This site has moved - the NEW site is now located at WWW.PINHOLEMEDIA.COM

Pics already posted here are posted there for the first time, but new ones will be added shortly (gotta show my best stuff!)

I look forward to seeing you there. If you like my site, be sure to vote for me at www.photoblogs.org. There is also a link under each foto on the new site.

curved building around 42nd street -- midtown manhattan, nyc (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/250s ^ f/10.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos rebel xt^

note: some previously posted pics will be appearing on the new website, pinholemedia.com, in the coming days and weeks. that site will be launched, i hope, 24-72 hours from now. i apologize in advance for the repeat fotos you will be seeing, but i will be attempting to display my best work for the opening of the site.

light's at grimaldi's -- downtown scottsdale (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/125s ^ f/5.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos rebel xt^

it could just be the taste -- subway car nyc (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/5s ^ f/5.6 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos rebel xt^

the brooklyn bridge stretching across the east river into manhattan-- brooklyn/manhattan, nyc (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/100s ^ f/13.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos rebel xt^

in a hurry at the 25th new york international orchid show -- rockefeller center, new york city (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/30s ^ f/13.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos rebel xt^

pink girl in a glass building - on the steps of the new york institute of photography -- new york city (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/20s ^ f/9.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos rebel xt^

when i saw this building, i was struck by its simple but classic style, and the aqua colored windows. you will have to click through (pay no attention, kenny) to make this super-sized or it will appear very jagged. fotunately, the new website, soon to be released, will not require clicking. pics will be full size. -- mid-town manhattan, nyc (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/800s ^ f/5.6 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos rebel xt^

on the brooklyn side of the brooklyn bridge, looking toward the manhattan skyline on a very bright and sunny day -- brooklyn, ny (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/100s ^ f/13.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos rebel xt^

the beach at coney island -- new york (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/800s ^ f/5.6 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos rebel xt^

elevators in a hotel -- new york city (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/8s ^ f/2.6 ^ ISO 200 ^ canon a510^

note: i left the rebel xt behind for this shot, and instead used a canon a510, 3.2mp that i had brought along. this camera was handy when i felt like being inconspicuous or carrying less around. it also has a relatively fast lens.

the f train -- new york city (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/6s ^ f/5.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos rebel xt^

the sugar bowl ice cream parlor - 1st ave & scottsdale road -- downtown scottsdale (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/200s ^ f/10.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos rebel xt^

badly needed box - i saw this sign in a back alley in the gallery district -- downtown scottsdale (click foto to enlarge, unless you're kenny)
^ 1/30s ^ f/11.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos rebel xt^

the famous grimaldi's pizzeria under the brooklyn bridge, near dusk. i am having dinner with a great photoblogger, ryan rahn, at the scottsdale location tonight (which seems better to me) - i will post a pic in the next day or so from that entrance for comparison -- brooklyn, new york (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/125s ^ f/10.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos rebel xt^

note: thanks for all the kind comments recently - to fully enjoy the pics on this site, please follow the following viewing guidlines ... to see the foto as it is intended to be seen in microsoft internet explorer, click the photo - once opened, move the mouse pointer around toward the lower right of the foto to bring up an orange colored icon - click this, and the pic is now fully expanded. in firefox, just click the foto 2x. this site works best with firefox. you can get it here, free.

two people walking in a park -- brooklyn, ny (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/125s ^ f/11.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos rebel xt^

this is a very typical scene in this neighborhood - the writing looks like it says "yen" (even though it doesn't) and the red door makes me think of a japanese flag. yes, i know, the japan thing is a bit of a stretch, but i really enjoyed this when i saw it -- lower east side, manhattan (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/50s ^ f/5.6 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos rebel xt^

washington square & new york university neighborhood late in the day -- lower east side, manhattan (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/125s ^ f/10.0 ^ ISO 400 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos rebel xt^

church on 5th ave and 12th street -- lower west side, manhattan (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/40s ^ f/4.5 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos rebel xt^

late night view from teany -- lower east side, manhattan (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1.6s ^ f/4.5 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos rebel xt^

i'm still in nyc and still having tech issues with posting fotos. i will be posting late tonight (friday) from phoenix after i fly in... thanks for your patience. 706 fotos and counting...

i'm in nyc and having semi-major technial difficulties .... i will attempt to post again within 24 -48 hours. 500 nyc pics and counting...

