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I have always loved photography but have, in the past, had little time for it. I'm now a "happy retiree" and thoroughly enjoy "playing" with my cameras and photo applications. I'm a "wanna-be" professional photographer, but I'm quite happy being an amateur. I hope you enjoy my photographs. If you have any comments you would like to share, please don't hesitate to email me by clicking on the "Email Me" link above.

Ron :-)

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Trip to France - DoX Enhanced Photos : Photos that have been processed by DoX, Nikon Capture NX and iPhoto

Trip to France - DoX Enhanced Photos

Photos that have been processed by DoX, Nikon Capture NX and iPhoto

Updated: Feb 11, 2008 1:21am PST

Ron Goes to the Oscars - 2002 : Email me NOTE: THESE PHOTOS ARE DIGITAL SCANS OF 33MM FILM PHOTOS. THEY ARE OUT OF ORDER, AND THERE ARE A VERY FEW DUPLICATES (I EDITED A FEW TO BRIGHTEN THEM UP). MOST HAVE CAPTIONS BASED ON WHAT I CAN REMEMBER 5 YEARS LATER!!! LOL I WILL RE-ARRANGE THE PHOTOS LATER AFTER I GOT THROUGH MY ALBUM OF HARD-COPY PHOTOS (WHICH ARE IN ORDER). In February 2002, I was lucky enough to be one of approximately 400 people who "won the lottery" for a bleacher seat for the Acadamy Awards to be held in Hollywood in March; the first Oscar even to be held at the new Kodak Theater at the Hollywood/Highland Centre. I also was very lucky to find that my assigned seat was on the front row overlooking the red carpet and right across from most of the major media "happenings". I had to be at the corner of Hollywood Blvd. and Highland at 7:00 am on that Sunday morning. Shortly thereafter, we were escorted in groups of about 10 or so to what amounted to an airport security check which included a body scanner. Once we were behind the security checkpoint, we were not allowed to leave for the entire day. There were portable toilets available for us and a local Mexican restaurant sent food for us (very nice!). The last of the celebrities and interviews were going on literally up to the 5:30 showtime, and we were allowed to exit the area about 6PM. A very long and exciting day! All of these photos were taken with my Minolta Maxxum 35mm SLR.

Ron Goes to the Oscars - 2002

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Updated: Oct 04, 2007 10:08am PST

*Ron, Dennis & Brian's Trip to Europe - 1966* : Email me Please note that the camera I used was a 33mm camera from Montgomery Ward (not a name brand; not sure who made it)....and focusing/shutter speed/aperture, etc. was all manual. I hope you enjoy these photos. I certainly enjoy looking back at this trip I took in 1966. Two of my best friends from high school and I planned this trip for 2 years before we actually went. Dennis, Brian and I were in college at the time, and the book, "Europe on $5 a Day", was quite popular. I flew from San Francisco to Paris (via New York and Madrid) on June 20th, 1966 and met Brian and Dennis at La Bourget Airport for the beginning of a 12 week 'Grand Tour' using a Eurail Pass, nights in pensions and hostels, etc. We covered 12 countries. These photos (slides) were taken with my 35mm camera and are now over 40 years old. I use a Nikon transparency scanner and am still trying to figure out how to get the best quality scans. I plan to add more scans of any photos I find and other scans of related trip "stuff". I also have two or three new photo editing applications, so I may play with those to see if I get any improvement with image quality, etc. Ron :-)

*Ron, Dennis & Brian's Trip to Europe - 1966*

Old Tonkawa, Oklahoma Photos : Email me These photos were taken during the period beginning approximately 1946 thru 1952 in Tonkawa, Oklahoma when my family lived there. My dad, Edwin Phillips, was manager of the two movie theatres in town at that time; the Ray Theatre and the Rialto Theatre.

