Noble Sailor

He looked right at me

December filter- Color Film- Fuji Velvia 100F

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Ronald

This guy is awesome. He would not sit. Just kept striking posing.

Small to Big

New filter for the month of November, Color Film Fuji Sensia modified.

Pooh

Who ever knew Pooh was such a ladies man?

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Windy Wind

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The wind was so heavy this day, everyone's head was pitched a certain way, no matter how hard they tried to withstand the force. I was lucky enough to capture this moment in history.

Ghosts

They were there one moment. I snap the shot, turn back to my computer, take out the memory card, look back, and bam! Gone.

Humans

It is Friday. A bunch of humans hanging out. Waiting for the bus.

Yong & the Old

Two regulars, and two foreigners. Two young ladies, and two old ladies. Smoking & smoking.
Looking to the East, looking to the West. Two get on the bus, two stay on The Bench.

The Bunch

Here you see 4 regular sitters of The Bench. Rare you see all three at The Bench during the during the same time. Little chit chat what exchanged from the middle lady AKA Marlboro Queen, and the gentleman on the far right, deemed Cowboy Kurt.

Spur Any Chaaaange

This is a local lady, I think she lives in the degenerate hotel behind The Bench. I always see her downtown. All she says is "Can ye spur any chaaaange fer a sangwitch." As you can see, she is grubbing a sangwitch. She usually parks it in front of Subway.

Pot Belly Shelf

This guy used his belly as a shelf, to rest his arms. He would uncross them, pull his shirt down, and cross them again. It was a funny repetitious thing to watch. His face reminded me of that big guy on Little House On the Prairie.

Big Chucks Little Chucks

Yeah yeah I got a heads up about this one, not 100% candid, but hey. It is my lady and our niece/goddaughter Scarlett. They are sporting Chuck Taylor's so I thought it was an
appropriate name.

Bromance

These two guys were buddies, that is for sure. Laughing, following each other, leaning in for quiet secrets. A true bromance.

City Dundee

A ruffian. Loud gent. What a jolly laugh. Could be heard from a block away. Sure entertained the Marlboro Queen and Little, two regular sitters of The Bench. This new custom filter for the month of September works really well with this guy in my opinion.

Photo Treatment for month of September: Custom Polachrome High Contrast.
After I apply my filter I will be masking out the subjects, to make em' pop.

Rainbow & Raiden

Raiden makes another appearance. Still have not seen his face. Always with his back toward me. I look back, and he has vanished.

Humpty Dumpty

I watched her earlier for a moment. She was pacing back and forth by The Bench with a cigarette. She would occasionally wave to people, seemed a little intoxicated but I can make a fare judgment about that. I look back over, and she is in mid fall, and lands on her butt. She tries to get back up, but cannot. Tries again, almost but no success. I debated running down and helping her up, but then after the third try or so, she got it. Within 5 minutes, 2 police cars and an ambulance show up. Kind of funny how no one went to help her, but yet someone from across the street probably just called 911. I am assuming whoever made the call determined this lady was just another drug abuser or alcoholic from the magical hotel.

Lipstick & Tele

If you grew up in Ventura County, chances are you have seen or heard of the Lipstick Lady.
Here she is, on the left. Sher always has bright pink or red lipstick on. It is not perfectly applied, in fact, it is chaotic. This is her style, chaotic. She holds her head high every time I see her. I have seen her in Thousand Oaks, Santa Barbara, Oxnard, Camarillo, & the list goes on. She seems content. A gentleman walking bu offered her some McDonald's french fries, which she accepted. He must have know who she is. To the right we have Tele. She kept busy, smiling, chatting, typical gestures of a teenage girl on the phone. Lipstick Lady did not seem to dig it all that much.

Plump Green

Sporting the most hideous shoes humans have invented.
Plump Green did not move much. Did not do much.
Smoked her cigarette. Slowly made her way to and from
The Bench. I do giver her recognition for at least matching
her cap to her shoes. Fancy.

Him & Her

Classy is how they do it. Striking pose without thinking about it.
If this is not an Forever 21 ad, you can call me Human.
They were a flash, in & out, I had a quick moment.
The creeper out back looks solid as well.

Old Quiet

Old Quiet was still as The Bench. She would slowly rotate her head, from West to East.
She chose the middle seat, because for those 20 minutes, it was her bench. An acquaintance arrived in a sedan, notified Old Quiet that the car was just a few spaces down. The acquaintance
made sure the door was unlocked on the passenger side. Sadly, she did not follow through with the kind gesture of holding the door for such a diamond. On she went, quietly.

