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Isabella Rose Taylor

2013-05-10T20:17:39-07:00

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Isabella Rose Taylor

Isabella Rose Taylor

2013-05-10T20:16:26-07:00

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Isabella Rose Taylor

Isabella Rose Taylor

2013-05-10T20:17:32-07:00

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Isabella Rose Taylor

Isabella Rose Taylor

2013-05-10T20:16:04-07:00

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Isabella Rose Taylor

Isabella Rose Taylor

2013-05-10T20:17:24-07:00

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Isabella Rose Taylor

Isabella Rose Taylor

2013-05-10T20:17:05-07:00

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Isabella Rose Taylor

Isabella Rose Taylor

2013-05-10T20:16:49-07:00

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Isabella Rose Taylor

Isabella Rose Taylor

2013-05-10T20:17:13-07:00

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Isabella Rose Taylor

Isabella Rose Taylor

2013-05-10T20:17:11-07:00

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Isabella Rose Taylor

Isabella Rose Taylor

2013-05-10T20:16:25-07:00

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Isabella Rose Taylor

Isabella Rose Taylor

2013-05-10T20:16:22-07:00

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Isabella Rose Taylor

A jaw-dropping sunset at 28,000 ft. between BNA and ORD.

2012-12-29T09:33:04-08:00

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A jaw-dropping sunset at 28,000 ft. between BNA and ORD.

Just got a Leica M9, and decided to test it in Peoria on some picnic tables stacked for the winter.

2012-12-29T09:30:35-08:00

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Just got a Leica M9, and decided to test it in Peoria on some picnic tables stacked for the winter.

In a industrial steel recycling plant, closed on a Sunday, but paying the attendant $20 and hopping the wall fixed that. :)

2012-12-16T09:00:53-08:00

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In a industrial steel recycling plant, closed on a Sunday, but paying the attendant $20 and hopping the wall fixed that. :)

In the cab of an abandoned locomotive. The reflection of the blue sky in the adjacent windows makes it even nicer.

2012-12-16T09:00:21-08:00

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In the cab of an abandoned locomotive. The reflection of the blue sky in the adjacent windows makes it even nicer.

park bench

2012-11-22T17:36:08-08:00

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park bench

A gator in a stream on the road from Jaco to San Jose. Handheld, with a Canon EF 400mm f/4.0 DO USM IS at 1/800.

2012-09-01T16:04:39-07:00

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A gator in a stream on the road from Jaco to San Jose. Handheld, with a Canon EF 400mm f/4.0 DO USM IS at 1/800.

A gator in a stream on the road from Jaco to San Jose. Handheld, with a Canon EF 400mm f/4.0 DO USM IS at 1/800.

2012-09-01T16:33:47-07:00

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A gator in a stream on the road from Jaco to San Jose. Handheld, with a Canon EF 400mm f/4.0 DO USM IS at 1/800.

A three-toed sloth in the Manuel Antonio preserve along the pacific coast of Costa Rica, just east of Jaco. Handheld, with a Canon EF 400mm f/4.0 DO USM IS at 1/30.

2012-09-01T16:31:48-07:00

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A three-toed sloth in the Manuel Antonio preserve along the pacific coast of Costa Rica, just east of Jaco. Handheld, with a Canon EF 400mm f/4.0 DO USM IS at 1/30.

Three howler monkeys in the Manuel Antonio preserve along the pacific coast of Costa Rica, just east of Jaco. Handheld, with a Canon EF 400mm f/4.0 DO USM IS at 1/80.

2012-09-01T16:31:20-07:00

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Three howler monkeys in the Manuel Antonio preserve along the pacific coast of Costa Rica, just east of Jaco. Handheld, with a Canon EF 400mm f/4.0 DO USM IS at 1/80.

An iguana in the Manuel Antonio preserve along the pacific coast of Costa Rica, just east of Jaco. Handheld, with a Canon EF 400mm f/4.0 DO USM IS at 1/400.

2012-09-01T16:30:51-07:00

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An iguana in the Manuel Antonio preserve along the pacific coast of Costa Rica, just east of Jaco. Handheld, with a Canon EF 400mm f/4.0 DO USM IS at 1/400.

A squirrel monkey in the Manuel Antonio preserve along the pacific coast of Costa Rica, just east of Jaco. Handheld, with a Canon EF 400mm f/4.0 DO USM IS at 1/100. The bokeh of this lens is ...

