Banning, CA: Clear, Cold & Beautiful
After a week or more of nasty weather, highly unusual here in Southern California but not unwelcome after years of drought, Thursday dawned clear, cold and beautiful. I drove a short distance up Hwy. 243 to capture a panorama, below, showing the city of Banning with a backdrop of the snow-covered San Bernardino Mountains, below, […]
Banning, CA: Bad Credit, No Problem
From time to time I continue to work on my “Boulevard of Blight” project along Ramsey Street here in Banning. On a Saturday morning last month I spent about an hour making pictures on a single roll of film (remember that stuff?) at the Auto Source Car Sales dealership. Sales rep Tom Kuhn was kind […]
Yucaipa, CA: Two For The Show
Earlier this week I delivered these two framed and matted images to the Yucaipa Performing Arts Center (YPAC) for inclusion in their Winter 2023 show. “Color in Motion,” above, from the Morongo Band of Mission Indians’ “Thunder & Lightning Pow Wow” in September, and “Mountains Majesty,” below, showing the San Bernardino Mountains blanketed in snow […]
Banning, CA: Autumn Classic
With summer’s heat behind us, and the arrival of the cooler days of autumn, this Liquidambar tree around the corner from my house has become a kaleidoscope of color. I couldn’t resist making a few pictures, as the leaves change from green to red, orange & yellow.
Banning, CA: The Bobcats Are Back
They’re back. A few weeks ago I started seeing this momma bobcat climb over the fence and stroll through my yard to reach the golf course and open fields beyond. Often she would return a short time later with a squirrel or a rabbit in her mouth and hop over the fence to the overgrown […]
Ordinary Miracles: The Photo League’s New York
I just finished watching “Ordinary Miracles: The Photo League’s New York,” a documentary about an organized group of photo enthusiasts in New York City during the 30s and 40s and their influence and lasting impact on documentary photography. One memorable quote from the film, by W. Eugene Smith, their president for a time: “Photography is […]
Banning, CA: Bobcats In My Back Yard
I’ve heard there’s lots of wildlife here in Sun Lakes. We back up onto hillsides covered in dense chaparral and there’s a field to the east of us so I shouldn’t be surprised. Bobcat and coyote sightings are almost a daily occurrence. I captured a few frames of this bobcat kitten standing on a fencepost […]
Banning, CA: Spring Has Sprung!
Spring has sprung here in Banning. I spotted this mallard hen with her seven ducklings near the golf course by my home at Sun Lakes Country Club this morning. Despite much of the world being on lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic, life has continued.