Jimmy & Blood

Quite the duo. Jimmy is an animated speaker. Blood, not so much. They were having a solid conversation for a good ten minutes. They returned to the shambles of a hotel, filled with ghosts and needles.

Po Po @ The Bench

Profiling: the extrapolation of information about something, based on known qualities.

Used Cigarettes

She picks up cigarettes off the ground, from the gutter, and bums them all day everyday.
It is such a great motivator to not smoke. So sad to watch. As she is finishing one, she is looking for others on the ground. I will see her grab a few, open them up, and roll all the old tobacco into a new cigarette from her papers.

Angel Skater

Just a kid waiting on a bus. Grandma in the back was too scared to sit. She almost sat down a couple of times when she saw him wading away from the bench, then he would sit back down, and she would turn her direction.

Granny Flats

Granny took the bus around 9am. She was hanging her head low.
The morning cigarette kept her breathing & looking around.
The bus opened it's doors, and lowered it's suspension, for this
old timer who was about to fill the bus with her gloom.

Tough Skin

Surveying the scene.

Romeo & Juliet

Cool, & calm, these two humans enjoyed a quick sit on the degenerate bench.
A bit refreshing over the typical belly showing, coffee stained shirt, chain smoking, tired bus riders I typically see, not that there is anything wrong with those types. I think he just killed two men a couple blocks up to protect & save his woman, & now he just needed to sit a few to regain his composure.

She's Got a Ticket To Ride

She did not believe in a bench. She stood. Motionless. Strong. Ready.
Then she took that ride.

To the right To the right

I am using a color film - Kodak Ultra Color 100UC - Custom Filter for the month of August

Ricky

AKA Cap Man. Has a plethora of hats, mainly baseball teams. He shares smokes with the old ladies. Crosses his legs a lot. Waits on the bus. This is Ricky.

Looking Down

He refused to sit on the bench. He found it in him to allow his coffee & paper to take a rest though.
He kept shaking his head no, every time he would look up. Either a nervous habit, or incredibly disappointed with what he was reading.

One fo those days.........

So Raiden returns for another Cameo, I never get to see this guy's face. The man to the right was bumming out, moping around, to finally sit & hang his head low.

Old Nelly's

Right after a crack head chick punched some other crack head chick behind them in the crack head hotel entrance

Purple People

Quite the busy day, but not too busy for Purple People eaters

Mr. & Mrs.

There you have it..........

Beef Cake

:)

Crossover

Two gents crossing the legs in the old fashioned way.

Bananas & Apples

For a cracked out homie that shakes and falls asleep rapidly and wakes up just as quick, he has a healthy diet.

This & That

Humans, babies, chatting, the make up of life.

Raiden

He sat like no other. Squatting, leaning against a pole. On top of The Bench. On the curb. Sure he was tripping on heroin, makes it more interesting. He coddled his belly with both hands, slowly shuffling his feet an inch or so at a time. This wait was not for a bus, this was just an intermission to his long day of colors and trails, the monsters were just starting to come out. Best of luck modern day Raiden.

3 Hens Again

Quite the trio. Oh, & what did I say about purple being in?

Thinker

This man exchanged thinker poses for an hour or so.
He was quite the social light, he knew a majority of
the foot traffic humans.

Mrs.Purple 2

The color of the day.

Mrs.Purple

At attention, she rises for the community transportation automobile.
With her stand, brings an energy felt from blocks around.
Purple is in.

Jack & Jill

Strange humans, chat it up, sometimes leaning in so close as if they are telling secrets. Could be the CIA watching someone across the street, you never know these days.

Old Brown

The first day of July, this month's image treatment will be Color Film-Kodak Ektachrome in mid 1970's blue with some personal adjustments. I hope you enjoy. Check out Old Brown, before catching a bus, he collects his thoughts.

Momma Smurf & Ultimate Warrior

Two ladies chatting it up, nothing special here :)

3 Hens Part II

The three hens make an appearance again. The one in the middle is sporting her Christmas sweater for the fifth time in the past 2 weeks.

Homie

Waiting on the bus, with his MC Hammer style bright orange pants, and some classic chucks.

Handy Man & Rose

Two humans on a bench, each utilizing outdated technology.
Handy Man on the portable FM/AM mini radio, and Rose on the
Compact Disc player. Handy Man would get up sporadically, walk
down the block, stop, pause, and back to The Bench. Rose was just
being Rose.