Tag: Pennsylvania

The pause that refreshes

It took a really slow steady pause to take this photo. With high magnification, a branch swaying in the breeze and a likewise swaying photographer trying to keep something in focus at the right moment that the shutter clicks, it was an exercise in patience. Sure I could have clipped a branch, taken it into a studio, put the camera on…

For fun’s sake

Since ol’ man winter is still hanging around this year and more snow is coming tonight I thought I would look into my files to see what last year looked like at this time. I found that I had a lot of photos of spring blossoms and flowers that are nowhere to be seen this year. In a related note, while…

Really? Has it been a week?

Wow, time flies when you’re not posting! I haven’t posted in a week mostly because I haven’t taken any photographs. A few snaps here and there but not much of any value. And I am not really sure if this photo is any value but I do like the scene. The colors in the original were all muted, basically a…

It was a day in September

I’ve been gradually cleaning my files out over the past week, getting rid of a lot of junk photos that were just taking up space. I do a lot of test shots when I get new gear and after using them for evaluation, they don’t really serve a need any longer, yet I always forget to delete them. So on occasion…

Back alley bonanza

A box of well weathered gourds seen in a back alley on the South Side.

Lay dying

A few of the old broken tombstones at the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral located in downtown Pittsburgh. I decided to keep them simple with a straightforward black and white conversion. Nothing fancy today.

Bibokehcycle

Just a couple of shots of a colorful bicycle I spotted while walking around the Southside today. Speaking of “bokeh”, I do like to throw the word around on occasion, and so do many others. I don’t want to try to define the word because there have been many discussions about the topic all over the web, but I think the…

A little bleary

Much to my surprise there she was sittin’ in a corner Little bleary, worse for wear and tear Was a girl with far away eyes The Rolling Stones – “Far Away Eyes” I can imagine the girl with far away eyes looking at this scene. Perhaps after being dropped off by the truck driver 😉

Animal planet

The suburban wildlife just seems happy to pose for me lately. In this case I swung by the local cemetery to try out some of my manual focus lenses but I took along my telephoto zoom also, just in case. I was really there to test my ability to use my manual lenses in a speedy manner. I love my old…