Wrought Iron
One of my favorite parts about New Orleans is the weathered wrought iron you find all over the city. In front of buildings, along courtyards, in the cemeteries…beautiful, distressed, aging wrought iron. During our trip to the crescent city we spent a lot of time walking through various neighborhoods, I’d walk by a building, wrought iron [...]
Zion Watchman in Black and White
Been interesting using Photomatix Pro on some of the photos from our trip to Zion National Park. The image above is an HDR compilation of three photos (regular exposure, +2 exposure, -2 exposure). I then converted the image to black and white using Silver Efex Pro.
100th Post
Wow, it’s hard to believe that this is my 100th post for the new blog/website. I’m not sure I had 100 posts total with the last blog setup, I’m on a roll!
The photo above is from Agra, on the road to the Taj Mahal, taken from our tour van. The skewed angle highlights the size [...]
Taking the show on the road
I’ve taken the blog on the road! Well, not really, but I did a guest article on the fantastic website, California Photoscout. Andre Gunther, a fabulous photographer in the Northern California area runs the photoscout website, a must visit resource for photographers living in, or visiting, California. A lot of roadtrips I’ve taken in the [...]
Howrah Bridge and Train Station
As I’ve recounted numerous times in the past, on my first trip to India I had significant issues dealing with the crowds, pollution, poverty, traffic, etc. So to me this photo is somewhat amazing. My brother-in-law (Sean) and I joined his cousin Sunny for an afternoon tour of Kolkata. After a long drive through the [...]
Desert Rowboat
If you flashback to yesterday I made it quite clear that I did not capture any interesting images in Bombay Beach…as I went through yesterday’s shoot I realized I wasn’t quite being honest. When we first rolled up on Bombay Beach, along the eastern shore of the Salton Sea, we were met with flooded streets, [...]
Kabootars
Another “deep dive” (ok, maybe today isn’t such a deep dive) in to one of the photos featured in “scenes of india“.
Prior to heading to a new location I like to do research, identify interesting locations, customs, buildings, etc. in search of photo opportunities. When reading up on the city of Agra, you have the [...]
A Random Friday
Death Valley National Park – Mesquite Dunes (converted to black and white using Silver Efex Pro)
The rains have returned and today is a slow Friday as everyone else heads in to the weekend (still enjoying that 365 day vacation!). After consultation with the doctor…yep…I pierced my own ear drum with a q-tip. How might you [...]
Jama Masjid
A second deeper look in to one of the photos that make up “scenes of india“, a photographic journey through India.
Jama Masjid is one of the largest mosques in India and sits in the heart of Old Delhi. The courtyard, partially seen in the photo above, can hold up to 25,000 people. The Muslim community [...]
Fishing At the Feet Of God
Over the next few weeks I will be profiling some of the photos from my first publications, “scenes of india”.
The first photo profiled, Fishing At the Feet of God, is also the cover shot for the book. The photo features the Taj Mahal, as seen from Mehtab Bagh across the Yamuna River. The Taj Mahal [...]
Seal Beach Pier
I have an itchy trigger finger. All this rain, tremendous clouds, big waves…and my camera is still at the service center getting repaired! I guess I could pull out the backup camera, though I’m never all that thrilled when I use it. Luckily the phone just rang and I can pick up my baby this [...]
Agra Fort
I’ve finished the editing and the first proof of the book, Scenes of India, is being printed and should be delivered in the next few days. The above photo, taken at Agra Fort in India is one of the included photos. After reviewing the book I’ll make it available for purchase and I’m sure it [...]
Seal Beach Pier Silver Efex Pro Experiments
At the risk of offending my new facebook pal Robert Larson (and if you haven’t perused his work, you should) who recently announced his aversion to slow shutter photographs of rocky beaches at sunset or sunrise, I’m going to go ahead and post a slow shutter photograph of the Seal Beach Pier at sunset. This [...]
The Lazy Photographer
Silver Efex Pro converted black and white image. The abandoned Fox Theater in downtown Fullerton on the corner of Harbor and Chapman. Canon 5d
This weekend I took the “new” Mamiya C220 out for a spin. Shooting full manual with film was an interesting experience. No longer was I provided with instant feedback on the back [...]
Owens Valley Meadow
Happy Thanksgiving Eve to all. The photo above is from a trip to Bishop last year during October and was taken from jean blanc road facing west towards the Eastern Sierra Mountains. One of my first attemps at using Nik Software’s Silver Efex Pro.
My new Mamiya C220 arrived in the mail today! Of course I’ve [...]
Hello World v2.0
The process of finally moving the blog in to the modern ages is upon us! Test Post 1
