Friday, March 21, 2008

Just in Time for Easter


Mr. Rabbit is taking a break from all the hubbub of Easter. Got a shot of him a few years ago catching a snooze in Cape Cod. Originally taken with Ilford black & white and a an old Yashica SLR. That's all I recall.
Eric

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Blogger Warren T. said...

Nice atmosphere, and nicely balanced composition!

--WT

Monday, March 24, 2008 at 6:57:00 PM PDT  
Blogger Eric said...

Thx. I thought the plant on the right was a little distracting, but I couldn't get it out of there.

Eric

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 8:08:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Warren T. said...

i thought the plant on the right is the element that balances the composition. :)

--WT

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 12:13:00 PM PDT  
Blogger Eric said...

Hmmm...Never thought of that. Thanks.

Eric

Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 7:34:00 AM PDT  

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Thursday, March 20, 2008

Palermo Soho Doorway

Genie and I were walking around the Palermo Soho neighborhood of Buenos Aires one day, and I took a picture of this doorway. I found it interesting. I had to do some lightening up of the photo as it was originally a little dark. All that was missing was a big ol' cat sitting in the middle of the walkway.

Eric

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Papayas in the Wild (Tree Orb Theme)


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Blogger Eric said...

Cool photo, Warren. Let me ask: did it come alive at some point? Man, it reminds me of something out of a sci-fi movie. Good shot.

Eric

Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 10:50:00 PM PDT  
Blogger Lea said...

The long stems remind me of a dragon fly :)

Sunday, March 23, 2008 at 9:29:00 PM PDT  

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Friday, March 14, 2008

Ferry Building in San Francisco


A couple of weeks ago, I took a Friday off and I went shooting. Unfortunately it was a cloudy day, but I did get this shot outside the Ferry Building in SF. I thought it was interesting because it almost looks like a black and white photo with the flag and umbrellas painted in.
Eric

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Blogger Dolph Brust said...

Eric,

I'm seeing lines these days and I like the pathway within a pathway lines. I like how this picture is perfectly in line with the face of the building. Nice work!

Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 1:35:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Eric said...

Hey, thank you, Dolph. I really appreciate that.

Eric

Sunday, March 16, 2008 at 2:36:00 PM PDT  

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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Unopened



I thought this was an interesting shot... I liked the colours but also that you can see the sap still holding this cone shut!

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Blogger Dolph Brust said...

Lea,

Interesting look with the size of the bulb when compared to the tree's branches.

Why don't we try, as a group, get intereting photos of tree orbs. Just a suggestion. What do you think everyone?

Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 5:02:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Warren T. said...

Lea, i've never seen (or maybe just never noticed) a cone in this condition.

Dolph, I'm game for anything. What exactly is a "tree orb" anyway? :)

--Warren

Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 9:16:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Lea said...

I'm in for the tree orbs... It's a little unclear to me too as to what you mean by tree orbs. Sounds like anything spherical or bulbous on a tree..?

Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 11:19:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Eric said...

Tree orb? Is this like something supernatural? Anyhow, Lea, this is an interesting shot. I've seen lots of pine cones, but never like this. Also, the way the photo came out, the cone looks like it is kind of glowing or maybe you drew it in. It's very interesting.

Friday, March 14, 2008 at 7:42:00 PM PDT  
Blogger Dolph Brust said...

I used the two words to mean anything with trees, or similar, and with round objects.

Imagination, anything round and then with long vertical lines. Could be a ball and a tree, Nuts and the tree…. Doesn't have to be a tree.

Yes Warren it is 4:30 in the morning and I can't sleep.

Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 1:31:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Lea said...

Thanks.. the photo was unedited except I cropped the original to this pic.

Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 10:10:00 PM PDT  

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Friday, March 07, 2008

Stilt Lady


D200 / 70mm
While on my back at the fair I shot this young women on stilts calling people over to a show. I didn't have my wide angle with me which I think would have made it a better shot.

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Blogger Eric said...

Crazy shot!! This is very cool! A true Kodak moment.

Eric

Friday, March 7, 2008 at 7:50:00 AM PST  
Blogger Warren T. said...

Dolph, it's great as-is. A wider lens would have made it hard to see the girl's face.

