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I shot this back in mid November on my first day of beach shooting following the dog's surgery. I had stayed home in lieu of chasing sunsets and reflections to monitor his health and shoot portraits of him as he recovered but finally on an interesting cloudy day, I decided to head to Venice to shake off the rust. What I got when I arrived was a very saturated, golden sky paired with an extremely low tide...the kind of conditions I always want when here.
As usual, I got to my normal spot very close to sundown and within a few minutes, the sun had lowered dramatically over the horizon. I set up quickly and as I prepared to shoot, noticed a couple out of the corner of my eye strolling slowly over the reflective surface while their bouncy Boston Terrier streaked back and forth on the shore. While I generally avoid people when I shoot, a carefree dog running towards me and my gear will never bother me. I wish I had more time to get prepared for them to enter the frame because I would've loved to get them a bit lighter and with more detail but at least I had enough time to focus on where they'd end up and fire off a few shots before they passed the sun. The next shot i took had the dog about 3ft from me and then I stopped for a minute to play with him. The parents seemed a bit oblivious and didn't call after him even though I certainly didn't mind the distraction and they continued to wander down the beach while their dog ran from stranger to stranger. Venice is about as dog friendly as any beach I've been to, even if they are prohibited from being on it. I think I've seen at least 1 dog running around between me and the waves on every trip I've been to here other than the times when it's rained.
Even a few years ago, all I had to do was say "do you want to?" to Scotch or pick up a towel and he'd tilt his head to the side and bounce around knowing we were going to the Potomac River to swim. Sometimes I'd be going into the shower and if he saw a towel in my hand, he'd freak out until I took him to the river, even if it wasn't for hours. 2 weeks prior to this photo, Scotch was basically on his deathbed and even while shooting, I wondered if he'd ever recover enough to enjoy some of the activities we used to do most often.
After 16 trips to the vet in 12 months and a major surgery, it had become quite the struggle to even convince him to get in my car for a drive--and I certainly can't blame him for that. About 2 weeks ago, I grabbed all my camera gear and a towel and waved for him to come with me right after we got back from our afternoon walk. My plan was to take him back to Malibu which is where he first saw the Pacific Ocean a year ago and relax with him on the beach while I shot a sunset. Back in Maryland it was never hard to get him to join me on a roadtrip to take photos and all it took was a "wanna go for a car ride?" and he would be ready. He can no longer hear the words "swimming" or "car ride" but he definitely recognized the camera gear and towel and never hesitated going in. I ended up leaving the camera in the car and instead let him off the leash so he could run along the damp shoreline and chase seagulls. He didn't swim--something he's never supposed to do again--but he had an amazing time so we returned a few times over the next week.
It's winter now in LA with cold temps, high winds and plenty of rain but since he isn't swimming, it's a perfect excuse to bring him to the empty beaches to get some real exercise and enjoy life as much as he can. One of these days I'll drag my brother along so I can actually photograph Scotch and the sunset and not worry about my deaf bird dog wandering off. On the day of this shot back in November, I saw this dog way more than I saw the owners and it's hard not to smile when you see a dog who's happy and carefree. Also...it's hard not to smile when you're standing in the middle of a golden reflection with great weather in Southern California.
LOCATION:
Venice Beach
Venice, California
November 15th, 2016
SETTINGS:
35mm
ISO 100
f/6.3
1/50th second
CPL
I have been staying home for the last couple days trying to recover from my stomach flu. I looked at the green hills outside the window and recalled the time we had spent in Del Valle during COVID. Since my wife 's bicycle accident a years ago, we haven't been doing much hiking, let alone hiking the steep hills of Del Valle. Ths regional park is one of the beautiful places in the Bay Area for this seaon. Its rolling green would only last for a few months before it turns yellow and dry. I keep yearning to go back but other things are getting into my way for one reason or another. I took this shot back in early 2021 when the weekend crowd was still very thin. Now, this place is getting so popular that you could hardly find a parking spot at the trailhead.
Film: Kodak Portra 400
Camera: Yashica Mat 124G
I have every good intention of brushing up on skills and learning some new ideas during this lockdown. However, the sun keeps shining and there seems to be a million other things that need doing indoors and in the garden (the sun sure shows up the dust!!) so for the time being my books of ideas sit proudly on the table waiting.
Thanks for viewing, stay safe and stay at home 😀
I hope that everyone is staying home, not mingling and keeping safe. Sending you all my love and hugs and please stay strong. We can beat this terrible disease! So far I and my family are fine and we are all isolated from each other also. The is sad but we can talk via FaceTime or Skype on Internet.
I used to have one of these little figures, can't find it since my move. I always loved their advertising. My favourite one was when the Energizer Bunny (a make of batteries) went through the Bermuda Triangle and came out on the other side. If I see the ad again I will try and capture it from the TV and share it. It is sooo cute and I need to laugh a bit due to the stress of this terrible Virus. Quebec Province has the highest number of infected cases for the Covid-19 in Canada.
Well with this virus going around and staying home to be safe I figured I would put the time to good use! Plus who doesn't like dressing up in a Maids uniform ! LOL
I probably should have stayed home last night and focused on recuperating. But who could resist a full moon and clear skies? Not me.
