Calavera's most popular photosSpring Training just started!!!!! Amazing how baseball can bring out the inner child...although in my case, that's not far from the surface.
Technical details...I shoot with a Nikon D70, 18-70mm zoom, and a 60mm Nikkor macro Lens with extension tubes. Most post production is done in Photoshop Elements 6.0 with considerable use of plug-ins from Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0. I've always "dabbled" in photography, but over time, the cost and inconvenience of film processing wore me down. About 5 years ago, I made the jump to digital and I would have a difficult time going back to film...alarming to many purists, I assume. I've always enjoyed the pursuit of the shot...but now, I lose myself in the post production (Nik Color efex 3.0). This gives me the opportunity to transform a moment to something that approaches my basic sense of awe and wonderment at everything around us. I hope you enjoy the pictures and feel free to offer your comments/perspective...and, by all means, feel free to purchase any photo in the galleries.
Would love to hear from you...e-mail me at... reolsen@cox.net...Thanks...Bob Olsenhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Other/My-Smug-Mug/Old-Baseballs-and-Glove/484305865_2kgJC-Ti.jpghttp://calavera.smugmug.com/popular/2009-11-23T15:14:57ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugCactus Buds.jpg<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Cactus Buds.jpg</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#329023509_SCFJu" title="Cactus Buds.jpg"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Cactus-Buds/329023509_SCFJu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Cactus Buds.jpg" title="Cactus Buds.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:25:39ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Cactus-Buds/329023509_SCFJu-Th.jpg2008-04-10 13:30:21This is from the FDR Memorial in DC. My original shot was blown out in many spots. By taking most of the shot into shadow, the highlights still provide a recognizable composition, but the ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />This is from the FDR Memorial in DC. My original shot was blown out in many spots. By taking most of the shot into shadow, the highlights still provide a recognizable composition, but the ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Monochrome/5027563_WcUCQ#450442662_GMrqV" title="This is from the FDR Memorial in DC. My original shot was blown out in many spots. By taking most of the shot into shadow, the highlights still provide a recognizable composition, but the ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Monochrome/Job-Line/450442662_GMrqV-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="109" alt="This is from the FDR Memorial in DC. My original shot was blown out in many spots. By taking most of the shot into shadow, the highlights still provide a recognizable composition, but the ..." title="This is from the FDR Memorial in DC. My original shot was blown out in many spots. By taking most of the shot into shadow, the highlights still provide a recognizable composition, but the ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-01T07:12:14ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Monochrome/Job-Line/450442662_GMrqV-Th-1.jpg2006-05-09 10:17:17West Side Central Park.jpg<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />West Side Central Park.jpg</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/7087971_MCNzz#446947426_7FLnN" title="West Side Central Park.jpg"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/West-Side-Central-Park/446947426_7FLnN-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="96" alt="West Side Central Park.jpg" title="West Side Central Park.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-22T09:55:01ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/West-Side-Central-Park/446947426_7FLnN-Th-1.jpg2008-12-20 17:48:47Valentine's Day...my contribution was simple...a long overdue haircut and a cool flower shot<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Valentine's Day...my contribution was simple...a long overdue haircut and a cool flower shot</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#473741237_PCvLZ" title="Valentine's Day...my contribution was simple...a long overdue haircut and a cool flower shot"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Rose-and-raindrops/473741237_PCvLZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="84" alt="Valentine's Day...my contribution was simple...a long overdue haircut and a cool flower shot" title="Valentine's Day...my contribution was simple...a long overdue haircut and a cool flower shot" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T14:42:53ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Rose-and-raindrops/473741237_PCvLZ-Th.jpg2008-04-23 07:54:48A sunflower lit by the setting sun.<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />A sunflower lit by the setting sun.</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#378429429_QK5fn" title="A sunflower lit by the setting sun."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Sunflower-Side-Litedited-1/378429429_QK5fn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A sunflower lit by the setting sun." title="A sunflower lit by the setting sun." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:25:40ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Sunflower-Side-Litedited-1/378429429_QK5fn-Th.jpg2008-07-31 16:59:40This sucker was huge! The eyes told me that these were the only circumstances that you would want to meet a grizzly up close in the wild...that is, he was stuffed. Still a beautiful creatu ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />This sucker was huge! The eyes told me that these were the only circumstances that you would want to meet a grizzly up close in the wild...that is, he was stuffed. Still a beautiful creatu ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Art/Sculpture/6120287_hdFcu#417213374_6aQXV" title="This sucker was huge! The eyes told me that these were the only circumstances that you would want to meet a grizzly up close in the wild...that is, he was stuffed. Still a beautiful creatu ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Art/Sculpture/Grizzly-Bear-Toronto/417213374_6aQXV-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="85" alt="This sucker was huge! The eyes told me that these were the only circumstances that you would want to meet a grizzly up close in the wild...that is, he was stuffed. Still a beautiful creatu ..." title="This sucker was huge! The eyes told me that these were the only circumstances that you would want to meet a grizzly up close in the wild...that is, he was stuffed. Still a beautiful creatu ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-17T11:11:40ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Art/Sculpture/Grizzly-Bear-Toronto/417213374_6aQXV-Th-1.jpg2008-11-02 16:45:40Factory Quebec.jpg<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Factory Quebec.jpg</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/7087971_MCNzz#417883916_qxccR" title="Factory Quebec.jpg"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Factory-Quebec/417883916_qxccR-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="59" alt="Factory Quebec.jpg" title="Factory Quebec.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-22T09:55:01ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Factory-Quebec/417883916_qxccR-Th-1.jpg2008-10-31 18:12:41Mallow, side lit.jpg<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Mallow, side lit.jpg</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Macro-gallery/4892842_3VHJC#291955336_83e4Z" title="Mallow, side lit.jpg"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Macro-gallery/Mallow-side-lit/291955336_83e4Z-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Mallow, side lit.jpg" title="Mallow, side lit.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-12-19T13:04:50ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Macro-gallery/Mallow-side-lit/291955336_83e4Z-Th.jpg2008-04-19 08:36:06This is a detail of the Town fountain in the Circle of orange, CA. You can see the bottom of a Santa display in the center.<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />This is a detail of the Town fountain in the Circle of orange, CA. You can see the bottom of a Santa display in the center.</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#431025381_gv8od" title="This is a detail of the Town fountain in the Circle of orange, CA. You can see the bottom of a Santa display in the center."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Orange-Fountain/431025381_gv8od-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="95" alt="This is a detail of the Town fountain in the Circle of orange, CA. You can see the bottom of a Santa display in the center." title="This is a detail of the Town fountain in the Circle of orange, CA. You can see the bottom of a Santa display in the center." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Orange-Fountain/431025381_gv8od-Th-1.jpg2008-11-28 21:44:49I liked the way the light was hitting this detail of a flute player statue at the Huntington Gardensat<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />I liked the way the light was hitting this detail of a flute player statue at the Huntington Gardensat</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#484175985_pMcMh" title="I liked the way the light was hitting this detail of a flute player statue at the Huntington Gardensat"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Stone-Flute-Player/484175985_pMcMh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="I liked the way the light was hitting this detail of a flute player statue at the Huntington Gardensat" title="I liked the way the light was hitting this detail of a flute player statue at the Huntington Gardensat" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Stone-Flute-Player/484175985_pMcMh-Th.jpg2009-02-27 13:03:06Stones from a pathway at Rancho Los Alamitos<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Stones from a pathway at Rancho Los Alamitos</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#493070867_KPFF3" title="Stones from a pathway at Rancho Los Alamitos"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Stones/493070867_KPFF3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Stones from a pathway at Rancho Los Alamitos" title="Stones from a pathway at Rancho Los Alamitos" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Stones/493070867_KPFF3-Th.jpg2009-03-15 19:36:48My 1st foray into RAW<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />My 1st foray into RAW</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#507727641_rmdkq" title="My 1st foray into RAW"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Raw-Red-Rose/507727641_rmdkq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="My 1st foray into RAW" title="My 1st foray into RAW" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-13T17:05:53ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Raw-Red-Rose/507727641_rmdkq-Th.jpg2009-04-07 22:02:14My brain refused to work today. Seemed like every attempt at a picture just fell flat. Then I found out I had 5 pictures accepted for publication in "Life Images" magazine for their spring ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />My brain refused to work today. Seemed like every attempt at a picture just fell flat. Then I found out I had 5 pictures accepted for publication in "Life Images" magazine for their spring ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#451525016_qK9ri" title="My brain refused to work today. Seemed like every attempt at a picture just fell flat. Then I found out I had 5 pictures accepted for publication in "Life Images" magazine for their spring ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Glowing-Clematis-copy-2/451525016_qK9ri-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="My brain refused to work today. Seemed like every attempt at a picture just fell flat. Then I found out I had 5 pictures accepted for publication in "Life Images" magazine for their spring ..." title="My brain refused to work today. Seemed like every attempt at a picture just fell flat. Then I found out I had 5 pictures accepted for publication in "Life Images" magazine for their spring ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-13T17:05:53ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Glowing-Clematis-copy-2/451525016_qK9ri-Th.jpg2008-07-11 13:07:30After seeing some of John's pix of England, I wanted to be back there...if the exchange rate were more favorable. This is a shot of a house on the Stour(?) river in Canterbury...autumn. Su ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />After seeing some of John's pix of England, I wanted to be back there...if the exchange rate were more favorable. This is a shot of a house on the Stour(?) river in Canterbury...autumn. Su ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/7087971_MCNzz#382452233_3tGwu" title="After seeing some of John's pix of England, I wanted to be back there...if the exchange rate were more favorable. This is a shot of a house on the Stour(?) river in Canterbury...autumn. Su ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Canterbury-Scene/382452233_3tGwu-Th-1.jpg" width="143" height="150" alt="After seeing some of John's pix of England, I wanted to be back there...if the exchange rate were more favorable. This is a shot of a house on the Stour(?) river in Canterbury...autumn. Su ..." title="After seeing some of John's pix of England, I wanted to be back there...if the exchange rate were more favorable. This is a shot of a house on the Stour(?) river in Canterbury...autumn. Su ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:28:25ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Canterbury-Scene/382452233_3tGwu-Th-1.jpg2005-05-23 02:49:09We were walking around Encinitas and I came across this reference to Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty"...love it<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />We were walking around Encinitas and I came across this reference to Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty"...love it</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#481273124_bpAhh" title="We were walking around Encinitas and I came across this reference to Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty"...love it"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Runnin-on-Empty/481273124_bpAhh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="We were walking around Encinitas and I came across this reference to Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty"...love it" title="We were walking around Encinitas and I came across this reference to Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty"...love it" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Runnin-on-Empty/481273124_bpAhh-Th.jpg2009-02-19 19:27:29A very old and battered house in Babylon NY. If it wasn't for the boxes stored upstairs, this could be from a "Little Rascals" short.