I drove through the city park today right after a rain storm. It was a good time to be there as it was practically empty. The light level was still low so I thought I would shoot a few photos with my Super-Takumar 50mm wide open at f1.4. Too bad there isn’t any real subject matter there to take advantage of…
Month: July 2011
365-191 Hangin’ at the courthouse
Well I wasn’t really hanging out (although there are some questionable characters who do) but just stopped by for a few photos. Sundays are a nice time to check out some of the architecture around the downtown area because there are few people milling about. I thought I would go onto the steps of the courthouse and get a different…
365-190 Stone walled
Visited the cemetery again today because I was trying to find an animal to shoot. The animals in the cemetery are accessible since they are used to humans, which makes it somewhat easier to get photos. I wanted an animal to continue my intentional camera movement experiments and I wanted something else that was moving also. There were some geese at the…
365-189 Keep it rolling
I don’t know why I found yesterdays post still in the draft stage. I know I hit publish and I viewed the final post. Crazy. I couldn’t resist another slow shutter shot today. Actually I would have liked a slower shutter speed on this shot but it was still pretty bright out even using a polarizer, a ND4X filter, and…
365-188 Tres
OK, it is my third day of camera movement/slow shutter experiment photos. OK, so I’m not getting any better at it. OK, I’ll stop……eventually. I’ll try not to go there tomorrow but I can’t guarantee it! If a normal shot comes my way, then that’s what it will be! Otherwise….who knows? For kicks I’m throwing up a black and white version…
365-187 I promise not to overdo it
Still experimenting with intentional camera movement (ICM). I know it’s the second day in a row using this technique but it is helping my creativity some. This evening I focused on my neighbors flowers. I was going to try a shot at the ostrich farm but just couldn’t get myself to hop in the truck and drive over. Besides I was…
365-186 I see you, ICM
I have been so bored with my photo output lately. Maybe its just been the subjects, or lack thereof. And again today I found myself out on a beautiful day and just not finding any suitable subjects. So on a drive through the park and looking at all of the trees I decided I would try some intentional camera movement (ICM).…
365-185 Hmmm, what can I shoot today?
The 4th of July in the USA. Besides hotdogs the usual subject to photograph is fireworks. This is the first time I ever bothered to shoot fireworks in about twenty years. the last fireworks photos I took were on Kodachrome 64 at the city of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh still puts on an impressive display but I stuck around the small town…
365-184 Three Rivers Regatta
Pittsburgh has an annual regatta around the 4th of July holiday. There are various events each year varying between high wire acts to hot air balloons. Every year they have powerboat races on the rivers. I haven’t visited the regatta in quite a few years since I was usually working and couldn’t go if I wanted. This year I am not…
365-183 Parade preparations
The neighboring town of Canonsburg has an annual Fourth of July parade and the citizens have a tradition of placing chairs along the route to reserve a vantage point for the festivities. The chairs are placed as much as a week in advance. Now I see that some are roping off large areas also, much to the chagrin of local business…
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