A Bridge Unabridged

One evening I received a call from my mother informing me that a unusual amount of fog was rolling into town, she said that I should try and get a picture of it somewhere. I had just the location in mind.
I decided to head to a local golf course that I had passed months before during a similar fog, that day I noticed that there was almost a pool of fog the collected beneath a small bridge. I quickly gathered up all my camera gear and bolted for the golf course. By the time I arrived, the fog was in the distance and hanging on the horizon. I wasn't going to leave without a picture now was I?
I decided to use HDR photography again to capture the minuscule amount of fog that remained.

So I give you the product of my tardiness:

The grass isn't greener on the other side just in case you were wondering.

Not only did I fail to capture the fog, I ended up bending one of the legs to my tri-pod and now it doesn't really work right.

Say Cheese.

In through the Out Arch

It is finally the weekend, and I have just finished all of my classes for the semester. However, final exams are still lurking around the corner. In honor of said finals, and my beloved campus, I have decided to reveal one of my favorite pieces.

Ladies and Gentleman, I present you THE ARCH....

ARCH you glad I took this picture?

Like I have stated before, I have a thing for symmetry.

I took this picture about a year ago in the spring while waiting for Girlfriend to get ready. I used a new type of photography called HDR photography. HDR combines the extremes of both under and over-exposed photos, with the properly exposed photo. So in layman's terms, I combined 3 pictures (one over developed, one under developed, and one normally developed) to create this picture. Other than that, no editing was done.

This picture only captures a fraction of the beauty that makes up my campus. The only thing that could make it better would be a plethora of snow... But maybe that is just my preference.

I love my campus.

Say Cheese.


ps fun fact, my parents were married in the above arch....... weird!

Fool in the Rain

Weather and photography do not always mix. Especially when the weather consists of raging winds and rain. But,  being pressed for time I HAD to see this field that Girlfriend has told me so much about. I just had to see the essence of what an England field was.

In the midst of the pouring rain, I decided to expose my camera to the elements of that rainy day. Being nervous about possibly ruining my camera, I managed to hastily take at least one decent picture.

I owe an apology to Girlfriend for dragging her out in the pouring rain. I hope this picture suffices as an apology.

 
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Irish I brought my tripod

I recently found myself in Dublin, Ireland with Girlfriend. Being a photographer I naturally brought my camera. However, since it was planed to be a backpacking adventure, I decided to leave my tripod behind. Being an avid night photographer, this decision of mine proved to be rather foolish.
3 AM in Ireland... Where would you find yourself???
A night photographers answer... Out in the city being awesome.
Please bare with some of the pictures you are about to see. I remind you that I did not have a tripod, therefore I had to stand almost perfectly still for seconds on end for most of these. I have pretty steady hands don't I?

                                        Heineken in Dublin? Yeah, That's what I was thinking...

Don't worry, Girlfriend and I were on our way back from the Guinness Brewery.

A little preface to the last picture would be this, A beautiful view from the Guinness Gravity Bar.

A lovely night for a Guinness

This is one of my favorites, I love messing around with focus points.  This is actually taken several hours after the Brewery visit. Why wouldn't we go out and explore Dublin at 3 AM?

Focus got the best of me that night... I was trying to focus on Girlfriend. Still looks pretty cool.

Lesson learned: Never leave home without some sort of tripod. What can I say, I am still learning how to be a photographer.

Say Cheese.


PS I had jet lag to blame for the 3 AM picture adventure. However, I can not speak for Girlfriend.... She was probably just humoring me.

Night Light

As I have previously mentioned, I am a huge fan of night photography. To be more specific I am a huge fan of night photography in the dead of winter.

 

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Look Ma! No hands!

One wonderful evening I went for a bike ride with Girlfriend. On said bike ride I was naturally messing around with my camera, as I do often. Being a big fan of motion photography I decided to try not the most smart thing to do with an expensive camera while riding a bike. I thought a picture of the handle bars would look really cool while in motion. Granted I was not really used to this bike, I leaned back and snapped a picture just as I began to lose balance.

The product of my dare devil stunt turned out to be pretty cool.

Dear Flobots... So can I. Sincerely, Shark Potato

I can't help but think how much better this picture would look if I had a wide angle lens. I think I decided on which lens will be my next purchase.

Say Cheese.

I've got the whole World in my hands...

I have to admit... I took this picture with one of my older point and shoots. Since I can not afford a macro lens at the moment, it will have to do. I guess it still gets the job done!

A newt in the hand is worth two in the bush?

However, I have not decided whether to buy a macro lens or a wide-angle lens next. Both are currently way out of my price range.

Say Cheese.