<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />A very old and battered house in Babylon NY. If it wasn't for the boxes stored upstairs, this could be from a "Little Rascals" short.</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/7087971_MCNzz#337145734_L7zCB" title="A very old and battered house in Babylon NY. If it wasn't for the boxes stored upstairs, this could be from a "Little Rascals" short."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Old-Babylon-Building/337145734_L7zCB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A very old and battered house in Babylon NY. If it wasn't for the boxes stored upstairs, this could be from a "Little Rascals" short." title="A very old and battered house in Babylon NY. If it wasn't for the boxes stored upstairs, this could be from a "Little Rascals" short." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-22T09:55:01ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Old-Babylon-Building/337145734_L7zCB-Th.jpg2005-12-24 09:02:37Old Town...I've lost my mind...if word ever gets out about this place the GLF (Gnome Liberation Front---it really does exist) will have a field day. I actully have some nice beach landscap ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Old Town...I've lost my mind...if word ever gets out about this place the GLF (Gnome Liberation Front---it really does exist) will have a field day. I actully have some nice beach landscap ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Humor/The-Lighter-Side/4366076_xybE9#413880960_uSzXc" title="Old Town...I've lost my mind...if word ever gets out about this place the GLF (Gnome Liberation Front---it really does exist) will have a field day. I actully have some nice beach landscap ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Humor/The-Lighter-Side/Gnome-and-Cow-Old-Town/413880960_uSzXc-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="88" alt="Old Town...I've lost my mind...if word ever gets out about this place the GLF (Gnome Liberation Front---it really does exist) will have a field day. I actully have some nice beach landscap ..." title="Old Town...I've lost my mind...if word ever gets out about this place the GLF (Gnome Liberation Front---it really does exist) will have a field day. I actully have some nice beach landscap ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-28T08:07:24ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Humor/The-Lighter-Side/Gnome-and-Cow-Old-Town/413880960_uSzXc-Th-1.jpg2008-11-09 22:48:43This is a detail from a hymnal at the Santa Barbara Mission...I do wish I could read music<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />This is a detail from a hymnal at the Santa Barbara Mission...I do wish I could read music</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#512284231_rKZRG" title="This is a detail from a hymnal at the Santa Barbara Mission...I do wish I could read music"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Hymn/512284231_rKZRG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This is a detail from a hymnal at the Santa Barbara Mission...I do wish I could read music" title="This is a detail from a hymnal at the Santa Barbara Mission...I do wish I could read music" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Hymn/512284231_rKZRG-Th.jpg2009-03-19 17:27:20This display of cheesy guitars on Olvera Street kind of looked like a guitar tree...just add water<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />This display of cheesy guitars on Olvera Street kind of looked like a guitar tree...just add water</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Humor/The-Lighter-Side/4366076_xybE9#455109598_bvGwo" title="This display of cheesy guitars on Olvera Street kind of looked like a guitar tree...just add water"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Humor/The-Lighter-Side/Guitars-and-Accordian-copy/455109598_bvGwo-Th-2.jpg" width="105" height="150" alt="This display of cheesy guitars on Olvera Street kind of looked like a guitar tree...just add water" title="This display of cheesy guitars on Olvera Street kind of looked like a guitar tree...just add water" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-28T08:07:24ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Humor/The-Lighter-Side/Guitars-and-Accordian-copy/455109598_bvGwo-Th-2.jpg2006-09-29 11:55:01I've gotten a number of comments asking..."What is this?" While it has a bit of a prehistoric/insect feels to it...its a Borage flower. Note the following comments from Wikipedia...Borage ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />I've gotten a number of comments asking..."What is this?" While it has a bit of a prehistoric/insect feels to it...its a Borage flower. Note the following comments from Wikipedia...Borage ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#325003580_b2nbv" title="I've gotten a number of comments asking..."What is this?" While it has a bit of a prehistoric/insect feels to it...its a Borage flower. Note the following comments from Wikipedia...Borage ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Borage-Backlit/325003580_b2nbv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I've gotten a number of comments asking..."What is this?" While it has a bit of a prehistoric/insect feels to it...its a Borage flower. Note the following comments from Wikipedia...Borage ..." title="I've gotten a number of comments asking..."What is this?" While it has a bit of a prehistoric/insect feels to it...its a Borage flower. Note the following comments from Wikipedia...Borage ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-02T16:05:31ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Borage-Backlit/325003580_b2nbv-Th.jpg2008-07-03 16:52:55Here's a late bloomer from Canada trip...as I get deeper into monochrome, some shots I would have previously looked past are now calling out to me...yeah voices from pictures...what's next?<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Here's a late bloomer from Canada trip...as I get deeper into monochrome, some shots I would have previously looked past are now calling out to me...yeah voices from pictures...what's next?</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/7087971_MCNzz#432358087_9Hwrt" title="Here's a late bloomer from Canada trip...as I get deeper into monochrome, some shots I would have previously looked past are now calling out to me...yeah voices from pictures...what's next?"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Angel-in-Toronto-Graveyard/432358087_9Hwrt-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Here's a late bloomer from Canada trip...as I get deeper into monochrome, some shots I would have previously looked past are now calling out to me...yeah voices from pictures...what's next?" title="Here's a late bloomer from Canada trip...as I get deeper into monochrome, some shots I would have previously looked past are now calling out to me...yeah voices from pictures...what's next?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-17T11:18:22ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Angel-in-Toronto-Graveyard/432358087_9Hwrt-Th-1.jpg2008-10-21 08:37:05At last! The accursed winds have died down...first macro of Spring<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />At last! The accursed winds have died down...first macro of Spring</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#457895278_Kqytz" title="At last! The accursed winds have died down...first macro of Spring"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Cactus-Buds-RPV/457895278_Kqytz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="90" alt="At last! The accursed winds have died down...first macro of Spring" title="At last! The accursed winds have died down...first macro of Spring" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-13T17:05:53ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Cactus-Buds-RPV/457895278_Kqytz-Th.jpg2009-01-16 21:49:14This was an interesting shot of an apt. building in Montreal...I was drawn to the old world look of the apts and the mural at the 1st floor.<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />This was an interesting shot of an apt. building in Montreal...I was drawn to the old world look of the apts and the mural at the 1st floor.</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/7087971_MCNzz#435515955_r5off" title="This was an interesting shot of an apt. building in Montreal...I was drawn to the old world look of the apts and the mural at the 1st floor."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Apartment-Building-with-Mural/435515955_r5off-Th-1.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="This was an interesting shot of an apt. building in Montreal...I was drawn to the old world look of the apts and the mural at the 1st floor." title="This was an interesting shot of an apt. building in Montreal...I was drawn to the old world look of the apts and the mural at the 1st floor." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-22T09:55:01ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Apartment-Building-with-Mural/435515955_r5off-Th-1.jpg2008-10-23 20:22:13Back to the archives today, I've been trying to organize my photos on Elements, with an eye toward revamping the galleries here. It'll be a gradula process. I caught this Sonoma CA corrido ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Back to the archives today, I've been trying to organize my photos on Elements, with an eye toward revamping the galleries here. It'll be a gradula process. I caught this Sonoma CA corrido ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/7087971_MCNzz#250916145_v4Jhq" title="Back to the archives today, I've been trying to organize my photos on Elements, with an eye toward revamping the galleries here. It'll be a gradula process. I caught this Sonoma CA corrido ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/sonoma-alleyedited-1/250916145_v4Jhq-Th-1.jpg" width="120" height="150" alt="Back to the archives today, I've been trying to organize my photos on Elements, with an eye toward revamping the galleries here. It'll be a gradula process. I caught this Sonoma CA corrido ..." title="Back to the archives today, I've been trying to organize my photos on Elements, with an eye toward revamping the galleries here. It'll be a gradula process. I caught this Sonoma CA corrido ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-22T09:55:01ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/sonoma-alleyedited-1/250916145_v4Jhq-Th-1.jpg2006-03-26 09:26:34Until I started working this shot in Elements, I did not notice how much the peacock's head reminded me of Mr. Burns on the Simpsons. My apologies for not posting and commenting more freque ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Until I started working this shot in Elements, I did not notice how much the peacock's head reminded me of Mr. Burns on the Simpsons. My apologies for not posting and commenting more freque ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#504523600_jSSr2" title="Until I started working this shot in Elements, I did not notice how much the peacock's head reminded me of Mr. Burns on the Simpsons. My apologies for not posting and commenting more freque ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Peacock/504523600_jSSr2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Until I started working this shot in Elements, I did not notice how much the peacock's head reminded me of Mr. Burns on the