The Four Corners

The Four Corners, originally uploaded by philberon.

Ah, embarrassing photo of the week.
In 7th grade I was in a class with three of my best friends-Andy, Bobby, and Dan the Man.

I guess we were a bit of trouble cuz our teacher Mr. Dziedzic put us in the four corners of the classroom-so we wouldn't talk to each other.

Deep down he loved us He was one of the best teachers --good friends with us and very cool guy.

Still friends with these jokers. We all have a tad less hair now.

Lee Tonks fabulous photos

LEE_3762editedflk, originally uploaded by lotsofdpi.com.

I met Lee and his wife thru my class at the Julia Dean School of Photography in Aline Smithson's class.

Lee is certainly gifted -everyone knows that. Most known for his phenomenal photos of his daughter (placed in some rather unique circumstances).

I've been a fan of this body of work and it can be seen by clicking on
www.LeeTonksPhotography.com

I came across his Flickr page and had to share this pic I've never seen before. Remarkable.

For those who ask-and everyone does-- I met his daughter and she is the cutest, well adjusted, girl who has ever been asked to pose with dead stuffed animals and leap of cliffs--you have ever met.

Great job Lee!

On the way to Mammoth CA -thru Bishop and up on top

Random shots from the top of Mammoth Mountain (11,400 ft) of the Minarets thawing out.
Cars in Bishop CA on the way to Mammoth CA. 1 sec exposure
My favorite sign on the way to mammoth mountain. Makes me want to eat a burger and do a little laundry for sure!

Romeo the iPhone and Mammoth CA

Philip Beron Philberon.com

MOMA courtyard thru fence on 53rd st

MOMA courtyard thru fence on 53rd st, originally uploaded by philberon.

Taken on my iphone and manipuated on colorsplash app.

Monet at Moma

Thought I'd take a 5 shot panoramic of the amazing Monet at MOMA. Was waiting for a clear shot when I noticed this guy walking the entire length - very slowly.

So I shot it with him in it. Wasn't sure how it would stitch in photoshop with him in each shot.

But it worked out and didn't fool the "stitcher". It stitched the painting and ignored him. Perfect!

Click on it to see it bigger and better and note the seamless stitch of 5 different shots.

I Love NY

American Flag--Stars and Stripes Newburyport MA

Feeling patriotic. Obama, financial crisis whatever it is.

And you can't but help feel patriotic in a town where all the homes are from 1750 and the town square is the same (except now there is a starbucks) as it was in 1814.

Great place. Very America.




Thinking of the flag today.

Love my country.

Newburyport MA Reflections

Behind on my photos. Got some from Alta, Santa Barbara, Boston, New York.

Had to travel last month cuz I had to get it all in before starting work May 1.
Have not worked full time in 2 years to the day.

Newburyport is full of reflections. Wherever you look there is something looking back at you in a window or pool of water.

Boats in a SUV window.






Cups and glasses in a window with
building reflections.



A woman and tree in a puddle. Orginally shot upside down.


I like it better right side up.


More shiny things are coming soon

Newburyport MA or Boston Reflections

Reflections in a SUV or reflections in a store window.

Got some in a puddle.

Don't care where they are. As long as they are shiny and fun.

Hope these are for you.

Playing with color

I love summer too. It sparkles too.

3 ocean shots.

Separated the color channels in PS4. Played around with a layer mask on the top one.















Thought it was gonna be so cool. I think it's OK cool.

But it does sparkle. Not as much as summer or you.

IWC macro

couple of still life shots of my watch. used a blue yoga towel and one overhead lite and on the other an additional red gelled light.

simple set up. And a 100 canon macro lens.

simple stuff here.

great watch BTW

Alta Utah is for skiers - no snowboards allowed

I don't make the rules. Alta is one of the last ski resorts not to allow snowboarders.

I'm sure they have their reasons.

All I know or care about is the powder. Powder so deep
Powder so light
powder so sweet
powder so quiet

You can't hear anything at Alta on a powder day - except one thing..

Screams of joy from a skier going down an untracked powder run and floating, falling, flying, soaring down the mountain.


Up top are Stein, Dave, Brian hiking up to Eddies Nowwhere to ski down the backside.

Then we have the three of them coming thru a few feet of fluff - and I guarantee they are focused, in the moment, happy as clams, happy to be alive.

Finally two black and whites of the Wildcat lift and area.

The Wildcat lift used to be the main lift to get on the mountain. It's still there but hardly used much now since a New Collins lift was installed.

But Wildcat is full of amazing double black diamond gulleys, chutes, bumps, trees, fun.

It's also where I paid my dues. Skied scared for four years till I got good enough to "hang" with the boys.

And it's where we still start off most powder days. We've named the runs we've created. We'll start with a Roth's run and follow it with a modified Roth or a Stein or a Phil's run. No one really knows where Phil's run is - it's never really the same twice. One day I'll figure that out. Guessing it'll take bunch more trips and a bunch more powder.