Romancing The Road...

Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.

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IMG_0078.JPG, originally uploaded by Senor Adventure.

I was just at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans and have to say that it's better than decent. And considering that Hurricane Katrina plowed through there in '05 it's come back phenomenally. This link will take you to the entire photo set.

Enjoy.

Favorite "LIGHT" shots.

IMG_0034.JPG, originally uploaded by Victor L Antunez.

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I am beginning to sort my photos into favorites.  I took these pics with my CANON POWERSHOT S2 1S .  It's a digital point and shoot that takes incredible shots.  Some of the pics are a bit grainy for two reasons.  The flash is inadequate at times.  I aslo shot at too low a resolution.  Oops.

My article: MEXICO - MASSIVE FLAMES BEGAN AS A CIGARETTE FIRE, has been published.

Click on this LINK to see an article of mine that has been published in FIRE FIGHTING NEWS.

The title of the article is:  Mexico - Massive Flames Began As A Cigarette Fire

I shot the fire while on my way back to the NOLS RANCHO COYOTE from MULEGE.  From the car I noticed thick black smoke rising high up into the air from THE ORCHARD R.V. PARK.  My friends TAP and ANITA stopped the truck and I ran to the scene with my digital camera to get closer to the action.

You can see the entire set of photos by following this LINK to: FIRE IN MULEGE.

The photos below are of living legend TAP TAPLEY and his wife Anita at the scene of the fire.  Click on this LINK to see pics of Tap's recent visit to his old friend Chico in Baja

Tap and me at Chico's.  The matching rope belt's are a coincidence of the fact that we are both sailor's.

INTERESTINGNESS

Vic 686, originally uploaded by vic_antunez.

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This shot is proof that it doesn't take great photographic skills to take awesome photographs. Altough the skills will come with practice and a desire to improve. In my experience it takes a good digital camera, take lots of pics, and immerse yourself in INTERESTINGNESS. Interesting people/places make for interesting photography.

Fire in Mulege

IMG_1774, originally uploaded by vic_antunez.

Click on the photo to see my photostream of a fire I photographed in Mulege, Baja California from start to finish. I arrived on scene just as the fire was getting out of control and stayed until the fire department arrived to put it out. In Mulege the fire fighter's take a little longer to arrive than in the States because they don't actually hang out at the fire station. If there is a fire you have to go into town and search for them.

ISLANDS OF THE SEA OF CORTEZ

Window seat.  That's all I've got to say about airline travel.  I used to always sit in an aisle seat in order to have readier access to the lavatories, walking, whatever, but lately I've switched back to window seat's.  I did it so that I would have photos to add to my blog.  Yes, I have gotten that from it.  I've also gotten the added benefit that now airline travel has become an adventure again.  It's always been fun, but a window puts the adventure back into it.  These islands are of THE SEA OF CORTEZ.

HAVING FUN WITH SHADOWS

Here I'm having fun with shadows.  It is an awesome help to have a vain model like Joey to take pictures of.  As a side note I will mention it here that his walking stick's gruesome use of left over animal parts was my design, though I've never been given design credits for it.  At the tip is a goat's horn and at the working end is a goat's hoof.  LEKI take note.

SILOHUETTES OF BAJA

These are photos I took while in Mejico.  I shot them with my CANON POWERSHOT S2 IS.  Yeah it's a point and shoot and it shoots awesome pics.  The list of shooting options is long, but it only took me one month of intensive use to learn it all.  It has a 12X OPTICAL AND A 48X DIGITAL ZOOM.  I disabled the digital zoom.  It's only weakness for what it is, is the lens cap.  That's minor though.  After one month hiking in the grueling SONORAN desert of Baja it shows only minor signs of trail wear.  For my money it's a viable alternative to lugging around a bulkier, heavier, and pricier DSLR.

Canon PowerShot S2 IS

I bought a new digital point and shoot today.  The Canon PowerShot S2 IS.  It's loaded with features that I'm psyched to use.  Most notable is the image stabilization feature.  I've put it to the test on full tele-photo, 48X, and it took sharp photos.  I'm taking it to Mejico where I'll use it to take photos of Indian cave art that's in the area I'll be hiking.  I'll blog more about that in the days to come.

Vic