Simpsons. My apologies for not posting and commenting more freque ..." title="Until I started working this shot in Elements, I did not notice how much the peacock's head reminded me of Mr. Burns on the Simpsons. My apologies for not posting and commenting more freque ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Peacock/504523600_jSSr2-Th.jpg2009-04-02 20:10:35Road trip to San Diego today, so lots of processing. Also found out I'll have my first one man show (I'll believe it when I see it)...the move from simple printing and framing to gallery le ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Road trip to San Diego today, so lots of processing. Also found out I'll have my first one man show (I'll believe it when I see it)...the move from simple printing and framing to gallery le ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#476969984_o4A5e" title="Road trip to San Diego today, so lots of processing. Also found out I'll have my first one man show (I'll believe it when I see it)...the move from simple printing and framing to gallery le ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Costwold-Door-and-Wysteria-ed/476969984_o4A5e-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Road trip to San Diego today, so lots of processing. Also found out I'll have my first one man show (I'll believe it when I see it)...the move from simple printing and framing to gallery le ..." title="Road trip to San Diego today, so lots of processing. Also found out I'll have my first one man show (I'll believe it when I see it)...the move from simple printing and framing to gallery le ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:28:25ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Costwold-Door-and-Wysteria-ed/476969984_o4A5e-Th.jpg2005-05-25 05:38:187/26... I was surprised at the response to this shot. I tried to convey the sadness that such a beautiful beast must have in carrying "tourists" around all day...At the same time, his hand ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />7/26... I was surprised at the response to this shot. I tried to convey the sadness that such a beautiful beast must have in carrying "tourists" around all day...At the same time, his hand ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/7087971_MCNzz#338331479_hb6Bm" title="7/26... I was surprised at the response to this shot. I tried to convey the sadness that such a beautiful beast must have in carrying "tourists" around all day...At the same time, his hand ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Elephant-at-the-Fair/338331479_hb6Bm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="7/26... I was surprised at the response to this shot. I tried to convey the sadness that such a beautiful beast must have in carrying "tourists" around all day...At the same time, his hand ..." title="7/26... I was surprised at the response to this shot. I tried to convey the sadness that such a beautiful beast must have in carrying "tourists" around all day...At the same time, his hand ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-22T09:55:01ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Elephant-at-the-Fair/338331479_hb6Bm-Th.jpg2008-07-23 21:04:29How many more days until the 2009 Season starts?<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />How many more days until the 2009 Season starts?</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/7087971_MCNzz#425428075_qp8HX" title="How many more days until the 2009 Season starts?"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Old-Baseballs-Tustin/425428075_qp8HX-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="88" alt="How many more days until the 2009 Season starts?" title="How many more days until the 2009 Season starts?" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-17T11:18:22ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Old-Baseballs-Tustin/425428075_qp8HX-Th-1.jpg2008-11-24 22:27:37My Aunt Irene passed away today...one of the sweetest people I will ever know. I'm really going to miss her<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />My Aunt Irene passed away today...one of the sweetest people I will ever know. I'm really going to miss her</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#485843775_NTbeM" title="My Aunt Irene passed away today...one of the sweetest people I will ever know. I'm really going to miss her"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Aunt-Irene-2007/485843775_NTbeM-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="My Aunt Irene passed away today...one of the sweetest people I will ever know. I'm really going to miss her" title="My Aunt Irene passed away today...one of the sweetest people I will ever know. I'm really going to miss her" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Aunt-Irene-2007/485843775_NTbeM-Th.jpg2007-12-23 14:36:47I let out a long whistle when I came upon this Fall scene in Montreal...the warm colors just had the look of a painting<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />I let out a long whistle when I came upon this Fall scene in Montreal...the warm colors just had the look of a painting</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#453870448_8KXAL" title="I let out a long whistle when I came upon this Fall scene in Montreal...the warm colors just had the look of a painting"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Fall-Scene-Quebec/453870448_8KXAL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="86" alt="I let out a long whistle when I came upon this Fall scene in Montreal...the warm colors just had the look of a painting" title="I let out a long whistle when I came upon this Fall scene in Montreal...the warm colors just had the look of a painting" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-13T17:05:53ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Fall-Scene-Quebec/453870448_8KXAL-Th.jpg2008-10-26 15:28:49Turner and Constable...these English painters pushed me to this shot of a lake in the Montreal Botanical Gardens.<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Turner and Constable...these English painters pushed me to this shot of a lake in the Montreal Botanical Gardens.</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/7087971_MCNzz#411668624_QzSFv" title="Turner and Constable...these English painters pushed me to this shot of a lake in the Montreal Botanical Gardens."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Lake-and-Trees-in-Montreal/411668624_QzSFv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Turner and Constable...these English painters pushed me to this shot of a lake in the Montreal Botanical Gardens." title="Turner and Constable...these English painters pushed me to this shot of a lake in the Montreal Botanical Gardens." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-17T11:18:20ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Lake-and-Trees-in-Montreal/411668624_QzSFv-Th.jpg2008-10-26 15:21:12Some PS fun with Invert and Colorizing for this Cactus shot.<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Some PS fun with Invert and Colorizing for this Cactus shot.</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#471087721_oaxFN" title="Some PS fun with Invert and Colorizing for this Cactus shot."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Cactus-Abstract/471087721_oaxFN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Some PS fun with Invert and Colorizing for this Cactus shot." title="Some PS fun with Invert and Colorizing for this Cactus shot." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Cactus-Abstract/471087721_oaxFN-Th.jpg2009-02-04 12:05:58Here's a macro of a tropical plant (unknown...to me) Nice light hitting the soft petals made for a nice shot<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Here's a macro of a tropical plant (unknown...to me) Nice light hitting the soft petals made for a nice shot</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#459275426_c7atj" title="Here's a macro of a tropical plant (unknown...to me) Nice light hitting the soft petals made for a nice shot"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Unknown-RPV/459275426_c7atj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Here's a macro of a tropical plant (unknown...to me) Nice light hitting the soft petals made for a nice shot" title="Here's a macro of a tropical plant (unknown...to me) Nice light hitting the soft petals made for a nice shot" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-13T17:05:53ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Unknown-RPV/459275426_c7atj-Th.jpg2009-01-16 21:53:36If you look close at these succulents, you can catch the last of the morning dew drops.<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />If you look close at these succulents, you can catch the last of the morning dew drops.</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#342297540_M6Sii" title="If you look close at these succulents, you can catch the last of the morning dew drops."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Fullerton-Succulent-2/342297540_M6Sii-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="If you look close at these succulents, you can catch the last of the morning dew drops." title="If you look close at these succulents, you can catch the last of the morning dew drops." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-02T16:05:31ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Fullerton-Succulent-2/342297540_M6Sii-Th.jpg2008-03-01 14:16:10This was a casting on the side of a fountain in Montreal...while photography had not yet been invented in the 1600's, I kind of saw this guy as a French/Canadien Gabby Hayes...took a while t ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />This was a casting on the side of a fountain in Montreal...while photography had not yet been invented in the 1600's, I kind of saw this guy as a French/Canadien Gabby Hayes...took a while t ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/7087971_MCNzz#418622437_mt6S5" title="This was a casting on the side of a fountain in Montreal...while photography had not yet been invented in the 1600's, I kind of saw this guy as a French/Canadien Gabby Hayes...took a while t ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/French-Settler-Montreal/418622437_mt6S5-Th-1.jpg" width="110" height="150" alt="This was a casting on the side of a fountain in Montreal...while photography had not yet been invented in the 1600's, I kind of saw this guy as a French/Canadien Gabby Hayes...took a while t ..." title="This was a casting on the side of a fountain in Montreal...while photography had not yet been invented in the 1600's, I kind of saw this guy as a French/Canadien Gabby Hayes...took a while t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-17T11:18:21ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/French-Settler-Montreal/418622437_mt6S5-Th-1.jpg2008-10-27 13:52:58I've tried this shot a couple of ways, but this one is my favorite, I just like the ines and the soft tones...its a very relaxing shot (to me)<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />I've tried this shot a couple of ways, but this one is my favorite, I just like the ines and the soft tones...its a very relaxing shot (to me)</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#476414168_VnNRu" title="I've tried this shot a couple of ways, but this one is my favorite, I just like the ines and the soft tones...its a very relaxing shot (to me)"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Laguna-Succulent/476414168_VnNRu-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="I've tried this shot a couple of ways, but this one is my favorite, I just like the ines and the soft tones...its a very relaxing shot (to me)" title="I've tried this shot a couple of ways, but this one is my favorite, I just like the ines and the soft tones...its a very relaxing shot (to me)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Laguna-Succulent/476414168_VnNRu-Th.jpg2009-01-25 23:43:39You'll have to induge me on this one. A few years ago we had the opportunity to visit the village where my Grandma was born. Now..I'm off taking pictures and my wife gets into a conversati ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />You'll have to induge me on this one. A few years ago we had the opportunity to visit the village where my Grandma was born. Now..I'm off taking pictures and my wife gets into a conversati ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#454519453_CDHup" title="You'll have to induge me on this one. A few years ago we had the opportunity to visit the village where my Grandma was born. Now..I'm off taking pictures and my wife gets into a conversati ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/James-Guerin-alt/454519453_CDHup-Th.jpg" width="94" height="150" alt="You'll have to induge me on this one. A few years ago we had the opportunity to visit the village where my Grandma was born. Now..I'm off taking pictures and my wife gets into a conversati ..." title="You'll have to induge me on this one. A few years ago we had the opportunity to visit the village where my Grandma was born. Now..I'm off taking pictures and my wife gets into a conversati ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/James-Guerin-alt/454519453_CDHup-Th.jpg2005-05-31 04:28:47Pumpkin decorating contest in Montreal<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Pumpkin decorating contest in Montreal</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Humor/The-Lighter-Side/4366076_xybE9#420132944_YyceT" title="Pumpkin decorating contest in Montreal"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Humor/The-Lighter-Side/Montreal-Halloween-Pumpkin/420132944_YyceT-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Pumpkin decorating contest in Montreal" title="Pumpkin decorating contest in Montreal" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-28T08:07:25ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Humor/The-Lighter-Side/Montreal-Halloween-Pumpkin/420132944_YyceT-Th-1.jpg2008-10-26 14:35:15I know this theme has been overworked to death...just liked the tones at late evening...I did feel compelled to leave the guy's feet inat the top.