Sunday, October 26, 2008

A Visit To CIA

CIA Costume Party
Last night Claudio took JoJo and Alex and I to a club that I live two blocks from, but have never visited before... CIA: The California Institute of the Abnormal Arts.

CIA Costume Party
CIA is a museum of oddities. Every corner has bizarre treasures, like this mummified clown who bears a remarkable resemblance to Robert Ryan.

CIA Costume Party
My new 30mm f 1.4 lens got a real workout, shooting available light by candle and Christmas light. I was amazed at what I was able to squeeze out of almost total darkness.

CIA Costume Party
It's fitting that we visited so close to Halloween. Little did we know that a band that was playing that night, Happy Dwarf had invited all of its fans to dress in costume.

CIA Costume Party
Hey! Waitaminute! Did I just see what I thought I saw?

CIA Costume Party
This shot is lit by a single candle. There was a big movie screen outside playing weird silent movies and cartoons. Claudio kept asking me, "What's this?" and I recognized just about everything they were playing. He was impressed.

CIA Costume Party
Oooo! Spooky!

CIA Costume Party
Mother Earth visits with the spawn of the Earth's core. Trippy!

CIA Costume Party
I wasn't going to post this picture, but I kept thinking about it. So here it is.

CIA Costume Party
Can you tell that I had a very good time?
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