Moondoggies — Austin, TX
Image by Thomas Hawk
May 16
May 13
Vacancy at the Bel Air Motel
Image by Stuck in Customs
This is one of those places that I always drive by in Austin but never took the time to shoot… Finally, one day the clouds seemed right for the kind of shot I wanted, so I pulled over to make it happen!
From the blog at www.stuckincustoms.com
May 07
The Crimson before the Party
Image by Stuck in Customs
(the bigger sizes are nice!)
I was lucky enough, thanks to a friend, get entry to run around the Crimson Lounge in Chicago on a Saturday before they opened. I think maybe some of you have seen the other Chicago photos of this location… there were so many interesting things to shoot with great angles. That reminds me — did you know that if you scroll down and look on the right, you can click there to see photos from various locations around the world?
Speaking of shooting cool stuff inside of an amazing place, we have a secret event coming up in Austin in the beginning of December. But shhh… don’t tell anyone… I’ll announce more as the time gets closer. It’s going to be quite a party. It may or may not have something to do with a major book launch from someone you may or may not know.
From the blog at www.stuckincustoms.com
May 04
The Skies over the Alamo
Image by Stuck in Customs
It’s hard to believe that the Alamo is just a bit over an hour from Austin. I think I’ve only driven down there three times since I have lived here, but it’s always a good time. On this particular day, the sun was setting and some rather moody Alamo-esque clouds were rolling in… just in time for the tripod!
from the blog at www.stuckincustoms.com
May 01
the 44th President of the United States…Barack Obama
Image by jmtimages
…right now as I type this, CNN and other major news outlets are projecting Sen. Barack Obama to be the 44th President of the United States.
Congratulations to Senator Obama, his family, and to the new vice-president Joe Biden on this historic night in America!
Austin, TX…February 22, 2008
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Apr 28
Classic ’57 Coupe de Ville; Austin Texas
Image by Visualist Images
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even a little one… Also, If you like my photography, check out my website/blog at: www.JohnRRogers.com for more information.
This past Saturday I went out to the “Lone Star Rod & Kustom Roundup” here in Austin Texas and took a few photographs. Ok, I actually took a few hundred… So many amazing cars that just screamed for a bit of photo magic! Here is a ‘57 Caddy that to my eye looks like it could have walked right out of the animated movie “Cars”. Beautiful!
Apr 25
The Restaurant in Tokyo that Inspired that crazy scene from Kill Bill
Image by Stuck in Customs
(orig size is cool too!)
When I was in Tokyo, I had a great time out with Altus! He stayed with me here in Austin, and we were able to meet up for a fun time of photography out in Tokyo. That’s one of the BEST things about having a blog, I must say! It gives me the chance to meet all kinds of nice people like YOU that extend gracious invitations for photography!
After dark, Altus took me to this cool restaurant. The manager was very nice and let us sit where we wanted and then a carte-blanche for taking photos. He asked if I would send him photos and if I charge… and I told him no… I do this stuff for fun! So, we have a smart and well-movied community here – who can tell me the name of this restaurant?
Peachpit definitely has the sample from my book up on their website now. Just click on "Sample Content" and you’ll be in good shape. There are some very good tips just in that 20 pages!
from the blog www.stuckincustoms.com
Apr 22
The Crash of the Surf
Image by Stuck in Customs
Charity Stuff Going Nicely
Just recently, I announced that a percentage of all book profits are going to Kiva. So far, we’ve gotten over ,900 from Team Stuck In Customs, so that is great! You can find out more on the charity page or a recent post on the Kiva blog.
Holiday Gift Guide for Dads
Thanks to Cali at www.geekbrief.tv/662 on her recent Holiday Gifts episode for the nice things she said about the website here. She mentioned the "Stuck in Motion" page here on the site. And YES, I do have a new video coming soon! I am thinking about debuting it at the Austin Book Party launch on December 9th.
Daily Photo – The Crash of the Surf
While driving down 17-mile drive a few weeks ago, I stopped for a while to go on a little beach hike! While there, I found this little area…. I set up for a while to see what rolled in!
from the blog www.stuckincustoms.com
Apr 19
London Eye from the Westminster Bridge
Image by Visualist Images
Austin Photographer John R. Rogers shot this photograph. Check out the website JohnRRogers.com for more information & please make a comment .
I’ve been fortunate to have had the opportunity to visit London several times and I always enjoy my visits. This is the view from the Westminster bridge looking across to the London Eye. If you have never been there, even with the scale of the multi-story building standing to it’s right, it’s hard to get a perspective how large the Eye actually is. It’s about 40 stories tall and each of the capsules holds about two dozen people. The post in the foreground is actually part of the Westminster Bridge. If you check out one of my previous post with a view of the House of Commons (here) you can see this bridge on the right side of the frame and the posts on top of each bridge column.
From my blog at: www.JohnRRogers.com
Apr 16
Jumping into Summer
Image by atmtx
Community Swimming Pool, Austin, TX
My son enjoys his jump into the pool. Also a nice place to test out my new 70-200 zoom lens. Hey, I get to take my son to the pool and take photographs. An unbeatable combination.
The details and thought process behind Jumping into Summer.
