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Photos from Calico Ghost Town

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Hi All,

I was passing by Calico Ghost Town the other week on the way back from Vegas and decided to stop by. It was just around five in the afternoon and the sun was getting low. Most people had left for the day and we just managed to slip in. It was great, quiet and a just a little creepy!! This is an old silver mining town in the Californian Mojave desert off Interstate 15. A great place to get some photos of a bit of western history!! I have posted some up on my 500PX site  and on fine art site too.

Fire - Bucket Mike-Hope

Take a look and let me know what you think…

Here’s a bit from Wikapedia on Calico:

Calico is a ghost town and former mining town in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in the Calico Mountains of the Mojave Desert region of Southern California, it was founded in 1881 as a silver mining town, and today has been converted into a county park. Located off Interstate 15, it lies 3 miles (4.8 km) from Barstow and 3 miles from Yermo. Giant lettersspelling CALICO can be seen on the Calico Peaks behind the ghost town from the freeway. Walter Knott purchased Calico in 1950s, architecturally restoring all but the five remaining original buildings to look as they did in 1880s. Calico received California Historical Landmark #782

Check Guns Mike-Hope

All Guns Check At Saddle Shop by Mike Hope

Thanks for stopping by,

Mike Hope

Redondo Beach Home Sales – January 2014

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Hi All,

It’s a little late this month but here are the  home sales in  South Redondo Beach (area 155) for January this year. You can see a slowing trend but only to be expected after the holiday season. Signs are sales are picking up again though.  for more information check out Cecily Lee’s web site at cecilylee.com, or if your thinking of buying or selling  give Cecily Lee a call on 310-376-5673

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January 2014 Townhome sales in our neighborhood

ADDRESS SQUARE FT BED BATH YR BUILT SALES PRICE DOM LOT SQ FT SALE DATE
706
N Lucia Av #B		 2,570 4 4 2005 $1,190,000 125 — 01/08/14

January 2014 Single Family Home sales in our neighborhood 


ADDRESS SQUARE FT BED BATH YR BUILT SALES PRICE DOM LOT SQ FT SALE DATE
1014 Vincent ST 1,100 3 1 1963 $590,000 24 2,674 01/02/14
434
N Maria AV		 1,600 2 2 2008 $820,000 111 6,030 01/15/14
623
N Paulina AV		 3,779 5 4 1999 $1,490,000 48 5,949 01/28/14

Information is deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. Cecily Lee, Redondo Beach Realtor, Redondo Beach Homes for Sale and Redondo Beach CA Real Estate

Mike Hope Photo Site New Look!

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Hi All,

I recently changed the look to my photo web site mikehopephotos.com I think you might enjoy it!! Feel free to take a look and let me know what you think. I am taking more shots with the Canon 6D and 24 – 105mm lens as well as the Canon EOS-M, which is great for quick shots on the go. I am really liking the 6D and am going to take a few more shots with the 40mm pancake. This is a fun lens for portrait and DOF shots. Real sharp for a great price too!! Anyway nuff for now, and let me know what you think of the new site!

Mike Hope Photo Site

Mike Hope Photo Site

Hope you like the photos!!

Mike Hope

Slant on the Pier Mike-Hope

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Slant on the Pier Mike-Hope, a photo by Mike-Hope on Flickr.

Hi All,

Took this by the Manhattan Beach Pier last weekend. I was on a bike ride with my new Canon 6D (Gotta Luv it!!) and 24-105mm L series. Wow what a difference a full frame makes!! I was absolutely blown away with the depth of color and clarity!! I am really happy with the camera and am going to be experimenting with the different functions and lenses. Course it’s a whole different game now and I really have to save the pennies for those Canon lenses. Have to try some of the off market and bargains just for the fun of it. Just got the very reasonable 40mm Pancake and havn’t tried it yet. Better for street and portraits, so they say!! I will update you when I have a chance to try it out!!

Thanks again for taking a look and let me know what you think of the photo!!

Mike Hope

Old Manhattan Pier Noir

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Hi everyone,

Hope you are having a great holiday season.  I just reworked one of my latest photos with some film noir filters and quite like the result. I thought you might like to take a look and let me know what you think.

Old Manhattan Pier Mike-Hope

Old Manhattan Pier Mike-Hope

I have also put it on fineartamerica just in case you feel like putting it on you wall. That would be nice 🙂 Anyway, let me know what you think and have a wonderful holiday season…

Mike Hope

Turkey Buzzard

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Hi all,

I hope you are having a great Holiday Season. I was up in Sonoma and San Franciso recently and got a chance to try out the Canon 6D. So far I am really liking it. The shots mainly come out pretty good and I have been posting some on 500px and thought you might want to take a look. This one was a fly over by a wily Turkey Buzzard. I used the 24 to 105mm f/4 as he flew over and caught this shot.  Let me know what you think or if you have any questions on the Canon 6D I’d be happy to to help.

