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Union Station is one of my favorite places in Southern California. All you have to do is fill out a release and they will let you shoot with a tripod. If it's for commercial use, all you have to do is pull up with a Brinks truck and give them the keys. Once they count the money, I think you may start shooting. If you're an observer and have spent some time here, you'll never forget it. You'll start to see this famous spot in commercials, TV shows, movies, print ads and catalogs. Nikon did a catalog shoot here a couple years ago. I think it was for the D700 or maybe the D3X.

I think I'm addicted to processing these HDR vertoramas. Maybe it's the challenge of getting everything straight. Maybe it's the restoration of color, pixel by pixel to recreate a scene from long gone. Maybe it's the German in me. Maybe I'm a fool.
This ceiling took hours to bring back. to life. Each tone and color were masked separately and color corrected. As were the windows, panes, trims, seats, floor, people and walls. I don't just mean each color either. For instance, the ceiling has three separate shades of red in the wood grain. That means thee separate detail masks.
Oh well, no point in figuring out my obsessions now. I'll just try another one.
If anyone know's of any large, detailed and colorful rooms like this, in Southern California, Arizona or Nevada, I'm looking for suggestions.

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San Pedro, CA
I found a new spot and it's perfect for sunsets and fashion shoots.
As for this shot; what do you think, Graduated ND filters or HDR?

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Downtown Los Angeles is made up of thirteen sections. This is Bunker Hill, my favorite for photography because it offers the best vantage points of the skyline.

If you're interested in seeing a video of me shooting my last image (Cold Wave) and want to see President Obama fly by as the waves crashed in front of me, please click HERE or if you would like to see my FREE tutorial on how to mask in Photoshop and see how I deal with moving parts when making multiple exposure HDR images, click HERE
I hope you enjoy them...

Last night Southern California had experienced a wonderfully violent storm. The rare occasion when the horizon is clear and the storm clouds above look like a Colorado ski resort. When the sun sets, the glow illuminates the clouds and we whiteness an beautiful explosion of color.
The wind brought 20 foot waves that resulted in 60 foot splashes against the coastal rocks. Not only was I lucky enough to be standing here with my camera and tripod but I was in the middle of filming a video when the sound of three helicopters came into microphone. As a giant wave hit this deck and the spray cleared, I saw Marine One, President Obama's helicopters fly right through my video frame. I believe he just got into town and was on his way to Trump National, about a mile from this spot, to stay the night. You may see the video if you Click HERE

This moment reminded me why I do this....I loved it.

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I think I broke every rule of architectural photography in this one. Converging lines, over saturated, shadows abound and I cut the top off a building. I don't care, I love this one. Yesterday was the first time I could get downtown in a long time. I took over 1,200 pictures in 3 hours, this one being the very first. As soon as I got out of the car, the reflections captured my attention. I can't wait to print this one because there are way too many details to be seen on a computer monitor.

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