California Impressions

Gold Freeway - Hollywood Freeway near Barham Blvd., Los Angeles, California. The sun projected silhouettes of vehicles, and their tinted glass, onto the wall.

Fuji 220 Provia film; Fuji GSW690; 65mm Fujinon; drum scan. Minimal digital enhancement such as graffiti removal, etc.

Zabriskie Dawn - Zabriskie Point, Death Valley, California. The moon and sun shared the sky. Colors and shadows changed by the second... in the most absolute silence you can imagine. I held my breath and heard my blood pumping.

Kodachrome 25; Nikon F; 24mm Nikkor; drum scan. No digital modification of the original image.

Beach Run - Near Big Sur, California. From the cliffs above the ocean, I was focused on the changing patterns of sea foam and beach tonalities. Suddenly, this jogger ran through... and gave the composition scale.

Sunset Exit - Hollywood Freeway at the Cahuenga/Gower exit to Sunset Boulevard. L.A. is concrete,  stucco and cars. Nature is preserved in patches of history.

Carnival - "Tilt-a-Whirl" - Los Angeles County Fair, California. These kids were on their third ride on this thing.

Rapid Transit - Hollywood Freeway underpass bus stop. Like most things in Hollywood, paint covers reality.

Redwood Sunrise - It's hard to believe, but this is exactly the way it looked... except for the colt, who lived near this old-growth redwood grove. I wanted to remember the grove and the colt in one image.

Fujicolor 220 negative film; Fuji GSW690; 65mm Fujinon; drum scan. The colt was gently placed into position with Photoshop.

L.A. - Freeway over/under pass, Sherman Oaks, California. Remember those children's books with cut-out images that unfold in 3-D effect as you open the pages? This is "L.A."

Kodak Plus-X 220 black &white film; Fuji GSW690; 65mm Fujinon; drum scan. Dimensional effects and coloring created with Photoshop.