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Hello Tourist

Black And White Photography, Photography

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Tourists get a nice surprise hello from a local at the Venice Beach Skatepark.  Despite being scared a couple managed to get their cell phones up for a “high quality” pic, at least I didn’t see an iPad photographer.

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Disneyland For Adults

Emilio

mirage-5There was a time that Las Vegas was called “Disneyland For Adults”. Now it is merely “Sin City”. Either name is an insult! An insult to Walt Disney, an insult to sin!

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Tied Up

Black And White Photography, Photography
London Bobby tying shoe

I took this photo almost four years to the day while touring London. I was so focused on the Bobby and his shoe that I didn’t see the Bobby and his machine gun 🙂

For a color version and a look into how I post-processed it, visit VisualVenturing.com.

Air Cooled

Emilio, Photography

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On Route 66, just outside of Kingman AZ where summer daytime highs reach above 90 °F (32 °C) frequently, but rarely exceed 107 °F (42 °C). It’s nice to have old time air cooling. Just throw open a window and watch the curtains stand tall and firm whenever a breeze refuses to blow.

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Gone

Black And White Photography, Photography
Gone

Gone

I photographed this one a couple years ago and recently returned to find it had been burned to the ground. It is becoming common for people to seek out these old structures and torch them, which is unfortunate, and dangerous. If this was in a dry time of the year, the fire could easily have spread.