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Santa Monica Mountains

Cactus

Sunsets

The view of the sun setting on downtown Los Angeles and a trail through Griffith Park

Tourists photograph the sunset from the Observatory at Griffith Park

In order for the colors of the sunset to look as vibrant on camera as they do in person I underexpose the shot by about 1 stop. I love putting in a foreground as a silhouette as cliche as it is!

watching the sunset

Venice Beach

Hike

Hiking around the Santa Monica Mountains just north of Malibu

a day with david

Venice Beach

new series of nudes

 

Los Angeles to Boulder

I was in a rush going to and coming from Colorado in November but I did manage a few shots

rt 70: road to colorado

Utah

A Baby Samantha Christmas

In December I went back east and saw my cousins new baby for the first time. Samantha was so adorable! Full of smiles and laughs and those big eyes of hers were a joy to photograph!

 

Mojave National Preserve, California

A few months ago I went on a mini trip to the Moajve desert and the Mojave National Preserve in San Bernardino Country in California.

The drive from LA to Mojave via Rt 15 is a great scienic route through the mountains

The view of LA from Rt 15

Joshua Trees are expected to go extinct by the end of this century. You would never know it driving through the Mojave National Preserve where the trees are plentiful and define the boundries of the desert

The Kelso Dunes

Zzyzx Soda Springs

This spot used to be a mineral spring and spa, a big spot for travelers till the spa closed in the 70s