Chinatown walk

Yosemite

Words can't describe. Either can this photo, but it gives you a pretty good idea of what Yosemite Valley looked like the morning we woke up to the first snow of the winter. Granite peaks emerging out of the shifting clouds, covered in veins of white. The quiet of the valley further muted by the soft layer of snow. A welcome fireside game of chess at Ahwahnee. A herd of deer playing, uninterested in the people walking five feet away (and finally, the 12 point buck I had a stare-down with alone on the trail).

Like those granite peaks, I was stuck in the clouds most of the weekend, in a fog of introspection. It's difficult not to get lost in self-reflection in an environment like that. I re-emerged from the valley floor on Sunday with some new ideas and an appreciation for the snowy winters I have come to miss. 

el segundo, ca

San Onofre

morning air

ethereal

Chantry Flats

santa barbara

Venice // March 2011

This is what I've been working on lately - multiple exposures. I hate digital photo manipulation, so I'm going to keep shooting this way until I get some skater busting a crazy air.. Frustrating because this would have been infinitely better, but that's what you get when you shoot multiple exposures on actual film and don't photoshop! Repetition yields results... we'll see what turns out on the next roll..

PV cove // 4.02.2011

Watts, B&W

Some more to snack on from Watts

sk8 park, part dos

The sun was going down when I headed over to the skate park to see my friend Tim dominate..the lighting produced some gnarly grainy film when I shot into the sun, but fun to see what I got a month later. I love shooting film and constantly being surprised by what comes out of that tank when I finally get around to processing! 

-L

Lost and found

I just ran across these old negatives from circa September 2009 - an adventure with Ms Goebel to Starved Rock. Destination: Tonti Canyon. Light was low in the canyons, but made for some ethereal photos. Wish some others had turned out. I guess you'll just have to go see for yourself ;)

Average day on the boardwalk

Getty Villa

These photos are overdue, but it takes a while to find time to process the ol' negatives. We went to the Getty Villa and met our friend John for some brunch on the beach in Malibu a few weekends ago. Didn't realize it was just a short drive up the Pacific Coast Highway. I'm itching for a real road trip soon.

The formwork used in the structures around the Villa imprinted this amazing wood grain texture into the concrete - I know I was supposed to be looking at the Aztec exhibit and the Villa itself, but this had to have been the most beautiful part.

And I realize this gives me up as being a LOST nerd, but the last diptych reminds me of Jacob and the man in black....I know KT will love that.

Leisure