Sunday, October 31, 2010

Four Panel Door

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ISO 400 ----- 32mm ----- f8 ----- 1/80th

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Friday, October 29, 2010

Granite State Symphony Orchestra

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ISO 1000 ----- 100mm ----- f2.8 ----- 1/100

Thursday, October 28, 2010

White Shell

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ISO 100 ----- 56mm ----- f11 ----- 6/10ths

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Bow Lake Nights

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ISO 400 ----- 10mm ----- f5 ----- 16 minutes


Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Cedar Shake Shed

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ISO 400 ----- 28mm ----- f22 ----- 1/30


Monday, October 25, 2010

183 Lbs.

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ISO 400 ----- 112mm ----- f36 ----- 1.8 seconds


Saturday, October 23, 2010

Frosted Thistle

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ISO 400 ----- 60mm ----- f2.8 ----- 1/250

Friday, October 22, 2010

Fern Arch

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ISO 400 ----- 60mm ----- f3.6 ----- 1/350


Thursday, October 21, 2010

Triangles and Squares

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ISO 400 ----- 80mm ----- f2.8 ----- 1/125


Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Protection

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ISO 400 ----- 60mm ----- f13 ----- 1/20



Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Frosted

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ISO 400 ----- 60mm ----- f3.2 ----- 1/640


Monday, October 18, 2010

Chronicle

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ISO 100 ----- 135mm ----- f29 ----- 1.5 seconds


Sunday, October 17, 2010

Two and a Half Lights

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ISO 400 ----- 62mm ----- f4.8 ----- 1/160


Saturday, October 16, 2010

Serene

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ISO 100 ----- 18mm ----- f22 ----- 3 seconds


Friday, October 15, 2010

Maples Seeds

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ISO 100 ----- 60mm ----- f4.5 ----- 1/20


Thursday, October 14, 2010

Crypt Door

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ISO 100 ----- 50mm ----- f8 ----- 1/50



Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Successive Rivulets - Get Closer

I try to shoot at least four times a week for my own personal work. Sometimes it's difficult to fit that in, but it is imperative to my mental health that I'm not always shooting for other people and other peoples aesthetics. While great photographs can be made all over the world, and some great photographs can only be made in very specific and exotic locales, I firmly believe that art is all around us if we only take the time to look for it. Many times, I often cover the same local territory over and over again, looking for something that has changed in the landscape, something I might have missed on previous trips, or something that my mood allows me to see in a different way.

There is a great section in the book Ansel Adams at 100 where prints of the same negative as Adams printed them many years apart are set on opposing pages of the book to compare the way that he handled the prints as his mood and his philosophy changed over time. "The negative is the score and the print is the performance." Adams was fond of saying. Not only does my mood and life experience change how I might interpret an image that I took many years ago, but it also changes the way I see the world around me at any given time for the very same reasons.

So many things other than just vision go into the way you perceive the world around you, and many times, it will be one of my other senses that kick in and allow me to photograph a scene that I wouldn't have been able to otherwise. On an early morning walkabout through one of the cemeteries that I frequent, I was intrigued by the sound of running water where I had never noticed it before. I got off the path and followed the sound to a small stream that was running out of a duck pond. I don't know why I had never heard it before, but I hadn't. Maybe it was muffled by foliage, maybe the water had recently risen causing this overflow, or maybe the rocks at the bottom of the drop off had rearranged to make the sound of the splashing more audible.

As I walked up and down the stream looking for the photograph to present itself, I was lulled by the sound of the water. Like listening to someone who is whispering, the water pulled me in, urging me to get closer so that I wouldn't miss a single important sound. As I drew nearer, I began to feel a light mist of water on my skin. It was cool and comfortable and reassuring and I could feel that the image was near. The water went from taciturn and tranquil above the rocks, to clamorous and coarse below. It was this transition that I wanted to capture. It was as if the personality of the water was changing, becoming more aggressive as it worked its way into the abyss. The water wasn't timid. It plunged recklessly over the ledge and splattered on the rocks below. Gathering itself in a pool below these rocks, it regrouped and continued on its way, disappearing into the ground.

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ISO 100 ----- 200mm ----- f22 ----- 4.5 seconds


Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Smooth - The Granite Bowl

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ISO 400 ----- 44mm ----- f29 ----- 1 second


Monday, October 11, 2010

Outpost

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ISO 400 ----- 60mm ----- f2.8 ----- 1/2000


Sunday, October 10, 2010

Ithaca is Leaking

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ISO 100 -----200mm ----- f36 ----- 15 seconds

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Bonded by Wire

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ISO 400 ----- 60mm ----- f2.8 ----- 1/1500

Friday, October 8, 2010

Maple Leaf - Fall Foliage at its Peak!

Fall foliage season is upon us here in the great northeast, with Columbus Day weekend commonly referred to as the "peak" of autumnal colors. While the colors are nice, I prefer to look deeper into my subjects than just the color they display. I'd rather study the shapes and the contrast. I'd rather look for the relationships that each leaf makes with the next. I'd rather look for the uniqueness of each individual, with its own beauty, and its own flaws, without the camouflage of hues and saturation that distract from these details. I'd rather discover the personality of my subject, than simply rely on surface dressings.

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ISO 100 ----- 170mm ----- f2.8 ----- 1/15

I pay homage to nature, but I'd rather study the details than be caught up in the flash.


Thursday, October 7, 2010

Lichen Post

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ISO 400 ----- 60 mm ----- f5.6 ----- 1/250

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Parallel Arcs - You Have to Shoot

I don't know many photographers that grew up saying, "I can't wait to be able to shoot catalog photos full time!" Most photographers that I know used photography to express themselves in an artistic way, and couldn't figure out how to make a living at it so they started shooting weddings or senior portraits or commercial work to pay the bills. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. In fact, it's noble. You have to pay the man, so you do what you have to do. I've met a wedding photographer or two that really loved what they do, but I've met even more that just do it for the money. If you are just doing it for the money, it becomes a job, and jobs aren't usually fun.

Remember that you have to have fun. Make sure that you schedule some time every week to just go out and shoot whatever it is that you want to shoot. No deadlines, no clients, no stress. Just you and your camera. Remind yourself why you fell in love with photography in the first place, before you burn out and sell all your gear.

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ISO 400 ----- 200mm ----- f2.8 ----- 1/640

Saturday, October 2, 2010

For Sale

How bad is the real estate market in your area?

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ISO 100 ----- 60mm ----- f2.8 ----- 1/160