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My version of "Daily Photos" will be ever-so-typical of myself: 'A Different Little Twist'!! I'm using this gallery as an impetus: one of my present goals is to add several photos per day into this website. As I'm doing so, I will choose one of the photos to include in this 365 day project! (If I experience a difficult time choosing which image to use as my 'Daily Photo', I'll add the other choice(s) into my Contender gallery) Occasionally, there will be days when the photo was actually taken on that particular day! This will probably be governed by available time and my creative spirit! The photos within this gallery are available to order as prints and other merchandise; click on the 'buy' icons. I will appreciate any comments and/or critiques; click on the 'add comments' on the bottom left, and please include your name! You can also vote on the photos, if you choose; drag your pointer onto the enlarged image on the right; a box will appear on the top right which allows the voting process. Just click either yea-or-nay! Thank you for visiting this Gallery, and I hope you enjoy the photos presented here! © Copyright 2009 Lady Kates Photography
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    December 10 My husband and I worked out-of-town this last weekend. I love Neon signs! This is SOOC.
    December 9 I experienced a different kind of assignment this morning!! I had been asked to take photographs at a construction site (rather, a 'de-construction' site!), to record the demolition of a crude oil storage tank. In Central Coast California, Hwy. 46 begins at the coast, just south of Cambria, runs eastward, and ends at Hwy. 99, just north of Bakersfield. Hwy. 46 East is being improved and widened. Many different types of projects have to take place before the widening process can begin in particular areas. The Lost Hills Project is located at the old Antelope Pumping Station, which was phased out @ 20 yrs. ago. This Station included two large crude oil storage tanks which were in the path of the upcoming widening of the Hwy. The first of the two tanks had already been demolished and removed from the site. The demolition of the second tank was scheduled for this morning. Yes....yours truly was there to witness and record this incredible feat! I wore layers, gloves and a scarf to buffer the cold, and they gave me a really cool (!) hat, as soon as I stepped out of my vehicle! Hillary..........I didn't get to wear a boa and my tiara! :( This tank was 30 ft. high x 80 ft. in diameter. The steel of the walls is 1/2" thick at the base, and @ two-thirds towards the top it thins to 3/8". Look closely at the walls and notice they are made from connected 5' x 10 ' panels; each weighing 1000 lbs (1/2 ton). There were two primary heavy equipment machines working incredibly well together; beginning with the yellow clipper cutting a slice in that steel wall from top to bottom. I specifically included a shot of my friend, Tom, standing next to the clipper blade, just to give some perspective as to its' size. Then, the orange bucket would grab hold of a bent piece at the top and start pulling the side out and away as he backed up. Watching them work with that steel looked more like they were working with aluminum! They would work with areas of the walls, cutting, tearing, pulling, bending then grabbing the torn away section and moving it to the side. I know that one of the pieces had almost 16 full panels; @8,000 tons which the bucket grabbed, lifted and moved out of their way! I must admit that I was totally fascinated and very impressed during my shoot of this project! Makes sense; years ago, I operated a mini-excavator, and a backhoe occasionally for an excavating business!!! Today, I was watching several 'Masters-of-the-trade'; some highly skilled and efficient operators! It was actually quite a treat!! Thank You, Gentlemen!! The entire demolition can be seen in my Lost Hills Project
    December 4 Got a little sidetracked; back to the recent Yosemite trip!! ************************Yosemite Falls**********************