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
A Pond in Summer
{click image to view large} Another photograph taken during the recent Miksang workshop in Boulder. As we endure 96F heat and high humidity in Chicago, this image struck me as especially inviting to process. The white flecks were puffs of cottonwood seed floating on the pond’s surface, but remind me of falling snow or cherry [...]
In: Nature · Tagged with: pond, reflection, summer, water
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
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
Sunrise №29
{click image to view large} This scene gave me a chance to play with long exposures and practice with my Christmas present: a reverse graduated neutral density filter (2-stop). That filter is a treat! The image is a composite of only two exposures: the first at 1.5 seconds for the sky; the other at 8 [...]
In: Nature · Tagged with: Landscape, sunrise, water
Intake
[¹] {click image to view large} It was cold this morning. After not very long I couldn’t feel the shutter release, and had to open a package of Little Hotties. But, I’m glad I showed up because these clouds were a gift! Today’s image is a combination of three bracketed exposures, blended by hand using [...]