Wednesday, June 27, 2012

1962 Chevy Impala SS

 D200, Nikkor 24mm f2.8

I was at the 2012 Palo Alto Concours last weekend, and this car was my favorite of the show. It made me think fondly of my dad's first car which was a 1964 Impala. The '62 is very similar to the '64 model, except ours was a light blue, 4-door hardtop (non-SS). The '62 lines were more angular, the '64 more rounded.

--Warren

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Monday, June 25, 2012

Rock Top

The rocks seem impossible.. to stay up there. It's so steep. The little buildings look like they are in danger.

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uh...that looks scary. Where is this place? :)

--WT

Monday, July 23, 2012 at 11:03:00 PM PDT  

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Saturday, June 23, 2012

Color in the Summer Forest

Colors during the Summer are limited to shades of green and various earth tones in California's Coastal forests.  This downed log had them all in a relatively small area.  d800e, Zeiss 25mm f2

Dan

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Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 9:19:00 PM PDT  
Blogger Lea said...

....haha,whoops that was me.. logged in as Tyler.

The burnt bark and water pooled inside seems a little bit sad. Like the water did not make it in time..

Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 9:21:00 PM PDT  

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Friday, June 22, 2012

Fern Leaf

Panasonic DMC-G1, Konica Hexanon 40mm f1.8

There were a lot of ferns along the Devil's Gulch trail where we went on the hike with Dan.

--Warren

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Blogger dan in marin said...

Nice symetery Warren, ferns are some of my favorite subjects for lighting, sihiloettes, and form.

Dan

Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 8:08:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Lea said...

So delicate, it grows smaller...

Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 9:22:00 PM PDT  

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Inside Yaquina Head Lighthouse

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 14mm f2.5

I've been posting a few pictures onto here from our Oregon trip that did not make it to our web galleries. If you want to see our galleries, check them out at ViewfinderSF.com.

I shot exclusively with my G1 with 14mm, 20mm, 40mm Hexanon, and 45-200mm. Gail was using the GF1 with 14-45mm, so I did not have easy access to a 2nd body and the excellent 14-45mm zoom. Having my newly purchased 14mm f2.5 made up for not being able to use the 14-45mm. The 14mm prime has been excellent. I'm very pleased with its performance.

--Warren

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Blogger Lea said...

Gothic seashells. Mesmerizing.. following the trail of lights inside....

Friday, June 22, 2012 at 3:15:00 PM PDT  
Blogger dan in marin said...

Great composition Warren, you don't know if you are looking at reflections in a mirror, or a tunnel of some sort.

Dan

Friday, June 22, 2012 at 4:44:00 PM PDT  

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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Standing Amongst

A couple of miles from my house is a small open space with a stand of old growth 1,000+ year old Redwoods.  d800e, Zeiss 25, f2

Dan

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Blogger Warren T. said...

This shot really shows the enormity of the trees. Interestingly, the last two blog posts feature "looking up", one of a natural wonder, and the other of a man-made tower.

I think this would like great as a wall-sized mural, and the resolution of the image can probably support such an enlargement.

--WT

Friday, June 22, 2012 at 9:58:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Lea said...

The negative space looks like green icicles! Amazing trees :)

Friday, June 22, 2012 at 3:03:00 PM PDT  

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Crawling To The Light

Plants for arid regions... This is was in Santa Barbara. And it's with a pinwide pinhole lens. Had lots of fun playing with that.... I've had it for about a year but only now am I getting around to seeing what I can see with it.

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Blogger Warren T. said...

A strange, yet interesting effect... :) The plants do look sort of animated, in a weird, myopic, zombie-like way. LOL!

--WT

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 10:08:00 PM PDT  
Blogger dan in marin said...

I agree with Warren Lea, I think Pixar could use you.

Dan

Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 11:00:00 PM PDT  

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Duck Pond, Lithia Park, Ashland, Oregon

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 14mm f2.5


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An Oregon Rhododendron

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 14mm f2.5

Continuing on the flower theme...We saw lots and lots of Rhodies in Oregon. They must like the climate up there.

--Warren

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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Last Boat In

D200, Nikkor 35mm f2.0

It was a late Sunday afternoon on a beautiful day, and I overheard someone say that this boat was the last one left on the lake, and the boat house workers were waiting for this family to finish their leisurely ride around the lake so that can all go home.

