Photography Thinks
A year ago, I attended a Rick Sammon/Cannon Location workshop in South Beach FL. He, despite being under the weather, was always the inspirer and teacher. Back at the Hotel of South Beach, the beach shoot having concluded, he encouraged me to use the skills we practiced and shoot the model in front of the mural in the restaurant. Photographers could learn a lot from him. Nothing he doesn’t know or is unwilling to share.
Carlos Rafael is a Cuban artist. Visited his studio in Guantanamo.
His lovely and talented wife, a local TV personality.
Argue ties to the community to avoid the sharks in the bail bond business.
I shoot portraits, even when I shoot on the street. I never ambush anyone, engaging with a brief word or two, regardless of the language, and then I shoot. People look at my lens and we meet in the camera.
Looking at the masters draws me onto dark backgrounds and dark lighting.
Is is a bird, an anthropod or a fern leaf?
Just missed the light. Nothing too dramatic. Photos should have a wow factor. Sometimes they just feel good.
Belmondo, just an ordinary good looking guy, and a babe, chase stolen art. Spielberg used this movie to make Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Belmondo still lives, despite being debilitated by a stroke. He did several of the stunts. The babe is dead. Karen Allen character based on her. There is also a Short Round character.
Lovers of French Cinema, Hitch and Tintin will love this movie.
Movies are an antidote to Trumpitis.
Gene Joyner build a rain forest in West Palm Beach that few have visited. Called Unbelievable Acres Botanic Gardens, it is open to the public by appointment or on select tour dates. Featuring rare tropical fruits, foliage plants, flowers, trees and a host of other botanical creatures, many of which you have not seen. Running around are a host of reptiles that love the heat and humidity, in addition to a bountiful supply of bugs. Its a treasure.
This leaf has a name. I cannot remember all Gene taught me. Years ago, he was the botanist for the State of Florida. This garden/rain forest was built from scratch, by him. You have never seen anything like it.