Throwback Thursday View - 10 January 2019 Edition

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Today's throwback is from January 9, 2015 and the subject is another throwback. I've actually done this before not too long ago. The post is from January 2015 but the photo is from March of 2000. And it was shot on film. The place of course is Chinatown in San Francisco California. As I say in my original post I only had two days there which is just not enough time to see a lot but at least the trip was kind of free. Click Here to read all about it.

Speaking of film I have a few projects and retro reviews on the horizon that I think you will enjoy. And I will also be making some updates to my website. If you haven't seen it yet you can check it out Right Here. It is a work in progress but I feel really good about it. It's a place for me to show some of my more in depth work. For today's photo though take a look at this.

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And that about does it for today. Thanks for stopping by!

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Wednesday View - 9 January 2019 Edition

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For most of the photos that I share here there is probably a few dozen or more RAW images that I never see the light of day. Sometimes a lot more. I never even really look at them for the most part. I do however save them. I have thousands of images sitting on hard drives and backed up online. Now since I didn't have anything in particular to share with you today I decided to peruse some of these forgotten shots and see if there was something I liked enough to post. As it turns out there is quite a bit I really like. And for today's photo I chose this one.

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This is from May of 2016 at I believe Longwood Gardens. I don't know where else I would have been able to shoot fully bloomed flowers that time of year. Kind of makes me wish Spring would hurry up.

That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by!

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Today's throwback post really is just that. It goes back to my early days of digital photography. And it also happens to contain one of my all time favorite images. Shot on March 5, 2003 with the amazing Fuji S602Z at Seaworld in San Diego California is this awesome creature.

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You can see the original post by clicking here.

The Fuji S602Z was an awesome camera. It was a bit expensive in it's day ringing up at US$750.00 in 2003. That's around US$950.00 today. That doesn't sound like a lot but most long zoom bridge cameras cost much less now. But at the time it was one of the better options out there. I still have that camera. In fact I recently obtained a couple CF memory cards and a CF card reader. Maybe I'll take it out again and have some retro fun. Sounds like a project. Hmm.

That's all for now my friends. Thanks for stopping by!

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February 27, 2015 - Photo Of The Day

It's Friday again and that means another "Retro" photo of the day. Today we only go back about four and a half years to the city of Phoenix, Arizona. July 11, 2011 to be precise. And boy was it hot. Very hot. But hey, it's a dry heat. This photo shows a view from our hotel window and a perfectly positioned Sun just to the left of Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Phoenix is a wonderful city with some of the friendliest people I have met. I really would like to get back there one day. And for being such a large city it sure didn't feel congested. And the downtown area has city ambassadors that are available to help visitors find their way around to restaurants and various sites of interest. There is even a free trolly that you can ride on the weekends around downtown. Very nice. Phoenix is on my list of places I recommend if you have the chance to visit.

And as an extra I would like to share a photo I shot on my way to work this morning. We had a light dusting of snow but it didn't amount to anything. It just looked nice on the trees.

The white specks you see is the snow falling.

As an aside I would like to encourage you to check out some of the links I have included in this and actually a lot of my posts. Just look for the highlighted text. They often lead to websites that can tell you a lot more than I can about the subjects I write about.

And that's it for today folks. Stay warm and please stop back soon.

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January 30, 2015 - Photo Of The Day

It's Friday and that means another "retro" photo. Today we go back to October of 1992 and to one of my favorite places to shoot. Valley Forge National Park. This was created with my Canon T50 35mm SLR and scanned some years ago to digital.

I always think about recreating this with more modern equipment and a few more years of experience. I really love the composition.

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January 16, 2015 - Photo Of The Day

It's Friday and that means today is "retro" day. A couple weeks ago I shared three photos from Las Vegas, Nevada in February of 2004. Today I would like to share three more.

The first one is another nighttime shot. This is the Mirage Casino Hotel.

And here is one taken earlier in the evening. This is the Stardust which of course is no longer there.

And this last one was shot during the day. This time we are looking at the Sahara and the Stratosphere. At the top of the Stratosphere is a roller coaster and a free fall ride. There is also a revolving restaurant that offers a great view of the city. It is especially nice at night with all of the Vegas lights showing. The tower stands 1,149 feet high.

All of these photos were shot on film with my Nikon N80 and scanned so I could share them here.

And that's all for today folks. I hope you enjoyed this quick Vegas trip. Please come back soon to see what else I have to share.

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January 9, 2015 - Photo of The Day

Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of "Retro" Friday! Today we go back 15 years to March of 2000 and the city of San Francisco, California. More specifically Chinatown.

I wish I had spent more time in San Francisco. I was only there for two days. But the trip as a whole was great. My employer at the time sent me and a few others out there for work. It just happens that I was going to fly to San Diego to visit my cousin the same week. So to make a long story short my employer paid for me to fly to San Francisco and home from San Diego. I only had to buy a ticket to travel between the two cities. I thought that was very cool of them. My entire travel expense for the week was $60.00 :)

And that will do it for today folks. But I'll be back real soon. Please be sure to visit again.

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January 2, 2015 - Photo Of The Day

It's the beginning of a new year and to start it off right I want to try to get on and more importantly stay on target. So that means Fridays will be "retro" Fridays. I'll at least do my best.

Today we go back to February 2004 Las Vegas, Nevada. And that just happens to be when and where Kim and I were married. I jokingly refer to it as "The scene of the crime" :) But seriously I can't believe it's been almost 11 years. Time sure does fly. And I couldn't imagine sharing it with anyone else.

So since Las Vegas is famous for it's brightly lit casinos I thought that I would share a few shots with you that I made when we were there.

This is Circus Circus. One of the oldest original casinos left on the strip. And it where we stayed and were married. And no, we were not married by Elvis :)

The is the Riviera Hotel and Casino that is located across from Circus Circus.

And this is the famous Stardust Casino that is no longer.

And now folks I am calling it a night. But I'll be back soon with more for you. Thanks for stopping by.

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