Orange County Daily Photo

7.31.10 Teen Jobs, Santa Ana

I saw this flier on a walk thru Santa Ana one day.  It got me thinking a bit... Do teens really get jobs these days?  And what kinds of jobs are they getting?  Back when I was 15, in the summer between 10th and 11th grade, I got myself a job at Carl's Jr.  It wasn't a great job, but it was 10 cents above minimum wage, and I got jobs for a couple of my friends.  Come to think of it, the average age of the counter staff was probably about 16.  I never see kids working these days.  How do they get money?  Do their parents shell it out?

7.30.10: Pretty in pink...

I watched as this girl celebrating her quinceanera, step out of a stretch Hummer limo with her friends and family. She was not shy when she caught me grabbing a snap shot. She stopped and posed in her pink dress complete with pink cell phone accessory.

{marcy}

Kodachrome

Last week someone I know was on a Paul Simon kick and was playing the song Kodachrome. Recently, I took this shot at Craig Park in Brea for a friend and client of her show dog, and I haven't been able to stop looking at it, because of the combination of the beautiful pose, perfect grooming, and the "nice bright colors"

-David

07.28.10 Sunset at the Irvine Spectrum

  
 

The Irvine Spectrum on a warm summer evening. 

{Suz) 

 

Steel Beach

 

I wonder what SPF they're using?

Other shots from the OC Fair this weekend are on my flickr site.

- Gregg -

7.26.10 Mr. Potato Head

My favorite audio-animatronic potato lives in front of my favorite ride at California Adventure.

{Blythe}

7.25.10 I don't recall a single care

See you at the OC Fair!

Taken with an Ansco Panoramic Pix camera with a flipped lens on 35mm film.

7.24.10 Cantina Sunset

Now that summer seems to have settled in, not much beats a cold margarita at a local Cantina.  Taken outside "On the Border"at the Irvine Marketplace.

7.23.10: The atrium of Javiers.

Javier's (Newport Coast)

Simply the best 'people watching' and margarita combination in Orange County. Of course also the rudest staff and management. But very photograph-able decor.

{marcy}

Retro modernism

Continuing on a theme, sort of. Not really a sculpture, but I love the way Brea has incorporated the old Down Town feel into it's down town area an tied it into the artistic theme that the city uses throughout its developments whether it be corporate, industrial, or residential.

-David

07.21.10 Hidden Mickeys at Disneyland

 

This summer my kids and I are on a mission to find all the hidden Mickeys at Disneyland.  Did you know there are hundreds covertly placed mouse ears all over the Happiest Place on Earth?  Yep, and we're going to find them all.  

Can you see the hidden Mickey in this photo from The Magic Shop's window? 

{Suz}

Oasis in the 'hood

 

 

...well....Balboa Island, at least. One of my favorite places to stop into when I'm down that way......

-Gregg-

7.19.10 Cows of the OC Fair

 

The OC Fair opened last Friday and runs through August 15th. From rides to animals to deep fried everything, it's definitely worth checking out.

{Blythe}

7.18.10 Montgomery Ward

Closed down Montgomery Ward building

Huntington Beach, CA.

Taken with an Ansco Panoramic Pix camera with a flipped lens on 35mm film.

OC Daily Photo 7.16.10 Irvine Great Park

The weather was pretty wild for OC on Thursday night.  As I was driving to the Great Park in Irvine for the Thursday night bike races, I could see lightning bolts peppering the sky every few minutes.  Once I got out on the track, it started to rain a bit on us.  Heavy summer rain drops.  Not many of them, but just enough to speckle my glasses, and make my car look a lot dirtier than it was pretending to be.  The races were over, and as I was standing in the parking lot talking to a friend, I could see the sun slowly dropping in the west over top Irvine Great Park balloon.  It was one of those skies we don't get too often living in SoCal, and really reminded me more of the skies I've seen in the South.  Just had to take it.

Jeff