Playing with nature today in the backyard. Used my old Canon 5D camera and a 24-70mm lens for the shots.

Carné con chile, like mom used to make.

Old school vibes are a guilty pleasure, especially when I accidentally find a car like Victor's 1965 Chevrolet Impala. From the chrome Cragar wheels to the dangling dingle-ball fringes to the lace panels on the rooftop I was hooked. I was lucky enough to find him via my Instagram. Within in days we were to meet up for a chill photo session along with his lady Emily. Here's a few outtakes to drool over.

Getting back to my project: shooting lowrider and kustom/custom cars that I personally like for various reasons: asthetics and whatever floats my boat. This time it's a cool Oldsmobile out of Pomona, California, which was shoot in a local neighborhood the owner used to live near.

It's been a long time since I have posted so I'll just add a few images to see if anyone notices and hopefully I'll be adding more stuff in the near future. Here's a few Fords on this Motor Monday.

New project, sort of....."husk."

So I found this old nest and bird's head while cleaning up around the house; I've shot other weird, "old" dead or discarded things, usually organic and thought I'd finally work them into my lonely blog, lol. I see these things as sublime and either straight black and white or toned. More to come...

Another reason to feel good, book me now, haha!

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Now who's ready for their photo session? 

So you want to see the color stuff from the Arboretum? Here it is...

I shot like 400 images yesterday and picked out a handful that caught my eye, might even print up a few as well as the black and white images I posted yesterday, enjoy...

Visiting the LA Arboretum and thinking in Black & White...

So I gave myself an assignment or two today. Go for a nature walk at the Los Angeles Arboretum in Arcadia, California, to shoot textures in both color and black and white. It felt nice shooting something different while figuring out what angle and composition to use with whatever light was available. No flash, some Photo Shop and a bit of daydreaming....

38 Timez Photo Annual

Check it out, the special photography edition highlights the work of several LA-Based photographs and I am honored to be one of those picked to be showcased, wow!
http://www.38timez.com/cityofangels/index.html

Los low rides after dark, oh yeah.

Been WAY TOO LONG since by last post, so I'd thought I'd just say a quick "hello" with some cool rides I shot throughout the past few months, hoping to visit the Long Beach Swap Meet tomorrow and maybe get inspired or at least some exercise for this gut of mine, ugh.

Summer times

Here's a few pix taken recently, some from Cali & some from New Mexico. I hope to be out there again soon...to be continued.

The latest lovelies, yeah it's been a while since my last post...

So I've been semi busy shooting at my buddy's place in Montebello; great place to do both indoor and outdoor portraits. He's got tons of cool vintage items, too many to mention, so check out the ladies and their surroundings, you might see a vintage goody or two...

Working on a new project., stills, video and words....

Man, do I lag. Been thinking about a few ideas, gonna be teaming up with a couple of friends to do something a but creative; stuff in my head, ideas, nothing Earth-shattering but fun stuff, cool things we share as common interests. Until the keep an eye out for www.whatswheeling.com

In my garden, part 1

Haven't done this for a while, both this blog and creating images at home, this time in a small part of the garden. I've been wanting to shoot this one Calla Lily near the driveway. Hadn't seen one growing here in quite sometime; there were much more when we used to be kids but for whatever the reason they've dwindled. So with the sun creeping awhile I got on the 5D and snapped a handful of frames. I even saw my cat Pogo cruising by and got a shot of him as well. I hope to do more personal work around the house, until then, enjoy.