<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />I know this theme has been overworked to death...just liked the tones at late evening...I did feel compelled to leave the guy's feet inat the top.</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#458734588_y7bME" title="I know this theme has been overworked to death...just liked the tones at late evening...I did feel compelled to leave the guy's feet inat the top."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Prints/458734588_y7bME-Th.jpg" width="111" height="150" alt="I know this theme has been overworked to death...just liked the tones at late evening...I did feel compelled to leave the guy's feet inat the top." title="I know this theme has been overworked to death...just liked the tones at late evening...I did feel compelled to leave the guy's feet inat the top." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Prints/458734588_y7bME-Th.jpg2009-01-15 16:53:16The beauty of old cathedrals lies in the detail. I wonder who this person was and what he did to deserve having his face gnawed at for eternity. This shot is a detail of a waterspout at Sal ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />The beauty of old cathedrals lies in the detail. I wonder who this person was and what he did to deserve having his face gnawed at for eternity. This shot is a detail of a waterspout at Sal ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Art/Sculpture/6120287_hdFcu#392664236_8MjDJ" title="The beauty of old cathedrals lies in the detail. I wonder who this person was and what he did to deserve having his face gnawed at for eternity. This shot is a detail of a waterspout at Sal ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Art/Sculpture/Water-Spout-Salisbury/392664236_8MjDJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The beauty of old cathedrals lies in the detail. I wonder who this person was and what he did to deserve having his face gnawed at for eternity. This shot is a detail of a waterspout at Sal ..." title="The beauty of old cathedrals lies in the detail. I wonder who this person was and what he did to deserve having his face gnawed at for eternity. This shot is a detail of a waterspout at Sal ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:28:25ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Art/Sculpture/Water-Spout-Salisbury/392664236_8MjDJ-Th.jpg2006-11-06 03:32:16Apologies to Georgia O'Keefe<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Apologies to Georgia O'Keefe</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Art/Sculpture/6120287_hdFcu#319476051_ZQPti" title="Apologies to Georgia O'Keefe"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Art/Sculpture/Cowskull-and-Red-Rose/319476051_ZQPti-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Apologies to Georgia O'Keefe" title="Apologies to Georgia O'Keefe" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-17T11:11:40ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Art/Sculpture/Cowskull-and-Red-Rose/319476051_ZQPti-Th.jpg2008-06-24 17:17:30I liked the way the light hit this leaf ar the South Coast Botanical Gardens on the Palos Verdes peninsula...have to make a note to get back there in early April<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />I liked the way the light hit this leaf ar the South Coast Botanical Gardens on the Palos Verdes peninsula...have to make a note to get back there in early April</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#459272907_t8cg4" title="I liked the way the light hit this leaf ar the South Coast Botanical Gardens on the Palos Verdes peninsula...have to make a note to get back there in early April"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Edge-of-Leaf/459272907_t8cg4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="71" alt="I liked the way the light hit this leaf ar the South Coast Botanical Gardens on the Palos Verdes peninsula...have to make a note to get back there in early April" title="I liked the way the light hit this leaf ar the South Coast Botanical Gardens on the Palos Verdes peninsula...have to make a note to get back there in early April" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Edge-of-Leaf/459272907_t8cg4-Th.jpg2009-01-16 22:39:35Black eyed Susan.jpg<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Black eyed Susan.jpg</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#334375868_skkWM" title="Black eyed Susan.jpg"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Black-eyed-Susan/334375868_skkWM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Black eyed Susan.jpg" title="Black eyed Susan.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-02T16:05:31ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Black-eyed-Susan/334375868_skkWM-Th.jpg2008-07-18 12:06:51Looking forward to spring<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Looking forward to spring</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#449000156_G6PaB" title="Looking forward to spring"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Sunset-Celebration-2/449000156_G6PaB-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Looking forward to spring" title="Looking forward to spring" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-13T17:05:53ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Sunset-Celebration-2/449000156_G6PaB-Th-1.jpg2009-01-02 22:54:58Rose and raindrops.jpg<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Rose and raindrops.jpg</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Macro-gallery/4892842_3VHJC#306926899_hSErZ" title="Rose and raindrops.jpg"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Macro-gallery/Rose-and-raindrops/306926899_hSErZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Rose and raindrops.jpg" title="Rose and raindrops.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-06-03T14:38:11ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Flowers/My-Macro-gallery/Rose-and-raindrops/306926899_hSErZ-Th.jpg2008-04-23 07:54:48Love the webs at the tip of the leaf<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Love the webs at the tip of the leaf</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#461068548_QUXou" title="Love the webs at the tip of the leaf"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Edge-of-Leaf-2-copy/461068548_QUXou-Th.jpg" width="150" height="91" alt="Love the webs at the tip of the leaf" title="Love the webs at the tip of the leaf" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-13T17:05:53ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Edge-of-Leaf-2-copy/461068548_QUXou-Th.jpg2009-01-16 22:17:43A magnolia leaf in the Fall. Contrary to popular belief, there is some autumn color in Southern CA<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />A magnolia leaf in the Fall. Contrary to popular belief, there is some autumn color in Southern CA</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#379766738_zHiH5" title="A magnolia leaf in the Fall. Contrary to popular belief, there is some autumn color in Southern CA"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Magnolia-Leafedited-1/379766738_zHiH5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="A magnolia leaf in the Fall. Contrary to popular belief, there is some autumn color in Southern CA" title="A magnolia leaf in the Fall. Contrary to popular belief, there is some autumn color in Southern CA" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-02T16:05:31ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Magnolia-Leafedited-1/379766738_zHiH5-Th.jpg2008-05-29 17:07:35Unopened Dahlia Detail_edited-1.jpg<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Unopened Dahlia Detail_edited-1.jpg</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/7087971_MCNzz#388572006_AWDHf" title="Unopened Dahlia Detail_edited-1.jpg"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Unopened-Dahlia-Detailedited-1/388572006_AWDHf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Unopened Dahlia Detail_edited-1.jpg" title="Unopened Dahlia Detail_edited-1.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-17T11:18:20ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Unopened-Dahlia-Detailedited-1/388572006_AWDHf-Th.jpg2008-07-18 12:09:01This is not a lily...it's a bud on a tomato plant.<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />This is not a lily...it's a bud on a tomato plant.</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#321828786_LeHg8" title="This is not a lily...it's a bud on a tomato plant."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Yellow-Lily/321828786_LeHg8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This is not a lily...it's a bud on a tomato plant." title="This is not a lily...it's a bud on a tomato plant." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-02T16:05:31ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Yellow-Lily/321828786_LeHg8-Th.jpg2008-06-15 13:44:44Although I can remember how much fun these rides were when I was young, I have no desire to recreate my youth here...the range of swirls on this time exposure might give you an idea of the v ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Although I can remember how much fun these rides were when I was young, I have no desire to recreate my youth here...the range of swirls on this time exposure might give you an idea of the v ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#475640037_7tmX2" title="Although I can remember how much fun these rides were when I was young, I have no desire to recreate my youth here...the range of swirls on this time exposure might give you an idea of the v ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Ugly-Ride-OC-Fair/475640037_7tmX2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="69" alt="Although I can remember how much fun these rides were when I was young, I have no desire to recreate my youth here...the range of swirls on this time exposure might give you an idea of the v ..." title="Although I can remember how much fun these rides were when I was young, I have no desire to recreate my youth here...the range of swirls on this time exposure might give you an idea of the v ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Ugly-Ride-OC-Fair/475640037_7tmX2-Th.jpg2008-07-31 19:41:10A bit of Ireland...this is the church in Dingle, a lovely village on the SW coast of Ireland...Happy St. Paddy Day!<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />A bit of Ireland...this is the church in Dingle, a lovely village on the SW coast of Ireland...Happy St. Paddy Day!</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#493716955_3v2ub" title="A bit of Ireland...this is the church in Dingle, a lovely village on the SW coast of Ireland...Happy St. Paddy Day!"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Dingle-Churchyard-and-Fog/493716955_3v2ub-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A bit of Ireland...this is the church in Dingle, a lovely village on the SW coast of Ireland...Happy St. Paddy Day!" title="A bit of Ireland...this is the church in Dingle, a lovely village on the SW coast of Ireland...Happy St. Paddy Day!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Dingle-Churchyard-and-Fog/493716955_3v2ub-Th-1.jpg2005-06-01 02:33:04This caught me completely by surprise...this was originally a simple pattern of a succulent...I inverted the image and began to play with the hue and saturation...this version reminded me so ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />This caught me completely by surprise...this was originally a simple pattern of a succulent...I inverted the image and began to play with the hue and saturation...this version reminded me so ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#430443062_Zcemi" title="This caught me completely by surprise...this was originally a simple pattern of a succulent...I inverted the image and began to play with the hue and saturation...this version reminded me so ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Succulent-pattern/430443062_Zcemi-Th-1.