This flower looks like game of checkers. Quite liked the looks of it.

Grand master.

trying out my new Tamron 17-50mm 2.8

Wooden toy store, Bremen.

Hot chess action

Checkmate,

Le Divan Du Monde, Paris, France, May 15th 2015,

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Project 2: Perspective and Distortion

Dry pastel

I'm just a pawn on this giant chessboard

Image Size: 7.5" by 11"

Non-Traditional Digital Photography

This was an idea that my photo teacher, Mr. Mulloy, came up with after I took another similar photo with the chess pieces and laser. I followed the regular, fast checkmate in chess called a four-move checkmate. The laser was hard to make move straight, and obviously, can become messy. It's a little unpredictable as well. I had to do a little clean up in photoshop to get it to look good. I wanted to get a isolation with the chess board to lock in the viewer and the lines to make them travel across the board. The result is good, but I want to try it again in order to get the laser to work better.

Makassar, Sulawesi

Vienna 2025

Chess game in Fletcher Moss, Didsbury.

Taken on Leica M2

Cavite, Philippines © 2013

Mayor Michael Nutter (Phila.) plays in a 24-hour youth chess tournament opposing violence.

Orignially a (poorly lit) overhead shot of a chessboard in checkmate. No tweaking in Lightroom could fix it, but I accidently found that I could "burn out" the shadows by only slightly increasing the fill light. Make B&W, mess with contrast, and voila!

Breaking the rules with the composition. Not sure how I like this yet.

Le Blanc Hotel & Spa

The young stags lock antlers