Nightlife

Shot with my Canon S 500 pocket camera

I shot this on a recent trip to Disney World's Epcot. I am always amazed at the sights that can be found at night in Epcot. I didn't pack my D70 on the trip to save space and my shoulder. I was lugging around an HD camcorder instead and that is a another story. Amazing video quality.

Beaver Ponds

Nikon D70, 18-70MM lens















This was turned into a water color using Photoshop. I'm not happy with the composition with the kids in the middle but I wanted to show more of the shoreline details on the right.

Pine Cones in the Sand

Nikon D70, Nikon 70-200MM F2.8, 1/320 Seconds at F8

Ripples

Camera: Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mm

We stopped by the Marin Civic Center on the way home from Napa/Sonoma. Again, right around sunset time. We were hoping to be able to view the City Hall (Frank Lloyd Wright Building) before the sun went down. I took this picture after the sunset at the nearby lake.

I noticed the unusual ripple patterns on the water on what would have been a run of the mill duck picture (except for the punked hairdo on the 3rd to last duck).

--Warren

Vineyard Sunset, Napa CA, Nov 2005

Camera: Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mm

Gail and I were driving along the Silverado Trail in Napa. It was getting late in the day, and we were just driving around, admiring the scenery. I decided to look for a place to pull over for some pictures. Time was running out, but I managed to find a good spot. I was attracted to this spot by the fall colors in the vineyard.

I will be publishing the other shots to my personal blog when I have some time, but I wanted to show this one on FPCF first. I was pleased that the Tamron lens exhibited great flare control when pointed directly at the sun. (well, not exactly directly, I positioned it so that it was semi-hidden by some leaves, but good enough).

--Warren

Nov. Project (Autumn): Girl at Sonoma Square, 11/25/2005

Picture #1



Picture #2



Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mm

This little girl was slowly wandering down a path in Sonoma Square, kicking up leaves as she walked...

Which picture do you like, #1, #2, or both... ? Or none? Let me know.

--Warren

November Project (Autumn): Sonoma Square, Sonoma CA, Nov. 25th 2005

Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mm

This was taken last Friday (day after Thanksgiving Day). It was supposed to rain that day, but by the time we got up to Sonoma, it stopped and the sun and blue skies were peeking out between the rain clouds.

--Warren

Crosswalk

Nikon D100, Tokina 17mm f3.5 ATX

Shot from the hip (didn't want to be too obvious) at the "decisive moment"...

--Warren

Sixth Avenue Street Fair

I've been sitting on these photos for several months, not really sure if they're any good. I took it back in mid-June in New York City, walking around at a street fair sponsored by the International Immigrants Foundation. I had stumbled on the fair, which stretched for over ten blocks on Sixth Avenue, and being an immigrant myself, got a big kick out of the variety of food, music, and wares.

This photo was taken at one of the many booths selling clothing and accessories. I really liked the scarfs and the way they were displayed, started to frame my shot, and then the young lady's arm and hand added another design element to the image.

I'm starting to warm up to this photo - does it do anything for you?


I liked these scarfs enough to take a few more shots. This one makes me think of a group of Afghani dances, linked up chorus-line style. Don't ask me why Afghanistan came to mind, I know almost nothing about the country - but that's the first thing that popped into my mind.

Both photos taken with a Canon Digital Rebel and the 18-55mm "kit" zoom lens.

Gull in Mid-Swoop

Sony DSC-D770

Here's a different sort of flight :). I shot this in Golden Gate Park a few years ago. When working on the composition, I decided to leave the trees in at the lower part of the image to give it a sense of environment vs. just showing the bird and the piece of bread.

What do you think?

--Warren

Blue Angels

Sunday Afternoon in Golden Gate Park

November Project: Fall Color

Leaves are a bit of a cliche.

Taillights

Nikon D100

A little change of pace from recent pictures... this was taken a few years ago at a car show. Anyone know what car this is?

--Warren

Reading the News (Chinatown, SF)

Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mm

--Warren

Who's Watching Who?

Nikon D100, Sigma 15-30mm

This is one of the shots that I did not submit to be considered for the cover shot. I was playing with perspective to integrate real life people with the people in the mural.

--Warren

Inner Harbor Morning

For the last few weeks, I've been working away from our office on a project for Constellation Energy Group in downtown Baltimore. The CEG office I go to is just past the Inner Harbor, a really excellent example of urban renewal that started to bear fruit in the early '80s.

Every morning, I take the Light Rail system to about 3/4 mile from the office, and have a pleasant walk along the waterfront. Last Friday, with the sun just starting to peek over the buildings to the east, I noticed the warm glow on the buildings on the west side of the harbor as well as their reflections. A beautiful sight, but no camera!

So Tuesday, I borrowed my wife's pocketable 2MP Canon A40 P&S and caught some of the scenes along the way.

November Project (Autumn): Fallen Leaf Lane

Nikon D100, Tokina 17mm f3.5 ATX

The grass has turned yellow, not from drying out, but from the fallen leaves. It's more spectacular when seen in person. I tried to convey the monochromatic feel in pictures.

--Warren

November Project (Autumn): Road Colors

Nikon D100, Tokina 17mm f3.5 ATX

Fall colors are rare here in the SF Bay Area. However, the trees around my office building are doing the "Fall" thing. This is another from my lunchtime photo walk.

--Warren

November Project (Autumn): Leafy Curbside

Nikon D100, Tokina 17mm f3.5 ATX

These are freshly fallen leaves in a parking lot near my office.

--Warren

November Project (Autumn): Misty Crystal Springs

Nikon D100, Nikkor 50mm f1.8D

I shot this during a hike on the Sawyer Camp Trail at Crystal Springs Reservoir in San Mateo last weekend.

--Warren

Mural Project

I volunteered my time to make a picture for the cover of a Chinatown Health Report. The designer wanted a picture of the giant mural on the side of the Ping Yuen building in Chinatown. They already had a shot of just the mural. They wanted me take some that possibly included some of the local residents in the picture. It was a fun project. Following were the shots that I gave to them to choose for the cover.

Which one do you like, and why?

--Warren

Camera: Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mm and Sigma 15-30mm