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="This caught me completely by surprise...this was originally a simple pattern of a succulent...I inverted the image and began to play with the hue and saturation...this version reminded me so ..." title="This caught me completely by surprise...this was originally a simple pattern of a succulent...I inverted the image and began to play with the hue and saturation...this version reminded me so ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Succulent-pattern/430443062_Zcemi-Th-1.jpg2008-12-03 18:50:38I love these little Borage flowers...they're so prehistoric! This could have been from any one of a number of cheesy monster movies from the 5os and 60s<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />I love these little Borage flowers...they're so prehistoric! This could have been from any one of a number of cheesy monster movies from the 5os and 60s</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#478794586_6i2To" title="I love these little Borage flowers...they're so prehistoric! This could have been from any one of a number of cheesy monster movies from the 5os and 60s"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Borage-Closeup/478794586_6i2To-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="I love these little Borage flowers...they're so prehistoric! This could have been from any one of a number of cheesy monster movies from the 5os and 60s" title="I love these little Borage flowers...they're so prehistoric! This could have been from any one of a number of cheesy monster movies from the 5os and 60s" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-13T17:05:53ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Borage-Closeup/478794586_6i2To-Th.jpg2008-07-20 17:44:14If the winds would let up, I might have a shot at some macros...but ANY movement is unforgiving...So here's a shot of a tide pool in Laguna Beach...these anemones are simply fascinating<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />If the winds would let up, I might have a shot at some macros...but ANY movement is unforgiving...So here's a shot of a tide pool in Laguna Beach...these anemones are simply fascinating</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#457345930_XMNZA" title="If the winds would let up, I might have a shot at some macros...but ANY movement is unforgiving...So here's a shot of a tide pool in Laguna Beach...these anemones are simply fascinating"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Anemone-3/457345930_XMNZA-Th.jpg" width="106" height="150" alt="If the winds would let up, I might have a shot at some macros...but ANY movement is unforgiving...So here's a shot of a tide pool in Laguna Beach...these anemones are simply fascinating" title="If the winds would let up, I might have a shot at some macros...but ANY movement is unforgiving...So here's a shot of a tide pool in Laguna Beach...these anemones are simply fascinating" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Anemone-3/457345930_XMNZA-Th.jpg2009-01-16 00:38:21It was POURING rain with some serious wind in Montreal...but we were on vacation and we were going to walk! We stopped to watch a rugby match on the greens at McGill U. and this leaf just g ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />It was POURING rain with some serious wind in Montreal...but we were on vacation and we were going to walk! We stopped to watch a rugby match on the greens at McGill U. and this leaf just g ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#413058666_VzLsU" title="It was POURING rain with some serious wind in Montreal...but we were on vacation and we were going to walk! We stopped to watch a rugby match on the greens at McGill U. and this leaf just g ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Leaf-and-Fence-Montreal/413058666_VzLsU-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="104" alt="It was POURING rain with some serious wind in Montreal...but we were on vacation and we were going to walk! We stopped to watch a rugby match on the greens at McGill U. and this leaf just g ..." title="It was POURING rain with some serious wind in Montreal...but we were on vacation and we were going to walk! We stopped to watch a rugby match on the greens at McGill U. and this leaf just g ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-02T16:05:32ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Leaf-and-Fence-Montreal/413058666_VzLsU-Th-1.jpg2008-10-25 15:47:36We were walking on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City...this was the site of the major battle between the English and French in 1759...both commanders (montcalm and Wolfe) were killed that ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />We were walking on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City...this was the site of the major battle between the English and French in 1759...both commanders (montcalm and Wolfe) were killed that ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/7087971_MCNzz#410795382_aBDBT" title="We were walking on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City...this was the site of the major battle between the English and French in 1759...both commanders (montcalm and Wolfe) were killed that ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Halloween-Spirit-Quebec/410795382_aBDBT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="We were walking on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City...this was the site of the major battle between the English and French in 1759...both commanders (montcalm and Wolfe) were killed that ..." title="We were walking on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City...this was the site of the major battle between the English and French in 1759...both commanders (montcalm and Wolfe) were killed that ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-17T11:18:20ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Halloween-Spirit-Quebec/410795382_aBDBT-Th.jpg2008-10-29 15:20:59RAW Bearded Iris.jpg<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />RAW Bearded Iris.jpg</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#509922682_owmAt" title="RAW Bearded Iris.jpg"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/RAW-Bearded-Iris/509922682_owmAt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="RAW Bearded Iris.jpg" title="RAW Bearded Iris.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-13T17:05:53ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/RAW-Bearded-Iris/509922682_owmAt-Th.jpg2009-04-08 09:10:07Roadside statue for a restaurant on Long Island<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Roadside statue for a restaurant on Long Island</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Humor/The-Lighter-Side/4366076_xybE9#465189302_Jf5YQ" title="Roadside statue for a restaurant on Long Island"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Humor/The-Lighter-Side/Horse-and-Snake-copy/465189302_Jf5YQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Roadside statue for a restaurant on Long Island" title="Roadside statue for a restaurant on Long Island" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-30T13:09:51ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Humor/The-Lighter-Side/Horse-and-Snake-copy/465189302_Jf5YQ-Th.jpg2008-12-27 15:52:41Here's one of the beach shots that were pre-empted by a fit of gnomania.<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Here's one of the beach shots that were pre-empted by a fit of gnomania.</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#414505605_4Em8t" title="Here's one of the beach shots that were pre-empted by a fit of gnomania."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Bougainvillea/414505605_4Em8t-Th-1.jpg" width="105" height="150" alt="Here's one of the beach shots that were pre-empted by a fit of gnomania." title="Here's one of the beach shots that were pre-empted by a fit of gnomania." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Bougainvillea/414505605_4Em8t-Th-1.jpg2008-11-10 00:21:48Tomorrow is looking pretty hectic, so I wanted to get a jump for the Daily shot...this is a succulent from our backyard...just liked the lighting<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Tomorrow is looking pretty hectic, so I wanted to get a jump for the Daily shot...this is a succulent from our backyard...just liked the lighting</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#479739260_esxxR" title="Tomorrow is looking pretty hectic, so I wanted to get a jump for the Daily shot...this is a succulent from our backyard...just liked the lighting"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Backyard-Succulent-1-copy/479739260_esxxR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="148" alt="Tomorrow is looking pretty hectic, so I wanted to get a jump for the Daily shot...this is a succulent from our backyard...just liked the lighting" title="Tomorrow is looking pretty hectic, so I wanted to get a jump for the Daily shot...this is a succulent from our backyard...just liked the lighting" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Backyard-Succulent-1-copy/479739260_esxxR-Th.jpg2008-03-05 17:38:4410/6...after my White Sox were eliminated today, I had to retreat to my macro world. Here's a series of 3 macro shots that I recently took. The 1st 2 are unopened Dahlia buds and the 3rd ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />10/6...after my White Sox were eliminated today, I had to retreat to my macro world. Here's a series of 3 macro shots that I recently took. The 1st 2 are unopened Dahlia buds and the 3rd ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#388571736_cF5i9" title="10/6...after my White Sox were eliminated today, I had to retreat to my macro world. Here's a series of 3 macro shots that I recently took. The 1st 2 are unopened Dahlia buds and the 3rd ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Unopened-Dahlia-3edited-1/388571736_cF5i9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="10/6...after my White Sox were eliminated today, I had to retreat to my macro world. Here's a series of 3 macro shots that I recently took. The 1st 2 are unopened Dahlia buds and the 3rd ..." title="10/6...after my White Sox were eliminated today, I had to retreat to my macro world. Here's a series of 3 macro shots that I recently took. The 1st 2 are unopened Dahlia buds and the 3rd ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-02T16:05:31ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Unopened-Dahlia-3edited-1/388571736_cF5i9-Th.jpg2008-07-18 12:10:08I liked the look of the sun behind this sunflower at the OC Fair.<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />I liked the look of the sun behind this sunflower at the OC Fair.</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#342298774_cNTaE" title="I liked the look of the sun behind this sunflower at the OC Fair."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Sunflower-Backlit/342298774_cNTaE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I liked the look of the sun behind this sunflower at the OC Fair." title="I liked the look of the sun behind this sunflower at the OC Fair." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-02T16:05:31ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Sunflower-Backlit/342298774_cNTaE-Th.jpg2008-07-23 14:30:11Biosphere Montreal.jpg<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Biosphere Montreal.jpg</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#420142853_ebTXY" title="Biosphere Montreal.jpg"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Biosphere-Montreal/420142853_ebTXY-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="108" alt="Biosphere Montreal.jpg" title="Biosphere Montreal.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Biosphere-Montreal/420142853_ebTXY-Th-1.jpg2008-10-27 16:52:19It's hard to describe this place near the junction of the eastern end of Sunrise Hwy amd Mountauk Hwy on Long Island...they simply have EVERYTHING on the face of the earth here. I had a mom ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />It's hard to describe this place near the junction of the eastern end of Sunrise Hwy amd Mountauk Hwy on Long Island...they simply have EVERYTHING on the face of the earth here. I had a mom ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#523770755_dqM8k" title="It's hard to describe this place near the junction of the eastern end of Sunrise Hwy amd Mountauk Hwy on Long Island...they simply have EVERYTHING on the face of the earth here. I had a mom ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Game-Called-Due-to-Rain/523770755_dqM8k-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="It's hard to describe this place near the junction of the eastern end of Sunrise Hwy amd Mountauk Hwy on Long Island...they simply have EVERYTHING on the face of the earth here. I had a mom ..." title="It's hard to describe this place near the junction of the eastern end of Sunrise Hwy amd Mountauk Hwy on Long Island...they simply have EVERYTHING on the face of the earth here. I had a mom ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Game-Called-Due-to-Rain/523770755_dqM8k-Th.jpg2009-04-20 17:00:20Unopened Dahlia 3 copy.jpg<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Unopened Dahlia 3 copy.jpg</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#429000953_MXstB" title="Unopened Dahlia 3 copy.jpg"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Unopened-Dahlia-3-copy/429000953_MXstB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Unopened Dahlia 3 copy.jpg" title="Unopened Dahlia 3 copy.