Kris Kros HDR

on the wayside

2006-09-20T04:22:00.000-07:00

on the wayside, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

the mafioso

2006-09-20T00:18:00.000-07:00

the mafioso, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

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Kris Kros Photography

'the mafioso On Black

The owner is Dino and he was kind enough to let me take pictures of his classic.

Dino owns a plumbing company and I really liked to title this with "The Plumber." But ultimately, I opted for the "Mafioso."

a tribute

2006-09-18T05:55:00.000-07:00

a tribute, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

boot in porch

2006-09-17T02:20:00.000-07:00

boot in porch, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

lady's tombstone

2006-09-17T00:21:00.000-07:00

lady's tombstone, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

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So, who is LADY?

Well, she is a dog or more appropriately, was a dog.. I saw her tombstone with the other dogs' in a DOGS Graveyard. The graveyard is one of the spots my family and I saw when we went to William Hart Ranch House & Museum in Newhall, CA.

I love pets. I grew up with dogs and cats and ducks and birds. And when I was a kid, I loved to train them. One of my dogs was very special. I used to jog then and when I got Bixby, a female, she used to jog with me for so many miles. As she grew up and because of our rigorous jogging activity, she became muscular and even tougher than most male dogs. She never allowed any male dogs to touch her.

One Sunday morning, she disappeared. It never happened before. The whole family looked for her and can't find her. My dad then was still alive and he cried just like the rest of us.

The afternoon of that Sunday, we heard her barking outside our house and seemed to be asking for help. When we saw her, she was covered with blood and gasping for breath. She was dying.

In about 5 minutes, a jeep full of thugs arrived and claiming our dog was their dog. They actually tortured her and planned to eat her. This all happened when I was still in the Philippines and there are guys who really eat dogs, very sad to say, in our country. There was a Fiesta or a Festival about 4 miles from our place at that time and we were sure Bixby escaped from these bullies and was able to return home even though she was wounded.

When my dad saw these cannibals, he went inside and took his bolo, a long and heavy knife, and tried to hit them. They left immediately. But Bixby didn't survive and she died with tears in her eyes. I will never forget Bixby, my best friend for more than 5 years and my LADY.

blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven

2006-09-16T06:18:00.000-07:00

blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

mirror mirror who is the fairest of em' all

2006-09-16T06:15:00.001-07:00

mirror mirror who is the fairest of em' all, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

proud to be an american

2006-09-16T06:15:00.000-07:00

proud to be an american, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

buddhist temple

2006-09-16T02:10:00.000-07:00

buddhist temple, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

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Wat Thai of Los Angeles, originally known as "Theravada Buddhist Center", is the largest Thai Theravada Buddhist Temple in the United States.

The temple stands as a tribute to Thai architecture in California, because it is the Thai Buddhist temple in the U.S. constructed according to Thai architecture. It serves an estimated 40,000 Thais.

The monks at Wat Thai are members of the Theravada section of Buddhism, a section that adheres closely to the pure teachings of Buddha. They are very reserved and hold strictly of what Buddha taught and they have changed no teachings laid down by Buddha.

hdr dancing in the street

2006-09-16T00:59:00.000-07:00

hdr dancing in the street, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

brothers in distress

2006-09-15T23:07:00.000-07:00

brothers in distress, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

show some compassion

2006-09-15T23:06:00.000-07:00

show some compassion, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

©2006 Kris Kros
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... cats included. This was not taken in a junkyard. It is parked (or abandoned, I heard for more than 20 years now) in our neighbor's backyard. I can't use a tripod because of the small opening and I had to take different exposures hand-held and aligned it on Photoshop before HDR rendering. I felt like a Peeping Tom when I was taking the shots. Hoping you will like this artwork.

camel photoshoot #3

2006-09-15T23:05:00.000-07:00

camel photoshoot #3, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

camel photoshoot #2

2006-09-15T23:04:00.000-07:00

camel photoshoot #2, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

camel photoshoot #1

2006-09-15T23:02:00.000-07:00

camel photoshoot #1, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

the return

2006-09-15T22:54:00.000-07:00

the return, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

the jeep

2006-09-15T22:53:00.000-07:00

the jeep, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

people watch #2

2006-09-15T22:52:00.000-07:00

people watch #2, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

birds of the same feather flock together

2006-09-15T22:51:00.000-07:00

birds of the same feather flock together, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

joy ride

2006-09-15T22:50:00.000-07:00

joy ride, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

Santa Monica, California, USA

pacific wheel 3

2006-09-15T22:49:00.001-07:00

pacific wheel 3, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

pacific wheel 2

2006-09-15T22:49:00.000-07:00

pacific wheel 2, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

walk of fame, a parking meter and a bike

2006-09-15T22:45:00.000-07:00

walk of fame, a parking meter and a bike, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

Featured on New York Times.

The NYT Article

el capitan

2006-09-15T22:39:00.000-07:00

el capitan, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

El Capitan Theater
Hollywood, California, USA

mystic arts and lights

2006-09-15T22:38:00.000-07:00

mystic arts and lights, originally uploaded by Kris Kros.

Kodak Theater, Hollywood, California, USA.