January 1, 2012

I am supposed to be working on a post about my favorite images for 2011, but I thought it would be easier to blog about my favorite photo from 2012. This is actually the only photo I have taken, after 12 hours into the new year, but I think its a good start. On a beautiful 80 degree January 1st, we took the bike out for a ride and met Brian. Brian had rolled into the parking lot of the Lookout, a popular stop for bikers on Ortega Hwy overlooking Lake Elsinore, just as Debra and I were finishing lunch and getting ready to head back down. Debra couldnt help but take some photos of his 1931 ford roadster. And when I say roadster, were talking the good kind. A dirty, grungy, greasy frame with wheels, and engine, a gas tank strapped behind the drivers stadium style seat, and an old soda bottle wired to the radiator for overflow. I couldn’t not engage this guy and introduce myself. I love the goggles.