--WT

Friday, March 7, 2008 at 8:30:00 AM PST  
Blogger Steve Rosenbach said...

Dolph - I agree with Warren - it's a great shot just the way it is.

One of the great photographers once said something like... "Wide angle?... f/16 and two steps back!"

So you're following in a great tradition.

Best regards,
SteveR

Friday, March 14, 2008 at 5:14:00 AM PDT  

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Thursday, March 06, 2008

Ever Been To Another Planet?


Well, that's kind of how I felt when approaching the front wall of the Perito Moreno Glacier in El Calafate, Argentina. It was a cloudy day and it made the experience seem even more serious. As you can see, the ice is blue. The water is so pure and full of minerals that the blue can get rather intense.
Eric

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Blogger Lea said...

Wow, that's crazy. I've never seen blue snow! ..Is that an animal in the middle of the water on the right?

Thursday, March 6, 2008 at 11:48:00 PM PST  
Blogger Dolph Brust said...

It looks like a very risky shot. How close did you get? When I went to Alaska they wouldn’t let us get very close to the glaciers because when of large waves when a piece of ice would break off. The colors are great, and I like always like the fracture lines in the ice.

Friday, March 7, 2008 at 2:10:00 AM PST  
Blogger Eric said...

Dolph, it wasn't risky at all. It was taken about 100 or so feet away (I'm a bad distance estimator). After our group landed, we were hiking to the glacier and it was surreal. We later went hiking on the glacier. That was cool. If you are interested, there are more shots I have on the google photo site. Just go to http://picasaweb.google.com/genneric/Argentina2007_Pix_for_Website.

Eric

Friday, March 7, 2008 at 7:56:00 AM PST  
Blogger Eric said...

Hi Lea. No animal on the right. It's all rocks. And it is crazy. Surreal.

Eric

Friday, March 7, 2008 at 8:02:00 AM PST  
Blogger Warren T. said...

i thought it was Nessie (the Loch Ness Monster) on vacation in South America :).

--WT

Friday, March 7, 2008 at 8:24:00 AM PST  

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Night People/Morning People

Okay, fess up, which one of you had insomnia last night?

I noticed that someone was checking in at 3:54am (!!!) this morning.

:)

--Warren

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Blogger Eric said...

Wow, 345 a.m. Now that's what I call insomnia.

Thursday, March 6, 2008 at 11:32:00 AM PST  

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Sunday, March 02, 2008

View from SF North to Marin


Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mm
It was a great day to be out and about in SF today :).
(also, I'm trying to make Dolph homesick again)
--Warren

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Blogger Dolph Brust said...

Warren,

Where did you shoot this from? Thanks, It is still good to see home.

Dolph

Friday, March 7, 2008 at 2:14:00 AM PST  
Blogger Warren T. said...

Dolph,

I shot this from Grand View Park at Moraga & 14th Avenue. There is a peak (Larsen's Peak) at the park with nice, almost 360 degree views of SF.

Gail and I were out shooting for another VIP (voter information pamphlet) cover. This one for the upcoming special election to replace the late Senator Tom Lantos. Keeping our fingers crossed, but it's hard to get a good shot in the southwestern part of the city. There are no obvious landmarks. This was not one of the shots that we submitted because this doesn't really show that part of the city.

--Warren

Friday, March 7, 2008 at 7:03:00 AM PST  

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Festival Visit



D200


This owl was sleeping in between shows at the Renaissance Festival, when it suddenly woke up. I sneaked up to the bird and waited. Just as I shot the picture it screamed, and I jumped back. What was interesting to me, in addition to the fact that the picture came, out was I could see my reflection in the bird’s eye.

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Blogger Warren T. said...

Hey Dolph, this is a very cool shot! What lens did you use?

--Warren

Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 6:55:00 PM PST  
Blogger Eric said...

Nice shot, Dolph. I really like it. I don't see many bird shots like this. I guess birdy knew you were going to take a pic of it. Hard to fool the Wise Ol' Owl.

Eric

Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 9:06:00 PM PST  
Blogger Lea said...

ha, that is so awesome! You could see it seeing you... spooky....

Thursday, March 6, 2008 at 11:37:00 PM PST  

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