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Working on a b/w conversion re Peter Moon's suggestions....comments... c and c please...I have to sumit 8 photos for a juried show.. 3 will be picked. All must be shot between April 15th to May 15. I might use one of these...
Ceremony
by Lee Leong Chye
I present to you a blend of old and new
between history, cultural tradition and
modern day functionality
an oil lamp to reflect upon…
custom . formality . parade
tradition . rite . observance
More info : littlethoughts.org
In response to a comment I made about the Nikon Nikkor S Auto 50mm f/1.4, I thought I'd take a walk through one of my favorite cemeteries. Maybe to choose my preferred resting plot.
I shot each scene at three apertures - f/1.4, f/2, and f/2.8. I've posted a few of these sequences here to illustrate how image rendering can change over these three aperture settings. While I think the differences are obvious, if you're not sure which is which, let me know.
In most cases where I've posted only a single image, it's usually where the lens was set to f/1.4.
My comment had been about the way this lens, the Nikkor S Auto, renders wide open. To me it has a number of qualities that I like in special purpose soft focus lenses. That is, images can be sharp with an overlay of spherical aberration that softens a scene behind the point of focus. I also observe that in-focus highlights can take on an interesting "glow."
So I thought I'd better get this project done and out of the way as I'm abot to enter a rather busy period of travel and the image making opportunities travel can bring. I'll be occupied for three full months before I can come back to my usual and customary boring existence where I'm looking for photo opportunities.
On the fifth and final day of the #thoughtsofwinter photography challenge, I end it all with one of my shots from one of my favorite locations to shoot from - Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge. The location is an easy hike or bike ride that is down a flat rail trail to a small but vibrant pond. Once at the pond, the possibilities are endless as to what to shoot - plants, birds, mammals, bugs, or vistas. While I would say fall is tops at this location, I do like winter too as the snow covered peaks of the Presidential Range just pop and make them look significantly taller and like something more like the Rockies or Sierra Nevada's. Plus the winter has the added benefit of no bugs which are ferocious for the other three seasons.
Thanks for coming on this challenge with me as I reflected on some of my favorite images or moments from winter.
The opening image of Tormented Thoughts all about the way books and words can posses our dreams and thoughts.
The beautiful bride, Kali, is escorted down the aisle by her grandfather.
I thought that this image in particular really conveyed all of the things going on at a wedding, and all of the different people attending them. In the foreground, the main subjects are wearing extremely formal attire: a black tuxedo and a white wedding dress. Further back, that one uncle that EVERYONE has (the designated photographer of family gatherings, normally named "Uncle Bill") shoots a photo of the back of the brides dress and the wedding party in front of her. Notice that he is dressed up, but decidely less formally than the main subjects. Finally, in the very back of the room with the other guests, you see a young man in jeans, an untucked button up, and tennis shows. For me this really captures all of the anticipation and excitement as the bride walks down the aisle, surrounded by all different kinds of people. If you look carefully, you can also see the flash diffuser of the official photographer across the aisle from me.
it was stuck in my head during my science exam today.. really rough but decided it would pass time :)
There is always going to be that one person you want to be with, even after knowing that person doesn't want to be with you.
Thought this interesting cloud formation was worth a photo. Taken through the car windscreen while driving at 70 mph. It had looked more impressive from a few miles back but was partially obscured by trees.
I bet Rambo his thinking how to take over the world. Or at least how to get more grilled chicken breast.
Tuzigoot is an ancient settlement site, dating back to between 1100 and 1450 AD. It was thought to be inhabited by indigenous semi-nomadic tribe that hunted, farmed, traded and roamed in this area.
"Tuzigoot" is an Apache word meaning "crooked water."
Tuzigoot was excavated from 1933 to 1935. Later on, a small museum & visitors centre was built (1935–1936). Tuzigoot Ruins was declared a National Monument on July 25, 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.
See this LINK for some fascinating history on this area.
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DAY 17
FRI 12 OCT
Canyon Dave Tours, with guide Dora Thayer
just got back from 7days in Vanuatu.. W O W what a place. rather than pick the eyes out of the trip, I thought I'd just start from the beginning and work through them day by day. This shot taken in the centre of town at the local Bocce Court in the capital of Port Villa. The locals take this very seriously and it draws quite a crowd even during the week..