Glendale Cruise Night: Hi Everyone, I haven't been around for awhile and I miss everyone. Things have been moving really fast. As we speak, I have 4 photographs hanging in two museums...

rdrechsler Loc: Channel Islands Harbor, CA

Hi Everyone, I haven't been around for awhile and I miss everyone. Things have been moving really fast. As we speak, I have 4 photographs hanging in two museums and two photographs in a juried show at the Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, CA. I have also been accepted as an Artisan by Amazon Handmade and I've been building my store there. No small job!

Meanwhile, Saturday I finally found some time to get back to actual photography so I went with some other photographer friends to Cruise Nights in Glendale. Talk about a target rich environment...WOW! I've posted some of my favs here for you to enjoy as well. The highlight was the sighting of the rare gullwing as it made its approach

Caddy Engine
Caddy Engine...

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Reflections with Dick and Jane

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"Reflecting...from Russia with Love

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Wings in the Sky
Wings in the Sky...

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Ridin' High
Ridin' High...

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Rare Gullwing Coming in for Landing

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C6Joe Loc: NorthWestern Nevada

Reminder: Hot August Nights, Reno, Nevada, 2 weeks! (August 4 - 12)

Channel Island Harbor. Oxnard, right? You live on a boat? Kind? Length? You a ham? I do the Baja Marine Weather and Sea Condition report on Thursdays, at 0815 on 7233.5.

BTW, My favorite, Outside of mine, of course, is the hemi powered Save-On shopping cart.

Great shots....I like that you actually get down on the 'ground' to get some shots. Few Photogs do.

rdrechsler Loc: Channel Islands Harbor, CA

C6Joe wrote:

Reminder: Hot August Nights, Reno, Nevada, 2 weeks! (August 4 - 12)

Channel Island Harbor. Oxnard, right? You live on a boat? Kind? Length? You a ham? I do the Baja Marine Weather and Sea Condition report on Thursdays, at 0815 on 7233.5.

BTW, My favorite, Outside of mine, of course, is the hemi powered Save-On shopping cart.

Great shots....I like that you actually get down on the 'ground' to get some shots. Few Photogs do.

Good memory. Yes, Channel Islands Harbor. My Catalina 470 sold in February, living in a waterfront unit now in the harbor and working full time on promoting my photography "retirement" business. HAHA...yes, I got on the ground...more than once! I had my good sunglasses in my backpack and by the end of the shoot they looked like a pretzel, but I did manage to straighten them out. Thanks for commenting Joe...what's a C6?

C6Joe Loc: NorthWestern Nevada

C6 is a series of Corvette. Mine is a C6, made between 2005 and 2013. The current series cars are C7's, and I *believe* the new ZORA (Mid-engined Corvette) will be a C8. Hopefully, if the car gods ordain it, I will pick up my new C7 in 3 weeks.

The Cat..Tall mast? Winged keel? Nice boat. Ever go to Baja, Hawaii? Orient? O.T.W.?? Pictures??!!!

rdrechsler Loc: Channel Islands Harbor, CA

C6Joe wrote:

C6 is a series of Corvette. Mine is a C6, made between 2005 and 2013. The current series cars are C7's, and I *believe* the new ZORA (Mid-engined Corvette) will be a C8. Hopefully, if the car gods ordain it, I will pick up my new C7 in 3 weeks.

The Cat..Tall mast? Winged keel? Nice boat. Ever go to Baja, Hawaii? Orient? O.T.W.?? Pictures??!!!

Then you'll like this pic...

Reach for the Top
Reach for the Top...

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Currently on display in the Channel Islands Maritime Museum

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Also on display in the CI Maritime Museum

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C6Joe Loc: NorthWestern Nevada

Can almost feel the salt spray on my face, in the last one!

2nd pic..Hawaii? (Doesn't look like the California coast!)

rdrechsler Loc: Channel Islands Harbor, CA

C6Joe wrote:

Can almost feel the salt spray on my face, in the last one!

2nd pic..Hawaii? (Doesn't look like the California coast!)

Khutz Inlet, British Columbia, about 60 miles south of Prince Rupert. The last pic is off the coast of Baja. I sailed her 22,000 miles from 2007 to 2012.

C6Joe Loc: NorthWestern Nevada

rdrechsler wrote:

Khutz Inlet, British Columbia, about 60 miles south of Prince Rupert. The last pic is off the coast of Baja. I sailed her 22,000 miles from 2007 to 2012.

Ok, I was thinking more tropical....

You could send a **WHOLE** bunch of the images from or of the boat if you like. I wouldn't complain! LOL. And..as we *did* touch upon Corvettes and car shows: :::GRIN:::

65 Falcon Sprint, Pro Street, and C6 Corvette

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J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

rdrechsler wrote:

Hi Everyone, I haven't been around for awhile and ... (show quote)

Nice set Dick.

rdrechsler Loc: Channel Islands Harbor, CA

J-SPEIGHT wrote:

Nice set Dick.

Thanks Jack. It was a fun afternoon/evening. I like old cars...but not as much as boats...LOL.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Great use of perspective, Dick!

rdrechsler Loc: Channel Islands Harbor, CA

UTMike wrote:

Great use of perspective, Dick!

Thanks Mike. Glad you liked them. The target rich environment really afforded me the opportunity to get creative.