-Gary Riedel
  Corner of the Wat Discuss |   The Great Bell Discuss |  Feather Bath Discuss |  Observation Tower Discuss | ||
 Downtown Rooster Discuss |  Spirit House Discuss |   Cyan Wheels Discuss |  Warrior Discuss | ||
 Alien Boat Discuss |  The Rope Path Discuss |  Line to City Hall Discuss |  Temple Yard Discuss | ||
 Gold Spires Discuss |  Rooftops Discuss |  Temple Guard Face... Discuss |  Temple Guard Face... Discuss | ||
 Green Temple Guar... Discuss |  Temple Guard Discuss |  Brick Steps Discuss |  Early Autumn Mill Discuss | ||
 Temple to the Sky Discuss |  White Railing Discuss |  Temple Hallway Discuss |  Incense Altar Discuss | ||
 Tea & other Pick-... Discuss |  105,000 Kip Discuss |  Spoke Rental Discuss |  Blue Surgeon Fish Discuss | ||
 Crossing Discuss |  House Banners Discuss |  La Laaaa Discuss |  Koi Swirls Discuss | ||
 Water Colors Discuss |  Fluffy Pier 4 Discuss |  Red, White & Blue... Discuss |  Boo! Discuss | ||
 Stairway to Gold Discuss |  Searching Discuss |  Pads Discuss |  Sunrise at the Po... Discuss | ||
 Wakin' Discuss |  Deep Thoughts Discuss |  Pier 4 Discuss |  Ominous Sky Discuss | ||
 Tees Discuss |  Up Discuss |  Wheels Discuss |  Convention Walk Discuss | ||
 City Wheel Discuss |  Red House Discuss |  Long Beach Lighth... Discuss |  Red Roof Discuss | ||
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 Stone Temple Pine... Discuss |  Serene Spell Discuss |  Points Discuss |  Red Discuss | ||
 Pan Pacific Villa... Discuss |  Boat House Discuss |  Blue Twisties Discuss |  Blue Discuss | ||
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Unique design elements seem to draw me in. I'm always searching for new ways to look at design and nature. That's probably the reason I tend to capture many Asian art themes because they run the entire spectrum from serenity to outrageous color. Then there's my cat, Java. Sometimes he gets a bit tired of being chased around the house with a camera, but most of the time he's simply sleeping. Downtown Long Beach, California and its shoreline also get a lot of my attention. I started my hobby as a 1950s teenager with a box camera, later a 35mm rangefinder then on to a 4x5 view camera and an unrecalled aerial camera in the Army during the 60s. The 70s introduced me to a variety of Minolta SLRs. The 90s moved me to Nikon SLRs, and I entered the digital world a few years ago with a Nikon 2MP Coolpix. My first Olympus was the Camedia C-60 followed by the Olympus C-8080, then on to an Olympus Evolt E300 SLR and a Nikon D80. I now use a Canon G11 for all of my work. Currently my professional photo work is devoted to architectural photography as an independent contractor. A Casio Exilim Z75 is my pocket camera. I'm a member of SAG, the Screen Actors Guild, which allows me to watch some great cinematographers at work. Although I miss the smells of developer, acetic acid, and fixer chemicals of my photo lab days, I now prefer to do my lab work right here at my PC. No more lab towels, yellow finger-tips, and groping in the dark. For the film purists who claim we cheat...we only do in dry daylight what you do in the wet dark.
Happy clicking!
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