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-02T16:05:31ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Unopened-Dahlia-3-copy/429000953_MXstB-Th.jpg2008-07-18 12:10:08These TV characters creep me out...so it was kind of jarring to see them out in the desert...if you look in the background, you might be able to make out a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. This ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />These TV characters creep me out...so it was kind of jarring to see them out in the desert...if you look in the background, you might be able to make out a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. This ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Art/Sculpture/6120287_hdFcu#384781456_tkfmt" title="These TV characters creep me out...so it was kind of jarring to see them out in the desert...if you look in the background, you might be able to make out a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. This ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Art/Sculpture/Teletubbiesedited-1/384781456_tkfmt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="These TV characters creep me out...so it was kind of jarring to see them out in the desert...if you look in the background, you might be able to make out a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. This ..." title="These TV characters creep me out...so it was kind of jarring to see them out in the desert...if you look in the background, you might be able to make out a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. This ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-10-13T15:59:28ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Art/Sculpture/Teletubbiesedited-1/384781456_tkfmt-Th.jpg2008-03-12 16:56:34Calle Lilly from Descanso Gardens<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Calle Lilly from Descanso Gardens</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#344015870_9dwwd" title="Calle Lilly from Descanso Gardens"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Calle-Lilly/344015870_9dwwd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Calle Lilly from Descanso Gardens" title="Calle Lilly from Descanso Gardens" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-02T16:05:31ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Calle-Lilly/344015870_9dwwd-Th.jpg2008-04-10 11:42:31We were down at the San Clemente Pier today before the storm hits. Wasn't sure I'd like this shot until I saw the boy walking between the pilings...don't know why...just made the shot for m ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />We were down at the San Clemente Pier today before the storm hits. Wasn't sure I'd like this shot until I saw the boy walking between the pilings...don't know why...just made the shot for m ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#474492764_T4hNi" title="We were down at the San Clemente Pier today before the storm hits. Wasn't sure I'd like this shot until I saw the boy walking between the pilings...don't know why...just made the shot for m ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Boy-Walking-Under-San-Clemente/474492764_T4hNi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="We were down at the San Clemente Pier today before the storm hits. Wasn't sure I'd like this shot until I saw the boy walking between the pilings...don't know why...just made the shot for m ..." title="We were down at the San Clemente Pier today before the storm hits. Wasn't sure I'd like this shot until I saw the boy walking between the pilings...don't know why...just made the shot for m ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Boy-Walking-Under-San-Clemente/474492764_T4hNi-Th.jpg2009-02-15 21:55:04At the Vietnam memorial, most people tend to focus on the Wall...if you walk aways from the wall you can see these 3 soldiers positioned to look back at the Wall as if they were waiting for ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />At the Vietnam memorial, most people tend to focus on the Wall...if you walk aways from the wall you can see these 3 soldiers positioned to look back at the Wall as if they were waiting for ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#453112314_yByrf" title="At the Vietnam memorial, most people tend to focus on the Wall...if you walk aways from the wall you can see these 3 soldiers positioned to look back at the Wall as if they were waiting for ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Waiting/453112314_yByrf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="144" alt="At the Vietnam memorial, most people tend to focus on the Wall...if you walk aways from the wall you can see these 3 soldiers positioned to look back at the Wall as if they were waiting for ..." title="At the Vietnam memorial, most people tend to focus on the Wall...if you walk aways from the wall you can see these 3 soldiers positioned to look back at the Wall as if they were waiting for ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Waiting/453112314_yByrf-Th.jpg2006-05-09 11:53:26Ferris Wheel and Trees.jpg<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Ferris Wheel and Trees.jpg</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/7087971_MCNzz#340136414_yirKG" title="Ferris Wheel and Trees.jpg"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Ferris-Wheel-and-Trees/340136414_yirKG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Ferris Wheel and Trees.jpg" title="Ferris Wheel and Trees.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-22T09:55:01ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Ferris-Wheel-and-Trees/340136414_yirKG-Th.jpg2007-07-26 20:10:08I've had this shot for 6 years now and I have never been able to get the final version that I wanted. Until now...My thanks to Bill pador for his advice on Nik Silver efx Pro...I've got 14 ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />I've had this shot for 6 years now and I have never been able to get the final version that I wanted. Until now...My thanks to Bill pador for his advice on Nik Silver efx Pro...I've got 14 ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Monochrome/5027563_WcUCQ#464162237_SGtWe" title="I've had this shot for 6 years now and I have never been able to get the final version that I wanted. Until now...My thanks to Bill pador for his advice on Nik Silver efx Pro...I've got 14 ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Monochrome/Brushes-in-Dingle-Window-copy/464162237_SGtWe-Th.jpg" width="109" height="150" alt="I've had this shot for 6 years now and I have never been able to get the final version that I wanted. Until now...My thanks to Bill pador for his advice on Nik Silver efx Pro...I've got 14 ..." title="I've had this shot for 6 years now and I have never been able to get the final version that I wanted. Until now...My thanks to Bill pador for his advice on Nik Silver efx Pro...I've got 14 ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-01T07:11:14ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Monochrome/Brushes-in-Dingle-Window-copy/464162237_SGtWe-Th.jpg2005-06-01 11:41:29My thanks to all of you who were kind enough to note my Aunt's passing...talk about having an impact, I had to take a plane to San Fran for a connection to JFK in NY...I get to taliking with ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />My thanks to all of you who were kind enough to note my Aunt's passing...talk about having an impact, I had to take a plane to San Fran for a connection to JFK in NY...I get to taliking with ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Humor/The-Lighter-Side/4366076_xybE9#490831910_C5mXW" title="My thanks to all of you who were kind enough to note my Aunt's passing...talk about having an impact, I had to take a plane to San Fran for a connection to JFK in NY...I get to taliking with ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Humor/The-Lighter-Side/Gnome-and-Guitar/490831910_C5mXW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="91" alt="My thanks to all of you who were kind enough to note my Aunt's passing...talk about having an impact, I had to take a plane to San Fran for a connection to JFK in NY...I get to taliking with ..." title="My thanks to all of you who were kind enough to note my Aunt's passing...talk about having an impact, I had to take a plane to San Fran for a connection to JFK in NY...I get to taliking with ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-30T13:07:02ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Humor/The-Lighter-Side/Gnome-and-Guitar/490831910_C5mXW-Th.jpg2009-03-13 23:06:57There was an area of Toronto that was undergoing some massive construction. New high rise offices, lots of glass, pretty sterile design. In the middle of all this chaos was this small chur ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />There was an area of Toronto that was undergoing some massive construction. New high rise offices, lots of glass, pretty sterile design. In the middle of all this chaos was this small chur ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#419482981_tmFU7" title="There was an area of Toronto that was undergoing some massive construction. New high rise offices, lots of glass, pretty sterile design. In the middle of all this chaos was this small chur ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Church-Cornerstone-Toronto/419482981_tmFU7-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="92" alt="There was an area of Toronto that was undergoing some massive construction. New high rise offices, lots of glass, pretty sterile design. In the middle of all this chaos was this small chur ..." title="There was an area of Toronto that was undergoing some massive construction. New high rise offices, lots of glass, pretty sterile design. In the middle of all this chaos was this small chur ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Church-Cornerstone-Toronto/419482981_tmFU7-Th-1.jpg2008-11-03 16:49:49The pink house on the right is where my Grandmother was born.<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />The pink house on the right is where my Grandmother was born.</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/7087971_MCNzz#250915434_gLvCJ" title="The pink house on the right is where my Grandmother was born."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Portmagee-Irelandedited-1/250915434_gLvCJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="115" alt="The pink house on the right is where my Grandmother was born." title="The pink house on the right is where my Grandmother was born." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-22T09:55:01ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Portmagee-Irelandedited-1/250915434_gLvCJ-Th.jpg2005-05-31 04:00:58Been awhile...consulting is all consuming...but that D300, Epson 4480 printer...and the Nikon 300mmTelephoto is in sight...here's a rose from our backyard<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Been awhile...consulting is all consuming...but that D300, Epson 4480 printer...and the Nikon 300mmTelephoto is in sight...here's a rose from our backyard</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#555767122_BEWFU" title="Been awhile...consulting is all consuming...but that D300, Epson 4480 printer...and the Nikon 300mmTelephoto is in sight...here's a rose from our backyard"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Pink-Rose-2009/555767122_BEWFU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Been awhile...consulting is all consuming...but that D300, Epson 4480 printer...and the Nikon 300mmTelephoto is in sight...here's a rose from our backyard" title="Been awhile...consulting is all consuming...but that D300, Epson 4480 printer...and the Nikon 300mmTelephoto is in sight...here's a rose from our backyard" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:55ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Pink-Rose-2009/555767122_BEWFU-Th.jpg2009-05-10 14:16:43This is probably the last of my Canada Pix to Daily photos (although I reserve the right to upload others in the event of a creative crash. I don't usually like to center my shot, but I lik ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />This is probably the last of my Canada Pix to Daily photos (although I reserve the right to upload others in the event of a creative crash. I don't usually like to center my shot, but I lik ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/7087971_MCNzz#423215308_P4fP5" title="This is probably the last of my Canada Pix to Daily photos (although I reserve the right to upload others in the event of a creative crash. I don't usually like to center my shot, but I lik ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Fall-Colors-McGill-University/423215308_P4fP5-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This is probably the last of my Canada Pix to Daily photos (although I reserve the right to upload others in the event of a creative crash. I don't usually like to center my shot, but I lik ..." title="This is probably the last of my Canada Pix to Daily photos (although I reserve the right to upload others in the event of a creative crash. I don't usually like to center my shot, but I lik ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-17T11:18:22ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Fall-Colors-McGill-University/423215308_P4fP5-Th-1.jpg2008-10-25 15:48:52Orchid