Stairway to Heaven

One morning, in a spur of the moment kind of attitude, I decided to travel to a nearby larger city. I had no intentions to really do anything and only had my camera with me. But once I arrived at aforementioned city, I noticed how beautiful the skyline was, especially since the day was a little on the foggy side. I thought to myself most photographers would try and capture the skyline, and capture the buildings disappearing into the heavens... But not me, I am different.

I guess I'm a sucker for symmetry. 

Perspective can really change how a photo looks. I really enjoy playing around with it as much as possible. I'm not the best at it, this is just one of my better examples.


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A moment of Motion

One of the most exciting things that I have learned through trial and error on my SLR is playing with motion. Photography not only fascinated me by being able to capture a single moment in time, but also with the ability to capture several consecutive moments in time to give motion to a photograph. I am not exactly in an area that provides me with ample opportunities to experiment with such photography, but I do my best.

A nearby waterfall the Girlfriend and I stumbled upon.

Nature things like this are the reason that every photographer should always carry their camera in case one comes across such geological beauty.

As you will come to know in some of my future posts, long exposure (particularly night photography) is among my personal favorites. One would be surprised how much light exists in the darkness of the night.

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Rust Bucket

One day, while driving down a country road, barely big enough to accommodate two passing cars, Girlfriend spotted an old car on the edge of a field. I knew it would make for a great picture, but I repressed it and kept driving. Meanwhile, Girlfriend continued to demand that I turn around and capture the rustic beauty of the car. It took about a half mile for her to finally convince me. The sky clashed perfectly against the heavily rusted car, and I was just going crazy with my camera.

After very little editing I finally produced this:

Why wouldn't you name it Rust Bucket?

This car was by far one of my favorite land subjects. One can only think what this car was doing in such a random location. But at least I found it and captured its beauty.

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Sharks In A Sink

As you may know from my bio, I am a scuba diver with an interest in sharks. On a recent scuba trip I had the pleasure to swim with some sharks. They were very curious as to what I was doing in their territory. Despite the fact that they were of equal or greater size, and have a mouth full of razor sharp teeth, I have never felt more comfortable while scuba diving.

Looking up from 25 metes at such a beautiful creature.

Most people would think it to be suicidal to swim with such creatures. But that is because they base their opinions of sharks off of:

Needless to say this movie never frightened me.

... and that is one of the greatest reasons they call me Shark Potato.

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Gotta Start Somewhere...

So, it all started with an e-mail. Girlfriend (an avid blogger) suggested me to post some of my photography work. As Girlfriend might know, I am one of my biggest critics when it comes to analyzing my photography. So you can imagine I was a little hesitant at first, but once I started setting up this blog, I kind of got a little excited. I am really looking forward to hearing what other people think of my work. Please keep in mind, I am no expert. I just do photography for fun.

Here is a picture I took recently:

Lake Erie

This is all i have time for now. More to come later. Enjoy!


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A camera always wanted

Ever since I can remember, I was fascinated with photos (this is easily mistaken for being in photos). I always liked the idea of capturing one specific moment in time an being able to keep it and cherish it forever. This later played a large role in my future activities. I remember my first camera, it was a cheap Belle & Howell point and shoot camera with a set f-stop of about 3.5. Needless to say, I was happy that Christmas day. My parents would load me up with ISO 200 film with 24 exposures, and away I was. With my exposures limited to 24, I would only take pictures of things that I absolutely had to. Sometimes it would take me over a month to go through one roll of film. I would then proudly visit the developing station at the local store and submit my photos for development. That was the only way I could see how my photos turned out. That is, until the digital age hit.

Once the digital age swept through the world, I was truly amazed. I could not believe that a picture could be taken, and viewed and stored on a computer, all in a short amount of time. It actually took me a while to enter the digital age, as prices were against me throughout the first years of this technology. My first digital camera was, yet again a point and shoot camera, this time, however, I was drawn in to the world of Nikon, it was a starter digital camera that helped me start to understand the rule of thirds more. Despite being in a new era of technology, I still limited my pictures as if I still had a film camera. A few years passed and I made a move to a Canon point and shoot. I then inherited my first SLR camera. It was just a simple Canon EOS digital Elph, but it meant the world to me. To this day, I use it for all of my underwater photography. But I still held the original preference of owning a Nikon. About half a year after Nikon launched their D5000, I was searching high and low for the best deal and just had to have it. It was a slight step up from my Canon and the fact that it was a Nikon were my two biggest purchasing factors.

Unfortunately Mr. D5000 only lasted me a year before the lens went kaputt. Luckily I had purchased the three year warranty. Bestbuy teased me for two weeks, saying that my camera was going to be shipped off back to Nikon and repaired. Needless to say, two weeks without a camera was unbearable! Every time I turned around, a picture perfect moment was there before me. Two weeks finally crept by and I marched into Bestbuy and demanded answers to the whereabouts of my camera. Turns out Bestbuy forgot to inform me that fixing my camera was useless, and that I was able to choose a camera of equal or lesser value as a replacement. Bestbuy in my town does not have the pick of the litter when it comes to cameras. They had no camera of equal value. So I was left with the choice of a slightly lesser model, or a upgrade. Uh DUH? What do you think I did? I had to upgrade, no self respecting photographer would downgrade. Plus I was kind of at war with Girlfriend's dad in a battle of who has a better camera, and after his purchase of the D5100 I had to make my move.
Let me introduce to you the newest addition to my camera family:

Oh Hey! I'm the D90!

In the end, I am really glad that Bestbuy finally came to terms and let me upgrade (for a small fee). But I have reason to believe that it was well worth it.
Many Pictures to come...

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