In my ever-changing mind I thought I would try some straight up building shots for something different. I was thinking black and white right from the get-go and the late afternoon sky and light really enhanced the scenes. I basically just walked around looking for different perspectives than I normally would. Normally my eyes are on the ground looking for…
Category: Black and White
Little things mean a lot
I purchased a macro lens a few months back and I’m finally getting able to practice with it a little. Plants and bugs are the natural subjects of macro lenses but since this particular model (Pentax DA35mm Limited) literally focuses right up to the front element, bugs are out of the equation for now. So my focus has been on plants. I…
Not about the bunny
Even though the Easter Bunny gets most of the headlines, we all know, the holiday isn’t really about the bunny. The bunny just became a sort of mascot for spring and, just like Christmas, the meaning of the holiday gets diluted into a generic fun fest. That aside, after a nice Easter dinner my wife and I decided to take…
Scenery?
No need for a tripod for a long exposure to smooth out the water when it’s frozen! A straight forward scenic photo, with a little processing enhancement to take the boredom away. It’s rare that I take or share shots such as these, mostly because I don’t do them well. I like scenic photos when done by others but I…
Man, if I only had the time
I took a short trip to Vermont over the weekend and spent most of my time behind the wheel of my car. It was a WAY longer drive than what I was thinking and I probably bit off more than I could chew, so to speak. But I wanted to see one of my photos in a gallery exhibition and it was…
Gold in them hills
My photo, “Can’t Wait” was chosen as a Gold Selection winner for the North Valley Art League International Juried Photography Show, which opens Tuesday, April 29, 2014. It is an honor to be chosen but the hard part is still ahead of me – writing an Artist Statement! I’ll try to do my best with that but, as anyone who has spent…
When the going gets tough
I take a selfie. Another Sunday and I thought I better post something. It’s been a while and I haven’t done anything exciting photographically for some time. I’ve been caught up in buying some new gear and not even having the chance to thoroughly test it out. Between the never-ending winter and just getting some things done domestically It’s been…
I’m still here sir. (Warning: dead animal)
As I enjoy yet another blast of winter weather, I thought I would take a moment and stop in on my own blog. It seems like forever since I’ve posted but I’m still around, still trying to perform photography. I use “trying” in the loosest sense since I haven’t done any real shooting in quite some time. I know I shouldn’t…
See through
Winter is sticking around a bit too much this year and I’m feeling like I have cabin fever even though I get out of the house every day. Maybe it’s “camera” fever, where I am not being able to do any shooting. I thought about doing some indoor still life stuff but I don’t have the lights or props to…
Things that are there
I was thinking of doing a “Things That Are No Longer There” post of subjects that I have photographed over the years that are no longer around, such as old buildings that have been torn down. Instead, after taking this photo, I think I will start with a subject that is still around. I took a similar photo of this glove over…
What I Pic 