Tuesday, May 31, 2005


Coming and Going, Bessa R, 35mm f2.5, Ilford XP2 Super Posted by Hello

A homeless man mixed into the sidewalk traffic on Fillmore Street.

--Warren

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Posted for Jill, Embarcadero Center Posted by Hello

Jill Said, "I was practically lying on the ground when I took this".

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Blogger SteveR said...

Jill - your unusual perspective is very effective in making this a dramatic image. I love the combination of the arc and the "rays" of the building that seem to emminate from the center of the arc.

Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at 8:40:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Warren T. said...

Jill, this is beautifully composed, and very pleasing to look at. I like the way the columns of the Embarcadero sign follow the perspective lines of the building. All the elements work together in a very harmonious way. This belongs in a brochure or an ad for the Center!

--Warren

Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at 10:20:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Benson said...

I really like this shot for its unique perspective. I agree with Warren that this belongs in an ad for the Embarcadero.

Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at 3:11:00 PM PDT  

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Sunset at the Gate, Nikon D100, 85mm f1.8D Posted by Hello

This was taken last Friday at Lincoln Park. Some light fog was beginning to blow in from the ocean. If you look closely, you can see Pt. Bonita Lighthouse jutting out from the Marin Headlands.

--Warren

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Blogger SteveR said...

Hi Warren,

I'm delighted to have the honor of being to first to comment on your magnificent photo!

It is so simple, yet elegant. Sihouetting the tree and branches is the foreground is very effective. I also really like the "layer" effect of the point of land in the middle ground and the hills in the far background. Beautiful, subtle colors.

Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at 8:38:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Warren T. said...

Thanks for the nice comment, Steve. I'm glad that this shot "hit" someone :).

BTW, it's interesting that we both posted pictures (different, but similar) to honor Memorial Day on our personal blogs.

--Warren

Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at 11:05:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Benson said...

I also like the silhouette of the trees with the hazy sunset in the background. The shallow depth of field really works well here.

Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at 3:13:00 PM PDT  
Blogger Warren T. said...

I was concerned when I first started using my new 85mm f1.8D lens on the D100. In the 35mm film world, 85mm was one of my 3 most used lenses (24, 35, 85). Because of the digital crop factor, I was having difficulty using the 85mm on the D100 in the beginning. I think I'm getting used to "seeing" with it as I'm using it more. Now I realize that many of my recent posts were shot with this lens :).

--WT

Wednesday, June 1, 2005 at 4:12:00 PM PDT  

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Friday, May 27, 2005


Jagged Stairs, Sausalito, CA., Nikon F4, Kodak Tri-X Posted by Hello

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Bay Cruising, Nikon F4, Kodak Tri-X Posted by Hello

This shot was taken through a picture window in the Spinnaker Restaurant (Sausalito) where we were having brunch. That's why you see some reflections in the sky.

--Warren

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Tuesday, May 17, 2005


Restaurant, Bessa R, 35mm f2.5, Ilford XP2 Super Posted by Hello

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Blogger Unknown said...

Warren,
I like the shot. The lines draw me in and the refraction of the tables keeps my attention.
tc

Thursday, May 19, 2005 at 11:15:00 PM PDT  
Blogger Warren T. said...

Tony, thanks for the feedback. It's very much appreciated.

--WT

Thursday, May 19, 2005 at 11:21:00 PM PDT  

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Thursday, May 12, 2005


This was my final for a lighting class I'm taking. It combines a technique from lighting class with one I have been playing with lately. 2 minutes @ F22 about 20 minutes after sunset. I popped the tree in 4 different places w/ my flash. Posted by Hello

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Blogger Warren T. said...

Hi Tony,

Thanks for posting! You got some nice, saturated colors on this shot. There's good detail on the tree trunk, and the tree is well placed in the composition. What was the subject matter in the lighting class?

What were your combined techniques? Let me guess, ultra long exposures, and manually lighting areas with a handheld flash? It worked well, The tree is very evenly lit even with 4 different pops.

Is that a CCD dust spot in the sky? It's very distracting. Perhaps you should clone it out in Photoshop.

This shot is a pretty good jolt of deep color after all my B&W posts, very striking and a little bit surreal. :)

--Warren

Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 11:55:00 PM PDT  
Blogger SteveR said...

I really like itfor its remarkable colors, the uniqueness of the subject, and the composition.

Is there some rule of thumb you used when popping the flash, or was it trial-and-error?

How about the overall exposure - left on auto, or some other technique.

Friday, May 13, 2005 at 6:45:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Unknown said...

The spot on the left is probably inner lens reflection - flare. I think it's distracting too and will eventually clone it out. I didn't want to touch it w/ photoshop before my class because there had been a disagreement about whether or not the colors could be created used film techniques. The picture had to be unaltered.

The techniques were "painting w/ light" (thus the 4 pops of the flash) and shooting well after sunset but before the sky is completely black. At that time, there is no natural light on the subject and the sky can be captured as that incredible blue. Adding artificial light to the subject gives the picture a surreal quality. Many of the people in my class are so accustomed to photoshop they forget that there are tricks that can be played just using film. And just to clarify the debate in my class - I was actually the pro-digital one. Many of the students rail against the artificiality of photoshop, so I wanted to remind them that manipulation of light was a possibility long before Adobe.

I used a flash meter to judge my flash strength/ f-stop combination and I bracketed the shutter speed to get the color. The difficulty is that you have about a 20 minute window and lose a stop of light every couple of minutes. I was shooting Kodak Gold - 400 net film.

Friday, May 13, 2005 at 8:32:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Warren T. said...

Oh, I thought you were shooting with the D70 :) That spot looks just like CCD dust.

That class sounds familiar. I think Martin took that class too, and didn't he post a picture a while back that was made with that in mind?

The subject of artificiality of photoshop has been on my mind lately. I might post something about this, which is related to my recent post, "Heart Check". I'll do that if I have time.

Anyway, nice work on this pic!

--Warren

Friday, May 13, 2005 at 10:37:00 AM PDT  

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"The Path", Nikon D100 Posted by Hello

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Sightseeing Nuns, Nikon D100, 85mm f1.8D Posted by Hello

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Wednesday, May 11, 2005


Double Concentration, Nikon D100 Posted by Hello

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Heart Check, Nikon D100, 85mm f1.8D Posted by Hello

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Tuesday, May 10, 2005


Arches in the City, Nikon D100 Posted by Hello

I noticed the interesting lighting here from the late afternoon sun, and the juxtaposition of old vs. modern architecture.

--Warren

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Friday, May 06, 2005


Tai Chi Class, Golden Gate Park, Nikon F4 Posted by Hello

Gail and I go to this class every Saturday and Sunday morning. That morning, I needed to finish off a roll of Fuji slide film. I converted this highly cropped shot to B&W.

--Warren

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"Passed Over by Time", Drawbridge, California, Nikon F3HP, Fuji Sensia Posted by Hello

Drawbridge is a ghost town in the East Bay near Fremont. It was a booming gaming town in the 1930's. It was accessible only by train, and after the prohibition ended, the town fell into disuse. I heard that many of the cabins were used for hunting for a while. Over time, the marshy land began to reclaim the old cabins. Gail and I went on a guided photo outing one day to visit Drawbridge. Unless you like to photograph old, rotting buildings with not a lot of character or acres of marshy grassland, it was a challenge to find something interesting to shoot. I decided to show the contrast between the old and new here by waiting for the Amtrak train to get to the right spot behind this old half-submerged house.

--Warren

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