In the early 1960's my Father purchased something that changed my life forever. . .A Polaroid camera. It was rather strange in appearance, but it was the latest and greatist in technology at the time. You could snap the shutter, and in seconds out came a picture that slowly developed in front of your eyes in just a few minutes! It was a like having a portable darkroom. Magic! That camera was a springboard into the next decade when I bought my first 35 mm SLR. As they say, the rest is history.
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
Peculiarities
Aren't you glad we live in a world of diverse culture that gives birth to a vast variety of people, places and things? Something that is odd or different always seems to catch my photographic eye. Peculiar furniture, art, gizmos,and thingamajigs all need to be photographed. Old stuff that isn't around anymore is a good place to start. "What in the world is That?" or "I've never seen one of Those." means you should capture it in an image. Here are a few examples. Perhaps you have some of these in your collection.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
The Five Senses and Photography
I want to take you back to elementary school when most of us learned we have Five Senses. They are, of course; Seeing, Hearing, Tasting, Smelling and Touching. Where in the world world we be without them? However most of us go through daily life taking them for granted. When you give it some thought, those senses are what Photography is all about. Great pictures make us want to taste something or drink something or want to go to a place like that, or even touch it. I try hard to incorporate one or more of the Five Senses into photography.. Seems like it always equates to a better photograph.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Photography In Motion
The world goes around. People, places and things are constantly moving. Being able to slow the shutter speed in your camera and show motion in your images is an artistic feature you should use from time to time. At times low light situations will capture the lights of cars as they move on the highway. at night. I wanted to show some photography in motion in a daylight setting as well. The following are a few examples.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
One Shot Wednesday
Camera: Canon A-1
Lens: 70 -200mm Canon
f stop: 4
Exposure: 250th sec
Date: July 1980
Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 asa
Date: July 1980
Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 asa
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Water Lilies & Such . . .
Living in this sub-tropical climate of Florida affords a photographer opportunities to capture images of the natural beauty of the surroundings. I am far from an expert on Botany, but I do know what my eye is drawn towards when I walk around a garden or a body of water in these parts. Thought I would share a few examples of water lilies and other plants & flowers saturated with colors and textures that I enjoy so much.
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