digital projection is a beautiful thing

originally uploaded by billaday.

We have a new movie theater: AMC Glendora. Every theater has digital projection. That means that the picture never has scratches on it. It is the best suburban movie theater I've been to yet. Disclaimer: real movie theaters, like the Mann Chinese, are still far better.

Year 3, Day 157

inside the gears of a clock tower

originally uploaded by billaday.

Take a guess at what this is... then scroll down.

Before I tell you, lemme tell you why I like my Canon point-and-shoot. I can bring it with me everywhere I go. I can get very close to objects. The lens is small, so it can squeeze into tight spaces.

This is the inside of a running electricity meter. It's an 1/8 sec. exposure, so enough light got in, but the gears aren't blurred.

This is another shot that never would have been if it weren't for the photo-a-day project. It was late at night, and I hadn't taken a (remotely) interesting photo all day. I was looking for a late night shot, and stumbled upon this. Kinda cool.

Year 3, Day 156

Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart

originally uploaded by billaday.

Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.
-Carl Jung

Year 3, Day 155

Stop ahead, behind, and under ahead

originally uploaded by billaday.

This is a weird road. This is not photoshopped. It is rotated 180 degrees.

Year 3, Day 154

The Rosedale Project: a fence without homes

originally uploaded by billaday.

Before beginning my photo-a-day project three years ago, I was thinking of photo projects. I thought of documenting the Rosedale housing development, from start to finish. The big problem was that, at the time, I only have a film camera, so it was expensive to take pictures. Inevitably, I missed a couple important steps in the demolition of the Monrovia Nursery to make room for houses. I still drive through the "new" development and marvel at how much uglier houses are than flowers. Ironically, the development of this land has frozen, since nobody wants to buy expensive houses in Glendora.

My original goal with this shot was to capture downtown Los Angeles from afar. As I moved around looking for a good perspective (and avoiding power lines), I became increasingly interested in this fence. As it turns out, the silhouette of the fence leading into the foothills was the best capture today.

This looks nice large on black. You can see the details as the fence's silhouette fades into the foothill's silhouette. Thanks Photoshop Curves.

Year 3, Day 153

drive thru view of the Orange Bang dispenser

originally uploaded by billaday.

El Amigo is one of the places. So much character throughout the restaurant. If you're ever around, go get some rice and machaca tacos. Yum.

Year 3, Day 152

small dog, big head

originally uploaded by billaday.

Parking in Old Town Pasadena can be challenging, at best. The upside to terrible parking is being around to find shots like this (while driving around, and around).

Year 3, Day 151