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2013-05-06 00:31:52 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 31 +1s)

Just another California sunset....  ;-)

2013-04-05 01:06:07 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

I don't often ask my circles for help, but this one is important to me, because this is my nephew.

Scott here is a really bright kid. He's a straight-A student, an all-around athlete (basketball, soccer, football and baseball) and a talented artist. However, because his mother is a teacher, and we refuse to pay our teachers what they're worth, he doesn't have access to all the resources he needs to realize his full potential. 

Duke's TIP program is a really cool program to invigorate those students who show early interest in academics and give them the confidence and tools to take their education to another level. I did it when I was his age and it was a great experience.

What you have here is an opportunity to make a difference in the life of a great kid. If 1 out of 10 of you could spare $5, we can make this happen for Scott. Please consider making a... more »

2013-02-19 03:19:11 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 40 +1s)

2013-02-05 00:26:58 (18 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

I need to vent. If you, like me, demand a modicum of service from companies, feel free to share this and tell +MINI to stop abusing their customers.

+MINI, why do you hate your customers?

Not only will I never buy another +MINI, I'm going to sell the one I have for a huge loss just so I never have to deal with that company ever again.

Oh, and that +BMW I've always dreamed of? Forget it.

A small sampling of some of my complaints:
- $500 to replace a battery
- Absolutely will not honor their warranty
- Dealer overtightened the oil filter and broke the o-ring. Now, same dealer wants $700 to fix the problem they caused
- Entire car is designed to fall apart at 50,000 miles. Seriously, only 50,000 mile warranty on drive train components? What is this, GM circa 1975?

2013-01-06 04:11:40 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 36 +1s)

Well, the night is still young. The table is now turning the collector's edition Glenn Miller box set.

My step-daughter, +Alexis Lopez, agreed to pose for a quick shot.

2013-01-06 02:19:21 (12 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

My self-prescribed pneumonia treatment tonight will be a cup of tea and DMB's Big Whiskey and the Groo Grux King on the turntable.

2012-12-29 20:34:33 (19 comments, 1 reshares, 32 +1s)

Just playing around with a new toy :-)

2012-12-29 16:59:42 (11 comments, 2 reshares, 51 +1s)

Because everyone else is doing it, and because I need a little inspiration to break out of my current photographic slump, here are my 12 best/favorite images from 2012

2012-12-09 05:11:55 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

At the Yahoo! Christmas party, checking out how the other half lives.

2012-11-12 01:59:05 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

Yes, I need to go out and shoot, again. It's been more than 10 weeks since I last went on an outing. Here's one more from #lindavista  

2012-11-12 01:50:14 (12 comments, 1 reshares, 30 +1s)

#lindavista  

2012-11-01 04:57:49 (13 comments, 0 reshares, 44 +1s)

Happy Halloween!

2012-10-25 18:20:34 (21 comments, 1 reshares, 10 +1s)

There's been plenty of talk lately about how we get more women in engineering.

How about, as a first step, stop driving them away?

I just got this awful email from my alma mater:

2012-09-30 22:07:50 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

2012-09-27 15:53:46 (18 comments, 3 reshares, 31 +1s)

Any photographers out there? 

The Chrome Stable release that rolled out this week also includes support for ICC v2 profiles. This is a fancy way of saying that photographers (and other digital artists) who work with wide-gamut color spaces won’t have to worry about converting their images to a different color space in order to enjoy their original richness online. The below side-by-side example illustrates the difference that this could make in photographs. 

To learn more about ICC profiles, check out this article: http://goo.gl/NW5sq

2012-09-21 20:38:01 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 42 +1s)

#spottheshuttle  

2012-09-19 03:26:48 (10 comments, 2 reshares, 55 +1s)

Green St

For #PanoPoker: Roads +Barry Blanchard +Mike Spinak +Monique Yates +Tony Payne 

2012-09-19 02:36:17 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 22 +1s)

+Barry Blanchard did you say Poppy?

2012-09-18 15:42:24 (55 comments, 1 reshares, 53 +1s)

#PanoPoker: Roads

Curated by +Barry Blanchard +Mike Spinak +Monique Yates and +Tony Payne 

2012-09-15 05:15:54 (28 comments, 0 reshares, 33 +1s)

Because it's been a while since I posted two photos in a fifteen minute span. Even longer since I posted two photos in a row from last year.

Here's one of my favorite roads because it leads directly from my front door to the awesomeness that is the 395 corridor. I plan to head down this road in a couple weeks, see some amazing scenery and maybe hunt down some friends to say hello.

Can you beileve I used to think the desert was a place to be avoided? Stupid, huh?