Old Tonkawa, Oklahoma Photos

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Updated: Dec 17, 2007 5:50pm PST

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Anthony, Dan & Ron's Day-Trip to the Wine Country - April 3, 2008 (EDITED Using Aperture 2 Software by Apple) :

Anthony, Dan & Ron's Day-Trip to the Wine Country - April 3, 2008 (EDITED Using Aperture 2 Software by Apple)

Updated: Apr 10, 2008 10:56pm PST

ORIGINALS - Wine Country Day-Trip - Anthony, Dan & Ron - April 3, 2008 :

ORIGINALS - Wine Country Day-Trip - Anthony, Dan & Ron - April 3, 2008

Updated: Apr 04, 2008 2:03pm PST

San Francisco - Miscellaneous Photos :

San Francisco - Miscellaneous Photos

Updated: Mar 31, 2008 6:30pm PST

Wine Country - Miscellaneous :

Wine Country - Miscellaneous

Updated: Mar 31, 2008 5:32pm PST

Ron's Trip to Riverside - 2004 :

Ron's Trip to Riverside - 2004

Updated: Mar 31, 2008 4:58pm PST

Day in San Francisco with Rich, Maggie & Uncle Dennis :

Day in San Francisco with Rich, Maggie & Uncle Dennis

Updated: Mar 31, 2008 2:50pm PST

Ron's Trip to Philadelphia :

Ron's Trip to Philadelphia

Updated: Mar 31, 2008 1:54pm PST

Ron's Trip to Washington, DC - 2004 :

Ron's Trip to Washington, DC - 2004

Updated: Mar 31, 2008 5:54am PST

Dan & Garrie's Trip to San Francisco - September 2002 : Dan Black, Garrie Black, San Francisco

Dan & Garrie's Trip to San Francisco - September 2002

Dan Black, Garrie Black, San Francisco

Updated: Mar 31, 2008 12:08am PST

Ron's Tip to Maryland & DC - March 2008 : Email me

Ron's Tip to Maryland & DC - March 2008

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Updated: Mar 12, 2008 1:33pm PST

Trip to DC, Long Island & Cape Cod - FINAL PHOTOS FOR DAN & GARRIE : Ron's Trip to Washington, DC, Long Island & Cape Cod

Trip to DC, Long Island & Cape Cod - FINAL PHOTOS FOR DAN & GARRIE

Ron's Trip to Washington, DC, Long Island & Cape Cod

Updated: Apr 13, 2008 11:11pm PST

DxO/NikonNX Enhanced - Ron's Trip to Maryland, DC, Long Island & Cape Cod - October 2007 :

DxO/NikonNX Enhanced - Ron's Trip to Maryland, DC, Long Island & Cape Cod - October 2007

Updated: Mar 01, 2008 10:58pm PST

Santa Ynez Trip - DxO & Nikon Capture NX Enhanced : Email me

Santa Ynez Trip - DxO & Nikon Capture NX Enhanced

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Updated: Feb 20, 2008 11:40pm PST

Santa Ynez Trip - ORIGINALS :

Santa Ynez Trip - ORIGINALS

Updated: Feb 19, 2008 5:22pm PST

Trip to France - DoX Enhanced Photos : Photos that have been processed by DoX, Nikon Capture NX and iPhoto

Trip to France - DoX Enhanced Photos

Photos that have been processed by DoX, Nikon Capture NX and iPhoto

Updated: Feb 11, 2008 1:21am PST

Ron & Richard's Trip to Point Reyes & Bodega Bay :

Ron & Richard's Trip to Point Reyes & Bodega Bay

Updated: Feb 06, 2008 8:06pm PST

Ron & Dan's Springtime Trip to "Loverly London"

In late January, my good friend, Dan, and I booked a rather spur-of-th ...

Updated: Feb 01, 2008 5:50pm PST

Filming of "Milk" on Castro Street - San Francisco : Email me The new film, "Milk", being filmed in San Francisco. I spent about 4+ hours today (1/30/2008) "stalking" the cast and crew of the new movie, "Milk", being filmed in San Francisco. No photos were allowed......and security was very tight with everyone (including me directly) told NOT to take photos. After a short time of me "hanging around", word was out about "the gentleman with the camera".....and I had to be very careful with who and what I photographed. One security person came up to me at one point and told me that "That camera is causing some concern!". Oh, my......... These photos were taken for my own enjoyment and use. I do not intend to sell any of them.......not that I could, anyway. :-0 Let me know if you have any comments about what may be of interest in any of these.....as I may very well have "missed" something.

