Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com
No blueberries for you… :-(
Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com
Tag: California
Angry Doll…
Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com
I love antique stores and flea markets — there are SO many interesting vignettes to photograph. It’s even easier to do with my iPhone because shop-keepers don’t seem to mind (vs. a bigger DSLR).
Get your kicks here…
Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com
…on Route 66. This is the tiny town of Oro Grande, in the Mojave Desert between Victorville and Barstow, California. Was very lucky to catch that gorgeous orange train. This section of Route 66 has dozens of great photo ops — it’s well worth a day trip from the Los Angeles area.
And, if you look closely, you’ll find a cow on the roof!
Orange you glad I didn’t say…
Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com
I’m obsessed with road trips, and one of my favorite local road trips is old Route 66 (tons of photos still to come – you’ll probably get sick of them). As every weekend approaches I start to think about throwing the dog in the car and hitting the road. I’m lucky that there are so many great, diverse day trips here in Southern California.
This shot is from the car (I was NOT driving) (this time), and it’s a stretch of Route 66 just outside of Oro Grande, California — somewhere between Victorville and Barstow, in the Mojave Desert. I was SO lucky to spot that ORANGE Corvette passing by the ORANGE gas station!
Drive-by shooting…
Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com
I do this all the time — shoot from the car. And most of the time I’m driving. I’ve gotten really good at pointing and shooting. Sometimes it works…sometimes it sucks. That’s the brilliance of digital photography — it never hurts to try!
We were on one of our Route 66 road trips in the middle of the Mojave Desert in California, and I’d seen this sign several times but never in time to stop and grab it. It’s on old Route 66, and we were on the freeway right beside it. Grabbed it at the last minute but since it was soft (blurry), I decided to convert to B/W and isolate the colors. I have this printed on a 20×30 canvas in my office and I love it!!!
My Commute…
Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com
I sometimes amuse myself on the way to work — I love this vanity plate on a plumbing truck on the 405 freeway in Los Angeles. All plumbers should have a sense of humor!
I love road trips…
Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com
This is Route 66 in the Arizona desert, heading toward the California state line. And yes, I’m standing (maybe sitting) in the middle of the road. That’s a Burma Shave sign in the distance (smile if you understand that).
Be careful out there on this travel weekend, folks!!!
Rusty Metaphor
Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com
I’ve thought about why I like this photo I took on the Carrizo Plain (central California) so much. It’s a once-grand, now-rusty, pot-shot-riddled classic, abandoned in the middle of a distant field.
But…the bumper is still shiny (be careful with that part of the metaphor, please)… and if you turn the camera around you’ll find a field full of abandoned rusty farm implements, repurposed as objects of beauty for artists with a discerning eye. And the field is full of gorgeous wildflowers — native, resilient, and persistent. And the car is pointed in the right direction…ahead…into a field filled with promise and hope (at least until the summer drought). But, most importantly…
THE DOOR IS WIDE OPEN!!!
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