Sunday, July 29, 2018

A Bit of History...



Every now and then I go back over my photos to see
what will work in B&W.
I play with them in LR...cropping more, tweaking this or that.
And of course, converting to B&W...
These were taken during one of my last excursions with
Tri-Community Photo School before they closed.
The Reagan Library.
I appreciate President Reagan much more now than I did then.
Whatever your political whim is...
the Reagan Library is an interesting and educational place to visit.


I love this quote...so up lifting...and so indicative of 
President Reagan's ideals.


Students learning about President Reagan's part in convincing  Russian President Gorbachev to take down the Berlin wall.


At the time of my visit (Feb. 2015), there was an additional exhibit
of vintage cars...which I was excited to photograph with my
new at the time, Fuji XT1.
Hard to do when you run out of memory on your memory card
and don't have any extra cards with you...
...the following photos were all shot with my iPhone 5!




Vintage cars work well in B&W, don't you think?


These days, people seem to forget that this is just what the police
are trying to do...


The tail end of the Presidential helicopter.


The library is located on President Reagan's ranch in
Simi Valley in California,
a beautiful area of Southern California.



These last two are my favorite shots of the day...
I still can't believe I shot these with my iPhone!!!


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Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Solving the World's Problems...








"Being on a boat that's moving through the water,
it's so clear.
Everything falls into place in terms of what's important 
and what's not."
James Taylor



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Desert Blooms...

I ❤️ Arizona... Desert flowers in bloom!!! Do you see my heart?   &qu...