--Warren

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Since It Is Summer

Continuing Warren's and my posts of flowers, some of my more exotic cactus flowers are now blooming.  d800e, 70-200 f2.8

Dan

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Blogger Warren T. said...

The fine detail on this shot is stunning.

--WT

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 12:00:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Lea said...

Interesting shot! The flower's yellow glow from inside has the same verticals as the background. It seems divine.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 10:46:00 AM PDT  

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Hydrangea Blooming

D200, Nikkor 24mm f2.8

The Hydrangeas were beginning to bloom on Russian Hill.

--WT

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Blogger Lea said...

Magical candy colours...mmm... love it!

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 10:46:00 AM PDT  

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Sutro Bath Sunset, Another View

D200, Nikkor 24mm f2.8

A few minutes later than the first one that I posted. It was getting cold, so we left the area but if we had stayed, we would have seen more pinks and reds in the clouds. Oh well, maybe next time...

--Warren

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Blogger dan in marin said...

What a wonderful silhouette Warren - beautiful

Dan

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 4:32:00 PM PDT  
Blogger Lea said...

The trees are reaching to roast those marshmallow clouds in the hot hot fire.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 10:47:00 AM PDT  

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Monday, June 18, 2012

The Guardians

D200, Nikkor 24mm f2.8

They were keeping an eye on the festivities on Upper Grant Ave. at the North Beach Festival. Everyone was out to have a good time, and very well behaved.

--Warren

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Blogger Steve Rosenbach said...

I really like this! I could be a poster for a new TV show or movie, a nice police drama

Monday, June 18, 2012 at 9:37:00 AM PDT  

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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Boozers' Corner

D200, Nikkor 24mm f2.8

SF implemented these corrals where people have to go into to have alcoholic beverages...

This is one at Broadway and Columbus for the North Beach Festival.

--Warren

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Street Art


D200, Nikkor 24mm f2.8

We were at the North Beach Festival yesterday, on a very warm day. I also took a picture of a street artist at this festival in 2010. Maybe you remember that one? Linked here.

On that day in 2010, I had just transitioned to shooting Micro 4/3, and that day I decided to take my D100 out for a spin. I was able to make some pretty good pictures with that old D100, and I seem to have repeated the experience yesterday with the D200 :).

--Warren

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Blogger dan in marin said...

Warren I like this one of your NB festival series. The composition of his subject, his hat and his work are perfect IMO. Very nice.

Dan

Monday, June 18, 2012 at 7:28:00 AM PDT  

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Seen Near Union Square Yesterday

Animal hats and their creator. I like the Angry Birds in the top row :).
 Everybody Hold On...
Happy tourists taking a rest on Powell St. before continuing up the hill.




D200, Nikkor 24mm f2.8


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Sunrise Breakfast

This fellow was enjoying a breakfast al fresco for a sunrise on Tomales Bay.

d800e, Zeiss 100 f2.

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Sunset at Sutro Baths

D200, Nikkor 24mm f2.8

It was a hot day yesterday, we decided to go out to see the sunset at Sutro Baths to cool down, and were treated to another nice and unique sunset view.

I went out with the D200 yesterday and I'll have more to post later. IQ is spectacular, in my opinion, what do you think? :)

--Warren
Version Two, for Dan. I changed the white balance to make it a bit warmer, and backed off the vibrancy. Yes, I think this looks more natural. :)

--WT

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Blogger dan in marin said...

I like the sensor's dr and the compostion is great, but the blue sky seems a bit off for a sunset image. Is that post processing or the camera's auto wb?

Dan

Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 11:17:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Warren T. said...

Believe it or not, last night's sunset really looked like that, blue sky above, golden sunset below. The only thing I did was to make it a little more vivid to my personal preference. What did you mean by "off", the fact that it was blue at all, or perhaps I overdid the saturation?

Yes, I love the DR of APS-C. It would have required much more work to wring this out of a Micro 4/3 sensor.

--Warren

Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 11:38:00 AM PDT  
Blogger dan in marin said...

My personal taste is a little less saturation and let the natural light and color provide the drama. That is just me though. My two images are at sunrise and with the heavy haze I chose not to use any saturation or vibrance. Two ways to show views and two interpretations. That is what makes this fun.

Dan

Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 11:46:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Warren T. said...

I made a version that looks more natural.

