Here are my 5 favorite shots of the 2011 in no particular order.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
My Favorite Shots of 2011
I didn't take nearly as many photographs this year as compared to the last two years but I think the ones I did take were of an improved vision and style. I've always enjoyed black and white photos so this year I started exploring this as an addition to my style. I think some of my better images were my black and whites so I will continue to explore this and see where it leads me.
Here are my 5 favorite shots of the 2011 in no particular order.
Here are my 5 favorite shots of the 2011 in no particular order.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Reflection
I'm always on the lookout for some funky reflections. Being near a large body of water and piers gives me some opportunities for finding them.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
Dandelion macro
This is from my two lens reverse macro experimenting. I'll be posting a series of these macros.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
From the archives
I haven't been shooting as much of late but have spent a little time here and there digging through my 365 Project archive. Taking so many photos that I didn't edit I thought I may find a few gems. Going through my abstract stuff now and seeing what I can do in LR to spiff them up a little.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Motion
I haven't been taking many photos lately but have been digging through my archives. I'm interested more in my painterly images than my many many attempts at landscape and flowers right now. I think my first love will always be abstract/experimental images.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Friday, August 19, 2011
Moon on surf
I'm finding fewer and fewer photos I like enough to post these days. Probably because I'm not going out as much to photograph. I'm not sure if I'm bored with environment I have around me to photograph or my lack of commitment to a single style is causing me inspiration issues. Either way I need to pull out of this creative funk I find myself in.
I can now also be found hanging out on Google+. Almost from the start photographers flocked to this new social networking platform and I've found far more opportunities to view and comment on others work. I know my biggest failing has been maintaining a reciprocal relationship with those of you that spend the time to leave me comments. I apologize for that...
So if you are on Google+ you can find me at https://plus.google.com/115644063183821773031/posts?hl=en and I'm far more likely to leave feedback and comments there. I've started divorcing myself from both Facebook and Twitter and making G+ my primary photo hangout site.
I can now also be found hanging out on Google+. Almost from the start photographers flocked to this new social networking platform and I've found far more opportunities to view and comment on others work. I know my biggest failing has been maintaining a reciprocal relationship with those of you that spend the time to leave me comments. I apologize for that...
So if you are on Google+ you can find me at https://plus.google.com/115644063183821773031/posts?hl=en and I'm far more likely to leave feedback and comments there. I've started divorcing myself from both Facebook and Twitter and making G+ my primary photo hangout site.
Friday, August 5, 2011
SF Chinatown
Went up to San Francisco last Sunday for an Adobe sponsored photowalk in Chinatown. I didn't get very many photos I liked because I decided to play a little with some street photography and then later my Lensbaby. Here's one of my street photos.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Roosevelt Island
A little island sanctuary on the Potomac River called Roosevelt Island. Other than a statue of Teddy Roosevelt and some columns and pools at the highest point of the island it's pretty much just a swamp with trails and boardwalks. You can hear the city life but most of the time you can't see it.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Taking a break
I've never gone out of my way to include people in my photos but ended up with some while wandering around DC.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Please sit on me
The single not very comfortable looking chair sitting in the back corner of an empty room in the National Cathedral just seemed appropriate.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Cathedral hallway
While wandering around the observation deck of the National Cathedral I came across this person sitting in the alcove reading and listening to music.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Arched walkway
I'm finding that architecture shots make for good black and whites...at least for me.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Shadows outside Lincoln Monument
I'm always on the lookout for shadows and enjoy looking away from where everyone else is focused on. Shadows (some duplicates of the same person) standing outside the Lincoln Monument.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
National Cathedral
Sometimes it's important to look up while out taking photos. Sunlight hitting the many stain glass windows made all kinds of nice colors on the ceiling and columns.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Trumpet player
Back from my week long trip to Washington DC. It was a mix of business and fun.
While walking into a metro station I spotted this street musician leaning up against a wall taking a break.
Friday, July 1, 2011
Minneapolis Loring Park Dandelion Fountain
Going through my archives and processing photos that I didn't know what to do with then but have ideas now. This is a reflection of a dandelion shaped fountain near downtown Minneapolis. At night it was lit but not spraying water.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Skylights
I'm off to Washington DC for a conference...looking forward to photographing the city and surrounding area. Hopefully the heat and humidity doesn't kill this west coast boy.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Big Creek Bridge
Here's another photo from our short camping trip down on Big Sur last week.
Thanks as always for the comments Ron, Jen and Jessica. :)
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Big Sur coast.
Went camping down on Big Sur the last couple of nights. It rained a little on Sunday but was fairly clear on the coast both Monday and Tuesday. We drove down the coast on Monday for a while and stopped at different vista points along the way. This was shot form the Burns North Vista Point near Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park.
I've had issues with getting good landscape shots in the past. I've recently started paying attention to some rules I've either ignored or not paid enough attention too these last few years. The rule I followed for this shot was the Sunny 16 rule. I guess it's never to late to learn the rules..right?
Monday, May 23, 2011
Grass in motion
Still messing around with the Lensbaby Composer and black and white.
I really enjoy trying to capture a sense of motion in my photos. I think the Lensbaby helps achieve this without having to resort to using ND filters and slow shutter speeds.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Reed reflection
Working on my black and white conversions. Haven't been taking as many photos as I should so going through my archives and working with some photos from there. Any feedback would be appreciated.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Calla lily
Playing around with my Lensbaby Composer and the macro adapters. This was converted to black and white.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Penguins
Went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium last weekend with some family friends. We seem to only go there when friends are in town visiting.
Got there early so was able to take some photos without lots of people getting in the way. Thought this looked better in black and white.
Got there early so was able to take some photos without lots of people getting in the way. Thought this looked better in black and white.
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