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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

Sun-up at the Grand Canyon

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As I mentioned the Grand Canyon in my last post I thought I’d upload a picture I took from the rim early one morning just as the sun was rising (sounds like a song coming on). I am just getting the feel for some slow shutter speed work, long exsposure and bracketing. This was pretty low light and zoomed using the 24mm – 105mm Canon L series.  I took three shots at different exposures and then overlayed in post to give it dimension. I will keep practicing and the next shoot will be down by the ocean at Abalone Cove.

Sun up at Grand Canyon Mike-Hope by Mike Hope

Sun up at Grand Canyon Mike-Hope

Thanks for stopping by,

Mike Hope

Shane Knight’s Fine Art Photography

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On a recent trip to the awe inspiring Grand Canyon we stopped off in the City of Flagstaff, Arizona. A really eclectic city with great people and history. On our wanderings we came accross a fascinating gallery set up in the old jail house.

Old Jail House Flagstaff Mike-Hope by Mike Hope

The gallery was that of Shane Knight, a renowned fine-art photographer of the surrounding areas and beyond.  We discocvered all this through the gallery admistrator Michelle, a wonderfull lady who was truley a pleasure to meet.  Shane Knight’s work is truley inspiring.  His works on horses and wild lanscapes are breathtaking and really have to be seen to be appreciated!  You can see the hard work, joy and exhilaration that goes into each shot.  I personally found this chance visit one of the highlights of our Grand Canyon stop and am seriously considering a major buy!  There is some wonderful professional fine-art photography here. (mostly film and no Photoshop) as depicted on a  motto in the window display posted on and old large format plate camera (maybe a Gandolphi I am not sure).  Perhaps someone can put me straight on this one.  Anyway, the gallery is doted with great photographic curiosities and artifacts as well as old cameras, not to mention the fantastic photography!  What’s more it is located in an old historic jail house that still has bars on the windows, brick walls and prisoner graffiti from 1914.

If you are there please check it out, it’s awsome!! The Gallery is located at:

Shane Knight Photography
5 East Aspen Avenue
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
928.556.1563

Redondo Harbor Drive Mosaic Wall Project

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Now here is something on a much lighter note. I ride by here most weekends and have been watching the progress with interest. I think it is really great that people with so much talent are able to bring that little bit of joy into our lives and surroundings. The Redondo Harbor Drive Mosaic Wall Project…

Redondo Harbor Drive Mosaic Project

… is just one of them and the artists, Patrice Linnett and Deborah Collette, are working their magic on the wall.  If you havn’t seen it you should check it out.  Also, the steps on the Avenue of the Arts on Redondo Pier. I was amazed at this and  admire it everytime I walk or ride by. I stopped there the other day and took the picture below of my daughter Roxanna with the mosaic steps in the background.

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Oil Drilling in Hermosa Beach – What do you Think?

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There is a campaign to lift the ban on oil drilling in Hermosa Beach. We are talking in the sand section close to residents homes on 6th Street and Valley.  Are they crazy!!!  What? It will make money for Hermosa Beach… Well why didn’t you tell us… step right up and drill away.  Just make sure to put some in my private account and the sand is all yours!! Seriously, they could just make it happen if there is not enough action to stop it.  It is on the 2014 Ballot so make sure you vote your conscience or this may be your beach!!

Keep Off Sign - Mike-Hope

The company E&B resourses comes out of Bakersfield where they have miles of nothing that they can turn into oily blight! What, is it not the right color or something. you need clean golden sands on a beautiful beach area to turn into your ugly, polluting and environmentally damaging waste ground. You know you wouldn’t be able to use that land for years to come whilst the contamination to the soil was cleaned up!!  Then, who pays for the clean up, when all this waste trickels down into the water table, under the sand and out into the ocean turning the sand into a sticky black mess?  Yep, first the marine life, dolphins, sea lions and fish, who have no say, then you and me…

So, having vented my piece what can we do??  The first step is check out…

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Stop Hermosa Beach Oil.com. Follow on them on Facebook, Register to Vote , campaign your local representatives, make a noise and tell them you don’t want your beaches polluted by oil drilling, noise, construction and traffic!!

Don’t let your beach become like this!!

