I ran across this old photo of mine taken at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens in Claremont, CA. They had sponsored a calendar competition one year, asking for photos taken in the garden. This was one of my entries (back in film days), which ended up being selected as First Place, with a quite nice cash prize. I was surprised that with all the pretty flower shots that were entered, my old pinecone took top honors. The comment was, "It was so different". It was fun seeing my work in the calendar. 3/3/20 www.sparhawkphotography.com
Several years ago I went on a field trip to San Juan Capistrano Mission, down the coast a bit. After shooting the mission, I walked across the railroad tracks to Los Rios, an historic district of San Juan Capistrano. This cute area has buildings dating back to 1794, and now has small shops and restaurants. This shot is a filtered version of a window at a garden and gift shop that I saw as I wandered the area. 3/2/20
Still working on abstracts. This was made from a pic of an apartment house in Chinatown in Los Angeles. I took it a long time ago, and I liked the shadows, red railings and the laundry hanging on one of the balconies, but overall it was kind of boring. Once I turned it into this abstract, I liked the effect. 3/1/20