Jeff Eastin sent me a link to the Google Street View of a location where we shot. Street View?? This is unbelievable, and bordering on creepy, but technology makes it so I can show you street level, daytime versions of the places I shoot at night. The only catch is I have to know where they are. Before buying my gps unit, I typically drove or walked aimlessly, not knowing where I was, had been, or would be. These days I can mark off gps waypoints. This takes away some of the charm of getting lost in the big city at night, but gps is just so friggin cool!

So… here’s a great example of Street View: This is the daytime street view of the run down industrial center I shot where I met Jesus, the homeless parking lot attendant.  (The shots I took there will be ready someday, but not today)

This is the alley in Compton we came running out of, followed closely by the hooded gangsters who were hoping to do us harm.

The second shot of the  night in Compton took place in the alley behind this old frame  (The factory here was burned down during the LA riots, sparked by Rodney King’s beating. 

And finally… How they did Google Street View