Wednesday Morning 3 A. M.

Las Vegas Design Center
December 3, 2016
6:08 am

The above image was shot on Saturday morning, 6 am, not Wednesday morning, 3 am. Obviously, I had no title for this image. But I vaguely remembered this Paul Simon song title and thought it would fit. Absolutely no one was around when I took this shot, probably because it was only 36 degrees with about 25 mph winds. And I had no gloves. See what I do for my art? If anyone does think of an appropriate title, please let me know!

“… Yet I know as I gaze
At my young love beside me
The morning is just a few hours away.”

Paul Simon

Two Of Us

Black And White Photography, Emilio, Photography

I swear I don’t remember taking this shot. So I can’t tell you where we were. I would guess somewhere on Planet Earth as I don’t think we’ve travelled much further than that lately. And I don’t know if it’s too dark or not as I processed it on my laptop and every time you move, the exposure seems to change. So if it’s too dark- or light- for you, let me know.

Two of us riding nowhere
Spending someone’s
Hard earned pay
You and me Sunday driving
Not arriving
On our way back home
We’re on our way home
We’re on our way home
We’re going home.

Lennon and McCartney

Lucky Man

Black And White Photography, Emilio, Photography

Zion Mountain Ranch
Mount Carmel UT
October 24, 2016

“But I know I’m a lucky man

God’s given me a pretty fair hand

Got a house and a piece of land

A few dollars in a coffee can.”

Montgomery Gentry

No. 2

Black And White Photography, Emilio

mono-fire-engine-1-of-1

No.2 is the designation for this Long Valley Fire Engine. Which means there was, conceivably, a no. 1. And why is ‘number’ abbreviated no.? Why not nu.? And why was the Long Valley Fire Engine found in Mount Carmel, Utah? I just have so many questions.

Flower Power

Black And White Photography, Emilio, Photography

Volkswagen Beetle
Goldfield NV

Come on, don’t tell me I have to explain the title to you? A Volkswagen Beetle? This and the Volkswagen van held sway as the modes of transportation in the sixties. That and your thumb. And then to find one with flowers growing out of the trunk or boot? (And yes, it was a rear engine car.) So, on a totally different note, today is election day in the States. Or, as we call it at our house, the end of the world as we know it!

Somethin’ Bout A Truck

Black And White Photography, Emilio, Photography

Zion Mountain Ranch
Mount Carmel UT
October 25, 2016

“Somethin’ bout a truck in a farmers field
A no trespass sign, and time to kill
Nobody’s gonna get hurt, so what’s the big deal
Somethin’ bout a truck in a farmer’s field.”

~Kip Moore~

Treasure Island

Black And White Photography, Emilio, Photography

Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
Detail
Las Vegas NV
October 15, 2016

Nothing better to do on a lazy Sunday afternoon than go down to the strip and practice street photography. I got sidetracked and took mostly shots of buildings.

Alone

Black And White Photography, Emilio, Photography

Lake Las Vegas
October 1. 2016

You’re so obvious,
you’re so oblivious,
and now you wonder why,
you’re the one alone.
So don’t apologize,
you don’t even realize,
you screwed it up this time
now you’re the one alone.

Avril Lavigne

The 3 Stooges

Black And White Photography, Emilio, Photography

Nipton CA
October 1, 2016

These 3 tanks were found at an old stone quarry in Nipton California over the past weekend.

Home Like A Hot Dog

Black And White Photography, Emilio, Photography

Coney Island NY
December 12, 2015

Nothing says home like a hot dog. A Nathan’s hot dog. I swear, even though I’m a vegetarian I might take a bite of one if I was back there. I never made it to Coney Island when growing up but there was a Nathan’s on Long Beach Road that we would go to every once in awhile. A huge cavernous building which was never very crowded, as I remember.