Tagged: America, California, California Landscape Painting, Nature, Ocean, Photography, USA
Taken by my daughter while doing one of my favorite things.
I want to thank friends of Allen’s Zoo as we approach the end of the year, the response to my work still amazes me. I also want to wish everyone a very happy New Year and albeit a belated Merry Christmas. The holidays arrived before I knew it.
Like the island of cyclops. Taken yesterday during my morning walk.
Taken during my morning walk.
Yesterday I had 50 minutes to kill so I went to the nearest beach. I looked out to the ocean and saw a whale leaping out of the ocean, blowing it’s spout, flipping it’s tail and flippers alternately. It’s flipper was nearly all white, brought to mind Moby Dick. I noticed people had gathered on balconies and at the far end of the pier to watch. Someone who’d been watching too stopped to talk to me. He said he’s been living here all his life and had never seen one so close before.
This photograph taken some time ago I felt deserved a second look.
Also..I’d like to acknowledge a nomination for the Beautiful Blogger Award. I’m deeply honored by the nomination because it comes from someone who’s photography and intelligently sensitive writings about photography and art set him way above the pack. Here’s a link to Munchow’s Creative Photo Blog. It’s well worth checking out.
As I’ve mentioned on a previous post where the photograph was taken similarly….I wouldn’t recommend anyone else doing the same.
Pictured above for those of you who don’t know, the zookeeper of Allen’s Zoo exploring at one of my favorite places.
I saw something while exploring the intertidal zone today I’m not likely to see for a while again if at all. While looking at the usually seen inhabitants, (hermit crabs, sea stars) I rounded a rock and saw what I initially thought was the largest sea star I’d ever seen. It was about two and a half feet long (.7 meters). My mind making sense of something I’d never seen in the wild. Then realized then it wasn’t a sea star. It was a Pacific Octopus. I recognized the coloration from images in books I’ve used as reference. Although I know they happen around these ocean zones I didn’t know if it was still alive. It was not in water. I reached for my camera then remembered took the batteries out yesterday as they needed to be replaced. I then thought it probably wasn’t alive and waiting for the tide like the other things in the intertidal zone. It’d be sad to take a photograph of it then.
Also……Happy Mothers Day mom and all moms.
Tagged: About Me, Allen Capoferri, Beach, California, International, Nature, Ocean, Photography, USA
Taken about a week ago I thought this photo had a look of Biblical proportions.
Also…
Many of you already know I’m a cinephile possibly from mentioning it on previous posts. I’ve only recently become a fan of the late Yashujiro Ozu. Two of his films resonate with me, Late Spring 1949, the first of his later films and An Autumn Afternoon 1963 his last film. These films have made such an impression on me I’ve watched them at least a half a dozen times each, finding the commentary on the DVD very informative and helpful to understand and appreciate these films. I’m not usually an old film buff, and often find many films of the similar time too dated for me to appreciate. These two films however seem to transcend that and reveal the essence of what it is to be human and that’s art.
As seen at various times of day.
Taken about a week ago at my evening walk. Happy Valentines Day everyone.
Taken yesterday while walking with my daughter.
I thought it was time to post a photograph. Since I happened on this old photo of my daughter I thought I’d share. I always liked this photo, daughter aside but also because it has a freshness I like. Now that I look at it nearly two decades later I still like it for that reason.
I remember my first 35 mm camera. A friend I meet in France noticed I liked photography and introduced me to the real world of camera formats by letting me use his inexpensive fixed lens 35mm. Upon returning to the states I bought a Pentax K1000, a real workhorse which I took this with. You’ve probably heard others say the same but I have to say it too…I miss the format compared to digital.
Taken during me and my daughter’s walks. Note; our friend above is “boiling” mad.
I continue to be very busy but I’d like to share photos I took recently on an excursion and a few films worth seeing. The first revisited again, for I think 4th time is, The Year of Living Dangerously. Of course you’ve seen it. Vangelis’ music still runs shivers down by back. Proof 1991, also an Australian film and Hukkle 2002 a Hungarian film. Something old, something new, something blue”, nothing borrowed.
Here’s some initial photos I received of the 2011 Vietnam International Illustration Exhibition sponsored by The Korea Society of Illustration Research in Hanoi. Once again I’d like thank my friend and major coordinator of this and previous exhibits Jae Chang. It was suggested this year’s exhibition location was more exotic, less modern atmosphere compared with the previous exhibitions in Kagoshima, Japan 2010 and the 2009 exhibition in Bangkok, Thailand. I imagined it would look something like what you see above. I’m told more photos will be forthcoming. I’ll share them on this post when I receive them.
I love pics like this!
Hi Kev…thank you! I like making them.
Hi Thorsten, Samina, Leanne, and Elinepal…thanks!
Thank you, Sawa and Talking Violin!
Expansive beauty. Gorgeous.
Thank you, Karen!
Thanks, Coretan, Mary, Everett, and Valentina!
Hi Amber, Theodora, and Andrea…thank you!
what does 21 mean?
Means I had no idea what to call it.