In July I was able to get night access to Alcatraz with a group of night photographers. (Get on Tim’s mailing list, they may decide to do another night tour sometime soon . . .) Part of the tour involved some time inside the medical building. I was lucky the light switch worked inside the exam […]
Northbound Five
This is four stacked images totaling about 25 minutes of star trails. The wind was really howling that night and the sign blew over after the first exposure. The car on top was swaying in the wind too, so I froze it with a couple of strobe pops during a slight lull in the wind […]
Me and My Arrow
A Dodge Ramcharger and Plymouth Arrow in a pile at Paul’s junkyard. The camera was literally resting on the ground to get this shot. I propped the lens to nearly vertical with a towel. My favorite feature on the 60D I’m shooting with now is the swivel screen. I can preview the shot comfortably, from […]
Mack Fire Truck
Another rough gem in cold storage along the south fence at Paul’s, this is a late-’30s Mack Fire truck. Purple-gelled strobe on the fence and bounced onto the grille. Yellow-gelled strobe inside the cab from off-camera right. Natural xenon flashlight, towards the camera, down the side of the hood and red spotlight. Snooted red and […]
1908 REO
Paul brought one of his toys out for us to shoot, this beautifully restored 1908 REO Model B. Pretty sure this is the oldest car I’ve ever shot. I’ve been looking at that Policia Federal car, parked at Paul’s, for many nights now and the placement of the REO finally gave me a good context […]
Lightning over Paul’s Junkyard
Wow, we really had crazy clouds and even some lightning at the Paul’s Junkyard Workshop last weekend! It was an exceptionally surreal trip this time. I’m still processing my pix, but here’s one to get you started. 3-minute exposure with the full moon behind the clouds most of the time. The lack of moonlight meant […]
Tripped By Ty Cobb’s Ghost
This 1959 Chrysler Imperial is a studio prop car from the movie “Cobb.” It’s just a body and interior. There’s no chassis, wheels or driveline. It’s perched on a pile of rickety pipes along the fence at Paul’s junkyard. I set up the camera legs between the pipes and had to climb on them to […]
Belt Drive Dispatch
Total darkness, natural and red flashlights, Paul’s junkyard.
Stephen King Mile 81 Cover
OMFG, this is huge news. I got a Stephen King cover . . . for his new e-book “Mile 81.” It is for non-US markets only. All you folks in the UK, Australia and anyplace else other than America can download this story for your kindle or other readers starting today. The image is from […]
