Clouds in mirror

clouds in mirror, originally uploaded by Rob Weiher.

It's not something you'd find hanging on a wall most likely but I like it more for the fact that it was unexpected. A neighbor moved out recently and for some reason this mirror was left leaning up against the fence that separates our backyards today. As I was walking from my car to the house I saw it and wondered if I could do anything with it. Thankfully there were some nice clouds with blue sky to have something identifiable in the mirror.

Black & White Stairs

stairs, originally uploaded by Rob Weiher.

Hey look...I'm on a roll. In the continued theme of black and white I present one more. The last two were landscapes so I thought I'd try something more textural.

Reed reflections

reed reflections, originally uploaded by Rob Weiher.

Here is another black and white image from my continued attempt to develop my black and white vision.

Cachagua

Cachagua, originally uploaded by Rob Weiher.

I took this a while ago but thought of it after a failed attempt at photography today. I have not been taking photo walks lately but vowed that today rain or shine I would head out. Well...it was definitely a rain type of day but being originally from Washington State I know that rain won't hurt you, it'll just make you wet.

Drove to Santa Cruz, which I have never really explored, even though it's only 30 minutes or so up the road. Long story short...while I wasn't all the bothered by the rain and getting a little wet, well soaked, I couldn't really get any good photos. The wind off the ocean was whipping the rain in almost parallel so my lens kept getting wet. Oh well...I did get a good amount of walking in so it wasn't a complete lose.

Jessica...I did some Photoshop work to the pier telescopes. Not a lot but I think the tinting came from a combination of my white balance set to cloudy and a slight levels adjustment and a strong contrast curve adjustment.

Pier telescopes

pier telescopes, originally uploaded by Rob Weiher.

Hey look...I'm posting a new photo. Went out for the first time in at least three months and took a long walk with my camera. Even though I ended up walking around the same areas I've walked numerous times before I tried looking for things I had not photographed previously. For instance these telescopes.