--WT

Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 1:57:00 PM PDT  
Blogger Warren T. said...

I actually like the warmer (2nd) version better. I'm not sure what I was thinking on that first one :). Maybe it was too late last night when I did the original PP for it, and my eyeballs were mis-calibrated. :P.

--WT

Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 2:52:00 PM PDT  
Blogger dan in marin said...

I am partial to the 2nd version as well Warren, as I compare both images the transition area in the sky between the sun glow and the evening blue sky created a break to the eye. The second version has a better transition and seems to move between these colors less abruptly. Perhaps version 1 had a bit of posterization, which made an abrupt transition. Anyway, great image.

Dan

Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 9:51:00 PM PDT  
Blogger Steve Rosenbach said...

"Spectacular" is the word that immediately came to mind when I saw the small version of #1 in my email.

I'm partial to #1... the darker blues in the upper part of the sky really contrast beautifully with the warm colors of sunset.

Monday, June 18, 2012 at 11:07:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Warren T. said...

Steve, thanks for speaking up about #1. Good feedback. --WT

Monday, June 18, 2012 at 11:20:00 AM PDT  

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Saturday, June 16, 2012

The Wreck of the Point Reyes

This is my first attempt at a multi row pano.  The image is comprised of 8 stitched captures, 4 top and 4 bottom.  Determining the correct nodal point is the trick and I am still working on it.  Each different lens has a distinct point that must be in the center of the horizontal and vertical pivots.  The files before flattening were a whopping 2.8 gigs and still ended up at over half a gig.  d800e, Zeiss- 100 f2.

Dan

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Blogger Warren T. said...

It looks pretty seamless, Dan. Nice work. --WT

Sunday, June 17, 2012 at 9:02:00 AM PDT  

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Friday, June 15, 2012

Macro in the Garden

Playing with some macro shots in the garden on a warm summer afternoon.

Zeiss 100 f2, d800e


Dan

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Blogger Warren T. said...

Very nice, smooth and swirly colors, and nice composition, espeically the first one. :)

--WT

Saturday, June 16, 2012 at 11:26:00 AM PDT  

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

A Flowery Starfield

Panasonic DMC-G1, Konica Hexanon 40mm f1.8

Seen on the Devil's Gulch Trail, Marin.

The little wildflowers reminded me of stars in the night sky.

--Warren

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Monday, June 11, 2012

Mythological Winged Creature

D200, Nikkor 35mm f2.0 ai

Well, that's what it looks like to me. :)

What does it look like to you?

--Warren

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Blogger Steve Rosenbach said...

Wow, this is an amazing image!

To me, it looks like a flying prehistoric ancestor of horseshoe crab ;-)

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 4:37:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Lea said...

Marine hologram, it's been shot by a poison dart and is now emerging into its physical state, drying to a skeleton..... :O Very cool abstract!

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 10:12:00 PM PDT  
Blogger dan in marin said...

It reminds me of a Native American prayer shawl. Nice Warren

Dan

Friday, June 15, 2012 at 10:07:00 PM PDT  

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Sunday, June 10, 2012

One of My Recurring Subjects at Stow Lake

D200, Nikkor 35mm f2.0 ai

It was a beautiful, warm day today, and I was compelled to take a walk around Stow Lake with the D200 and 35mm f2 Nikkor lens. I don't have a camera strap for it yet, so I carried it sans strap. It is a solid piece of gear, which is just slightly smaller, in size than the D100, but much more solid and dense. This is because of the D200's magnesium chassis and metal body. It has a much more rugged feel than the D100, and it feels more like a relative of my F-series Nikon bodies.

--Warren

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Blogger Steve Rosenbach said...

beautiful composition, gorgeous backlighting on the branches.

Monday, June 11, 2012 at 5:06:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Lea said...

Nestled in the magical shadows. A fairytale .. Love the sparkling water.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 10:16:00 PM PDT  

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Sunset out the Back Window

D200, Nikkor 300mm f4.5

That's right, it was taken with a D200. I almost bought Joe's D200 recently, but Dolph was kind enough to send me his very lightly used D200 for me to play with because as you know, I never met an old camera I didn't like.

I received it Friday, and Friday after work, I unpacked it, and found that there was a little juice left in its battery so I started to play with different lenses on the camera, and also to get familiar with operating it.

