Archive for the ‘Street Scenes’ Category
Houseplant
{click image to view large} This may be me in a couple of months, after winter sets in! No texture layers or painterly effects applied in post-processing. ●●● Nikon D300; f5.6 @ 1/180 sec, ISO 360 (handheld); 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 70mm (105mm EFL); focus distance 2.24m
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: glass, plant, window
Departure
{click image to view large} Photographed in June on my way to the 2011 Miksang Institute Summer Program, I didn’t realize at the time how representative this image would be of that journey! ●●● Panasonic DMC-FZ40; f4 @ 1/80 sec, ISO 80 (handheld); Focal length: 31.9mm (177mm EFL)
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: airport, girl, O'Hare, stairway
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
Window Blind №7
{click image to view large} Walking the streets before sunrise on my way to the lakefront, the colors in this image are as seen! It was only after returning home that I realized I’ve passed this window many times, and the blind is white. I wonder what was shining through from behind… ●●● Nikon D300; [...]
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: blind, color, magenta, pattern
Grace
{click image to view large} This was discovered on one of my morning walks through the alleys in our neighborhood—which are a great place to look for textures. The spot of sunlight was a bonus! ●●● Nikon D300; f9.5 @ 1/180 sec, ISO 280 (handheld); 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 56mm (84mm EFL); focus distance 2.24m
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: grass, wall
Go Fish!
{click image to view large} One of my favorite images from the Miksang Summer Institute Program in Boulder, Colorado—where I recently spent two wonderful weeks immersed in contemplative photography. Photographed at high noon on the Pearl Street Mall, our assignment was to capture moments involving people. This was one “fish” that didn’t get away. In [...]
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: child, girl, moment
Vivid
{click image to view large} A red car, green leaves, and blue overcast light: RGB! Peering through foliage to find a clear shot, the in-camera square format helped convey an impression of tapestry as I saw it. But, the highly saturated complimentary colors created some nasty fringing around the edges of the leaves—challenge a lens/confuse [...]
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: color, green, leaves, red