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Hi there!.... Let me introduce myself. I'm Allen....Thanks for stopping
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"True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment."
~William Penn~
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~Back Roads Series~
"When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence."
~Ansel Adams~
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Where to start?. I've been struck by lightning........ TWICE!!!, and spent 17 years in speech therapy.... but that's a whole story in itself... I'm a 59 year old guy who, people say, doesn't act or look like it. I may disagree but who am I to argue. I still see things through the eyes of someone I knew years ago.... and those eyes have seen a lot.
I love Body Surfing, ( just average at best on a board), Skiing (water and snow), and Golf.... I played Rugby and Baseball, ran Track and Swam competitively. I have a good sense of humor and a biting wit, a sense of adventure, a passion for life and a need to express myself.
I love to Cook (spent 30 years in the restaurant business) and Write. I have a passion for Film , Music (except Rap.... I said "MUSIC") and the Arts, and I'm a "collector" of way too many things. I recently discovered ocean kayaking.... I love hiking in the woods, dining in a fine restaurant and watching the sun rise or set....... and I like to shop!!!
I believe in Magic, Santa Clause, wishing on a falling star and happy endings. I'm a hopeless Romantic.....I'm a dog lover..... I believe a man shouldn't be ashamed to show emotion; screw what my buddies say.....
I love the rumbling sound of glass pacs coming off a well tuned V-8 and driving fast down back country roads!... I believe the mussel cars of the 60s and early 70s are the best.. I love everything about going to the ballpark, watching the full moon rise and seeing a great concert. I enjoy the quiet of a museum, the smell of the forest after a rain, and the sound of the ocean
I value my private times as well as being alone-together with a friend. I believe a friend is someone I can trust, believe in and rely on....... I'm a good listener.... I'm the quiet guy (yeah, that one) but I still enjoy a good party.... I'm the one who observes and speaks his mind when appropriate. I can hold a conversation... and I'll drive you home.
I believe a person should be judged by who they are on the inside, and not by what we initially see on the outside ..........I believe one should take a chance every now and then........... I enjoy being with the guys, but for one reason or another most of my closest friends are women, which has given me another way of looking at life, and it's refreshing.. I'm never late which really pisses some of my buddies off.
There's more but that's about enough for now........You want to know more?..... Write me.... !!
**** AND NOW~ THE OTHER SIDE OF ME;****
I have no tolerance
for bullies, bigots, liars, stalkers, thieves or rude people; They all bring out the other side of me. I can't stand seeing a woman or child being verbally abused, and most definitely not physically. If I do I'll step in and do whatever it takes to rectify the situation.
Can't help it; it's just who I am.
Welcome to "MY" Space
~PHOTOGRAPHY~
I remember walking into my first Photography class in college and reading what was written on the blackboard;
"It's amazing what you see if you take the time to look"
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~PHOTOGRAPHERS & ARTISTS~
~THOSE WHO HAVE AND CONTINUE TO INSPIRE ME~
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If you're photographing in color you show the color of their clothes - if you use black and white, you will show the color of their soul.
~Author Unknown~
~Yucca Valley Series~
"While there is perhaps a province in which the photograph can tell us nothing more than what we see with our own eyes, there is another in which it proves to us how little our eyes permit us to see."
~Dorothea Lange~
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~Santa Cruz Series~
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A great photograph is a full expression of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense, and is, thereby, a true expression of what one feels about life in its entirety.
~Ansel Adams~
~Old Photos Series~
~Ano Nuevo Series~
Often while traveling with a camera we arrive just as the sun slips over the horizon of a moment, too late to expose film, only time enough to expose our hearts.
~Minor White~
~Santa Catalina Island Series~
~Baseball Series~
"All that you see or seem, is but a dream within a dream."
~Edgar Allan Poe~
~Hakone Gardens Series~
"They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night."
~Edgar Allan Poe~
~Classic Cars Series~
"A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into."
~Ansel Adams~
~Cemetery Series~
Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art.
~Ambrose Bierce~
~Mt. Hamilton Series~
It's weird that photographers spend years or even a whole lifetime, trying to capture moments that added together, don't even amount to a couple of hours.
~James Lalropui Keivom~
~Day At The Beach Series~
~Big Basin Series~
"I didn't want to tell the tree or weed what it was. I wanted it to tell me something and through me express its meaning in nature."
~Wynn Bullock~
~Villa Montalvo Series~
~Baseball Series~
The camera can photograph thought.
~Dirk Bogarde~
~Baseball Series~
Celebrating My 45th Birthday:
1993~45th BIRTHDAY~ ME AT "THE WEDGE" ~ NEWPORT BEACH ~ JUST A BIG KID!!
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2006~I FINELY GOT TO FLY ONE OF MY DREAMS
~A WWII AMERICAN WARBIRD; THE T-6D "TEXAN"
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