It was bloody cold. My feet were soaked to well above the ankles. At one point, I lost my camera (having wandered off in a tangled stretch of wilderness, scouting for my next location, killing time and keeping warmish during a long exposure). Then I got myself lost amid all the winding trails and twisting trees and patches of standing water that look alike.
Then I got scared, thinking about the cougars and other wildlife that hang in the area (and kicking myself for not bringing a phone along, as I normally do). By the time I got home, my husband was worried, my extremities were numb and... for all that... I had a camera full of lousy photos. But this one turned out okay. Her name is Dorothy.
A continuing evolution which is only a couple of months into it's progress- and why I don't wind up answering IM's right away :D
Oceanfront, 3 houses and a spa building. Oh and the skyboxes, not yet shown.
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Let's put things in "Perspective"
We probably all think that it’s a mess out there now. Hard to discern between what’s a real threat and what is just simple panic and hysteria.
For a small amount of perspective at this moment, imagine you were born in 1900. Many would think that that was a pretty simple time of life. Then on your 14th birthday, World War I starts, and ends on your 18th birthday. 22 million people perish in that war, including many of your friends who volunteered to defend freedom in Europe.
Later in the year, a Spanish Flu epidemic hits the planet and runs until your 20th birthday. 50 million people die from it in those two years. Yes, 50 million.
On your 29th birthday, the Great Depression begins. Unemployment hits 25%, the World GDP drops 27%. That runs until you are 33. The country nearly collapses along with the world economy. If you were lucky, you had a job that paid $300 a year, a dollar a day.
When you turn 39, World War II starts. You aren’t even over the hill yet. And don’t try to catch your breath. If you lived in London England or most of continental Europe, bombing of your neighbourhood, or invasion of your country by foreign soldiers along with their tank and artillery was a daily event. Thousands of Canadian young men joined the army to defend liberty with their lives. Between your 39th and 45th birthday, 75 million people perish in the war.
At 50, the Korean War starts. 5 million perish.
At 55 the Vietnam War begins and doesn’t end for 20 years. 4 million people perish in that conflict.
On your 62nd birthday there is the Cuban Missile Crisis, a tipping point in the Cold War. Life on our planet, as we know it, could have ended. Sensible leaders prevented that from happening.
Now, in 2020, we have the COVID-19 pandemic. Thousands have died; it feels pretty dangerous; and it is!
Now think of everyone on the planet born in 1900. How do you survive all of that? When you were a kid in 1965 and didn’t think your 85 year old grandparent understood how hard school was. And how mean that kid in your class was. Yet they survived through everything listed above.
Perspective is an amazing art. Refined as time goes on, and very very enlightening.
So let’s try and keep things in perspective. Let’s be smart, we are all in this together. Let's help each other out, and we will get through all of this.
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Finally something practical and honest from the Head of the Infectious Disease Clinic, University of Maryland, USA: re.Covid19.
1. We may have to live with C19 for months or years. Let's not deny it or panic. Let's not make our lives useless. Let's learn to live with this fact.
2. You can't destroy C19 viruses that have penetrated cell walls, by drinking gallons of hot water - you'll just go to the bathroom more often.
3. Washing hands and maintaining a two-metre physical distance is the best method for your protection.
4. If you don't have a C19 patient at home, there's no need to disinfect the surfaces at your house.
5. Packaged cargo, gas pumps, shopping carts and ATMs do not cause infection. If you Wash your hands, live your life as usual.
6. C19 is not a food infection. It is associated with drops of infection like the ‘flu. There is no demonstrated risk that C19 is transmitted by food.
7. You can lose your sense of smell with a lot of allergies and viral infections. This is only a non-specific symptom of C19.
8. Once at home, you don't need to change your clothes urgently and go shower! Purity is a virtue, paranoia is not!
9. The C19 virus doesn't hang in the air for long. This is a respiratory droplet infection that requires close contact.
10. The air is clean, you can walk through the gardens (just keeping your physical protection distance, through parks.
11. It is sufficient to use normal soap against C19, not antibacterial soap. This is a virus, not a bacteria.
12. You don't have to worry about your food orders. But you can heat it all up in the microwave, if you wish.
13. The chances of bringing C19 home with your shoes is like being struck by lightning twice in a day. I've been working against viruses for 20 years - drop infections don't spread like that!
14. You can't be protected from the virus by taking vinegar, sugarcane juice and ginger! These are for immunity not a cure.
15. Wearing a mask for long periods interferes with your breathing and oxygen levels. Wear it only in crowds.
16. Wearing gloves is also a bad idea; the virus can accumulate into the glove and be easily transmitted if you touch your face. Better just to wash your hands regularly.
Immunity is greatly weakened by always staying in a sterile environment. Even if you eat immunity boosting foods, please go out of your house regularly to any park/beach.
Immunity is increased by EXPOSURE TO PATHOGENS, not by sitting at home and consuming fried/spicy/sugary food and aerated drinks.
Live life sensibly and to the fullest. Be smart and stay informed!
"Stay home" is not a hindrance to a sisterly "Catch me if you can" alone, Granpa watching at a distance, with his mask on, at the building playground.
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My lockdown mittens - all knit in captivity.
These mittens will all go to charity, plus I learned some new knitting tricks while making them, so, all in all, things are good. Still, quarantine can't end soon enough.
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