#PanoPoker: Roads

Curated by +Barry Blanchard +Monique Yates +Mike Spinak and +Tony Payne 

2012-09-15 05:03:31 (18 comments, 0 reshares, 37 +1s)

#PanoPoker  is back on this Friday evening on the cusp of autumn. A good game is always a great way to get the gang reunited.

This time 'round, we're playing with Roads

Curated by +Mike Spinak +Monique Yates +Barry Blanchard and +Tony Payne 

Anyone recognize this road? It's one of those lesser-traveled ones. This was one of those trips where it was all about the journey, not the destination. Sorta like life, I guess.

2012-09-14 15:48:22 (5 comments, 2 reshares, 32 +1s)

#FridayGetaway  +Gary Crabbe 

2012-09-12 16:21:50 (31 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

Wondering what to get me for my birthday next month?

Look no further: http://www.amazon.com/Sony-SLTA99V-SLT-A99V-Full-Frame-Digital/dp/B0096W1P6G/ref=reg_hu-rd_add_1_dp

2012-09-07 16:42:34 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 25 +1s)

It's been way too long since I've shared a photo for +Gary Crabbe's #FridayGetaway. I've been too busy getting away this summer.

This week, I'm going a bit abstract.

2012-09-07 16:26:07 (15 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Happy Birthday, +Mike Spinak!

Guard that ice cream well.

2012-09-06 22:05:11 (10 comments, 1 reshares, 24 +1s)

Having an unproductive day. Wonder why...?

2012-09-06 15:46:59 (1 comments, 2 reshares, 32 +1s)

#PanoPoker  Moon Shots

curated by +Barry Blanchard +Mike Spinak +Monique Yates and +Tony Payne 

2012-09-05 01:05:10 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 15 +1s)

On Friday, August 31, the family of Neil Armstrong held a memorial service celebrating his life in Cincinnati.  Coincidentally, that very night, a rare second full moon of the month, known as a blue moon, was seen.  In honor of Neil, we asked you to share publicly your photos of the moon from Friday night on Google+ and tag them with the hashtag #WinkAtTheMoon .  We have posted a gallery of some of our favorites on our +NASA page. 
 
After Neil’s passing, his family stated: “For those who may ask what they can do to honor Neil, we have a simple request. Honor his example of service, accomplishment and modesty, and the next time you walk outside on a clear night and see the moon smiling down at you, think of Neil Armstrong and give him a wink.”

Here's some of our favorites, in no particular order:

- Brian Wilson: https://p... more »

2012-09-04 18:30:42 (13 comments, 1 reshares, 9 +1s)

Cool! I have perfect color acuity. Or so says +X-Rite Color Services 

http://www.xrite.com/custom_page.aspx?pageid=77&lang=en

2012-09-04 15:37:35 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 26 +1s)

Some of you may have heard the story of the unplanned 8 mile hike that +Matthew Dillon, +Rob Lopes and I went on back in January. We were there to take photographs, but I came away with only a handful of snapshots. This is one of those snapshots. It's a terrible photograph, but it reminds me of a night that in retrospect seems like it might have actually been fun :-)

#PanoPoker  theme moon shots
+Monique Yates +Barry Blanchard +Mike Spinak +Tony Payne 

2012-09-03 23:31:12 (20 comments, 2 reshares, 73 +1s)

#PanoPoker , theme "Moon Shots"

Curated by +Barry Blanchard +Monique Yates +Mike Spinak and +Tony Payne 

#WinkAtTheMoon  

2012-09-02 23:38:48 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 28 +1s)

The Blue Moon shot that nearly wasn't....

I spent a bunch of time planning this shot, scouting the shooting location, and then two mornings out there battling marine layer and trees and houses that were in the way (and the occasional homeowner!), in the desperate hopes of getting this shot -- that all came together at the last moment!  

This is La Jolla, California's, Mount Soledad Cross right around sunrise with the setting blue moon framed behind it.

Read more about how I nearly didn't get this shot, and see my total failure shot from the morning before!, here:

http://johnhmoore.com/photoblog/2012/09/quest-for-a-moon-shot/

#panopoker   #winkatthemoon   #plusphotoextract   #sacredsunday  

+Stephen Krieg, is there a moonSET affiliate of #moonrisemonday ?

2012-09-01 00:11:21 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 13 +1s)

Wink At The Moon - A Tribute to Neil Armstrong

Today +NASA asked the Google+ community to post photos of the Blue Moon, which is coinciding with a private family memorial service for Neil Armstrong - the first man to walk on the moon. Here is a collection of some of the photos that have rolled in from all over the world. Feel free to upload your photo tonight and tag it with #WinkAtTheMoon .

+Kim Walline also shared this memory on the #WinkAtTheMoon  stream...

