Doug's photo site

Sunset over the docks

Port Long Beach from the downtown side of the river.

Oil derrick with Palos Verdes peninsula in the background.

Bridge to Terminal Island.

Giant cranes for lifting containers off cargo ships.

Jet stream in the sky overhead.

3/8/08

Glob

Another remnant of air travel: My deodorant kind of exploded on the inside of the cap. But I thought it looked kind of interesting, so I took a number of shots of it, two of which are included here.

I'm not sure whether this makes me more of a photographer or more of a freak.

Take off

This is not a good shot of a plane taking off, but it is not bad considering that it was taken from a moving Skytrain car.

And considering that it was taken from this far away (this second shot is how it looked without zoom).

Ah, the glory of a powerful zoom (and... auto-focus). Hey, I pointed the camera at it and pushed the shutter.

Killing time

In this post on the uselessdoug site I allude to spending time riding the Skytrain at DFW airport. Here's a shot taken from that very mode of transportation between terminals--of the train going the opposite direction! Behold the action!

Terminal D listen

In terminal D of Dallas/Fort Worth airport is Christopher Janney's multi-media piece called Circling; this maze of glass has speakers in the floor that play tones.

Terminal D under your feet

Destination Game by Pamela Nelson, a "floor medallion" decorating terminal D of Dallas/Fort Worth airport.

The lower shot is a close-up of the maze design in the center.

Floor mosaic called Early Morning Flight by Billy Hassell.

Skyway

Shots taken during a flight from Raleigh to Dallas, where my seat was at the back of the plane, next to the engine. While that is generally regarded as a bad seat, it allowed for unique photographic opportunities.

Terminal D mountain

A monstrous art piece in terminal D of the Dallas/Fort Worth airport called Crystal Mountain, attributed to artist Dennis Oppenheim.

This first one has the spire technically out of focus, but upon closer inspection I discovered the reflection in the glass, which I kinda liked.

3/5/08