2012-09-01T16:30:15-07:00

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A squirrel monkey in the Manuel Antonio preserve along the pacific coast of Costa Rica, just east of Jaco. Handheld, with a Canon EF 400mm f/4.0 DO USM IS at 1/100. The bokeh of this lens is incredible.

A squirrel monkey in the Manuel Antonio preserve along the pacific coast of Costa Rica, just east of Jaco. Handheld, with a Canon EF 400mm f/4.0 DO USM IS at 1/125. The bokeh of this lens is ...

2012-09-01T16:29:36-07:00

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A squirrel monkey in the Manuel Antonio preserve along the pacific coast of Costa Rica, just east of Jaco. Handheld, with a Canon EF 400mm f/4.0 DO USM IS at 1/125. The bokeh of this lens is incredible.

An old, stooped lady selling lottery tickets at the entrance to the typical market in San Jose.

2012-09-01T16:28:54-07:00

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An old, stooped lady selling lottery tickets at the entrance to the typical market in San Jose.

Taken in the typical market in San Jose. This is a 100% crop from a large photo of a row of people on barstools. I didn't see this hand shot until later.

2012-09-01T16:28:14-07:00

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Taken in the typical market in San Jose. This is a 100% crop from a large photo of a row of people on barstools. I didn't see this hand shot until later.

Leather belts in the typical market in San Jose, Costa Rica. I walked all over shooting with Canon's new 40mm pancake lens.

2012-09-01T16:27:42-07:00

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Leather belts in the typical market in San Jose, Costa Rica. I walked all over shooting with Canon's new 40mm pancake lens.

A long 7-part HDR with the Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO USM IS. I "saw" this picture for days as I walked passed it. Most viewers are not likely to agree with me, but I like it. :)

2012-09-01T16:19:12-07:00

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A long 7-part HDR with the Canon EF 400mm f/4 DO USM IS. I "saw" this picture for days as I walked passed it. Most viewers are not likely to agree with me, but I like it. :)

A glass-sided building in San Jose, Costa Rica, with an unlit neon sign and a foreboding sky.

2012-09-01T16:16:19-07:00

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A glass-sided building in San Jose, Costa Rica, with an unlit neon sign and a foreboding sky.

Some graffiti, taken with a Canon EF 400mm f/4.0 DO USM IS lens from a LONG ways away. Shot at maximum aperture to create a flat DOF and beautiful bokeh in the background.

2012-09-01T16:13:14-07:00

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Some graffiti, taken with a Canon EF 400mm f/4.0 DO USM IS lens from a LONG ways away. Shot at maximum aperture to create a flat DOF and beautiful bokeh in the background.

A very non-descript water inlet, but something I thought would be interesting in black and white.

2012-09-01T16:12:13-07:00

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A very non-descript water inlet, but something I thought would be interesting in black and white.

I found this shot at the end of a junky alley. It was the only way for villagers to get to their property on the other side. This is a single shot at 1/25 to barely stop the water action, f/ ...

2012-09-01T16:11:05-07:00

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I found this shot at the end of a junky alley. It was the only way for villagers to get to their property on the other side. This is a single shot at 1/25 to barely stop the water action, f/22 for maximum depth of field, ISO 400 to make the two work together, and underexposed by 1.67 EV. Converted to black/white with the Nik plugin.

Taken from a lookout on the drive from San Jose to Jaco. It's a 5-part HDR with a Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM attached to the Canon 1D-X. The sky, which was untouched in post-processing, appear ...

2012-09-01T16:10:18-07:00

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Taken from a lookout on the drive from San Jose to Jaco. It's a 5-part HDR with a Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM attached to the Canon 1D-X. The sky, which was untouched in post-processing, appears as it does because of the circular polarizer on the end.

A macro shot about 1" from the flower with a Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 Macro lens and ring flash. Look at the pollen!

2012-09-01T16:18:10-07:00

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A macro shot about 1" from the flower with a Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 Macro lens and ring flash. Look at the pollen!

A macro shot about 1" from a Heliconia with a Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 Macro lens and ring flash. I had no idea this would turn out so beautiful. It's completely unmodified, but looks like a fr ...

2012-09-01T16:17:39-07:00

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A macro shot about 1" from a Heliconia with a Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 Macro lens and ring flash. I had no idea this would turn out so beautiful. It's completely unmodified, but looks like a fresh piece of salmon (except for the green).

A macro shot about 1" from the flower with a Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 Macro lens and ring flash. I had no idea this would turn out so beautiful. It's completely unmodified, but looks like a ver ...