I remember sitting cross-legged on the floor maybe 3 inches from the screen while my parents watched the moon landing. My Mother says that i complained because it wasn't in color. I had a record that was made from the audio recording of the highlights of the moon landing, with a space travel score. I played it until it was nothing but constant skipping and popping. Neil Armstrong was mychi... more »

2012-09-01 00:10:37 (16 comments, 5 reshares, 54 +1s)

In honor of this month's #bluemoon , which I hear is the last one until 2015, This month's #PanoPoker theme is "Moon Shots". Shows us your landscapes (or cityscapes, if you're lame, like me) containing good ol' Luna. That means you should keep your bum covered, unless it's named Luna, which is just weird.

See +Mike Spinak's post if you've forgotten the rules of PanoPoker: https://plus.google.com/u/0/116043947632177598920/posts/FhS7p8poUqs

So, bring 'em on. Let's see what you've got. Or, better still, go out and make some new photos and share 'em with us. I promise at least one of us will like them. +Mike Spinak can like anything!

#PanoPoker  is brought to you by the effervescent quartet of +Mike Spinak, +Barry Blanchard, +Monique Yates and +Tony Payne.

#WinkAtTheMoon  

2012-08-29 15:39:57 (3 comments, 3 reshares, 59 +1s)

2012-08-27 03:16:20 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 36 +1s)

Remember Me to the One Who Lives There

Girl From The North Country (Johnny Cash & Bob Dylan)

#lindavista  

2012-08-27 02:35:28 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

This is Not Your Cross to Bear

#lindavista

2012-08-26 17:53:12 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 30 +1s)

2012-08-25 23:50:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Lorne Thomas was tagged in Tony Payne's album.

2012-08-25 17:41:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Added photos to DTLA Night Shoot at Grand Park.

2012-08-25 05:39:05 (7 comments, 2 reshares, 50 +1s)

Lake of Fire in the City of Angels

Nirvana - Lake Of Fire [MTV Unplugged] Parte 11

2012-08-23 18:57:42 (23 comments, 13 reshares, 24 +1s)

Good news, Chrome users: Chrome 22 just hit the Beta channel!

Why is this so important? Because as of Chrome 22, ICC profile tagged images are now color managed, as they should be. Soon, you won't need to export your photos to sRGB just to make sure Chrome users see them correctly.

I've notified a handful of people that have had issues with Chrome color management in the past. I'd love to get your feedback on this new feature.

2012-08-20 15:42:26 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 27 +1s)

In celebration of +Eric Fredine's return, here's a share for #minimalmonday  curated by +Olivier Du Tré and his guest host this week: +Eric Fredine!

2012-08-18 17:06:07 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 22 +1s)

Just finished the thank you gift for my father in law for taking us to Cancun. Came out nicely if I must say so myself.

2012-08-18 17:55:42 (3 comments, 3 reshares, 43 +1s)

Discovered +Chris Cornell's solo, live, acoustic body of work today:

Chris Cornell - Like a Stone (unplugged)

Chris is one of the best artists of our time. Temple of the Dog, Soundgarden, AudioSlave and now this.

2012-08-17 20:21:00 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

The next billion dollar idea: New Mexico chiles genetically modified not to stain.

2012-08-16 20:25:42 (44 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

We're just a few weeks away from +Sony's announcement of the a99. I've been excited about this camera for some time, but that excitement is starting to wane.

On the plus side:
+ 24megapixels, not 36
+ Full frame
+ 102 AF points
+ Dual SD card slots

On the negative side:
- It seems they're focusing on video. I don't care about video. I want to be able to use ISO 800 (hell, I wouldn't mind using 1600 or 3200). The a77 is only a year old but is unusable over ISO 400. Get with modern times, +Sony 
- It costs as much as a 5dm3
- They're switching to a standard ISO flash shoe. I know there will be an adapter for my current speedlights, but @$#(@!
- EVF: while there's a lot I love about the EVF in my a77, I recently played with +Barry Blanchard's 1DX and +Mike Spinak's 1DS2. Those giant bright OVFs are just... more »

2012-08-16 04:03:59 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

Los Angeles August 25th

Let's meet at this amazing event happening in LA August 25th.

Over a dozen of the best body painters of the world will be there painting away on stage, including yours truly painting +Sylva Scar Hattington! 

All attendees are encouraged to paint and explore! 

Also, the Guinness Book of World Records will be there to record the new record for most bodies painted! All attendees will be part of it.

Come check it out, if you're in the area. Hope to see you there!

www.chromacoalition.com

2012-08-15 20:13:17 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 3 +1s)

Thanks to +Matthieu Oostveen, I just found out about Triggertrap. Just placed my order, can't wait to try this out! Get ready for a dizzying barrage of bramped timelapse posts.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0081W4X98/ref=ox_ya_os_product

2012-08-15 15:51:12 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

#lindavista  
Model: Kaitlin Roberts