by Jim Bass | Oct 2, 2019 | Odds & Ends, Personal work
Sometimes you plan a photo shoot, other times you stumble into one. I had just finished an assignment in downtown Ventura and decided to check the Santa Clara River estuary (near Ventura Harbor) for birds. I have had good luck at that location. Birds were mostly MIA,...
by Jim Bass | Feb 4, 2014 | Odds & Ends
The Conejo Grade is the winding section of the 101 freeway connecting the Conejo Valley (Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Westlake Village) with Camarillo. Over the course of 2.3 miles, the road drops more than 700 feet and forms the unofficial boundary between east and...
by Jim Bass | Sep 3, 2013 | Odds & Ends
After four weeks with temperatures never reaching 80 degrees in Thousand Oaks, the heat arrived with a vengeance last week. My thermometer topped out at 97 one day. When that happens, the west county, just 25 minutes away, offers cool relief. So last week, after...
by Jim Bass | Aug 19, 2013 | Odds & Ends
The Ventura County Medical Center has commenced a $300 million project (see the post below). That will require a new power plant for the hospital. But the old one is such a classic, I wanted to capture its industrial beauty before it’s gone. Here is Mike Ponce,...
by Jim Bass | Nov 7, 2012 | Odds & Ends, Street Photography
The Getty Museum in Los Angeles is a dream for photographers with its geometry, reflections and gardens. As you can see from the gallery linked on the home page, I have been there often. This image was from my most recent visit. I was approaching the garden water maze...
by Jim Bass | Nov 6, 2012 | Odds & Ends
Just as hurricane Sandy was making misery for millions, life was a lark for these two boys who were blissfully skim boarding in the wide, level waves next to the Pismo Beach pier in central California. They made it look easy, but I wasn’t fooled — this...
