LA at night 4/8/14, during the day 4/7/14, sunrise fog 4/10/14

Written by Mathew Tekulsky on April 10, 2014. Posted in Americana, Landscapes

4/8/14, night, Westwood at the right, Century City at the left. The Brentwood foothills in the foreground. Funny, the day before, I took a shot of this scene during the day. I cropped it to match the night scene. At the time, I thought, why am I taking this picture. That’s the thing about photography. You never know when some image will find a use. Then, this morning, the fog presented itself, the third in the series I didn’t know I was making. 

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Mars over Los Angeles last night

Written by Mathew Tekulsky on April 10, 2014. Posted in Americana, Landscapes

The red planet is in the center of the frame at the top. You can see Westwood in the center at the bottom and to the far left, Century City. I went for a vertical this time. 

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Mars above Los Angeles tonight

Written by Mathew Tekulsky on April 9, 2014. Posted in Americana, Landscapes

Mars was in opposition to Earth today. The red planet is in the upper right part of the frame, high above Los Angeles as the planes fly in to LAX.

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Trees with moon last night

Written by Mathew Tekulsky on April 10, 2014. Posted in Americana, Landscapes

A neat little extra from the Mars shoot. 

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Me with Backyard Bird Photography binder and Brooklyn Bridge

Written by Mathew Tekulsky on April 10, 2014. Posted in Backyard Bird Photography, Mathew Tekulsky, Portraits

I recently gave a binder with the photos from the book to a very special office, and I was there the other day and posed with the binder. The office is filled with great photography books, as well as some vintage prints, such as the one in the background of the Brooklyn Bridge.

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Me at The Icon printer in Los Angeles

Written by Mathew Tekulsky on April 5, 2014. Posted in Exhibitions, Mathew Tekulsky, Roger Tory Peterson Institute

Yesterday, I met with my printer Luis Diaz to get some test prints ordered for my upcoming exhibition at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute in Jamestown, New York. Jamestown is the legendary Peterson’s hometown, and I’m honored to be chosen to show my bird photographs there. It’s going to be a really great event. Thanks to Luis Diaz for taking the photo of me, with my marvelous Ruby-throated Hummingbirds in the background on the computer screen. Yes, they’ll be in the show.

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