Filming of "Milk" on Castro Street - San Francisco

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Updated: Jan 30, 2008 9:10pm PST

Baby Drew : Baby Drew Photos

Baby Drew

Baby Drew Photos

Updated: Jan 25, 2008 8:51pm PST

Ron's Birthday 2006 : Ron's Birthday Celebration in Carmel, California 2006

Ron's Birthday 2006

Ron's Birthday Celebration in Carmel, California 2006

Updated: Jan 25, 2008 8:36pm PST

UPLOADER from iPhoto TEST :

UPLOADER from iPhoto TEST

Updated: Jan 25, 2008 7:48pm PST

Day 21 - Trip to France (Paris) : Email me

Day 21 - Trip to France (Paris)

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Updated: Jan 24, 2008 5:16pm PST

Anya & Justin's Wedding (B&W) - February 10, 2007

Updated: Jan 02, 2008 1:51pm PST

Day 16 - Trip to France (Arles & Les Baux) : Email me

Day 16 - Trip to France (Arles & Les Baux)

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Updated: Jan 25, 2008 7:13pm PST

Day 15 - Trip to France (Pont du Gard, Nimes & Arles) : Email me

Day 15 - Trip to France (Pont du Gard, Nimes & Arles)

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Updated: Dec 20, 2007 10:29pm PST

BMW : These are the first photos of my new car's first day at home. ;-) It's a VERY different car compared to my 1998 Volvo S70 (the Volvo is wonderful; the BMW is just a totally different car). Not this is NOT a mid-life crisis.....I think it's more like an "old-age crisis", I think! :-) JUST KIDDING!

BMW

These are the first photos of my new car's first day at home. ;-) I ...

Updated: Nov 29, 2007 11:43am PST

Ron's Trip to DC, Long Island & Cape Cod - (Selected Photos) :

Ron's Trip to DC, Long Island & Cape Cod - (Selected Photos)

Ron's Trip East (DC, Maryland, Virginia, Long Island, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard) :

Ron's Trip East (DC, Maryland, Virginia, Long Island, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard)

Updated: Oct 30, 2007 1:53pm PST

Ron's Home - Before & Some "During" : These photos were taken about 6 - 7 years ago.......prior to me re-doing the house. The patio photos were taken shortly after I moved it.......an example of what happens when older people can't maintain things like they once did.

Ron's Home - Before & Some "During"

These photos were taken about 6 - 7 years ago.......prior to me re-doi ...

Updated: Sep 30, 2007 11:36am PST

Nancy & Bob's Wedding - Janet's Pix :

Nancy & Bob's Wedding - Janet's Pix

Updated: Oct 06, 2007 9:04pm PST

*Nancy & Bob's Wedding - Ron's Pix* : Email me On Saturday, September 22nd, 2007, Nancy Adams and Bob Wolf were married at a very quaint and rustic little French restaurant, La Foret, in San Jose, CA. The wedding was supposed to be held in a pretty little garden area outside the restaurant, however.....after months and months of literally no rainfall in the Bay Area, it poured on the 22nd! So, the wedding was moved indoors and everything went off without a hitch! It was a very lovely place and ceremony.....and one could tell that everyone was having a very, very nice time.........including the new bride & groom! :-) These photos were my effort to "capture the moment". The day was filled with nice people, great food, wonderful music (great DJ!), excellent service and a beautiful ceremony on a very "autumn-like" day......on the very last day of summer! :-) NOTE: I still have to add captions......identifying who's who, etc.!

*Nancy & Bob's Wedding - Ron's Pix*

Email me On Saturday, September 22nd, 2007, Nancy Adams and Bob Wolf ...