I looked out the window and saw that the sun was setting so I threw the 300mm on it, and couldn't immediately figure out how to set focal length and max aperture on the D200 because I only handled the camera for about 5 minutes.

Even so, I still managed to grab this shot before the sun set completely. I later found that the D200 has a programmable function button that I programmed to let me quickly set FL and Max aperture whenever I change to a non-cpu lens. The ability to matrix meter with my old Nikkor ai/ais lenses is one of the features that I really wanted, but was not available on my ancient D100. But this ancient D200 has the feature, and a bunch of other improvements over my D100 that I can really appreciate.

I'll talk more about the D200 later, but suffice to say that the camera is rather beastly compared to the Micro 4/3 cameras that I've been using for the last couple of years.

Dan, we'll need to schedule another photo walk soon so that I can give you the 200 Micro, and also so I can check out your D800e.

--Warren

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Blogger Lea said...

Millions of miles away, that cute ball is chucking flames at us. I love the strange edges you've caught. :)

Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 2:50:00 PM PDT  
Blogger Steve Rosenbach said...

Great photo, Warren, and great comment, Lea!

Dolph, any other Nikon DSLRs you'd like to send away? ;-)

Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 6:30:00 PM PDT  

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Saturday, June 09, 2012

The Spokane River

This was taken from downtown Spokane, last month, on the day of the annual Lilac Parade. Depending on the amount of snow last winter, the river occasionally overflows onto some of the nearby streets, but I don't think this year will have that problem.

Taken with an Olympus E-PL1 with the kit lens, ISO 200, f5.6, 1/500, taken in normal color, and converted to b/w in Picasa.
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Blogger dan in marin said...

Wow, that is quite some river flow. I like the composition going from broader to narrower.

Dan

Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 7:29:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Warren T. said...

A very dramatic river shot, Ted, very nice. I like how you included the people in your shot, which shows how big the river is. The river must be even scarier when it's high :).

--WT

Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 8:43:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Lea said...

I can hear the roar!

Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 2:52:00 PM PDT  

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It Decided To Cross The Road


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Blogger Warren T. said...

yes, but why? :)

--WT

p.s. good catch.

Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 10:08:00 PM PDT  
Blogger Lea said...

we'll have to meditate on that one a few more centuries....

Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 2:53:00 PM PDT  

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Cruizin The Neighborhood

Continuing my learning curve with the Nikon




Dan

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Blogger Lea said...

I really like the colour and focus of the orange/red dragonfly. The reds infront of greens,, so good! And the empty space to the right makes it feel as if it's just landed there.

Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 7:56:00 PM PDT  
Blogger Warren T. said...

The dragonfly shot is spectacular, great detail and color.

--WT

Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 10:08:00 PM PDT  
Blogger tedm said...

Wow! I like the dragon fly one too. What lens?

Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 11:13:00 PM PDT  
Blogger dan in marin said...

Thanx everybody, I was practicing using the live view focus with the 70-200 f2.8. Manual focus with live view is quick and easy, by moving the point of focus on the LCD screen. Shot at 200 and cropped to approximately 100%. I think I will take Warren up on his offer for me to use the Nikon 200 Micro. It should be interesting on this sensor.

Dan

Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 7:34:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Warren T. said...

Dan, on your dragonfly and flower shots, were you shooting handheld? I can imagine that the D800e and 70-200mm would be quite a handful to hold. Also, I just looked up the price of a new 70-200mm on Amazon... Yikes!!!

--WT

Monday, June 11, 2012 at 3:21:00 PM PDT  
Blogger dan in marin said...

No I was practicing with the live view focus feature, which is quite handy. I like you have been spoiked by the Lumix as well as the RF systems. I have to build up some muscle mass for hand held steadiness.

Everything was on a tripod, and I found a great deal on Craig's list for the lens. New lens at $2K+ is way overpriced, but the lens is one of Nikon's current quality performers, and I am happy with it. Warren, let me know when you want to do a city walk since I have more free time than you.

Dan

Monday, June 11, 2012 at 4:28:00 PM PDT  

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Friday, June 08, 2012

Birds of a Feather Flock Together

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 45-200mm

I think this photo illustrates the saying :)

As you walk to the end of Yaquina Head, Oregon, you will hear and smell them before your eyes realize that there are thousands of birds on the islands just beyond the shore. A colony of 50,000 to 80,000 Common Murres have taken up residence at this particular location.

--Warren

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Blogger Lea said...

