geek/photographer

A few years ago, I started a photo series called Forgotten 66.  The idea was to show famous and not so famous landmarks along old US 66.  I wanted to show them as they are now, which sadly is not in very good shape.  There are many more places I want to visit along the Mother Road, but here are a few photographs from a couple of places in the Tulsa area.

The black and white ones are the Tee-Pee Drive In in my hometown of Sapulpa.  It has really fallen on hard times.  They were shot on film, with a Bronica SQb.  Delta 100 Pro film, if I remember correctly.

The color shots are of the famous Blue Whale of Catoosa.  It has been refurbished to look somewhat like it did in it’s heyday.  There were even a few tourists visiting while I was there.  These shots are from my new Nikon D90.

I got a Canon Powershot G10 a couple of weeks ago, and I am loving it! It takes great pictures. It has great manual controls for those of us who like to have total control over aperture and shutter speed. But it also produces great shots in full auto mode.

Here are some samples from the first two weeks with the camera. Some shots from our trip to Santa Monica.

The lobster taquitos from Ocean Avenue Seafood in Santa Monica. Have a drink on the Georgian Hotel's veranda, and you can order them!

I am sitting on the veranda of the Georgian Hotel composing this blog on my Blackberry, with the Pacific Ocean in view. Just finished some delicious lobster tacquitos (pictured above). I saw another celebrity today. Ancient comedian Rip Taylor was at the Mel’s Diner on Sunset in Hollywood. He was looking very old but he still has the curly mustache and appeared to be wearing his signature rug under a white straw fedora. He stumbled out the door with the help of a cane, got into a silver Ford Focus, and drove off.

Amanda and I started the day meeting my old college pal Dave at the Hollywood Farmer’s Market. It was good to see Dave for the first time in damn near 17 years. He hasn’t changed a bit.

The famous LaBrea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. This place stinks. Quite literally. Smells like road construction.

Then we went to the La Brea Tar Pits. It was underwhelming. Right now, Amanda is writing post cards. Tonight we go to Dan Tana’s for dinner. Hoping to see a bigger celebrity. Like Clooney, or the guy who played Cletus on Dukes of Hazzard. Peace out.