The Frisco Emporium, Colorado, is an amazing store full of every variety of junk you can imagine. Now some people see this stuff as treasures so who am I to judge? I liked this composition so much because of the interesting lines. They draw your eyes into the frame. I converted to black and white because the color was just too distracting. Canon 5d MKIII | Canon 35mm f/2 II | 1/30s f/4.0
Just a quick portrait in Steamboat Colorado. Funny how the non-posed / non-professional pictures are sometimes the best... Natural expression and so much in those beautiful eyes! Taken with my Canon 35mm f/2 lens. Usually 35mm is not a good portrait focal length as there can be distortion if you are not careful. Taken at f/3.2 which gives a good focus on her face while producing a nice background blur. I love this lens at is gives a classic organic feel - it sees the world how my eyes see the world. I tried the newest 35mm lenses and…
Back from a much needed vacation! We had a wonderful time in Colorado and did something fun and interesting every day. Not a "photo" vacation so I only took my 35mm lens and Canon 5d with. Still grabbed some nice pictures.
It was Flower Sale Day at St. Mark's. This was my favorite shot of the day. Not sure why... Not a perfect flower and not the best lighting. Maybe I like it because it looks real. So often photos are over processed and over saturated and over sharpened and they just don't look real. They might look beautiful - but life isn't perfect. Neither am I! Canon 5d MkIII | Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L | 1/80s at f/5.0
A kind of boring building can become magical at night with the right lighting. Maybe its the same with people; if we see them in the proper light we find out who they really are... Maybe that thought is too deep for a Wednesday morning... Anyhow, this photo is kind of extraordinary in a way. Not too many years ago this photo would have been impossible. I took this handheld at 1/30s and ISO 4000. Big deal you might say. Well, only a few years ago ISO 4000 was impossible - no film (at least available to a normal person)…
Just some fun on a Friday. The sun is coming our and maybe it will be warm today. I'll risk it to say Spring is Here! This is a composition (I think it's pretty obvious) of some fun photos. Friday should be about fun so here it is!
Will Spring never come?!? Here it is May and still in the 40's for temperatures. Rode my bike to work yesterday and froze my hands and arms! On the bright side think how bad it would be without global warming! Taken in the Town of Neenah on Oak Ridge Road. Had to get my feet wet but all great art requires suffering (that's what we tell our selves when we are standing in cold water in the rain). I am not sure why but the original picture just screamed out "high key sepia" so that's how I processed it. Conventional…
My neighbors out for a walk on the first night of May. You see them, don't you? Dead center at the bottom of the frame. I did not see them when I took this either - too busy enjoying the glory of a beautiful sunset. Life is like that sometimes. You look at one thing and miss another. That is the joy, and the problem with photographs. You capture a moment in time it all its detail and beauty and imperfection. You also create an image that might interfere with your memory. I only remember the sunet but there were…
A texting break on River Street in Savannah. It is always nice to get away from the kitchen and spend some time on your life. It is so interesting to think that here in the alley it is quiet and almost nobody around, but just the other side of the building is crowds and noise and a parade of tourists. It is good to find some refuge in life if only for a little bit. Taken with a Panasonic Lumix Lx7. Lx7 | 9.8mm | 1/40s at f/2