http://lexybeast.com Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:38:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The thing about these old cars- you don't realise how massive they are until you're standing next to one. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Wooden cross country rally car, built by a fighter pilot ace. The rear is all fuel tank."][/caption] [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Hartmann Cabriolet. It's a custom V16 Cadillac."][/caption] [caption id="" ... http://lexybeast.com/2010/07/blackhawk/ Bonus points if you caught the Simpsons reference. http://lexybeast.com/2010/05/so-no-one-will-believe-your-story/ An issue of terminology. Here's a fun fact- Canon's name is derived from the Buddhist figure Kwannon, a thousand armed lady of mercy, and the original prototypes were called Kwanon Cameras. They changed the name to Canon soon afterwards, and probably tossed out the mercy alongside it, because Canons are ... http://lexybeast.com/2010/05/canon-s90-just-when-i-thought-i-was-out/ http://lexybeast.com/2009/12/octopuses-they-build-forts/ [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="299" caption="Day of the Doll"][/caption] Last year, after doing some minor world travel, I decided a nice way to follow it up would be to head south of the border to check out some Dia de los Muertos celebratio. It would make neat cultural photography. The ... http://lexybeast.com/2009/11/la-dia-de-los-muertos/ This be good stuff. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="324" caption="Bottle caps from high grade glass bottled Mexican Coke"][/caption] There's more of that posed versus candid again.  I shot these outside of Tere's on Melrose at this semi-hole-in-the-wall Mexican place called Tere's.  It doesn't look like much from the outside, but the food is ... http://lexybeast.com/2009/09/acros-on-melrose/ One of the reasons I've started shooting black and white film again is Diafine.  See, black and white film development is usually a tricky and finicky process that requires not only precise timing, but also temperature control of all chemicals involved.  Kind of a tricky process to pull off in ... http://lexybeast.com/2009/08/hella-diafine/ I've added FancyBox support on this site.  (Hm.  That sounds quite dirty.)  What does that mean?  You can click on the photos I've taken (for recent entries and ones from this point on at least), and you'll get a bigger copy.  Go on, give it a whirl.  Just click on ... http://lexybeast.com/2009/08/fancybox-go/ You might not know Graham Thompson by name, but you've probably seen his work.  Based in the South Side of Chicago, he''s arguably the best hat maker in the US;  his hats have featured prominently in many films, the most recent being Public Enemies. I went to watch Public Enemies ... http://lexybeast.com/2009/08/optimotastic/ Cherise and her friends had a body painting party a couple of weeks ago, and wanted me to come along and photograph.  How could I say no? [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Rooftop shenanigans"][/caption] We roasted on the way over.  (90 degrees.  Car has no air conditioning.  $1000 to fix.  No thank you ... http://lexybeast.com/2009/07/a-delightful-saturday/