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I have found these forums to be invaluable as a repository of useful information, but have not participated to date! In the interest of correcting that...

Hello everyone. My name is Andrew, and I am a photographer in San Diego. I shoot digital for work, although I am not a full-time photographer nor am I interested in pursuing that, but when shooting for myself I prefer film. I primarily use 4x5, but will use 35mm or 120 or digital as the shot requires, or as available!





 

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Those photographs are excellent! I live in Escondido a bit north of you, and was wondering where the top photo (rocky beach) was taken. I can't think of any such scene in San Diego County.

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Welcome to Photrio!

Please show the Photrio members of the wonderful things in the San Diego area such as Anza Borrego and the Calcite Trail.
 
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albada said:
Those photographs are excellent! I live in Escondido a bit north of you, and was wondering where the top photo (rocky beach) was taken. I can't think of any such scene in San Diego County.

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Escondido! I grew up in Hidden Meadows, right between Escondido and Valley Center. I have family there, and love to hike the Daley ranch.



That photo of the ocean and rocks was taken at the La Jolla tide pools and I would agree, it doesn't seem like a place that would be part of the San Diego coast!
 
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Sirius Glass said:
Welcome to Photrio!

Please show the Photrio members of the wonderful things in the San Diego area such as Anza Borrego and the Calcite Trail.
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I love Anza Borrego! It's been a long time since I've hiked the slot canyons, including the Calcite mine trail, but it's always a treat to wake up in the desert. It's a real pleasure to photograph, as well.





 

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Wow! It's obvious that you have the unusual ability to see what you're seeing, and to foresee how it will look at a different contrast.
I took some photos of wildflowers in Daley Ranch after the fires of 2003. Here's one:



I don't know whether this shot has any artistic merit, but I intended it to show the contrast between death from fire and fresh new life. My camera was a Taron U.

Mark
 
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That's a generous compliment, thank you Mark. I've found that shooting black and white film forces contrast choices at every step of the process, forcing some visualization in that regard.

That's a lovely picture. It's interesting, being burned seems to emphasize the manzanita bark's natural tendency to flake and fragment off the trunk. Lovely!
 

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Welcome!!


I absolutely agree. This is fantastic!
 
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