Monday, November 29, 2004


Foggy morning at Spreckels Lake, Golden Gate Park. Nikon F4, Tamron 24-135mm, Kodak Ektachrome (E100SW). Posted by Hello

Notes: I had an old roll of Ektachrome E100SW lying around, so I loaded it into my favorite film camera, the Nikon F4, and went shooting. I brought my camera with me to Tai Chi Class one morning because it was particularly foggy that day, and I thought the lake might look interesting. Sure enough, when I got there, the lake was shrounded in fog and mist, giving it an interesting and moody look. I've always liked the sweeping curves of the lake's shoreline, and on this day, the mist and fog gave a surreal look to the water that blended into the sky. I have a version of this shot without the wheelchair, but I chose to present this one because the presence of the wheelchair gives a different feeling to the shot, in my opinion.

--Warren

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Blogger Lea said...

A lip into outer space. If you fall the trees will catch you!

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Friday, November 19, 2004


Light Rings. This was taken from our room at the Embassy Suites, Lake Tahoe. Nikon D100 Posted by Hello

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Blogger Dennis Fong said...

Nice patterns. I always find images like this interesting to see how the pattern and lighting was created. Trees in the foreground...I feel it takes away from the patterns, pushes them away a bit. But it's difficult to get a different perspective with the room baclony limitation. I think it could be interesting to see if the building in the background (upper left) could be lit just a little. I'm not sure if it would necessarily be better, but it would be different and possibly add a natural frame to the patterns (along with the building on the right).

A visualization I see for "next time" would be to have a couple standing and embraced, somewhere near the middle of the picture, in front of the lamppost and bench. Maybe add a light flurry of snow too.

Wednesday, December 1, 2004 at 11:20:00 PM PST  
Blogger Warren T. said...

Thanks for the comment!

I didn't even have a balcony to work with. I shot this through the window. We saw the neat light pattern and I had to get the shot even though the viewpoint wasn't ideal.

Warren

Thursday, December 2, 2004 at 6:10:00 PM PST  

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Thursday, November 18, 2004


Vintage Maserati dashboard, Infineon Raceway, D100 Posted by Hello

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A pair of carburetors, Infineon Raceway, D100 Posted by Hello

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Tuesday, November 09, 2004


Sausalito Wildflower. Does anyone know what it is? Nikon D100 Posted by Hello

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Blogger Benson said...

Being an orthodontist, I take a lot of intraoral macro shots so I've always had a fondness for macro shots. I like the color contrast between the purple petals and the green center of the flower. The leaves on the bottom are a little distracting but acceptable. I also like the branch going across just below the flower. I think the picture would be missing something without the branch. What lens did you use on this?

Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at 9:08:00 AM PST  
Blogger Warren T. said...

The lens used was the Tamron 24-135mm. It has macro capability. We were walking up a hill in Sausalito when I came upon this beautifully backlit flower in someone's front yard. It was calling out to me to take its picture...so I did.

--Warren

Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at 9:57:00 AM PST  
Blogger Warren T. said...

I forgot to mention that I didn't shoot it on macro. The image is cropped a bit from the original shot.

--Warren

Tuesday, November 9, 2004 at 9:59:00 AM PST  

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Monday, November 08, 2004


Friends -- At the Sausalito Waterfront. People were enjoying themselves at the Sausalito waterfront. It was late afternoon, and the sun was just about to set over the hills. It was such a glorious moment. Many couples were taking in the scenery and each other, and oblivious to everything around them. Nikon D100 Posted by Hello

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Boat Face. It was a beautiful, clear, fall day in Sausalito yesterday, Nikon D100 Posted by Hello

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Sunday, November 07, 2004

Photo from City College



Shot a couple of years ago while at City College.

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Blogger Warren T. said...

Beautiful composition, there's nothing much else to comment about it. This shot has a very vintage and classic look. It give me a sense of deja-vu, like I've seen it somewhere before. Has it been published anywhere?

Monday, November 8, 2004 at 7:52:00 AM PST  
Blogger martin said...

I shot the photo for a class assignment at CCSF. The assignment was hand coloring of a black and white print using oil based paint. Here was the final result. Original was shot on 400 speed film.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v373/photodog/mmrunner.jpg

Monday, November 8, 2004 at 9:55:00 AM PST  

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Chinatown Moon Festival, Singers, Nikon D100 Posted by Hello

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Chinese Musicians and audience, Moon Festival, Chinatown. Nikon D100 Posted by Hello

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Saturday, November 06, 2004


Chinese Musician, Nikon D100 Posted by Hello

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Thursday, November 04, 2004


Early Morning sunrise, with some of the locals praying to the sun god. Posted by Hello

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Blogger martin said...

Nice scene, but difficult to capture in a photo. I'm going to assume here that you are using a digital camera. The problem here is shooting into bright sun. This is a problem because of the extreme contrast in the scene and the camera's narrow exposure latitude. Two suggestions regarding the exposure: a) bracket the exposure by using the exposure compensation control and underexpose by one or two stops. b) wait for the clouds to move in front of the sun to diffuse the light. Sometimes just waiting a minute or two will make a big difference. Photography is at times a waiting game. Patience and practice is advised.

Friday, November 5, 2004 at 10:45:00 AM PST  
Blogger Warren T. said...

It's funny, when I see a picture like this, I automatically think: Sunset :). Then I remember that you're on the East Coast. I like the clouds and the sun's rays shining through. Unfortunately, I can just barely make out the sun worshippers at the edge of the dark area. This type of scene is probably the most difficult to expose properly because, as Martin noted, the range of lighting is too much for the recording media to capture (be it film or digital).

An interesting fact about digital pictures and digital capture is that sometimes there is more detail in the shadows than is immediately apparent. I was curious, so I downloaded your picture and looked at it in Photoshop. In fact, the dark, lower aread of your picture has a lot more detail that can be brought out by doing some correcting in Photoshop.

A few notes about the composition: Sometimes a centered horizon may not be a good idea since it tends to chop your picture into two separate pictures. For this particular shot, you may want to crop out the lower 5th of the frame to make the clouds and sun more prominant. After I lightened the lower half, I was able to see the sun worshippers' positioning more clearly. You could have moved closer to the people to make them larger and easier to spot in the frame (give you more to see in the foreground).

This was a good idea and theme, and with just a little additional Photoshop work, this picture can be even better.

Thanks for posting. Keep it up!

--Warren

Friday, November 5, 2004 at 11:57:00 AM PST  

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Tuesday, November 02, 2004


Carmel Beach, yes, that's Gail but that's not our dog. He just happened to be there. I thought his presence added to the shot. Nikon D100, Sigma 28-70mm @70mm, 1/350 f10. Posted by Hello

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Blogger martin said...

Not bad. Wish you didn't cut off Gail's reflection at the bottom. The diagonal lines of the surf give the photo a sense of depth. Also, this photo has the traditional landscape elements of foreground, middleground and background. Unfortunately, the scene doesn't have much color.

Tuesday, November 2, 2004 at 9:51:00 AM PST  

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