2012-09-01T16:17:02-07:00

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A macro shot about 1" from the flower with a Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 Macro lens and ring flash. I had no idea this would turn out so beautiful. It's completely unmodified, but looks like a very soft painting.

Fortaleza Ozama, a fortress built in 1502. It's on a steep hill above a river, and from here the Spanish launched conquests to what became Jamaica, Peru, Mexico, Cuba, and Columbia. It's the ...

2012-08-28T18:10:48-07:00

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Fortaleza Ozama, a fortress built in 1502. It's on a steep hill above a river, and from here the Spanish launched conquests to what became Jamaica, Peru, Mexico, Cuba, and Columbia. It's the oldest colonial military building in the western hemisphere, built here because it's where Christopher Columbus first came.

The stairs leading toward the Plaza España in Santo Domingo, shot at 300mm to flatten the perspective.

2012-08-28T18:09:30-07:00

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The stairs leading toward the Plaza España in Santo Domingo, shot at 300mm to flatten the perspective.

Fortaleza Ozama, a fortress built in 1502. It's on a steep hill above a river, and from here the Spanish launched conquests to what became Jamaica, Peru, Mexico, Cuba, and Columbia. It's the ...

2012-08-28T18:07:13-07:00

An old door surrounded by locally quarried stone from a building that's been there 500+ years.

2012-08-28T18:07:18-07:00

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An old door surrounded by locally quarried stone from a building that's been there 500+ years.

Near midnight, in practically pitch dark, I experimented on this old stone fort with wooden closures and steel bar frame. I used two radio (Canon ST-E3-RT Speedlite Transmitter) controlled l ...

2012-08-28T18:08:18-07:00

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Near midnight, in practically pitch dark, I experimented on this old stone fort with wooden closures and steel bar frame. I used two radio (Canon ST-E3-RT Speedlite Transmitter) controlled lights (Canon Speedlight 600 EX-RT x2), both off-camera, to achieve the effect.

A stark white tree against all green on the road from Creel to Batapilas.

2012-07-07T13:47:44-07:00

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A stark white tree against all green on the road from Creel to Batapilas.

A mangy dog that we adopted on a motorcycle trip to Batopilas, below Creel, below Chihuahua.

2012-07-07T13:46:33-07:00

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A mangy dog that we adopted on a motorcycle trip to Batopilas, below Creel, below Chihuahua.

A beautiful terrain shot just west of Mexicali.

2012-07-07T13:45:59-07:00

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A beautiful terrain shot just west of Mexicali.

A very regal looking dog. This was the only slot where his head would fit through.

2012-07-07T13:45:07-07:00

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A very regal looking dog. This was the only slot where his head would fit through.

A very telling statement from the Mexican side of the wall that divides the US and Mexico.

2012-07-07T13:42:27-07:00

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A very telling statement from the Mexican side of the wall that divides the US and Mexico.

A blue house right next to the ocean, SW of Tijuana.

2012-07-07T13:41:56-07:00

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A blue house right next to the ocean, SW of Tijuana.

A very telling statement from the Mexican side of the wall that divides the US and Mexico.

2012-07-07T13:41:20-07:00

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A very telling statement from the Mexican side of the wall that divides the US and Mexico.

Something about this struck me as "anything but ordinary."

2012-07-07T13:39:35-07:00

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Something about this struck me as "anything but ordinary."

It could very well be that I'm the only person interested in a pile of rocks. :)

2012-07-07T13:39:03-07:00

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It could very well be that I'm the only person interested in a pile of rocks. :)

An old abandoned barn in the middle of nowhere. The contents suggested a very quick exit.

2012-07-07T13:37:50-07:00

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An old abandoned barn in the middle of nowhere. The contents suggested a very quick exit.

A lonely windmill just west of Mexicali.

2012-07-07T13:37:03-07:00

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A lonely windmill just west of Mexicali.

There was a "regular" wedding photographer there (I hate taking family pictures), but I was there as the "artistic" photographer. I love this one. I caught the bride and groom twirling and k ...

2012-06-30T13:49:42-07:00

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There was a "regular" wedding photographer there (I hate taking family pictures), but I was there as the "artistic" photographer. I love this one. I caught the bride and groom twirling and kissing. I've shot a bunch of weddings and have always enjoyed them.

Street sign waved constantly in the middle of the street.

2012-05-08T18:33:57-07:00

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Street sign waved constantly in the middle of the street.

Another mandatory black and white. There's a lot going on in this picture.

2012-06-30T14:21:43-07:00

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Another mandatory black and white. There's a lot going on in this picture.

