Sleeps Judea Fair

Always looked forward to attending Christmas Eve service with my parents at St. Peters Episcopal Church. Organist Hugh Mackinnon played his Sleeps Judea Fair at midnight.

    

"Mr. Mackinnon" was the Choir Director at Grace Cathedral before joining St. Peters: Link to Grace Cathedral Choir performing Sleeps Judea Fair.

Hugh A MacKinnon: 1891-1981

St. Peters Episcopal Church, located in San Francisco's Richmond District, served a dedicated and diverse congregation. The church was damaged beyond repair by the 1989 earthquake--a grave lost to the community. Additional information: (a)  Brief History of the Church and (b) Pipe organ at St. Peters.

2011 Huntington Beach Art League Photos

Monthly Meetings

January: World of Color
Third Place
Judge: Fealing Lin

A framed enlargement of this California Adventure water and light show image
was donated to the Chance Theater for their annual fund raising event--and it sold!
(Canon G9)

February: Wet Pier
Best of Show
Judge: W. Wray

Rainey Day on the Seal Beach Pier. The pier
tower is reflected on the planks.
(Leica M5 50mm 1.4 Summilux) 

March: Weathered Glasses
Third Place
Judge: J. Schroeder

Glasses were found on a Kona beach. I was asked
if the glass effect was "photoshopped" -- No.
 (Canon G9)

April: Holiday Glass
Third Place
Judge: K. Hardy

Judy's collection displayed in our kitchen window.
(Canon G9)

May: Demonstrating
Judge: H. Moore

Kamilla Hardy demonstrating at our April meeting. Her husband

Carmon gave her a framed enlargement for a birthday gift.

(Canon G9)

June: Terry
Third Place
Judge: A. Setton

My neighbor restored Matt's 1966 Mustang.
A shop-light provided the illumination.
(Leica M5)

October: Pier Fishing
Honorable Mention
Judge: J. Salchak

A rare sight on the Seal Beach Pier: A lone fisherman.
 (Canon 7D)

December: Dragon Glass
Judge: K. Sullivan

The glass and wooden dragon were displayed in a window of a Half Moon
Bay shop. Both were hung from the ceiling and slowly rotating. It took some
 time to get both objects in alignment for the shot.
(Canon G9)

May Open Show

Huntington Beach Library

Judge: J. Salchak

Getty Cue


The Getty Museum transports visitors from the parking
structure to the museum entrance via a tram. I
waited some time to capture an empty queue.
(Canon G9)

November Members Show

Huntington Beach Library

Judge: J. Schroeder

Half Moon Bay Sun Rise

The light was fantastic!
(Canon G9)

Doors?
Third Place

This is the inside of a Carl's Jr. delivery truck. I tried
on numerous occasions and finally got a day when the
truck was empty with good light
(Leica M5)

Pelagic Outing
Honorable Mention

We were birding about 24 miles off the coast of Half Moon Bay
with members of the American Birding Association. Three of
my photos from this trip will appear in the January 2012
issue of ABA's Birding magazine.

Pumpkins and Halloween Fly-Out

Half Moon Bay Pumpkins

Green Pumpkin Leader

Call me "Red"

Fly-Out Ready

Half Moon Bay Birding with ABA

Judy and I attended the Annual Meeting of the

 American Birding Association

We "birded" in groups of 20.

Our group leader: Alvaro Jaramillo

 A couple of close-ups.

California Thrasher

Pelagic Cormorant (with a crab snack)

A pelagic boat trip closed the event.

Jeff Gordon, ABA President, welcomed us on the dock.

The seas were rough,

and it rained, but

we got a great look at the Black-footed Albatross.

Cameras: Canon 7D with EOS 100-400 mm L IS and Canon G9

Alaska 1930s - Photos by Bue Kee

Bue Kee with sketch book,
Alaska's Inland Passage (1935)

Bue and his brothers (Ted and Wilson) worked in Alaskan canneries during the depression. Bue's camera was a Kodak Anastigmat F - 6.3, 100 mm.

Hydaburg (1935)

Ketchikan (1935)

Pillar Bay (1935)

Craig (1937) - Wilson & Ted on right

Port Waters (1937)

Deep Cove (1937)

Bue Kee's Art: Small Watercolors

The Three Brothers

Untitled

Near Trinidad

Oswego Lake

Bever Creek

The watercolors ranged in size from 6.5 by 5 to 7 by 9 inches. Many of his works were stolen after his death (some of the unaccounted for pieces are depicted in the photos below).

Stolen or Lost

Stolen or Lost

Rohwer Group Forever...

Rohwer Group:  Bill Rohwer's Research Team

A Skype video call (from a former student having issues with a Ph.D. advisor) reminded me (again) of my good fortune at Berkeley--great advisor and good times with the tribe.

Bue Kee's Art - Chinese Bunk House (at Crissel's Hop Yard: 1918)

Photo taken June 1918

Colorized 

Small Oil

Additional hop farm photos

Historical Note (or how did Bue find his way to a hop farm)

Bue's father, Don Chung Kee, trained with the Peking Opera and worked for the Sun Ning Railroad Company before leaving for Oregon 

at age 16 . He found work with the Southern Pacific Railroad and, subsequently, established the Kee Kee Hand Laundry in Portland. Bue's mother, Jan Dia Hia, was adopted in China and arrived in Portland at age three.  Bue (and his siblings Hong, May, Ming and Ruth) were born in Portland. Dong was offered an opportunity to run the hop farm at the Muecke Ranch (and, subsequently, at the Crissell's). This was a timely move because of concerns about the saturation of laundries, racial tensions and Tong activities. Three additional siblings (Myrtle, Ted, and Wilson) were born on the farm.

Bue Kee - Oregon Artist

My Uncle Bue was a noted Oregon Artist. He was severely hearing impaired and never finished grade school. He loved everything pertaining to art. As a young man he attended the Portland Art School and was involved with the Timberline WPA Project at Mount Hood. He worked in oil, watercolor, pastel, ceramic and photography.

Bue was raised on a farm outside of Portland.
He colorized this photoof himself harvesting hops. 

Bue sculped models used in our defense program's camouflage
research (The Oregonian, 1/17/41, p. 4) and a "fired" salmon/carp, 
similar to the one depicted, is on display at Timberline Lodge. 

Some examples of his artwork:

Large Oil

Watercolor

Small Oils

Ceramics

Ceramics

Photography