light near the LADWP.
Between the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and Disney Hall.
Electric skateboard. He wasn't with us at the end of the ride, so maybe his battery ran out.
The double-wheeled bike on the right is supposed to float better on sand, the rider said. He brought it from Florida. I have to admit, he never got stuck in any sand during the naked bike ride.
Couldn't find matching shoes or saddle, I guess.
The guy on the phone would later be seen drinking a foamy beverage from a brown bottle. He must've had a supply in his backpack.
We didn't get to go right up the middle of Chinatown this year.
The Los Angeles State Historic Park has re-opened.
This bright red seat might work for that other guy with the bright red trim.
Jim practicing to be a North Korean dictator.
Just so you know I'm not the only nerd on the ride.
The passengers on the Amtrak bus from Oxnard get a special greeting.
They held us all at the rotary where we enter the Los Angeles River Greenway Trail.
In the several years I've done the LAWNBR we've approached this intersection from just about every angle, both on sidewalk and on pavement, due to construction. But, finally, all construction is complete. We approached it from North San Fernando Road this year.
Out of the rotary and onto the bike trail.
Dodger Stadium is up on the other side of that hill.
We often see kayakers on the Los Angeles River and water birds, but I don't recall seeing geese before.
A major stopping point on the L.A. River bikepath.
This is where they hold us after we exit the bikepath.
These guys with matching skin tones and bikes.
I think L.A. Tourism should adopt this rider as their new "Welcome To Los Angeles" maiden. Postcards, posters, billboards. They'd love her in Iowa.
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March 22, 2018
Slide Photos Of The Past (well, we couldn't have future, could we?)
Somewhere in New England (Maine, most likely).
A view of the skyline of downtown Boston from Alewife Station on the Red Line. I think the very white steeple you can see towards the left part of the downtown skyline is a church that used to stand in Porter Square. You can see the Federal Reserve building on the righthand part of the skyline.
My brother's stepdaughter at the wedding between her mother and him in 1986, Fremont, California.
Polaris and the star trails around it. I probably shot this while out camping, which means it's probably Maine.
I can't remember where this is, but I'm tempted to say Chicago. Kodachrome, 1987.
Prometheus in front of the Prudential Center in Boston, 1986.
The old John Hancock, Back Bay, Boston. Kodachrome, 1986.
The reflecting pool at the Christian Science Center in The Fenway, Boston.Agfachrome, 1985.
Chicago City Hall, Kodachrome, 1987.
The Christian Science Center in Boston. Kodachrome, 1986.
More scanned slide photos can be seen here.
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February 2, 2018
A lot of slides from around 1987, mostly
Also Chicago, Kodachrome, 1987. This is probably the last time I saw this sign on the Allerton Hotel. I had always wondered if the Tip-Top-Tap was still a going concern or was it just too expensive to take down those letters. But that was before the internet. Now I can find out without having to actually go to Chicago and ride an elevator to the top. The Tip-Top-Tap opened in the 1920s and closed in 1961. It is used now as a ballroom or meeting room for private parties, but the bar is gone.
Chicago, but I can't identify these buildings. The sleek one is not the Willis Tower. This is 1987 (Kodachrome again). If anyone can identify these buildings please leave a comment or email me.
Ferns in the inner courtyard of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
Kilauea Lighthouse, Kauai; Kodachrome 1986.
Kodachrome, 1989. I don't recall where this is.
Lower South Branch Pond, Baxter State Park, Maine; Kodachrome 1987.
The Nantucket Light Ship, Kodachrome, early 1980s.
The Robie House by Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park, outside Chicago. 1987, Kodachrome.
The Reserve Channel in Boston on Ektachrome, early 1980s. When I lived in South Boston in the early '80s, I worked downtown at 100 Summer Street, so most mornings I would walk to work (a couple miles) rather than suffer the crowded bus. This was along the way and almost always offered a photogenic view. But it never changed much, either. Sometimes a ship would tie up and stay for more than a year.
The Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Waikiki Beach, Kodachrome, 1986.
On the Charles River Esplanade in Boston looking across the river at MIT in Cambridge. Kodachrome, 1987.
My first visit to the Vietnam Memorial Wall on The Mall in Washington, Kodachrome, 1987. I was quite impressed with the feeling of grief that grows to almost overwhelming levels as I walked down into the memorial and the walls rose higher than my head.
A serendipitous moment at the Art Institute of Chicago, 1987.
Dunes on Cape Cod near Provincetown, Kodachrome, 1987.
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January 22, 2018
Slides, Slides and Slides
Reverend Ch's T. Torrey in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
"It is better to die in prison with the peace of God in our breasts. than to live in freedom with a polluted conscience.
Torrey's Letter Feb. 7. 1846Reverend CH'S T. TORREY.
Born at Scituate Nov. 21. 1813
Graduated at Yale College Aug. 1833.
Ordained at Providence
March. 1837.
Arrested at Baltimore
June 24. 1844.
Died in the Penitentiary of that City May 9. 1846The friends of the American Slave erect this stone to his memory as a Martyr for Liberty.
Sunset view from Kauaʻi. That island on the left is Niʻihau. Kodachrome 1986.
The interior courtyard of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in The Fenway, Boston.
The Connecticut State Capitol, Hartford.
I have no recollection of where this is. Kodachrome, 1987. In 1987 I lived in New England and traveled to Chicago, Washington DC and New York City. If you recognize this place, please leave a comment.
Chicago Water Tower, Kodachrome, 1987.
Alcatraz 1985 on Polapan film.
Sunset behind Beacon Hill in the 1980s.The point of view is the Charles/MGH Red Line station.
Chicago, Kodachrome, probably 1987.
Yellow hibiscus, probably in Hawaii.
Myself (on the right) and Bob, aboard the Provincetown II ferry between Boston and Provincetown, 1986. IIRC, we just went to P-town for lunch and then came right back to Boston. That was a thing to do back before the higher speed ferries appeared. The ferry would depart Boston about 9 AM, taking about 3 hours to get to P-town. Then you could do whatever until 3 or 3:30 when the return ferry embarked.
Boston General Mail Facility (i.e., main post office) in Boston on Fort Point Channel. This panorama was shot on Kodachrome.
Flowering trees on the Charles River Esplanade, Kodachrome.
Boats on the Charles River with the Longfellow Bridge and Back Bay skyline in the background, 1985.
The dome of the Christian Science Mother Church Annex on Agfachrome, 1985.
Myself (with the camera, duh!) and Dan in Hawaii, 1986. The film is Kodachrome.
John alongside the Charles River, 1985.
I don't recall where this is, but it must be in New England - probably the Boston area. Kodachrome, 1987.
Steam generation plant on Kneeland Street in Boston.
A roof peak on Trinity Church in Boston with the old John Hancock building in the background.
The complete collection of scanned slide photos can be seen here.