I obviously converted this raw file to a black and white and gave it a slight copper tone. I like the metalwork on the second storey porch and the mardi gras beads hanging on the line across ...

2012-06-30T14:21:10-07:00

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I obviously converted this raw file to a black and white and gave it a slight copper tone. I like the metalwork on the second storey porch and the mardi gras beads hanging on the line across the street.

The old roof, plywood dormer, neon hotel sign, and slightly blue sky make for a perfect picture moment.

2012-06-30T14:20:54-07:00

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The old roof, plywood dormer, neon hotel sign, and slightly blue sky make for a perfect picture moment.

Just one of the "freedoms" flouted in New Orleans is people smoking everywhere. I like this sign against a black background save the green neon tube.

2012-06-30T14:20:32-07:00

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Just one of the "freedoms" flouted in New Orleans is people smoking everywhere. I like this sign against a black background save the green neon tube.

A gorgeous bicycle with all the right tones to convert to black and white.

2012-06-30T14:20:17-07:00

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A gorgeous bicycle with all the right tones to convert to black and white.

We've heard of various legislative projects called "The Bridge to Nowhere"--well, this is a train track to nowhere. Actually, they had just torn down part of it.

2012-06-30T13:51:16-07:00

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We've heard of various legislative projects called "The Bridge to Nowhere"--well, this is a train track to nowhere. Actually, they had just torn down part of it.

This twisted, mangled piece of steel lying in a shadowed corner reminded me of so many things. See the weld line two-thirds of the way across, from left to right?

2012-06-30T13:50:31-07:00

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This twisted, mangled piece of steel lying in a shadowed corner reminded me of so many things. See the weld line two-thirds of the way across, from left to right?

Taller of two towers at copper smelting plant in El Paso, TX. Most everything else had been torn down--the two towers would be imploded last, removing an eye-sore and pollutant in the city.

2012-06-30T13:50:11-07:00

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Taller of two towers at copper smelting plant in El Paso, TX. Most everything else had been torn down--the two towers would be imploded last, removing an eye-sore and pollutant in the city.

the silence of your absence is sill hard to hear

2012-06-30T14:24:22-07:00

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the silence of your absence is sill hard to hear

one more day...

2012-06-30T14:23:53-07:00

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one more day...

dream. laugh. imagine. love. live. hope. peace. featured

2012-06-30T14:23:02-07:00

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dream. laugh. imagine. love. live. hope. peace. featured

I shot this from 2' off the floor. I was intrigued with the light from the left door and from the hole in the ceiling, halfway down the corridor. Antigua, Guatemala.

2012-06-30T14:26:11-07:00

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I shot this from 2' off the floor. I was intrigued with the light from the left door and from the hole in the ceiling, halfway down the corridor. Antigua, Guatemala.

Having never done a 7-part HDR before, I tried it with a tree with interesting roots. Taken with a 25mm Zeiss Makro-Planar 2/50 ZE with an ES mount for my Canon 5D Mark II camera. It's a man ...

2012-06-30T14:25:53-07:00

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Having never done a 7-part HDR before, I tried it with a tree with interesting roots. Taken with a 25mm Zeiss Makro-Planar 2/50 ZE with an ES mount for my Canon 5D Mark II camera. It's a manual lens, but the sharpness and lack of light falloff is amazing. Antigua, Guatemala.

Blenders, resting after their busy morning. Found these in a tiny shop downtown and asked the owner if I could take 20 mins or so to set up a shot. I'm averse to predictability and sameness ...

2012-06-30T14:25:37-07:00

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Blenders, resting after their busy morning. Found these in a tiny shop downtown and asked the owner if I could take 20 mins or so to set up a shot. I'm averse to predictability and sameness in shots, so I liked the missing top on one of them and the fruit in two of them. You can see the reflection of a green plant in the first one on the right.

The handwork in this "ruined" facade is just phenomenal. And the dark blue sky (just before it sprinkled) and the purple flowers give it context and framing. Antigua, Guatemala.

2012-06-30T14:25:21-07:00

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The handwork in this "ruined" facade is just phenomenal. And the dark blue sky (just before it sprinkled) and the purple flowers give it context and framing. Antigua, Guatemala.

A lone phone against a strange green wall with an old fish net hanging between them. Guatemala City.

2012-06-30T14:25:04-07:00

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A lone phone against a strange green wall with an old fish net hanging between them. Guatemala City.

Taken from a rooftop. After I climbed up there, I immediately saw this shot of the cross on a tall rock with beautiful context all around it. Taken at 200mm with the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 ...

