This picture I took of a mock up set of one of the final scenes from the 2001 Space Oddessy movie. It was a set that was up high in the exhibition hall in dark surroundings. I took this with the hand held Canon EOS-M with the 22mm lens. I think it is quite effective and gives a feel of real size space and time. Maybe the idea. It’s not what you see, it’s what you think you see!!
Mike Hope
Hi All,
I thought you might find this photo interesting. I took this at the Stanley Kubrick exhibit at LACMA in Los Angeles. This was taken into a small model of the command Center for the Dr. Strangelove movie. I took this hand held with the Canon EOS-M, 22mm lens, in very low light with no IS. Slight Lightroom adjustment to bring out the maps. So far I am having fun with the camera!!
Thanks for stopping by… Mike Hope
Mike Hope
Hi Everyone,
Here are the Redondo Beach Home Sales in our area for May 2013. The sales are definitely up on April and show an upward trend in pricing. Let’s see how the trend continues!! Don’t forget if you would like to check out home sales or if you would like advice on buying or selling your home check out Cecily Lee’s web @ cecilylee.com or give her a call on 310-376-5673
Same Beach Just a long walk back to Redondo – Mike Hope
May 2013 Townhome Sales in our Neighborhood
| ADDRESS | SQUARE FT | BED | BATH | YR BUILT | SALES PRICE | DOM | LOT SQ FT | SALE DATE |
| 121 S JuanitaAV #4 |
1,427 | 2 | 2.5 | 1985 | $581,000 | 15 | — | 5/15/13 |
| 222 S. Irena AV #C | 1,352 | 2 | 3 | 1979 | $600,000 | 60 | — | 5/02/13 |
| 508 N Juanita AV #B |
1,832 | 4 | 3 | 1987 | $756,000 | 8 | — | 5/08/13 |
| 210 N. Lucia AV #B |
2,159 | 4 | 2.5 | 2002 | $785,000 | 39 | — | 5/01/13 |
| 241 S. Irena AV #C | 3,200 | 4 | 4 | 2005 | $825,000 | 450 | — | 5/10/13 |
| 237 N Irena AV #A | 3,016 | 4 | 3 | 1995 | $888,000 | 34 | — | 5/15/13 |
| 506 N Juanita AV #A |
2,517 | 3 | 3 | 2013 | $985,000 | 0 | — | 5/15/13 |
| 506 N. Juanita AV #B |
2,501 | 4 | 3 | 2013 | $1,031,000 | 41 | — | 5/24/13 |
| 702 N Juanita AV #A |
2,635 | 4 | 4 | 1994 | $1,105,000 | 51 | — | 5/22/13 |
May 2013 Single Family Home sales in our neighborhood
| ADDRESS | SQUARE FT | BED | BATH | YR BUILT | SALES PRICE | DOM | LOT SQ FT | SALE DATE |
| 449 N Prospect AV | 2,048 | 4 | 2 | 1962 | $550,000 | 56 | 5,819 | 5/08/13 |
| 627 Vincent Park | 384 | 1 | 1 | 1924 | $650,000 | 172 | 6,877 | 5/20/13 |
| 527 N Guadalupe AV | 815 | 2 | 1 | 1921 | $660,000 | 11 | 4,894 | 5/03/13 |
| 300 N Prospect Av | 1,728 | 3 | 2 | 1947 | $759,000 | 31 | 7,436 | 5/31/13 |
| 126 S Prospect AV |
4,455 | 4 | 4 | 2012 | $1,199,000 | 90 | 6,408 | 5/31/13 |
Information is deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. Cecily Lee, Redondo Beach Realtor, Redondo Beach Homes for Sale and Redondo Beach CA Real Estate
A shot of Smeaton’s Tower taken on my recent trip to England. Such great memories of Plymouth!! The Hoe is realy something, with fantastic views out accross Plymouth Sound and Drake’s Island. Really Worth a visit if you are in Devon or travelling further South West to Cornwall.
Thanks for taking a look,
Mike Hope
Monopoly Board Game Compendium
Taken on the fly at the most ecletic english pub in Winchester called the Black Boy. The pub is just full of the interesting eclectic and bizarre and that’s just the clientel! Pay it a visit, it is fascinating and you won’t want to leave…
Thank you for taking a look 🙂
Hi everyone,
I have just finished saving a new look for my 500px photo site and thought you might like to take a look. I think it has a much raunchier look to it and I particularly like the background effects that come on from random photos. Let me know what you think and thanks for stopping by…
PS. this is still in Beta so it may have some quirks. Hope you like it.
Mike Hope
This old coke can keeps coming back on me, so I took it back into lightroom and reworked it a little in black and white. Now I think it has a little more depth…maybe!! what do you think??
Hi All,
I was just checking through some interesting articles on Street Photography when I came across a piece in the MessyNessy blog about a lady photographer
from Chicago that died recently at the age of 83 years. She apparantly was very private and never shown her photographs to anyone outside her family. Luckily the negatives came up at an auction and were bought by an historical hobbyist, John Maloof. Well the results speak for themselves and the lady, Vivien Maier, is a street photography legend. You can find out more and check some of Vivien Maier’s great work on Messy Nessy’s blog
Vivien Maiers Photographs – The Legend That Never Was
There is now a fascinating documentary Finding Vivien Maier you can check out the official trailer on YouTube
Finding Vivien Maier – official Trailer
I am sure you will aggree this is fascinating stuff. The quality of the photographs are phenomenal!! Makes you long for the days when RollieFlex ruled and black and white was recording history (still in manufacture by the way)
Thanks for stopping by,
Mike Hope
Hi everyone,
Here are the updated home sales in our area for April 2013, there were no single family home sales. If you would like to catch up with the home sales in Redondo Beach or just see what’s going on in real estate check out Cecily Lee’s web site at cecilylee.com
Thanks for stopping by
| ADDRESS | SQUARE FT | BED | BATH | YR BUILT | SALES PRICE | DOM | LOT SQ FT | SALE DATE |
| 121 S. Prospect AV #E |
1,470 | 2 | 1 | 1979 | $545,000 | 10 | — | 4/30/13 |
| 223 S. Prospect AV #8 | 1,584 | 2 | 1 | 1980 | $580,000 | 30 | — | 4/30/13 |
| 110 S. Guadalupe AV #7 |
1,662 | 3 | 3 | 1983 | $685,000 | 11 | — | 4/18/13 |
| 210 S. Prospect AV #5 |
2,295 | 3 | 2 | 1989 | $688,000 | 67 | — | 4/16/13 |
| 732 N Irena AV #B | 1,933 | 3 | 2 | 1989 | $745,000 | 7 | — | 4/15/13 |
| 706 N Irena AV #A | 2,009 | 3 | 2 | 1985 | $799,000 | 34 | — | 4/23/13 |
Information is deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. Cecily Lee, Redondo Beach Realtor, Redondo Beach Homes for Sale and Redondo Beach CA Real Estate
I was just inspired by another blog, Jean’s Photography, as there was a picture of a later Scrabble Board that I was admiring. I remebered this shot I took at the Ojai Resort and Spa of an old scrabble board they had on display. So I thought I would post it again. Hope you like it!!
Mike Hope
Mike Hope on Redondo Beach 