Archive for August, 2010
Window Blind №1
{click image to view large} Photographed from the street, looking up on a hot summer day. ▪▪▪ Nikon D300; f/5.3 @ 1/45sec, ISO 800 (handheld); 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 95mm (142mm EFL); focus distance 7.9m
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: blind, color, green, line, ribbon
No A/C
{click image to view large} Photographed just after noon on a hot and humid summer day in Chicago. The high was nearly 90°F with 94% humidity at 2:00 a.m. ▪▪▪ Nikon D300; f/8.0 @ 1/125sec, ISO 800 (handheld); 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 200mm (300mm EFL); focus distance 15m
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: chair, door, green
Sprung №2
{click image to view large} Another find on a different day, in the alleyways of our neighborhood. It’s a little creepy to be walking alone in those venues with a nice camera, but also a bit like traveling to a different city and exploring with fresh eyes. ▪▪▪ Nikon D300; f/8.0 @ 1/125sec, ISO 2500 [...]
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: color, line, pattern, springs
Sprung №1
{click image to view large} Walking the alleyways in our neighborhood recently, I found this in the bed of a salvage truck. Cool. ▪▪▪ Nikon D300; f/16.0 @ 1/125sec, ISO 450 (handheld); 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 36mm (54mm EFL); focus distance .50m
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: color, line, pattern, springs
Alley Fence
{click image to view large} The flash of bright red behind this fence caught my eye while walking through an alley. Then I discovered the yellow, and even a bright green—though I couldn’t fit that into the frame from my vantage point. ▪▪▪ Nikon D300; f/8.0 @ 1/500sec (handheld), ISO 200; 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ [...]
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: color, fence, pattern
Untitled Abstract
{click image to view large} Captured in camera, this scene is not cropped and post-processing involved only tweaking for color and contrast. Though I know what it is, I still have trouble parsing the image! On a side note, my Web hosting server was attacked through Google’s FeedBurner yesterday, temporarily suspending my account and putting [...]
In: Abstract · Tagged with: boat, color, pattern, reflection, water
Simple Pleasures
— — {click an image to view large or start a slide show} Over on Flickr, Micheline asked “How come we do not see [these images] on your blog?” In part, it’s because I wasn’t sure what I thought of them. The scenes struck me as poignant… People who don’t have much still find ways [...]
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: color, flower, towels, wind chime