I finally got out to take some actual photos yesterday. A nice sunny but cold winters day off from work. It’s been so dark and gloomy every time I had a camera in my hands lately, so it was nice to shoot away without worrying about slow shutter speeds. Unfortunately my creativity didn’t kick in and I ended up taking…
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It’s something
For lack of anything to say and lack of any suitable photos that I have taken lately, I’ll offer up a fine portrait of a tree that a shot a short while ago. I played with the color on this one a little and almost….well, OK, I did forget about it, until I was browsing through my files this evening. It’s…
Thorns can scratch
This little leaf cluster caught my eye amongst all of the dried tree branches against the lovely snow and mud background. They just looked so vibrant and alive. And as soon as I saw the photo on the LCD I knew I wanted to do a texture treatment with it. Like always, I just wasn’t sure which way I was going to…
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…
Why not?
I know I said I wasn’t going to post until after Christmas but I don’t believe I can use this photo for any other day. I shot the photo in downtown Pittsburgh Sunday night and after viewing it I thought it would be a great candidate for a snow texture that I downloaded just the other day, especially since the…
Taking a break
With my focus for the next few days being on the Christmas holiday, I’ll be taking a break from the blog. I doubt if I’ll get out in the next couple of days to take any meaningful photos anyhow so I won’t bore you with second-rate images. OK make that third-rate, since most of my work lately has been second-rate. I’ll probably…
The man with the ham(burger)
Just your average 20′ cowboy with a burger statue. I stopped in a convenience store parking lot to make a conference call for work today and the whole time I sat in my truck looking at this giant cowboy, which sits at the restaurant next door to the store. I’ve seen it a few times before and always thought of grabbing…
Sticks
In my never-ending quest to get out and purposely do more photography I have been failing miserably. Between work and just general household time I haven’t been able to make a day of just shooting and it’s been frustrating me. As a guitar player I know that the more I play, the better I get. The same goes for photography.…
What I Pic 