Updated: Sep 23, 2007 1:54pm PST

Ron Goes to the Oscars - 2002 : Email me NOTE: THESE PHOTOS ARE DIGITAL SCANS OF 33MM FILM PHOTOS. THEY ARE OUT OF ORDER, AND THERE ARE A VERY FEW DUPLICATES (I EDITED A FEW TO BRIGHTEN THEM UP). MOST HAVE CAPTIONS BASED ON WHAT I CAN REMEMBER 5 YEARS LATER!!! LOL I WILL RE-ARRANGE THE PHOTOS LATER AFTER I GOT THROUGH MY ALBUM OF HARD-COPY PHOTOS (WHICH ARE IN ORDER). In February 2002, I was lucky enough to be one of approximately 400 people who "won the lottery" for a bleacher seat for the Acadamy Awards to be held in Hollywood in March; the first Oscar even to be held at the new Kodak Theater at the Hollywood/Highland Centre. I also was very lucky to find that my assigned seat was on the front row overlooking the red carpet and right across from most of the major media "happenings". I had to be at the corner of Hollywood Blvd. and Highland at 7:00 am on that Sunday morning. Shortly thereafter, we were escorted in groups of about 10 or so to what amounted to an airport security check which included a body scanner. Once we were behind the security checkpoint, we were not allowed to leave for the entire day. There were portable toilets available for us and a local Mexican restaurant sent food for us (very nice!). The last of the celebrities and interviews were going on literally up to the 5:30 showtime, and we were allowed to exit the area about 6PM. A very long and exciting day! All of these photos were taken with my Minolta Maxxum 35mm SLR.

Ron Goes to the Oscars - 2002

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Updated: Oct 04, 2007 10:08am PST

Day 14 - Trip to France (Day-Trip to Lyon) : Email me Today, we had to be up VERY early in order to drive into Avignon to the TGV Gare for a 7:31 AM train to Lyon. The night before, we had lightening, thunder and wind. Everything was rattling and shuddering throughout the night. Janet got up about 4:30 AM, and I got up about 5:00 AM. It was very dark, and we could see lightening still flashing from our farmhouse windows. I was shocked into total "awakeness" as I discovered a scorpion between my feet while "properly seated" in the bathroom!! When we left the farmhouse, it was pouring rain and still dark. I had a most difficult time with that 5-speed automobile when it came to backing out of our farmhouse "driveway", if that's what you want to call it. I could see nothing, and was backing and pulling forward to try to turn around when we apparently backed into something! Janet was sure we had hit the farmhouse. Once we got to Avignon and on the train (yes, we DID make it there in time), we were fine.....but we knew this was going to be a LONG day......and we were beginning to feel a bit "tired" from all of our travels so far.....but to Lyon it was! This "day in Lyon" was very different that our other "days". Lyon is the 3rd largest city in France (after Paris and Marseilles) and known as the gastronomy capital of France; one of the reasons I was particularly interested in visiting Lyon. So, here we go for a full day "photo tour" of what we saw in Lyon....:-)

Day 14 - Trip to France (Day-Trip to Lyon)

Ron's Back Patio & Garden :

Ron's Back Patio & Garden

Updated: Aug 24, 2007 9:15pm PST

Nancy & Daisy's Glamour Photos :-) : Photos taken of Nancy and Daisy on August 20th, 2007, The location setting for these "glamour shots" was Ron's patio/garden......at the wrought iron dining table with the "buttercup" yellow umbrella (it contributed to a slight yellow cast on the subjects), the "Provence Patio" area and then in the gazebo. Nancy and Daisy are excellent subjects!!! :-)

Nancy & Daisy's Glamour Photos :-)

Photos taken of Nancy and Daisy on August 20th, 2007, The location se ...

Updated: Aug 20, 2007 2:12pm PST

Arnold Pix w/Wintec Tracker : These are NOT my photos; just "test" photos for GPS mapping possibilities (samples from photographers who have GPS devices with their cameras).

Arnold Pix w/Wintec Tracker

These are NOT my photos; just "test" photos for GPS mapping possibilit ...

Updated: Aug 13, 2007 6:32pm PST

Ron's GPS Test Photos :

Ron's GPS Test Photos

Updated: Aug 06, 2007 1:08pm PST

BLUE2Can GPS Pix :

BLUE2Can GPS Pix

Updated: Aug 02, 2007 11:49pm PST

GPS Test Photos : These are NOT my photos; just "test" photos for GPS mapping possibilities (samples from photographers who have GPS devices with their cameras).

GPS Test Photos

These are NOT my photos; just "test" photos for GPS mapping possibilit ...

