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Tastes Like Burning: Station Fire

gearhartphoto — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:03:49 +0000

Next to traffic and taxes, flames are a rest-assured fact of life here in southern California. Friend and fantastic web designer Zoey said that from her house, it looked like Glendale’s Forest Lawn Mortuary was on fire (!!!) so I scarfed down my food and checked it out with Ingrid. Watching dusk fall away, I wandered Atwater Village in my car, thinking “high ground high ground high ground.”

Turned out, high ground was the I-5 onramp. Braced my lens by wedging it into the corner of the open sunroof. Just barely squeaked an angle between massive power lines and messy foreground foliage. And juuust enough light in the sky to balance the lit cross with the expanding Station Fire’s flames.

And then it was dark!

Comic-Con 2009: An Alternate Universe, Part 2

gearhartphoto — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:45:26 +0000

Comic-Con 2009 images, second of two parts:

In a gaggle of 14 costumed predators, female predator Kari Kosmo invites a staredown in the lobby of the 40th annual convention.

Rachel happened to know this clown.

Karl, Erik, Rachel, Ingrid, and Drew in their natural element.

Karl, a card-carrying VIP, comes home to Hard Rock.

Leonard Nimoy laughs with fans during an appearance on the Comic-Con floor.

Actors Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin answer questions at a panel for HBO’s vampire show True Blood.

Comic book writer, editor, and producer Stan Lee waves to fans shouting his name as he leaves the convention center on Saturday.

The Dexter baby hitches a rickshaw ride in front of the convention center.

Comic-Con 2009: An Alternate Universe, Part 1

gearhartphoto — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:51:08 +0000

For the third year in a row, I was able to photograph the ever-expanding Comic-Con ’09 in San Diego for DVDTown.com! But really, that’s just an excuse to drag a camera to the center on nerddom. Check out William David Lee’s story and my photos: DVDTown.com’s Comic-Con ’09 Coverage

Below, I’ve mixed the published images with a story of the everything else I saw over three days. Ingird was there, and her brother Karl came from Connecticut. Also around were friends Erik, Rachel, and Drew!

Enjoy!

Russell

Watching over attendees to Comic-Con, a poster of a baby advertises the new season of Showtime’s show Dexter.

Attendees pack the floor at the Comic-Con International in San Diego, Calif. With 125,000 attendees converging for for the convention’s sold-out 4 1/2 day run, long lines and packed crowds defined the 40th annual Comic-Con.

A pink Pocket Full of Posiez Darth Vader is among the variations of the dark side commander encased at the Sideshow Collectibles booth.

Robert Lindsay, center, takes a sip of water as artists Christopher Hernandez and Ali Magee apply special effects makeup at the Famous Monsters of Filmland and Cinema Makeup School booth.

Rachel, Erik, Ingrid, and Karl

Nam Tran is swarmed during the morning rush as he hawks Chaotic, a drink he said was created by the Pokemon people and slated to release in November.

Father meets son as Esai Morales, left, and Edward James Olmos laugh during a panel for Caprica, Syfy’s spin-off prequel of the Battlestar Galactica series. In Caprica, Morales plays Joseph Adama, father to Olmos’ character in Battlestar Galactica. Olmos directed the film Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, which debuts on DVD on Oct. 27. Caprica will premiere on the network in January 2010.

Ingrid buys a furry friend!

A second posting of Comic-Con 2009 photos is on its way…