WOWWW. They look like penguins. I'm glad the camera captures only sight not smell ;) Way to tough it out for the sake of an awesome shot! Love it!

Friday, June 8, 2012 at 3:51:00 PM PDT  
Blogger dan in marin said...

Very effective Cropping Warren

Dan

Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 5:25:00 PM PDT  

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Thursday, June 07, 2012

New Camera

First day with the new Nikon d800e, since I have not used a Nikon since my time with a F2 and have not used a dslr for several years, my learning curve is very steep, but here are some initial impressions:

Weight and balance are not quite to my liking.  My hand does not find the main dial in front of the shutter easily.  I only have one lens for the rig at this time and it is a behemoth 70-200 f2.8.  It does have VR so these posts are reasonably sharp.
The features on this camera are really impressive.  I have not used the live view focusing yet, but want to try that out this weekend on some close up images.  Focus lock and moving the point of focus while keeping the composition is really neat.  So is the Auto ISO.
Obviously the resolving capabilities of this sensor are yet to be fully realized by me, and will take some time to bring it all into play, but the bee and the hummingbird are 100% crops.  Native images are coming into PS at 16 x 24 inches at 300 dpi.  The files are a whopping 200 mb.  Color seems good, these are not post processed at all except for the cropping.  All images captured in Raw 14 bit. 




Dan

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Blogger Warren T. said...

200mb files!!! yikes!

the test shots look great. I look forward to seeing more. Thanks for first impressions review.

--Warren

Friday, June 8, 2012 at 7:41:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Lea said...

That kitty fang scares me! :O Could be a bobcat.

Friday, June 8, 2012 at 3:52:00 PM PDT  
Blogger dan in marin said...

Snagglepuss is a big softy, not to worry Lea.

Dan

Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 7:03:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Lea said...

Ha! Looking at it again, I'm not sure I can believe it! Maybe it is half vampire.

Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 7:59:00 PM PDT  

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Wednesday, June 06, 2012

Coloured Umbrellas

:)

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Blogger Warren T. said...

Nice street shot :), rush hour?

Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 8:44:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Lea said...

Hmm I can't remember, I think it was early afternoon. Dark from the thick rain clouds. It is the plaza in the background and there tends to be the most pedestrians there since it is surrounded by the banks and the post office, and businesses.

Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 1:00:00 PM PDT  
Blogger dan in marin said...

Nice Lea, everyone with a single purpose, staying dry while carrying on.

Dan

Friday, June 8, 2012 at 6:53:00 AM PDT  

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Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Getting at something

This mural stuck in my mind for days.. and it was actually 5 days after I took the photo that I decided I needed to write something about it. To acknowledge my curiosity I guess.

It brings the real to unreal, slowly... You kind of move into and out of a physical state.

The papers had handwriting on them. And the match hanging there, at first I thought it was a pencil. But later found more of these matches on other murals in the city where it was clear they were not pencils.

I'm not sure exactly what this says, but the girl's hand drips and it seems in sorrow she is sending mail to someone she misses. There might have been a line of others before and after her doing the same thing..

The dark bird stands there like a clerk, and has seen everyone who has come. He turns his head to not read their personal stories, because he already knows of the pains.

Maybe it is part of a recovery and grieving process. Maybe it is instructive for us all..




Mail To Post Office Portal

Met you with my camera
Clicked until it fit
What I had been hoping for
Found you there
Accepting letters
For who I do not know
For when I wouldn't know why
And how many times
Have the visitors come
To ask you how to cry
Take a match you say
Burn those letters...
Then See how you Are
And ask yourself Why
Have you come here

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Blogger Warren T. said...

Fascinating. I wonder if I would have noticed this if I walked by it. Thanks for sharing this.

--WT

Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 4:40:00 PM PDT  
Blogger Lea said...

Maybe the psychedelic portal would have mesmerized you and in fact you would have seen it without knowledge of seeing it.... O,o

:D

Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 2:58:00 PM PDT  

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Monday, June 04, 2012

A Long view of the Evening beginning

The nights smelled like campsites. Everyone burns wood to heat their homes. It doesn't go below zero but it's chilly enough to want some warming.

It seems old fashion. But you will often find satellites on the tin roof homes (as in this case as well).

I like how this shows the transition between day and night.

And I can't help but love the beautiful glassy reflection on that lake way down there.