Updated: Apr 12, 2008 4:11pm PST

D200 Test Photos with my Nikon 80mm-400mm Zoom Lens :

D200 Test Photos with my Nikon 80mm-400mm Zoom Lens

Updated: Jul 16, 2007 10:26pm PST

SF Pride Parade 2007 :

SF Pride Parade 2007

Updated: Jun 28, 2007 5:35pm PST

San Francisco Gay Pride Day - 2007 :

San Francisco Gay Pride Day - 2007

Updated: Jun 28, 2007 5:43pm PST

Ron's Patio & Garden Project : The photos in this gallery show the re-do of Ron's patio/garden areas in back of his home in Hayward, CA.

Ron's Patio & Garden Project

The photos in this gallery show the re-do of Ron's patio/garden areas ...

Updated: Jun 03, 2007 12:40pm PST

Ron's Patio & Garden - Memorial Day 2007 :

Ron's Patio & Garden - Memorial Day 2007

Updated: May 29, 2007 12:39am PST

Eric Halstrom's Graduation Celebration - May 27, 2007 : Eric graduated from Sonoma State University on May 26th, 2007. The following day, his parents had a large family gathering at their home in Danville. These photos were taken of Eric and his cousins and various groupings of the Felger family.

Eric Halstrom's Graduation Celebration - May 27, 2007

Eric graduated from Sonoma State University on May 26th, 2007. The fo ...

Updated: May 27, 2007 11:11pm PST

*The Jennifer Cowan/Brandon Myers Wedding Weekend - Wedding Day* : Email me

*The Jennifer Cowan/Brandon Myers Wedding Weekend - Wedding Day*

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Updated: Jul 25, 2007 12:27am PST

*The Jennifer Cowan/Brandon Myers Wedding Weekend - Rehearsal Day* : Email me The photos in this gallery were taken on April 27, 2007......the day of the rehearsal for the wedding of Jennifer Cowan and Brandon Myers. Some were taken at the Grand Californian Hotel, where the wedding would take place on Saturday, April 28, 2007. The rehearsal dinner was held at Goofy's Kitchen in the Disneyland Hotel. I will try to get each photo captioned as soon as possible. The photos taken on the wedding day will be following shortly as an addition to this gallery. You may view these photos in several styles (see Style pull down menu above) You can also view them as a slideshow (See Slideshow button above). You can also make "comments" on each photo by using the "add comment" button below. The comment will be sent to me via email so PLEASE be nice! :-))) I hope you enjoy these photos. Ron :-)

*The Jennifer Cowan/Brandon Myers Wedding Weekend - Rehearsal Day*

Email me The photos in this gallery were taken on April 27, 2007..... ...

Updated: May 01, 2007 9:46pm PST

*Jennifer Cowan & Brandon Myers Wedding-ORIGINALS* :

*Jennifer Cowan & Brandon Myers Wedding-ORIGINALS*

Updated: May 01, 2007 3:20pm PST

Party in Los Angeles with Bob :

Party in Los Angeles with Bob

Updated: Mar 07, 2007 6:04pm PST

Day-Trip - San Francisco and Marin County :

Day-Trip - San Francisco and Marin County

Updated: Mar 06, 2007 6:03pm PST

Ron's Home :

Ron's Home

Updated: Mar 07, 2007 5:55pm PST

San Francisco Gay Pride Day - 2000 :

San Francisco Gay Pride Day - 2000

Updated: Mar 07, 2007 2:15pm PST

*Anya & Justin's Wedding - Special Effects Photos* : Email me

*Anya & Justin's Wedding - Special Effects Photos*

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Updated: Feb 27, 2007 7:41pm PST

*ORIGINAL PHOTOS: Anya & Justin's Wedding* :

*ORIGINAL PHOTOS: Anya & Justin's Wedding*

Updated: Feb 25, 2007 9:36am PST

*Day Before Wedding Photos - February 9, 2007* : Email me February 9th, 2007 was the day of Anya & Justin's wedding rehearsal. These photos show some of the Hotel Del Coronado, the rehearsal, and the post-rehearsal get-together at "The Del" that evening. These photos will be reviewed by Anya & Justin before the final gallery is completed. There are no captions yet either and there may be some further editing of the photos at any time. This is a "private" gallery for the time being.

*Day Before Wedding Photos - February 9, 2007*