iPhone Photograph by Robert Lachman © 2010
There’s blue skies today but I need to go to work. Rain and my vacation are forecast for tomorrow. Have a nice day. -RL
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 Photograph by Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times © 1991On May 17, 1991, the last of the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station’s F/A-18 Hornets returned home to friends and family from the Persian Gulf. The squadron’s aircraft, were used to spot targets over Iraq and Kuwait for bombing missions. I’m starting to organize my old negatives and photos. Each day I hope to post one of my older photographs that just seem to be gathering dust. There’s lots of rain this Super Bowl weekend in Southern California so it’s a perfect time for scanning and sorting through boxes. Have a great weekend. -RL  Photographs by Robert Lachman © 2009
 Macworld All Stars at Macworld Cirque du Mac Party 2009
iPhone Photographs by Robert Lachman © 2010
iPhone Photograph by Robert Lachman © 2010
 iPhone Photographs by Robert Lachman © 2010 CBS2.com After nearly 7 years, and more than half a million dollars, workers install a pedestrian bridge at the Bolsa Chica Wetlands. People trying to cross from the trail system to the north Bolsa Chica parking lot only had a bike path for an option right next to busy Warner Avenue. The wetlands are a popular area for residents to take a jog, as well as more than 25,000 people who visit every year. READ MORE…
Photograph by Robert Lachman / Los Angeles Times © 2010
 iPhone Photograph by Robert Lachman © 2010 A view of Los Angeles City Hall and the Los Angeles Times building taken from Second Street and Grand Ave. during my lunch break last night. I did use Photoshop CS4 and Topaz Clean 2 to make a few adjustment and tweaks. -RL
 iPhone Photograph by Robert Lachman © 2010
Probably the most important feature, to me, is the availability of the keyboard dock. Also, they have introduced an iPad iWorks app for $9.99 which should make it a more functional computer. While it’s really not much more than a jumbo iPhone without the phone and camera, it is an amazing piece of engineering. It may be a replacement for a laptop computer for some, but not for me. -RL
By Robert Lachman It’s almost time for the Apple announcement: What’s it going to be, the amazing bigger-than-an-iPhone, smaller-than-a-laptop “iTablet”? I can wait. How about making an affordable laptop? Mac laptops start at $999 while other brands start at $499. I am sure the “iTablet” will come with some amazing widgets and apps. Did I mention super-cool graphics and multimedia? You just know it’s going to sing and dance. I’m not sure how I have lived without the Magic Eight Ball app on a ten-inch screen instead of my iPhone. The Apple announcement I’m looking forward to is hearing them say they’re going to make the iPhone a better phone. I’m not sure you could hear me if you’re listening on your iPhone. I can’t hardly hear anyone, the volume is always so low. Is there any chance of increasing the ring tone and vibrate, I never know when people are calling, especially while walking or riding my bike. Did I mention the part about how it constantly drops calls, plus the coverage area is so weak? No I received another invitation to join AARP. For those young tech-photo-geeks who are reading this, it stands for the Association for the Advancement of Retired Persons. They say it’s an association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens. I’ve got to tell you that qualifying for AARP really hurts. I’m not joining as long as I have a profile on Twitter and Facebook and have my own website. Never, never, never, I’m not joining….. I went to take some pictures of the heavy storm surf next to the Seal Beach Pier this week and learned a valuable lesson: Put money in the meter, even when you’re only going to take a quick look to see the size of the big waves. It only took 10 minutes and I had a forty dollar parking ticket waiting for me.
iPhone Photographs by Robert Lachman © 2010
The blue sky in the morning turned into storm clouds. I probably should cancel the trip to the car wash today. -RL
 iPhone Photograph by Robert Lachman © 2010 We finally have some nice blue sky in Southern California after so much rain above Don the Beachcomer’s restaurant in Huntington Beach. No time to write today. It’s almost time for work. Have a great week. I hhould have new work up tomorrow. -RL
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After, using Photoshop, which included: reducing the color cast with Saturation, adjusting the brightness with Levels, and sharpening with Smart Sharpen. I did select and feather the shadow areas in the bottom half of the photograph, and then lightened with Levels. The final touches did include the Creative Detail Accent preset with 
Before, the image straight into Lightroom and then saved in Photoshop with no adjustments.
It’s hard to believe but it’s my birthday today. Those birthdays seems to turn the corner faster and faster every year. I picked out the Kodak Zi8 HD Movie Camera for a present. It was the best choice because of the microphone input jack included, which gives it much higher audio quality if needed. The photo, above left, is the ice cream cake I picked out for tonight and, below, is a photo of me from over 50 years ago. Did I say that, “50 years ago?” It just doesn’t seem possible. -RL
reality and will be ready for shipping in a couple months. It looks very sleek and should compete well at it’s $499 price point with many of the e-readers and mini-notebook computers.
w I’m sounding like Andy Rooney which leads me to AARP…
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