in a Chinese Temple<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Orchid in a Chinese Temple</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#482509077_8rbUy" title="Orchid in a Chinese Temple"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Orchid-1/482509077_8rbUy-Th.jpg" width="102" height="150" alt="Orchid in a Chinese Temple" title="Orchid in a Chinese Temple" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-13T17:05:53ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Orchid-1/482509077_8rbUy-Th.jpg2009-02-27 21:34:08VERY Busy week! My brother (Bubble Boy) just came in from NY, so we spent the last few days running up and down the coast of southern CA...and now, it's of to SF for some consulting (got to ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />VERY Busy week! My brother (Bubble Boy) just came in from NY, so we spent the last few days running up and down the coast of southern CA...and now, it's of to SF for some consulting (got to ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#535290977_akx4e" title="VERY Busy week! My brother (Bubble Boy) just came in from NY, so we spent the last few days running up and down the coast of southern CA...and now, it's of to SF for some consulting (got to ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Shadow-Leaf/535290977_akx4e-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="VERY Busy week! My brother (Bubble Boy) just came in from NY, so we spent the last few days running up and down the coast of southern CA...and now, it's of to SF for some consulting (got to ..." title="VERY Busy week! My brother (Bubble Boy) just came in from NY, so we spent the last few days running up and down the coast of southern CA...and now, it's of to SF for some consulting (got to ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:55ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Shadow-Leaf/535290977_akx4e-Th.jpg2009-05-10 18:51:39I'm not thrilled with this shot, but it was fun playing with the Radial Blur feature in PS.<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />I'm not thrilled with this shot, but it was fun playing with the Radial Blur feature in PS.</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#461146498_YcCXe" title="I'm not thrilled with this shot, but it was fun playing with the Radial Blur feature in PS."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Angel-in-Necropolis/461146498_YcCXe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="I'm not thrilled with this shot, but it was fun playing with the Radial Blur feature in PS." title="I'm not thrilled with this shot, but it was fun playing with the Radial Blur feature in PS." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Angel-in-Necropolis/461146498_YcCXe-Th.jpg2008-10-21 08:32:57It can get crazed when you're getting ready for the holidays. So...I wanted to post a holiday greeting to my friends in the Daily Photo community. I have to say that I've really come to ap ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />It can get crazed when you're getting ready for the holidays. So...I wanted to post a holiday greeting to my friends in the Daily Photo community. I have to say that I've really come to ap ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#435974468_vZFtM" title="It can get crazed when you're getting ready for the holidays. So...I wanted to post a holiday greeting to my friends in the Daily Photo community. I have to say that I've really come to ap ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Montauk-Xmas-Tree/435974468_vZFtM-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="It can get crazed when you're getting ready for the holidays. So...I wanted to post a holiday greeting to my friends in the Daily Photo community. I have to say that I've really come to ap ..." title="It can get crazed when you're getting ready for the holidays. So...I wanted to post a holiday greeting to my friends in the Daily Photo community. I have to say that I've really come to ap ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Montauk-Xmas-Tree/435974468_vZFtM-Th-1.jpg2007-12-26 08:39:16I suppose it would be too much to ask for a climate where you can experience all seasonal changes in a rather small radius? Oh, and might I add for constantly changing weather conditions as ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />I suppose it would be too much to ask for a climate where you can experience all seasonal changes in a rather small radius? Oh, and might I add for constantly changing weather conditions as ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#454489645_2qqbv" title="I suppose it would be too much to ask for a climate where you can experience all seasonal changes in a rather small radius? Oh, and might I add for constantly changing weather conditions as ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Tree-in-Fall-Quebec/454489645_2qqbv-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="I suppose it would be too much to ask for a climate where you can experience all seasonal changes in a rather small radius? Oh, and might I add for constantly changing weather conditions as ..." title="I suppose it would be too much to ask for a climate where you can experience all seasonal changes in a rather small radius? Oh, and might I add for constantly changing weather conditions as ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Tree-in-Fall-Quebec/454489645_2qqbv-Th.jpg2008-10-29 13:10:15This is kind of sad reminder of the impact of change...some our creature comforts will disappear over time. This tin soldier facory in central CA was one of my most endearing memories on mo ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />This is kind of sad reminder of the impact of change...some our creature comforts will disappear over time. This tin soldier facory in central CA was one of my most endearing memories on mo ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Art/Sculpture/6120287_hdFcu#415389196_kLddj" title="This is kind of sad reminder of the impact of change...some our creature comforts will disappear over time. This tin soldier facory in central CA was one of my most endearing memories on mo ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Art/Sculpture/Cambria-Toy-Soldier-copy/415389196_kLddj-Th-1.jpg" width="111" height="150" alt="This is kind of sad reminder of the impact of change...some our creature comforts will disappear over time. This tin soldier facory in central CA was one of my most endearing memories on mo ..." title="This is kind of sad reminder of the impact of change...some our creature comforts will disappear over time. This tin soldier facory in central CA was one of my most endearing memories on mo ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-17T11:11:40ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Art/Sculpture/Cambria-Toy-Soldier-copy/415389196_kLddj-Th-1.jpg2006-03-24 13:43:03Great opportunity to tour the "punkin' Patch" at the CSUF arboretum...too bad with temps in the 90's, these pumpkins were alraedy pretty ripe...doubt they will make it til the end of the mon ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Great opportunity to tour the "punkin' Patch" at the CSUF arboretum...too bad with temps in the 90's, these pumpkins were alraedy pretty ripe...doubt they will make it til the end of the mon ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#391165942_dpxxZ" title="Great opportunity to tour the "punkin' Patch" at the CSUF arboretum...too bad with temps in the 90's, these pumpkins were alraedy pretty ripe...doubt they will make it til the end of the mon ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Pumpkins/391165942_dpxxZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Great opportunity to tour the "punkin' Patch" at the CSUF arboretum...too bad with temps in the 90's, these pumpkins were alraedy pretty ripe...doubt they will make it til the end of the mon ..." title="Great opportunity to tour the "punkin' Patch" at the CSUF arboretum...too bad with temps in the 90's, these pumpkins were alraedy pretty ripe...doubt they will make it til the end of the mon ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-02T16:05:32ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Pumpkins/391165942_dpxxZ-Th.jpg2008-10-09 20:18:09I saw this today at the CSUF Arboretum...just made me think of how good your clothes smelled after getting dried on a line outside instead of a dryer<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />I saw this today at the CSUF Arboretum...just made me think of how good your clothes smelled after getting dried on a line outside instead of a dryer</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#484800088_txh9s" title="I saw this today at the CSUF Arboretum...just made me think of how good your clothes smelled after getting dried on a line outside instead of a dryer"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Clothes-Line/484800088_txh9s-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="I saw this today at the CSUF Arboretum...just made me think of how good your clothes smelled after getting dried on a line outside instead of a dryer" title="I saw this today at the CSUF Arboretum...just made me think of how good your clothes smelled after getting dried on a line outside instead of a dryer" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Clothes-Line/484800088_txh9s-Th.jpg2009-03-03 20:19:32Got to shoot at a nearby Cactus Nursery yesterday...I love that place! So many different varieties...you'll probably see more over the weekend as I begin processing in earnest<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Got to shoot at a nearby Cactus Nursery yesterday...I love that place! So many different varieties...you'll probably see more over the weekend as I begin processing in earnest</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#468338801_88Hg9" title="Got to shoot at a nearby Cactus Nursery yesterday...I love that place! So many different varieties...you'll probably see more over the weekend as I begin processing in earnest"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Cactus-Bud-8/468338801_88Hg9-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Got to shoot at a nearby Cactus Nursery yesterday...I love that place! So many different varieties...you'll probably see more over the weekend as I begin processing in earnest" title="Got to shoot at a nearby Cactus Nursery yesterday...I love that place! So many different varieties...you'll probably see more over the weekend as I begin processing in earnest" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-13T17:05:53ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Cactus-Bud-8/468338801_88Hg9-Th.jpg2009-02-04 20:05:27Untitled CSUF 2 2009.jpg<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Untitled CSUF 2 2009.jpg</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#490382469_HL2Ys" title="Untitled CSUF 2 2009.jpg"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Untitled-CSUF-2-2009/490382469_HL2Ys-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Untitled CSUF 2 2009.jpg" title="Untitled CSUF 2 2009.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-13T17:05:53ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Untitled-CSUF-2-2009/490382469_HL2Ys-Th.jpg2009-03-03 12:09:09Looks like a blue whale? Always wanted to use the "Byrd" as a substitute for the correct spelling...my favorite group of all time<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Looks like a blue whale? Always wanted to use the "Byrd" as a substitute for the correct spelling...my favorite group of all time</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#477568557_K2oPL" title="Looks like a blue whale? Always wanted to use the "Byrd" as a substitute for the correct spelling...my favorite group of all time"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Detail-Byrd-of-Paradise/477568557_K2oPL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="115" alt="Looks like a blue whale? Always wanted to use the "Byrd" as a substitute for the correct spelling...my favorite group of all time" title="Looks like a blue whale? Always wanted to use the "Byrd" as a substitute for the correct spelling...my favorite group of all time" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Detail-Byrd-of-Paradise/477568557_K2oPL-Th.jpg2009-02-19 19:07:48These puttees (sp?) just creep me out...I would not want to spend eternity with them hovering over my tomb unless I had a can of Raid. BTW, this is part of a tomb located in York Cathedral ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />These puttees (sp?) just creep me out...I would not want to spend eternity with them hovering over my tomb unless I had a can of Raid. BTW, this is part of a tomb located in York Cathedral ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#463601426_KoX6o" title="These puttees (sp?) just creep me out...I would not want to spend eternity with them hovering over my tomb unless I had a can of Raid. BTW, this is part of a tomb located in York Cathedral ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Bishop-and-Puttees-copy/463601426_KoX6o-Th.jpg" width="150" height="128" alt="These puttees (sp?) just creep me out...I would not want to spend eternity with them hovering over my tomb unless I had a can of Raid. BTW, this is part of a