Mother Ginger's Entrance

From The Nutcracker. Shot from stage left, just as Mother Ginger was leaving the wings. Shot it with my Olympus XA and Kodak Ultramax 800 film.

John at Joe Josts

My pal John and I went for a brew at Joe Josts in Long Beach a couple of weeks ago. Got a fotie of John using my Oly XA and Kodak Ultramax 800 film.

Mr. Jelly Belly Swings Into Christmas

Shot this hand held with my new old Konica Autoreflex TC and 50mm f1.7 Hexanon lens. Shot it wide open at a 15th, so I'm very happy with the clarity. Memories 200 was the film I used.

Caiti in the Rain

Outside the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles on a rainy day. Canon F-1.

Mother Ginger

The cast of the Nutcracker (Library show) takes a bow.

Olympus XA with Kodak Ultramax 800 film.

Paint Me

Doorway at the old Helme Worthy building in dowwntown Huntington Beach California. Rolleiflex with Fuji Pro 400H film, developed in Rodinal (R09 One Shot) semi-stand for 60 minutes.

HB Bigfoot

In the Himalayas he is known as the Yeti, or the Abominable Snowman. However, in the Americas he is known as Bigfoot. This is a Bigfoot sighting I captured on film earlier this year with my Canon F-1 and Kodak Gold 400 film.

I happened to be at the Huntington Beach Library to drop off some books that Sadie had recently read and, since she cannot drive (she being a canine after all) I volunteered to return the books to the library for her. It was closing time and I thought, I'll take a photo of the library exterior in the darkness with only the dim outside lights illuminating the scene.

I cannot recall what shutter speed or aperture I used, but I do recall using the ledge of the car door's lowered window to steady the camera.

I was so engrossed in my assignment I failed completely to notice the passing Bigfoot, whose slightly OOF silhouette I captured. (Yet didn't realize I had until I got the negs back.)

I believe this is the only hard evidence of Bigfoot anywhere south of Oregon.

Flowers Shop

Testing a Bell & Howell/Canonet 28 with Memories brand 200 ASA film I though this "Flowers" shop on Western Avenue in Harbor City worthy of an exposure on a rainy day.

Fire Station

In Redondo Beach, near the pier, there is this fire station and I took a shot of the side of the building with my Brownie Hawkeye Flash and Kodak Ektar 100 film.

The New Bridge

The new bridge over the tidal canal near the corner of Warner and Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach. I was shooting into the setting sun with my old Kodak Vigilant 620 that I was using for the first time. I had transferred some Arista EDU 100 film in 120 format onto a 620 spool in the changing bag, so I'm unsure if that had anything to do with the problem.

A Mirliton Observes

Meg, as a Mirliton, observing the show. Ballet Etudes Nutcracker performance at Huntington Beach High School.


Olympus XA and Kodak Ultramax 800 film.

The Mirlitons Have an Admirer

Sidestage at the Ballet Etudes Nutcracker, December 3 at Huntington Beach High School.

Olympus XA and Kodak Ultramax 800 film.

Watching the Chinese

Ballet Etudes Nutcracker, at Huntington Beach High School. Olympus XA and Kodak Ultramax 800 film.

Apotheosis Mini-Me's

Normally the Apotheosis in the Nutcracker is performed by bigger girls. This year, however, the chreographer decided to include the smaller girls with garlands, too. A still image from the Nutcracker put on by Ballet Etudes of Huntington Beach, California.

Olympus XA with Kodak Ultramax 800 ASA film.

The Marys and Their Lambs

A side stage shot I made during the Ballet Etudes Nutcracker performance on December 3 at Huntington Beach High School.

I used my Olympus XA with Kodak Ultramax 800 ASA film.

Mazatlan, October 1977

For our honeymoon Annie and I went on a cruise to the "Mexican Riviera" with stops in Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta. I took this shot in Mazatlan with my Mamiya-Sekor 500 DTL and Kodak film.

I wonder what that street looks like today? Jorge Ibarra has told me the street location is 1608 Aquiles Serdan. When I Googled it, I found that Google's street view showed a group of people standing in that same spot, just as their ancestors were 35 years ago.

The Harlequin Doll Dances

The Harlequin Doll dances as the Ballerina Doll, not yet animated, appears to observe. This is a snap from Scene One, "The Party Scene," from this year's Nutcracker performance by Ballet Etudes of Huntington Beach, California. This is a shot from the "Tech Rehearsal" last Friday night.

The Harlequin Doll is played by my daughter, Meg.

I took this shot with my Olympus XA and Kodak Ultramax 800 ASA film.

Soldier Shoots White Mouse

Snap of a scene from a dress rehearsal for the Ballet Etudes "Nutcracker."

Olympus XA and Arista Premium 100 film developed in Rodinal 1:100 for 60 minutes.

Corridor

Olympus XA and Fomapan 100 film developed in Rodinal at 1:100.

The Evangelist

Up on Signal Hill one cool and drizzly morn I spotted this young lady at the fence apparently contemplating the view and so I snapped her photo.

Some moments later she approached and asked about my camera. This in itself didn't seem unusual since its not everyday one see a person shooting with a pre-WWII Voigtlander Bessa. She seemed uncommonly friendly however, and pretty soon it all made sense when she invited me to attend her church.

This will explain why I call this image The Evangelist.

I beat a hasty (yet polite) retreat, by the way.

Voigtlander Bessa with Tri-X 400 film which I processed in Rodinal.