2012-06-30T15:46:57-07:00

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Taken from a rooftop. After I climbed up there, I immediately saw this shot of the cross on a tall rock with beautiful context all around it. Taken at 200mm with the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II USM, set at f/8 with an ISO of 200. Antigua, Guatemala.

In simple magic marker, during the intake process the prisoner is required to strip, in full view of the security officers.

2012-06-30T14:26:36-07:00

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In simple magic marker, during the intake process the prisoner is required to strip, in full view of the security officers.

Back when this death row was actually in use, security was obviously incredibly tight. Not only did the multiple locks fascinate me, but the "unlucky" 13 struck me as apropos. See the small ...

2012-06-30T14:26:54-07:00

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Back when this death row was actually in use, security was obviously incredibly tight. Not only did the multiple locks fascinate me, but the "unlucky" 13 struck me as apropos. See the small shelf, which served two purposes. The first was to slide food through. The second was to have the inmate stand with his back to it, extending both hands outside the door so that he could be handcuffed before his legs and arms were chained.

This wall was in the exercise yard for the death row inmates. It features multiple paint jobs, all peeling at different rates but in the process creating a remarkable piece of art. What's le ...

2012-06-30T14:27:55-07:00

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This wall was in the exercise yard for the death row inmates. It features multiple paint jobs, all peeling at different rates but in the process creating a remarkable piece of art. What's left in the yard are weights, a pull-up bar, and a boxing stand.

The electric chair has been removed to be used in the new death row prison, just a few miles away, but you still get a sense of what the execution chamber looked like. The hood above leads t ...

2012-06-30T14:29:09-07:00

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The electric chair has been removed to be used in the new death row prison, just a few miles away, but you still get a sense of what the execution chamber looked like. The hood above leads to fresh air, likely to remove the smell of burning flesh. There are also hundreds of red rivulets of what looks like blood on the inside of the hood.

These two prisoners decided to decorate their small, sparse cell with red paint. Where they got it is a mystery. Shot from the floor with a 14 mm lens, about the widest you can go without a ...

2012-06-30T14:27:38-07:00

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These two prisoners decided to decorate their small, sparse cell with red paint. Where they got it is a mystery. Shot from the floor with a 14 mm lens, about the widest you can go without a barrel effect.

This glass-paned wall would have been one of the death row inmate's last sights as he walked toward the electric chair and was strapped in.

2012-06-30T14:28:12-07:00

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This glass-paned wall would have been one of the death row inmate's last sights as he walked toward the electric chair and was strapped in.

This is where the phone would have been plugged in, right up until the last minute, when the soon to be executed prisoner would hope for a call from the governor granting clemency. I spent s ...

2012-06-30T14:28:51-07:00

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This is where the phone would have been plugged in, right up until the last minute, when the soon to be executed prisoner would hope for a call from the governor granting clemency. I spent several hours on this one, getting the light just right. It's a 3-part HDR, 100 MB, ISO 200, 70mm, 5.0 second exposure at f/13.

Found thiese massive chain links (about 2' across) on the shore. The rust enhances the image as it contrasts with the shiny silver look. Taken as HDR.

2012-06-30T13:55:43-07:00

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Found thiese massive chain links (about 2' across) on the shore. The rust enhances the image as it contrasts with the shiny silver look. Taken as HDR.

Found the huge ship propellor on the shore at Bermuda. Couldn't resist admiring the text and gruffness of the image.

2012-06-30T13:55:12-07:00

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Found the huge ship propellor on the shore at Bermuda. Couldn't resist admiring the text and gruffness of the image.

I've never done this before: published two editions of the same photo. But here we go. The other one is how I envision the shot would be seen by a black and white pin-hole camera on grainy f ...

2012-06-30T14:30:04-07:00

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I've never done this before: published two editions of the same photo. But here we go. The other one is how I envision the shot would be seen by a black and white pin-hole camera on grainy film (made with the excellent Nik plug-in called Silver Efex 2.0).This other one is a three-part HDR that preserves the original red color of the concrete (I changed nothing in the saturation or luminance of the colors). Early viewers of these pictures urged me to put that version in. I hope you enjoy them both.

Old stairs in the corner of the now vacant and very old Seaholm power plant in Austin, TX. This shadow/silhouette of a staircase, and the small light to the left of it, caught my eye while I ...

2012-06-30T14:29:49-07:00

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Old stairs in the corner of the now vacant and very old Seaholm power plant in Austin, TX. This shadow/silhouette of a staircase, and the small light to the left of it, caught my eye while I was waiting on the exposure for another shot. It was so dark in here, that I shot this at 1,600 ISO at f/8 for 5 seconds.

