LIGHT IMPRESSIONS

Expecting

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:53:00 PDT

I would like to wish all the fathers (and the soon-to-be fathers) a happy Fathers’ Day.

Cacti Garden 3

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:29:00 PDT

Cacti Garden 2

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Mon, 27 May 2013 11:35:00 PDT

Desert Garden at the Huntington Library

Cacti Garden

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:44:00 PDT

Desert Garden at the Huntington Library

George Washington Dentures

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Fri, 10 May 2013 09:14:00 PDT

The glass enclosure than the direct overhead lighting created interesting shadows and ghosting that I tried to emphasize in this picture. I hope you like it.
About the dentures, they are exhibited at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. the placard states “Dentures owned and worn by George Washington. Lead base fitted with human and cow teeth, and teeth made from elephant ivory; brass wires, steel springs.”

Reclaimed By Nature Again

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:36:00 PDT

I took this picture couple of years ago and somehow never got around to post it. If you like it you will probably like this picture from the same place.

Smoke Stack

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:12:00 PDT

Contrails

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:56:00 PDT

Old Town Antique Faire

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 23:40:00 PDT

Two Crows

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:04:00 PDT

Here is some very interesting information about crows that I snipped from an article titled The Mystery of Animal Grief in TIME Magazine by Jeffrey Kluger:

Nobody feels cuddly about crows. They're too big, too loud, too mean. They scavenge with the greed of buzzards, prey without the grace of eagles and even chase down children who come too close to their nests. They are the dark symbols of human mythology--portents of plague, of sorcery, of evil. There's a reason the proper term for a flock of them is a murder of crows, and it's not because we like having them around.

But there's something deeper going on in the soul of a crow. An animal that inflicts death so readily seems deeply moved when one of its own kind dies. A dead crow lying in the open will quickly attract two or three other crows. They dive and swoop and scold--emitting a very particular call that summons up to a hundred other members of the flock. With near ceremonial coordination, they land and surround the body, often in complete silence. Some may bring sticks or bits of grass and lay them next to--or even on top of--the remains. Then, tribute paid, they turn and fly off.

"Crows form lifelong pair bonds and might be mated for 20 years," he says. "When one dies, we've seen the survivor just standing above it looking at it."

Indian Canyons Rock Formation

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:45:00 PDT

The Edge

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:12:00 PDT

This picture shows the back a building on Front Street in the Old Town section of Temecula.

Why THE EDGE? because when I took this picture I liked how because of lighting and perspective, the two sides of the building appear so different. And when I edited it I tried to emphasize that contrast, that edge. Well, it turns out that there is a nice restaurant called The Edge at this address, which I found to be an amusing coincidence, and an appropriate name for this picture.

San Diego Skyline

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:03:00 PDT

Signs of Spring

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:47:00 PDT

I never get tired of taking pictures of the same tree and the same blossoms in my backyard because they are just beautiful, and because I always end up with something new and different. Love it!

Desert Sunrise

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:00:00 PST

1951 Mercury Coupe

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 08:12:00 PST

Cotton Candy

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 08:06:00 PST

Crowded

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:50:00 PST

Surf and Surfer

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 11:01:00 PST

Grapevine

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:44:00 PST

Marilyn Monroe Ballerina

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 06:37:00 PST

Fishing at Sunset

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:38:00 PST

Going Home

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 15:40:00 PST

Corsair

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 05:09:00 PST

Magic Smoke

noreply@blogger.com (John Demostani) — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 07:40:00 PST