tomb located in York Cathedral ..." title="These puttees (sp?) just creep me out...I would not want to spend eternity with them hovering over my tomb unless I had a can of Raid. BTW, this is part of a tomb located in York Cathedral ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-12T16:28:25ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Bishop-and-Puttees-copy/463601426_KoX6o-Th.jpg2006-11-04 04:58:56Today's dalies are 3 shots of a now vacant shop in Orange...going downhill quickly without any one to tend to it...already a broken window<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Today's dalies are 3 shots of a now vacant shop in Orange...going downhill quickly without any one to tend to it...already a broken window</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#456595430_z8GQL" title="Today's dalies are 3 shots of a now vacant shop in Orange...going downhill quickly without any one to tend to it...already a broken window"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Broken-Window-Old-Gas-Station/456595430_z8GQL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="Today's dalies are 3 shots of a now vacant shop in Orange...going downhill quickly without any one to tend to it...already a broken window" title="Today's dalies are 3 shots of a now vacant shop in Orange...going downhill quickly without any one to tend to it...already a broken window" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Broken-Window-Old-Gas-Station/456595430_z8GQL-Th.jpg2009-01-16 23:52:20This is an old Bellows camera from the Centennial House in Santa Ana...one of the few historical places left in Orange county<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />This is an old Bellows camera from the Centennial House in Santa Ana...one of the few historical places left in Orange county</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Monochrome/5027563_WcUCQ#454962284_uWdEf" title="This is an old Bellows camera from the Centennial House in Santa Ana...one of the few historical places left in Orange county"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Monochrome/Old-Bellows-Camera/454962284_uWdEf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This is an old Bellows camera from the Centennial House in Santa Ana...one of the few historical places left in Orange county" title="This is an old Bellows camera from the Centennial House in Santa Ana...one of the few historical places left in Orange county" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-01T07:12:14ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Monochrome/Old-Bellows-Camera/454962284_uWdEf-Th.jpg2005-07-09 17:29:24This was on a traffic sign in Quebec just for the election...I hadn't realized how much coverage our votes would be getting outside the country...not sure why someone felt the need to put ou ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />This was on a traffic sign in Quebec just for the election...I hadn't realized how much coverage our votes would be getting outside the country...not sure why someone felt the need to put ou ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Humor/The-Lighter-Side/4366076_xybE9#472657290_RdRkT" title="This was on a traffic sign in Quebec just for the election...I hadn't realized how much coverage our votes would be getting outside the country...not sure why someone felt the need to put ou ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Humor/The-Lighter-Side/Obama-Traffic/472657290_RdRkT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This was on a traffic sign in Quebec just for the election...I hadn't realized how much coverage our votes would be getting outside the country...not sure why someone felt the need to put ou ..." title="This was on a traffic sign in Quebec just for the election...I hadn't realized how much coverage our votes would be getting outside the country...not sure why someone felt the need to put ou ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-30T13:09:51ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Humor/The-Lighter-Side/Obama-Traffic/472657290_RdRkT-Th.jpg2008-10-30 14:40:51This is a scan of a very old (ca 1976) shot I took at a Steve Goodman concert at the (long gone) Golden Bear in Huntington Beach CA. Goodman was at his best in concert when you never knew ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />This is a scan of a very old (ca 1976) shot I took at a Steve Goodman concert at the (long gone) Golden Bear in Huntington Beach CA. Goodman was at his best in concert when you never knew ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#467329392_d3Nwk" title="This is a scan of a very old (ca 1976) shot I took at a Steve Goodman concert at the (long gone) Golden Bear in Huntington Beach CA. Goodman was at his best in concert when you never knew ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Steve-Goodman-copy/467329392_d3Nwk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="119" alt="This is a scan of a very old (ca 1976) shot I took at a Steve Goodman concert at the (long gone) Golden Bear in Huntington Beach CA. Goodman was at his best in concert when you never knew ..." title="This is a scan of a very old (ca 1976) shot I took at a Steve Goodman concert at the (long gone) Golden Bear in Huntington Beach CA. Goodman was at his best in concert when you never knew ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Steve-Goodman-copy/467329392_d3Nwk-Th.jpgThe last of our roses before pruning...sorry too much time revisiting the cold of NYC...I had to get back to sunny CA<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />The last of our roses before pruning...sorry too much time revisiting the cold of NYC...I had to get back to sunny CA</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#448237054_5zNPM" title="The last of our roses before pruning...sorry too much time revisiting the cold of NYC...I had to get back to sunny CA"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Sunset-Celebration/448237054_5zNPM-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="104" alt="The last of our roses before pruning...sorry too much time revisiting the cold of NYC...I had to get back to sunny CA" title="The last of our roses before pruning...sorry too much time revisiting the cold of NYC...I had to get back to sunny CA" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Sunset-Celebration/448237054_5zNPM-Th-1.jpg2009-01-02 22:57:28Ren is such a gentle soul...he lives for kitty treats and tummy rubs...for anything else, he would have to move , so that's out.<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Ren is such a gentle soul...he lives for kitty treats and tummy rubs...for anything else, he would have to move , so that's out.</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#473069573_7Aqbj" title="Ren is such a gentle soul...he lives for kitty treats and tummy rubs...for anything else, he would have to move , so that's out."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/The-Big-Guy/473069573_7Aqbj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="123" alt="Ren is such a gentle soul...he lives for kitty treats and tummy rubs...for anything else, he would have to move , so that's out." title="Ren is such a gentle soul...he lives for kitty treats and tummy rubs...for anything else, he would have to move , so that's out." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/The-Big-Guy/473069573_7Aqbj-Th.jpg2009-02-09 10:14:49rain is rare here in SoCal...rainbows are rarer...if you look at a larger version of this shot, you might see the double rainbow (even rarer) in the upper right hand corner...this was especi ...<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />rain is rare here in SoCal...rainbows are rarer...if you look at a larger version of this shot, you might see the double rainbow (even rarer) in the upper right hand corner...this was especi ...</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/5241462_EYDMY#472090305_rzbSs" title="rain is rare here in SoCal...rainbows are rarer...if you look at a larger version of this shot, you might see the double rainbow (even rarer) in the upper right hand corner...this was especi ..."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Rainbow/472090305_rzbSs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="104" alt="rain is rare here in SoCal...rainbows are rarer...if you look at a larger version of this shot, you might see the double rainbow (even rarer) in the upper right hand corner...this was especi ..." title="rain is rare here in SoCal...rainbows are rarer...if you look at a larger version of this shot, you might see the double rainbow (even rarer) in the upper right hand corner...this was especi ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-04T12:25:56ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Photography/Daily-Photos/Rainbow/472090305_rzbSs-Th.jpg2009-02-08 00:39:33Just received my portable light tent and have been playing w/same today (despite 95+ degree temps). This shot is of fresh asparagus from the Santa Monica Farmers Market<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Just received my portable light tent and have been playing w/same today (despite 95+ degree temps). This shot is of fresh asparagus from the Santa Monica Farmers Market</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#384150644_73vfj" title="Just received my portable light tent and have been playing w/same today (despite 95+ degree temps). This shot is of fresh asparagus from the Santa Monica Farmers Market"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Asparagusedited-1/384150644_73vfj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Just received my portable light tent and have been playing w/same today (despite 95+ degree temps). This shot is of fresh asparagus from the Santa Monica Farmers Market" title="Just received my portable light tent and have been playing w/same today (despite 95+ degree temps). This shot is of fresh asparagus from the Santa Monica Farmers Market" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-02T16:05:31ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Asparagusedited-1/384150644_73vfj-Th.jpg2008-08-27 12:22:24This was shown in LA Story...a night scene with Sarah Jessica Parker. It's rare to find a mural that doesn't have some graffiti. Oddly, I think it adds to the urban feel of this shot.<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />This was shown in LA Story...a night scene with Sarah Jessica Parker. It's rare to find a mural that doesn't have some graffiti. Oddly, I think it adds to the urban feel of this shot.</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/7087971_MCNzz#350173811_YnhT5" title="This was shown in LA Story...a night scene with Sarah Jessica Parker. It's rare to find a mural that doesn't have some graffiti. Oddly, I think it adds to the urban feel of this shot."><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Venice-Mural-ededited-1/350173811_YnhT5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This was shown in LA Story...a night scene with Sarah Jessica Parker. It's rare to find a mural that doesn't have some graffiti. Oddly, I think it adds to the urban feel of this shot." title="This was shown in LA Story...a night scene with Sarah Jessica Parker. It's rare to find a mural that doesn't have some graffiti. Oddly, I think it adds to the urban feel of this shot." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-22T09:55:01ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Portfolio/Lens-and-BrushMy-Favorites/Venice-Mural-ededited-1/350173811_YnhT5-Th.jpg2007-04-03 12:39:47Pumpkin Top.jpg<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Pumpkin Top.jpg</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#391166420_E5nR5" title="Pumpkin Top.jpg"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Pumpkin-Top/391166420_E5nR5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Pumpkin Top.jpg" title="Pumpkin Top.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-02T16:05:32ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Pumpkin-Top/391166420_E5nR5-Th.jpg2008-10-09 13:33:48Tiger Lily_edited-1.jpg<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Tiger Lily_edited-1.jpg</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#318611794_yUYze" title="Tiger Lily_edited-1.jpg"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Tiger-Lilyedited-1/318611794_yUYze-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Tiger Lily_edited-1.jpg" title="Tiger Lily_edited-1.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-02T16:05:31ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Tiger-Lilyedited-1/318611794_yUYze-Th.jpg2008-03-31 13:30:43Another cactus bud<p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com">Calavera</a><br />Another cactus bud</p><p><a href="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/4266409_vBRWA#468765932_Y9Xfm" title="Another cactus bud"><img src="http://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Cactus-Bud-3/468765932_Y9Xfm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Another cactus bud" title="Another cactus bud" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-13T17:05:53ZCalaverahttp://calavera.smugmug.comhttp://calavera.smugmug.com/Nature/Flowers-Gardens-and-Other/Cactus-Bud-3/468765932_Y9Xfm-Th.jpg2009-02-04 20:30:23