In the City

DTLB Train stop.

Sundown at the Lagoon

I was simply scouting this location (I think it's a winner), and this happened while I was there. Like so often when doing this kind of thing, you gotta find the right place for the right thing to happen. And when it does....

oooo...gloomy

Ho Ho Ho

Yeah, I know it's May, but I shot this in DTLB early the morning of 25DEC. It was still the golden hour, but the light was funky that morning. And downtown was empty, so it was cool wandering around shooting. For me, anyway. I prefer to capture scenes devoid of people.

DTLB Cavern

Peering between a couple buildings in downtown Long Beach one day.

Announcing the Red Light District?

Not really. Just a simple red light. I dig simple stuff like this, the shape, the colors, the geometry. It fascinates me.

Some (most) of the photography gurus say to never shoot outdoors except during blue or golden hour. This was shot in the blazing midday sun. But I got this out of it. I guess it depends on what your subject is. This is so simple, but I just find this kind of thing absolutely enthralling.

On or Off??

Need a key to turn these on.

SoCal Golden Hour

Chasing sunsets or other nature shots always leaves you at the mercy of nature as to what is going to happen. I saw some big clouds hanging around a couple hours before sunset the other night, so I went chasing. I was looking around in Seal Beach by the pier, but just couldn't find a composition I liked. So, I ended up on the pier. The clouds which had been hanging about kinda morphed into this huge thing in the sky, but I found myself in just the right spot for it. I sat there until after the sun went below the horizon, and I waited for a bit, but the sky never lit up. Bummer, but that is the way it goes. However, before the sun actually set I did get this shot with some nice color, a great reflection, and perfect leading lines. Hope you enjoy.

Gloomy Marina

It was a strangely overcast morning this day. But the sun would occasionally peer through the cloud cover and make for some oddly eerie light.

This way!

New digs for Commodity very soon.