one of the few remaining shots left from my (now gone) rebel 300d -- downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/40s ^ f/11.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

bright lights and cotton candy were everywhere at the fair -- north phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/13s ^ f/6.3 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos rebel xt^

i saw this ferris wheel on the way home from work tonight - inaugural shot with the new rebel xt -- north phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/13s ^ f/3.5 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos rebel xt^

it's springtime and open-window weather in the city --
downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/100s ^ f/14.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

i saw this cannon in north scottsdale the other night - most of the the pics didn't make it due to underexposure and a lack of knowledge regarding how to use this g5, which i had just bought. (see update) - it's now gone, but i have a pic or two left from its archive yet to post -- north scottsdale (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/60s ^ f/2.8 ^ ISO 100 ^ canon powershot g5 ^

this stagecoach is displayed proudly in "the west's most western town" -- downtown scottsdale (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/60s ^ f/5.6 ^ ISO 100 ^ canon powershot g5 ^

i hesitated to post this because of the blur, but from the start, this was one of my favorite downtown pics from march. so let's just imagine that this happy homeless man, who was eager to have his picture taken, was shivering cold on this 78 degree day. meeting this guy was another cool interaction with homeless people - not driven by an experimental, white-boy-from-the-subuarbs point of view, but from a very human perspective -- downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/6s ^ f/6.3 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

outside the chromatic aberration tent festival -- north scottsdale
(click foto to enlarge)
^ 1.0s ^ f/3.2 ^ ISO 100 ^ canon powershot g5 ^

construction from a slightly different perspective -- downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/15s ^ f/10.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

art insurgency -- downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/500s ^ f/11.0 ^ ISO 200 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

afternoon street scene -- downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/10s ^ f/11.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

civic center courtyard -- downtown scottsdale
^ 1/200s ^ f/3.2 ^ ISO 100 ^ canon powershot g5 ^

hotel san carlo -- downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/80s ^ f/13.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

water troff and vigilant deputy -- rawhide, north scottsdale (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/60s ^ f/3.2 ^ ISO 100 ^ canon powershot g5 ^

j chew lounge - civic center -- downtown scottsdale (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/60s ^ f/5.6 ^ ISO 100 ^ canon powershot g5 ^

these transparent people asked to be photographed while I was shooting a similar scene -- northeast phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 8.0s ^ f/9.0 ^ ISO 200 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

stairs -- northeast phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 10s ^ f/10.0 ^ ISO 200 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

i'm not sure what to label this -- it's a mosaic-like underbelly of a horse on a street corner -- downtown scottsdale (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/400s ^ f/5.6 ^ ISO 400 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

homeless man -- downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/8s ^ f/6.3 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

the photo-hosting server is having troubles -- i will try to post again tomorrow evening (it's free for a reason...)

2nd & washington -- downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/60s ^ f/14.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

a sign warns tourists of this perilous, 4-inch change in sidewalk elevation -- gallery district, scottsdale (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/320s ^ f/4.5 ^ ISO 400 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

beautiful garbage -- northeast phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 15.0s ^ f/16.0 ^ ISO 400 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

giant lights in a japanese restaurant -- northeast phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 15.0s ^ f/20.0 ^ ISO 400 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^
*viewing tip* - especially in a foto like this one, if you don't fully expand the image, you will see "jaggies." jaggies are jagged-looking pixels, or sharp edges, that make a foto look unnatural due to pixels crunching. to see the foto as it is intended to be seen in explorer, click the photo - once opened, move the mouse pointer around toward the lower right of the foto to bring up an orange colored icon - click this, and the pic is now fully expanded. in firefox, just click the foto 2x.

i drove by this and thought it should be called "indecisive joe's new york pizza - opening whenever" -- northeast phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 6.0s ^ f/13.0 ^ ISO 400 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

central station -- downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/80s ^ f/11.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

the morning sun lights up these towers on 2nd & washington -- downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/60s ^ f/9.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

shooting this abandoned house was a little freaky because the neighborhood is one of the most crime-ridden in the city. for a minute i thought i might become the next statistic -- furthest point north, downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/125s ^ f/11.0 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

reflections from frank and lupe's cafe, marshall way & 4th -- gallery district, downtown scottsdale (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/60s ^ f/5.6 ^ ISO 400 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

my encounter with this good but unfortunate man living on the streets will not be soon forgotten -- adams and 1st -- downtown phoenix (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/50s ^ f/6.3 ^ ISO 100 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

i've lived here most of my life and can spot tourists a mile away - here's what i see, left to right: 2 limo-drivers waiting on tourists who are late for their pick-up time; local business man meeting a client at a 5th ave restaraunt; a local navajo indian in town buying wholesale goods; and the two women are (in the white) a local scottsdale woman with her friend (in blue) who is visiting from new york -- downtown scottsdale (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/320s ^ f/9.0 ^ ISO 400 ^ ef-s 18-55mm ^ canon eos drebel ^

dog stuck in traffic -- west mesa, az (click foto to enlarge)
^ 1/50s ^ f/4.9 ^ canon powershot s410 ^