Not that this thing gets a whole lot of traffic. Just in case anyone’s out there looking, here I go.
The 52-week project had to go on hold, sadly. I still really like the idea but I need to plan things better before taking on something with that kind of scope. Here’s some of what I HAVE been doing.
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So I haven’t updated in a few weeks. I’ve been sticking with the project, however. Week 2 was Angles. I wasn’t satisfied with my results so this will definitely be revisited later on my own or, more likely, incorporated into other projects. Honestly, I’m not even going to repost it here because it’s pretty weak.
Week 3, however, was a different story. The assignment was “repetition”. I shot a bunch of stuff but these were the ones I liked most.
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The first week of the year long project is done. The theme for the first week was depth of field. My shots illustrate both shallow and deep fields at extremes.
I love shooting downtown.
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It’s just before midnight on New Year’s Day 2011 and almost time for a new challenge.
Starting tomorrow, I will be co-administering a 52 week photography project with my friend Jon. The goal of this project is one theme per week for 52 weeks. Subject matter or technical skill, those that are participating will have to interpret that week’s assignment and submit between 1-5 photos to the Flickr group.
It’s about pushing to learn and break out of a rut. I’m really excited to see what we can all create as a collective.
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On 12/21, my mother and I drove out to Dedication Point and Swan Falls Dam. Apparently, this canyon was carved by a combination of volcanic explosion, the resulting wall of water, and glacier activity. The dam itself was built in the 1901 as a hydroelectric plant. Both locations are contained in the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area.
Unfortunately, I didn’t get to see any really cool hunting birds but did get some really cool scenery.
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My dad and I went back out at dawn on Christmas Day to the dam at Lucky Peak in Boise in the hopes of getting some more sunrises. Unfortunately, it was ridiculously windy so I didn’t get a whole lot of good stuff what with the tripod blowing around. I think I managed to get a few better than decent shots though.
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I just got back today from a week long trip to Idaho to visit my parents for Christmas. No, I am not from there originally, they moved there in October 2008 when my father got a job there. I’ve now been there in December for the last three years and it’s always fun…partially because of the family and partially because being able to look around and see snow-capped mountains wherever you turn your head is a stark contrast to the flatlands of Indiana.
Though I live in one of Indianapolis’ northern suburbs, driving 20 minutes in any direction puts you precisely in the middle of absolutely nowhere. Despite this, being in a valley surrounded by mountains, I was amazed at just how big the sky is out there. The prairies full of sagebrush stretch a few dozen miles between the foothills that surround the Snake River Valley.
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So last night/early this morning was the first Winter Solstice full lunar eclipse in 450 years or something like that. Lucky for me, I wasn’t at home in Indiana when it was visible as everyone I know said there was a snowstorm that completely covered the sky. That’s too bad because it was REALLY cool to watch.
In my parents’ back yard in Boise, ID, there were only wisps of cloud and it was a remarkably crisp and clear evening. It was also fortunate that I decided to leave some non-essentials at home and throw my tripod in the carry-on. Best decision I could have made, hands down.
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My computer has a directory called “Photo Dump”. It contains a collection of miscellaneous stuff that doesn’t really fit anywhere else. Most of it is just random crap I did while I was bored. As it stands now, they were all shot with my old camera, the awesome Canon S3-IS.
Here are a few. EXIF data is long gone.
The first three were actually shot within the last few months and were me playing with low light and/or macro. The last one…I’m too lazy to look it up but it entertains me so I’ll post it. I know no one’s reading this much yet but they will…oh yes…they will…
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Well, here we be. I now have my very own BLARGH!!!
As it says on the About page, this blog’s primary goal is to be a way for me to track my progress as I relearn what I used to know about (more or less) serious photography and expand on that. I’ll probably be dropping blogs that have to do with some of my (many) other interests but will be trying to tie them in with a photographic theme.
Let’s start with one of my recent favorite shots, a chance happening I caught the day of the first big snow in Central Indiana of the year.
EXIF Data:
Nikon D3100
ISO 1600
F/5 1/60s
18-55mm VR @ 34mm
The only real processing is a little cropping, some additional contrast, and decreased brightness.
Another one I got at Cool Creek Park a few weeks ago.
EXIF Data:
Nikon D3100
55-200mm VR @ 190mm
ISO 400
F/5.6 1/250s
I cropped the crap out of it and did a little bit of contrast adjustment but pretty much what’s here is what came off the camera. Just in the right place at the right time.
That’s about enough for now, I think.
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