This massive overhead hook, used to move large power generators, needs a person in it for scale, but alas, I was the only person allowed inside the plant. This is a three-part HDR that I twe ...

2012-06-30T14:29:31-07:00

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This massive overhead hook, used to move large power generators, needs a person in it for scale, but alas, I was the only person allowed inside the plant. This is a three-part HDR that I tweaked until I could see the markings in the hook from when it was originally made. Taken at 300mm.

A fertile valley in the cup of a long-inactive volcano.

2012-06-30T13:57:57-07:00

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A fertile valley in the cup of a long-inactive volcano.

La Basilica, the largest church in all of Ecuador.

2012-06-30T13:57:32-07:00

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La Basilica, the largest church in all of Ecuador.

Lone woman at the top of the cathedral steps, trying to keep dry in the light rain.

2012-06-30T13:57:03-07:00

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Lone woman at the top of the cathedral steps, trying to keep dry in the light rain.

Something about the light in this room and the tile floor made me want to see if I could "find" a picture inside here.

2012-06-30T13:51:45-07:00

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Something about the light in this room and the tile floor made me want to see if I could "find" a picture inside here.

High tension lines in conduit under a bridge in Montreal, in the old industrial district.

2012-06-30T13:56:36-07:00

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High tension lines in conduit under a bridge in Montreal, in the old industrial district.

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2012-06-30T13:56:08-07:00

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What can I say. :) I thought they were cute. Found them on a beach at an abandoned amusement park.

2012-09-14T09:23:50-07:00

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What can I say. :) I thought they were cute. Found them on a beach at an abandoned amusement park.

Completing unedited, this is on of my favorite shots of the trip. The light is intoxicating.

2012-09-14T09:21:13-07:00

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Completing unedited, this is on of my favorite shots of the trip. The light is intoxicating.

A very interesting monument with fading plus. Shot as an HDR. Chorillos, Peru.

2012-09-14T09:13:12-07:00

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A very interesting monument with fading plus. Shot as an HDR. Chorillos, Peru.

Wire leads against a brick wall.

2012-09-14T09:10:48-07:00

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Wire leads against a brick wall.

A three-part HDR image of this old VW van camouflaging itself against the background graffiti. Valparaiso, Chile.

2012-09-17T00:07:58-07:00

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A three-part HDR image of this old VW van camouflaging itself against the background graffiti. Valparaiso, Chile.

The biggest and oldest magnolia tree I have ever seen. This shot was a three-part HDR, then it was converted to black and white and given a "Holga" style. The Holga is a cheap Russian plasti ...

2012-09-17T00:07:25-07:00

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The biggest and oldest magnolia tree I have ever seen. This shot was a three-part HDR, then it was converted to black and white and given a "Holga" style. The Holga is a cheap Russian plastic medium format camera that uses medium format film. Valparaiso, Chile.

A potter throwing a candle holder in Pomaire, Chile. This was shot at 6,400 ISO, handheld with Canon's new 70-200mm lens with upgraded image stabilization. I used Nik software to get some of ...

2012-09-17T01:08:12-07:00

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A potter throwing a candle holder in Pomaire, Chile. This was shot at 6,400 ISO, handheld with Canon's new 70-200mm lens with upgraded image stabilization. I used Nik software to get some of the "noise" out of the image.

The lines on these massive doors, against the contrast of the shiny tile floor, plays a little havoc with the horizon.

2012-09-17T01:28:44-07:00

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The lines on these massive doors, against the contrast of the shiny tile floor, plays a little havoc with the horizon.

Dropped white paint as a graffiti artist hastily added these muted colors, especially combined with the partial poster to the left, just caught my eye.

2012-09-17T01:28:34-07:00

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Dropped white paint as a graffiti artist hastily added these muted colors, especially combined with the partial poster to the left, just caught my eye.

From high atop the West Gate, a peaceful fall scene.

2012-09-21T23:48:07-07:00

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From high atop the West Gate, a peaceful fall scene.

The London Eye by night.

2012-09-22T05:15:13-07:00

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The London Eye by night.

Taken inside the abandoned copper smelting plant ("Remains of the Thirteen Levels") in Jinguashi, Taipei, Taiwan.

2012-10-02T15:26:30-07:00

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Taken inside the abandoned copper smelting plant ("Remains of the Thirteen Levels") in Jinguashi, Taipei, Taiwan.