Shot in Glen Ellen with Canon 6D and 24-105mm

Turkey Buzzard Mike-Hope

Before I go what do you think about this shot from Hawks  Hill of the Golden Gate Bridge. This was a really busy Sunday and hardly anywhere to stop. I would recommend anyone taking the time to go up the road to Hawks Hill and see if you can find a space and maybe hike down towards the bridge. Truly tremendous to be up there…

Golden Gate Bridge 3 Mike-Hope

Golden Gate Bridge Mike-Hope

Thanks for taking a look…

Mike Hope

The Power of Photography – National Geographic – 125 years.

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This should really be a great exhibit and I can’t wait to check this out. The Power of Photography – National Geographic – 125 years. It starts this weekend, October 26th, at the Annenberg Space for Photography at 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Century City. The exhibit is FREE and parking is a dollar with Annenberg validation…

National Geographic - Tribute

The Power of Photography

The exhibit is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm.  Check it out and let me know what you think….

…I still have a bunch of old National Geographis hard cover, going back to 1927 and beyond., I can’t give them up!!

Thanks again for stopping by,

Mike Hope

Joel Sartore

A photo by Joel Sartore – National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

 

Classic Car – Rods, Rides & Relics – Redondo Beach

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Classic Car, a set by Mike Hope on Flickr.

Some Classic Car shots taken on Redondo Beach Pier, Fishermans Warf, at the 10TH ANNUAL RODS, RIDES AND RELICS CLASSIC CAR SHOW ON THE PIER. September 22nd, 2013. I was using a wide angle lens and polarizer on the Canon 60D probably not a good combination. But hey, If I keep shooting hopefully I will get better right?

Mike Hope

Artworks for the Cure 2013

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Blown Away!! That is all I can say!! A fantastic ride through what was some amazing art.  A whole hanger full of talant and something you do not see everyday. The vibrance, energy and creativity just jumped off the walls!! I am so glad i didn’t miss this. All of the artists had such unique stories and most stopped me in my tracks!! I took very few photos as my Canon EOS-M battery died suddenly!! can’t believe I didn’t have a spare… anyway, I will try to feature some of the art and link to the artist sites. One of the many great artists featured was Lluis Barba. There were several of her marvelous works on show and my photos below just doesn’t do them justice. These are magnificent works that captured us and took us into the art itself!!  Check out Lluis Barba at Cynthia Corbett’s Gallery @ Cynthia Corbett.com

Lluis Barba Artist

Lluis Barba Artist

Here are a couple of quick pics i took while inside the exhibit…

Girl writing on wall - Mike Hope

Girl writing on the wall

From Artworks for the Cure exhibit

From Artworks for the Cure exhibit

Artworks for the Cure exhibit

Girl takes photo of backdrop

Inside the exhibit

Tom Leighton was another that stopped us in our tracks and had me mezmarised!! Here is one I had to capture on the cell phone camera as my Canon battery had expired. This is one of the excellent works by Tom Leighton  

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Tom Leighton

Check out the artists and galleries @ Artworks2013

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If you are in the Santa Monica area this coming weekend you might want to check out this benefit art exhibition. Promises to be pretty interesting and includes street art from around the globe. Take a different slant on things for a very worthy cause. Head over to…

The Barker Hangar
Santa Monica Air Center at Santa Monica Airport
3021 Airport Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90405 

A BENEFIT ART EXHIBIT, AUCTION & MORE

WORKS BY OVER 150 CONTEMPORARY PAINTERS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, AND MIXED MEDIA ARTISTS

Street Art from Around the Globe * Surf/Skate/Snowboard Art * Knockout Display of Low-Rider Cars * Photo Exhibit of Graffiti Art from the Berlin Wall * Rock Photography * 3-D Chalk Art
Check out the link for tickets and details:

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…see you there!!

Mike Hope

Grand Canyon – Helicopter Flight

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Grand Canyon, a set on Flickr.

Well I finally got together some of the photos I took over the Grand Canyon from the heilcopter flight. It was a pretty amazing experience. I thought you might like to take a look and let me know what you think. I was using a 24mm-105mm Canon L series lens and even though we were rocking about a bit and the down draft from the rotors kept blowing the zoom back in still managed to take some reasonable shots. A couple of times, when leaning out of the window, I thought I was going to loose the camera and I’m pretty sure were wern’t going to land to pick it up.

Thanks again for taking a look!!

Mike Hope