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Photo above: This
beautiful 3/4 scale model of Chuck Yeager's speed
plane sat atop a "fake" control tower at Ace's
Restaurant in Sacramento (at Interstate 80
& Madison by the Holiday Inn Holidome.)
Notice how the control tower window shows Army Air
Corps personnel dressed in World War II style
uniforms!
I took this photo a few
months before a rare micro-tornado damaged the
airplane's fiberglass body. When the plane was
taken down for repair, insurance company Nazis
ordered the owners not to raise it back up again.
The beautiful model's current whereabouts is
unknown to me.
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Architectural
masterpiece at leflt: The bold,
incredible art deco architecture of a
diner's exterior photographed by
Doug.
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Image at
right: Many of the best
architecutral photos are done at night or
at dusk, when lighting and rich colors
combine to add visual appeal. Shown
here: Doug's view of Il
Fornaio.
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Image at
left: First Covenant Church in
Sacramento - near Rancho Cordova,
California. A respected local church which
has grown due to gimmick-free attitudes.
Architecturally it is also straightforward
- basically just a concrete box.
As a challenge
Doug strove to make a straightforward
building look cool. So he photographed it
from the east side in late afternoon,
heavily backlit with the sun just above
it. Oblique sun lighting plus a curved
walkway combined to give Doug's photo
dramatic impact.
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Above: Beautiful night
view of a US Navy training ship illuminated by a
combination of electronic flash, floodlights and
street lamps. I photographed this scene trying
three different lighting arrangements and three
different camera angles. The 3 outcomes were
passable, okay, and fantastic. The third version
(above) became the final choice.
Does Doug's professional
experience produce a better
outcome? Click
here to see the original
version...
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Placer County Government Center photographed
using a multi step process. First, photo taken.
Second, basic image editing. Third, applied
vignette effect in software to darken corners and
focus attention on the building's entrance. Fourth,
applied perspective correction software which
mimics "swings and tilts" of old fashioned
view cameras. Fifth, applied software sharpening to
increase clarity in a small on-screen image.
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