The Great Midwest

'And they call this the Great Midwest
Where the cornfields grow and flow
They're all 5 years ahead of their time
Or 25 behind, I just don't know'......JohnMellencamp

Las Vegas,Red Rock Canyon

Red Rock Canyon, Panoramic 

Stopped off at Red Rock Canyon on the way back to Vegas on Sunday and caught some decent light. This post is a three image stitch using my Canon 5DMKII and photoshopCS5 (have not had the chance to play with 6 yet). 

Bastion Falls

Bastion Falls, Hudson Valley, New York

Death Valley

State Line Road, Death Valley

'To me, photography is an art of observation. It is about finding something interesting in an ordinary place. I have found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them'......Elliott Erwitt

There are times you are just in the right place at the right time.

I have spent many hours driving between Death Valley and Las Vegas - the key being to get to Death Valley as quickly as possible. You drive these roads and never notice what is off to the side of the road. And, once you have packed your gear for the trip back to Las Vegas you have a built in excuse for not wanting to stop. Wrong!!!!!

Recently I stopped packing the gear until Vegas was in my windshield and even then I sometimes wait until the rental car return.....The image above was made on one of these trips back to Vegas..... only this time I stopped. The old wise men say that when you think you have the image - turn around and see what you are missing. I learned to stop and look left and right of the highway -

Image made with a Canon 5DMKII, 16-36MM Lens, multi-image (4) panoramic stitch in CS5

Grafitti Underground

Graffiti Underground, Philadelphia, IP4

The first part of last Saturday was spent in Philadelphia at the Grafitii Underground - a section right on the waterfront near the downtown area. A bit of a hike from where you need to ark but well worth th effort, particularly at sunrise...

The image above was captured with my iPhone4 then transferred to the iPad for further enhancement. Below is an image captured (5 images actually) with the hipstamatic camera on the iPhone4 then stitched together using the iPhone4 auto-stitch application. Additionally my camera is also a phone...

These are two of many - so much more to process.....

Graffiti Underground, Phialdelphia