These photos were taken while walking around Charleston, South Carolina on one rainy day. There’s something about being in a different city that puts me in tourist mode instead of photographer mode. My creativity just sinks and I end up leisurely shooting the sites. That’s not a bad thing, I guess, since the idea of the trip was just to get…
Tag: Pentax DA 18-135
We-eeell, I can’t quit you, baby, But I got to put you down a little while
To quote the late great Willie Dixon I think I’m going to take a little break from the blog and photography for a week or two. I just need to spend some time catching up on things like my guitar playing, some reading, research, work on the house, etc. Maybe even sit down and watch a movie or two. It’s…
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.
Paint by numbers
I was playing around with adding textures to this photo I took in the local park and I was reminded of the “paint by numbers” I used to do when I was young. In a way I am still painting by numbers, except now they are all ones and zeros. Digital painting. Digits? Fingers? Finger painting! It all comes together eventually.
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 😉
Drip
Drop
Drifting
Shooting snow has always been a challenge for me, especially when there is no other subject in the photo. I want to keep the brightness of it yet still retain the texture detail. Of course I overexposed when I shot so I wouldn’t end up with dark gray photos but I still had the highlights to consider, I didn’t want to burn out…
Spoiler Alert: My bucket list is trending now
Just thought I would use those terms before they become banned, as mentioned in this years list. Speaking of buckets, these lifts caught my eye the other day and thought it would make a good colorful pic. I liked the snowy wall background which created a nice uncluttered, almost abstract, setting. Please click on the pic for best view. I’m seriously…
I’ve been a good consumer
If there is a category I generally don’t fit into, it’s that of the “consumer”. I don’t feel the need to purchase every new electronic gadget that’s released. I don’t shop at warehouse store and devour large quantities of goods. I buy clothes only when I need them (although I do try to dress decently). We don’t use massive amounts…
I did manage to get one B&W image yesterday
As a follow-up to my last post, I did manage to find one image from the cemetery shoot that worked best in black and white. It’s an obvious cemetery scene but I like the setting of the old and weathered tombstones. With nothing but stone and green grass I knew immediately the it was an ideal candidate for black and white. This is…
What I Pic 