Thanks for letting me let of steam about this. It unfortunately happens in too many areas. This one in particular is in the center of a residentual area, on the sand section of Hermosa Beach next to the walking, running path that runs through a well lanscaped area, park like setting. There is no real argument that can be made for threatening peoples health, pushing down property values and blighting the landscape. Sometimes a City has to consider the alternatives to raising cash through promises of easy wealth. Hermosa is built on beach activities, local trade, tourism and the fun factor, take that away and what are you left with?  The picture below says it all…

Enter At Your Own Risk - Mike Hope

Redondo Beach Home Sales – August 2013

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Hi All,

On a serious note:-))

Here are the Redondo Beach Home Sales in our area for August, 2013. The trend was upward with some increase in the selling price and a greater volume over the previous month. There are some signs however, that the market is slowing as the upward trend on interest rates puts pressure on home loans.

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Still, we are seeing a healthy improvement over previous months!!

For more information about Redondo Beach Homes for sale or local trends on Redondo Beach Realestate check out Cecily Lee’s website @ cecilylee.com or call Cecily Lee on 310-376-5673.

August 2013 Townhome sales in our neighborhood

ADDRESS SQUARE FT BED BATH YR BUILT SALES PRICE DOM LOT SQ FT SALE DATE
1321
Beryl St #205		 1,199 2 1 1975 $425,000 64 — 08/27/13
110 S Guadalupe Av #4 1,615 3 1 1983 $705,000 5 — 08/01/13
313
Anita St #A		 2,121 4 4 1999 $775,000 46 — 08/16/13
109
S Guadalupe Av #B		 2,706 3 2 1989 $865,000 161 — 08/23/13
607 N Juanita Av #B 2,296 3 2 1990 $960,000 15 — 08/23/13
713 N Juanita Av #B 2,353 3 2 2009 $1,015,000 10 08/16/13
121 S Guadalupe Av #B 2,200 4 3 2013 $1,135,000 85 — 08/02/13
121 S Guadalupe Av
#A		 2,250 4 3 2013 $1,180,000 72 — 08/13/13

August 2013 Single Family Home sales in our neighborhood 


ADDRESS SQUARE FT BED BATH YR BUILT SALES PRICE DOM LOT SQ FT SALE DATE
304 N Gertruda Av 1,249 3 1 1907 $727,000 9 3,150 08/13/13
602 N Maria Av 1,907 3 2 1998 $1,039,000 12 5,931 08/07/13
216 S Francisca Av 2,842 5 2 1999 $1,192,500 79 3,478 08/05/13

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

Thanks for stopping by,

Mike Hope

Tron Motorcycle – Mike Hope

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Tron Mike Hope, a photo by Mike-Hope on Flickr.

Hi All,

I thought you might like to take a look at this photo I took at the Disney Exhibit of the Tron Motorcycle. I gave it some black and white and linear poster treatment. It was a very low light shot with no flash, but I think the noise adds to the grungy effect. What do you think? Fun making it and I may post some other renditions!!  Thanks for checking it out.

Oh! and if you really, really like it it’s available on pixels.com

Photography Prints

Mike Hope

Helmut Newton at the Annenberg Space

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Hi all,

This is a pretty interesting exhibit of some “more than revolutionary” fashion photography!! This is the first exhibition of Helmut Newton’s work outside of gallery shows in Los Angeles. This display features pictures from his first three books “White Women, Sleepless Nights and Big Nudes:

Helmut Newton - Women in Saddle

Helmut Newton – Women in Saddle

On till Sunday, September 8th. It’s free and a dollar for parking!! That’ll make me go!! Be warned some photos are not for the kids. Maybe the title gives it away – If you haven’t been you gotta go!!!

Annenberg Space
Helmut Newton Photography Exhibit – 
thanks for taking a look… Mike Hope

Arrowead Resort – Mike Hope

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The lovely Lake Arrowhead Resort and Spa, great place for a weekend getaway. They have a little private beach, lot’s of lake view rooms and pretty good amenities. Close to Arrowhead Village with plenty of live music on Friday and Saturday evenings!! I took this one while hanging out on the balcony watching the light fade away… which is exactly what I was doing too!!

Lake Arrowhead Concert Series

Lake Arrowhead Concert Series