Destination Unknown

20 years ago, I started a second career as a motorcycle journalist, and I’ve been lucky enough to see many of the beautiful places in the world and publishing stories and photos of my adventures. I’ve started documenting my bicycle adventures in a similar fashion, and will be sharing those stories here. Please join me.

“The idea is to die young as late as possible

Ashley Montagu

The Latest Stuff…


  • Serious., originally uploaded by john m flores.Five years old. Plays a lot of Wii tennis. Watches tennis on TV with his father. Is learning. Fast.This was tough – shot through a tinted window 20 feet or so above the court that played havoc with WB. Shot RAW and used the eyedropper tool in LR3 to…


  • Lost?, originally uploaded by john m flores. I love the photons that pass through this lens, the Pentax DA*50-135 F2.8. It’s a very special lens…


  • How about here?, originally uploaded by john m flores. Crawling through some old photos. Found this from 2009. Prague, Praha, one of the most picturesque cities I have been to. I was there with Edelweiss on a motorcycle story for RoadRUNNER Magazine. We had the day in Prague and I fell for the place. It’s…


  • Busted, originally uploaded by john m flores. I threw the Pentax DA70 F2.4 Limited on the Panasonic GH2 in the hope of catching folks in the act of appreciating art. Most were unaware, except this one kid totally busted me. As others have noticed, the Panasonic GH2 can give skin tones a reddish cast. I’ve…


  • 40 Winks, originally uploaded by john m flores. We get so caught up in technique and technicalities sometimes that we stop looking at photos. Damn precision, inspiration does not live there.


  • Drawn, originally uploaded by john m flores. Sometimes you need to put your photos away, create some distance, and then revisit them.


  • Flock, originally uploaded by john m flores. [A break from the incessant posts about the GH2!]I’ve got tens of thousands of photos in Lightroom at this point. I love bumping into old stuff with new eyes.


  • Flock, originally uploaded by john m flores. [A break from the incessant posts about the GH2!]I’ve got tens of thousands of photos in Lightroom at this point. I love bumping into old stuff with new eyes.


  • Here’s another good blog talking about the GH2 – Micro 4/3rds Photography. Includes some video samples, some AF torture tests, and some lens testing. Worth a click!


  • Stewie is my co-pilot, originally uploaded by john m flores. Taken with the Panasonic GH2 in iA (intelligent Auto) mode. I rarely use the automated modes on a camera because just end up fighting with them. Kind of like when you argue with your GPS on the best way to get home. But I can’t…