Archive for the ‘Abstract’ Category
Vitality
{click image to view large} What to say…? I simply like the energy in this! ●●● Nikon D300; f9.5 @ 1/350 sec, ISO 200 (handheld); 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 112mm (168mm EFL); focus distance 3.16m
In: Abstract · Tagged with: blue, car, mud, spatter
Condensation
“Bagged” {click image to view large} Nikon D300; f8 @ 1/125 sec, ISO 200 (handheld); 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 200mm (300mm EFL); focus distance .71m ●●● “Flow” {click image to view large} Nikon D300; f8 @ 1/350sec, ISO 200 (handheld); 105mm f/2.8 @ 105mm (157mm EFL); focus distance .45m ●●● Two takes on one theme [...]
In: Abstract, Nature · Tagged with: droplets, leaves, water
Transmutation
{click image to view large} trans·mu·ta·tion/ˌtransmyo͞oˈtāSHən/ Noun: The action of changing or the state of being changed into another form The changing of one element into another ●●● Nikon D300; f9.5 @ 1/180 sec, ISO 200 (handheld); 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 150mm (225mm EFL); focus distance 21.13m
In: Abstract · Tagged with: blue, gold, reflection, water
Night Life
{click image to view large} In recent months, I’ve focused exclusively on the Miksang approach to photography. This image breaks the “rules”, because it’s been manipulated in Photoshop to depart from what I actually saw. Below is the RAW file for comparison (click to view large): To be clear, Miksang does allow for basic value [...]
In: Abstract · Tagged with: bokeh, car, dew, night
Mesh
{click image to view large} Looking up as I passed the entrance to a neighborhood alley… “Whoa! Never noticed that before.” ●● Panasonic DMC-FZ40; f8 @ 1/500 sec, ISO 80 (handheld); Focal length: 108mm (600mm EFL)
In: Abstract, Street Scenes · Tagged with: blue, pattern, wire
Light on Water
{click image to view large} With the forecast calling for partly cloudy skies, I decided to visit the Chicago Botanic Garden. Wouldn’t you know, it turned severely clear instead! So I focused on the assignment “light” from The Practice of Contemplative Photography. This was photographed in the Sensory Garden, which “celebrates …fragrances, sounds, colors, textures, [...]
In: Abstract · Tagged with: light, wall, water
Window Blind №6
{click image to view large} I seem to have a “thing” for blinds… To block reflections, this was photographed with the lens pressed flat against the window—a trick I learned from a video interview with Jay Maisel. ●● Nikon D300; f5.6 @ 1/125 sec, ISO 3200 (handheld); 105mm f/2.8 @ 40mm (60mm EFL); focus distance [...]