Road Trips

Road Trips

Process

My first home. On California st in San Francisco. I was born here in SF at exactly the same hour as Robert Capa was shooting Marines hitting the beach at Normandy June 6, 1944. It was the 5th in SF. Yup matched birth certificate with Capa records. Doesn’t really mean anything of course, but is …

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Pumpkin

Most of the time we are just hanging.  Taking joke pictures. Having a beer with old friends. My long time friend and printer Michael Courvoisier has joined us with a friend this evening as we park along Ocean Beach in San Francisco. Seems pretty obvious we will never get out of California, right? Well we …

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This is Joe and his pet…

parrot for 22 yrs Bogie…”It’s like having a kid that never grows up” Joe said. Joe lives in Big Sur and waits for the big waves and talks a lot with Bogie. #burnfamilydrive

Broken Foot

Emma has been in a cast for six weeks now. She broke her foot surfing and now uses the backyard hose as her shower to protect the cast….Her boyfriend Daniel, who carries a Medical Marijuana card, is a hot local surfer…

Your questions answered….

Paige Prince October 18, 2012 at 12:20 pm Edit Can you tell us the details on the portrait of Candy and if you used any flash or other light? I really like the flavor of it. Regarding this post. I always have loved painting with light. Any light. For many years I have used ordinary flashlights. The …

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Coastal road…

We are almost through Big Sur territory. Landscapes the obvious rule here. Not so many people to meet. My one good people situation needs some permission to publish , so we are waiting on that before posting…Balancing driving and shooting the tough part of any  “trip” essay….I am trying to figure this one out…For super …

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Big Sur early morn . ….

Hardly a more beautiful coastal road anywhere in the U.S….and perhaps fitting there is no Internet service along it.. we are moving now towards Santa Cruz and have much to post.. This shot with the GX1 #burnfamilydrive

Neighborly

Today is mostly a driving day. Supplies day.However, a few snapshots from our camp spot. One thing about this rv camping bit is that you are most likely to meet whomever is camped next to you. Meet Dan and Emma and Blanca. You will meet them again in a few hours. A nice young family. …

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S2

This is my first picture for Off For A Family Drive using the Leica S2. This is the 70mm 2.5 shot wide open here at iso160 and focused on the baby. I fumbled with the S2 only because I had not really used it before. Same with the previous picture shot with the Gx1 in …

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