Zenyatta Wins The BC Classic

Zenyatta with Mike Smith at the reins did not disappoint the race fans in the Breeders Cup Classic at Santa Anita. She beat the boys to the wire in the $5,000,000 finale.

Breeders Cup 2009 Day One

I am getting the opportunity to cover the Breeders Cup this year at Santa Anita for AFP. Here are some of the photos from day one. In the late 80's and early 90's I covered horse racing extensively, and it's really cool to get back out there! Special shout out to Mark R. for hooking me up on this cool gig!

Waiting For The Train

Went searching in the Cajon Pass for Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight trains to illustrate a Bloomberg story on the announcement that Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway Inc. agreed to buy the railroad on Tuesday. Was a nice day all around out in a beautiful natural setting. Found out that photographing trains means lots of time spent waiting around, so I made the best of it and enjoyed the peacefulness of the area.

A KFC Gone Green

A former Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in West LA has now become the"Kind For Cures" medical marijuana dispensary keeping the the KFC initials. The number of pot dispensaries have exploded in the Los Angeles area recently. If you get the munchies and need to visit a chicken serving KFC after stopping by Kind For Cures for some medicine, I'm sure there must be one within driving distance.

"This Is It" Premiere

Here's a few of images from the west coast premiere of "This Is It" , the Michael Jackson documentary film.

LAPD Headquarters Art Installation Getting Panned

The art installation on the west side of the new LAPD headquarters is getting panned by Chief William Bratton and apparently many others . According to an LA Times column by Steve Lopez , Bratton said "it's as ugly up close as it is when you're driving by." Bratton added "I don't think anybody can figure out" what the shapes are supposed to be, Bratton said. "Bisons and hippos maybe. I haven't the faintest idea what the two tallest things are on either side." All for the price of $500K.

Outside the California Science Center

I had a few minutes to spare while shooting an assignment today at the California Science Center in Exposition Park today and could not pass up shooting a few of the cool design elements outside the main entrance.