Archive for the ‘Abstract’ Category:
Oh Buoy!
This picture was taken in Rockport, MA right near the famous Motif #1 in the inner harbor. There’s an old photography adage that says “If you see something colorful, take a picture of it.” This absolutely screams color – and it really sums the town up. Rockport is a lobster fishing town turned tourist destination that’s about as colorful as this pile of buoys. While you’re there – don’t miss the ice cream!
Vital Stats: Canon 5D Mark II w/Canon 24-105 f/4L @ 105mm ISO 200, f/6.3, 1/160 sec.
Cuppa Joe
Sometimes some of the coolest details are the smallest details. This little icon is only about 2 inches by three inches – and it’s painted on a 2 foot tall wall. I’m not sure how I spotted it – that’s way below my line of sight with my 2000mm frame. This coffee emoticon is located on the Mississippi river walk just downstream of the Hennepin Avenue bridge on the downtown side.
Vital Stats: Canon 5D Mark II w/Canon 24-105mm f/4L @ 40mm ISO 100, f/11.0, 1/50 sec.
Out the Window
For those that don’t know me well – I’ve got a strange fascination with fenestration. I love the word “defenestration”, so much so that I named my other blog “The Defenestrator”. Liberally, it means “to throw something out a window”. I had to make a pilgrimage to Prague to visit the site of the one that started it all – the Defenestration of Prague. It seems that somebody didn’t like what the visiting clergy had to say – and out the window they went. As luck would have it, there was a pile of horse dung outside the window and none were seriously injured.
This is a portion of the sign located where the Defenestration took place (notice the word “defenestraci” in the lower third?).
Vital Stats: Canon 350D w/Canon 17-85IS @ 70mm ISO 200, f/10.0, 1/13 sec. (thank goodness for IS!)
The Fat Man
This picture is one from the archives of pre-history. It’s pre-DSLR, and pre-had-a-clue… not that I’ve got one now. It was taken on the sculpture bridge in Whistler Villiage. It’s a small stereoscope viewer that looks at the little fat man at the end. I’ve always thought this was kind of a cool shot – though I’d never print it larger than 4×6!
IMPORTANT NOTE: Going forward, I’m going to be publishing new photos at 10 AM Central Time. This should drive a little more traffic and help my posting workflow.
Vital Stats: Olympus 3030z. All other details are lost to time and poor EXIF management..
Disney Night
This shot was taken at Disney World back in January just outside of the Buzz Lightyear ride. We were waiting in a long line to get on the ride and I had enough time to look around a little and see all the great colors and converging lines overhead. It was also fun to see what the 5D Mark II could do at night! It’s a little abstract, but the colors and lines are very pleasing to me.
Vital Stats: Canon 5D Mark II w/Canon 24-105 f/4L @ 35mm, ISO 1250, f/4, 1/30 sec.
Fire Daisy
This is probably the simplest image I’ll ever post on the T3 Imagery photo blog. It’s one long exposure of a single fireworks charge. The usual goal of most fireworks photography is to capture as many bursts as possible. I went a different route and went for simplicity. The net result is that a number of the images are very organic looking – including this one that really looks like a daisy.
This was taken at the annual 4th of July fireworks display on Whidbey Island, WA.
Vital Stats: Canon 40D w/Tamron 17-50mm @ 36mm. ISO 125, f/11, 4 sec.
Abstract Sand Patterns
This was a picture taken while waiting for ‘the big event‘. We had hiked down to Second Beach on the Olympic Peninsula – and we had an hour or so before sunset. To fill the time, I explored the beach looking for something.. anything.. to shoot. I found the patterns made by the water running back to sea to be kind of interesting.
Truthfully – I normally don’t really get into abstract photos. I also don’t really get that into macro photography either – but that’s mostly because I think it’s really just bug photography and I’m not that into bugs. I think I’m more of a ‘big picture’ kind of guy. Even still – I do like this shot.