Time to head indoors..

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Saturday, June 02, 2012

Absorbing myself into the surroundings. From inside a bubble.

What do you all think about documentary style photography?

It feels a big commitment to document and become absorbed into a totally new society and allow time and experience to earn trust. But once you do, I think it's a feeling of the rewards being worth it. Well, that is how I picture it anyways.. from some work I have seen of others. In general.

I spent 5 weeks in Chile, alongside my dad. He was there for work and we enjoyed the weekends as visitors. I came to visit him, but also to see a new place with my camera and see how it feels that way. Paranoid of losing photos before I returned home, I even opened myself to writing and keeping a travel log to remember things that I might otherwise forget.

Here is one place and one evening. I read the poem to my dad and he laughed and said I will not forget this place. We were lost on rural roads, it was pouring rain, and finally after much concern, we made it to our destination... this muddy muddy farm!

I really enjoy seeing these animal characters of the farm, each with different freedoms and responsibilities.





May Rain in Río Bueno
Brown workhorse in the pearl light
It's 5pm and the sun is dropping
Not like the rain drops
It is slow
Parked the cart and now you wait
Shaking your mane when I look at you
Yellow rubber men walk around
They talk about
They move bags and bins
Jumping from wagon to mud
Workhorse, you're licking your nose
The soggy ropes hang on either side
The dogs wander behind your backside
White one, the little bandit dog
Ghostly, how is it that the only black
On your body are the circles
Surrounding your eyes
Blue sky darkens in the horizon
Many more moments
So patiently the workhorse waits
The rain is still steady

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Blogger dan in marin said...

Big fan of doc photography, and your example is very well done. I wish I read your poem before looking at the image because it sets the mood so well for the great scene you have captured. Do more of this it is great

Dan

Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 11:27:00 AM PDT  
Blogger Lea said...

Thanks Dan, really appreciate it :)

Monday, June 4, 2012 at 1:47:00 PM PDT  
Blogger Warren T. said...

I think your ideas about documentary photography are on target, and I agree with them. I really enjoyed your picture and poem together. I love the sense of action that the two little dogs provide. Actually, I like everything about this picture. :)

Over the years, I have, on occasion, been inspired to post a picture with a poem. I think we should all try do more posts of this flavor (pictures with poem or prose).

I look forward to seeing (and reading) more of this.

--Warren

Monday, June 4, 2012 at 11:24:00 PM PDT  
Blogger Lea said...

Thanks very much Warren! The photo was taken in the midst of writing.. en plein air.. finishing what is started right there on the spot. :)

Can you point me to your previous poem/picture pairings? If you try more of them it would be great to see, too!

Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 3:02:00 PM PDT  
Blogger Warren T. said...

Here's one (it's the most recent one, and the only one I remember at the moment):

There were no comments on it, which left me wondering what to make of the silence... ambivalence or whatever...but I like the concept of pairing pictures with poetry.

And it doesn't have to be strictly in the context of documentary photography, it can be for any inspiration that might come along.

Remember folks, no specific rules on this photoblog.

Here's the link:

http://fpcf.blogspot.com/2010/08/sweet-freedom.html



--Warren

Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at 3:35:00 PM PDT  

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Friday, June 01, 2012

Phantom Road


I love the amount of unknown that exists in this image. Reaching through and past the dark mountainous horizon, and up from the damp darkness. The fiery lights of the truck ahead leads the way, but it is an ominous feeling as to whether or not we should follow.

5 Comments:

Blogger back alley said...

fantastic image...i might be tempted to remove the car lights and keep more of the mysterious feeling going...

Friday, June 1, 2012 at 10:37:00 PM PDT  
Blogger Lea said...

phantom truck, the lights go out.. :O
that works too! i'm feeling haunted now..

Monday, June 4, 2012 at 1:51:00 PM PDT  
Blogger Warren T. said...

ominous feeling... oooohhhh.

--WT

Monday, June 4, 2012 at 11:13:00 PM PDT  
Blogger dan in marin said...

Seems like a scene from a Thomas Hardy novel, I agree with the car lights might make the image more timeless.

Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 11:21:00 AM PDT  
Blogger tedm said...

I like this a lot Lea. In the small mode, the bottom tail lights aren't clear what they are, but when clicking on the image making it larger, it seems to be a card driving down the road. Great photo!

Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 11:17:00 PM PDT  

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