My pet friends
Pets can be pretty amazing, even when you don’t have a camera around, and getting photos of it can be pretty tough. Here a few shots from my camera phone of some of the animals I know and love 
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Category: Black and White
May 29, 2012
January 20, 2010
Abstractions from long exposures
Sorry for the long wait folks! I’m excited to begin working with this site more to give you more frequent and enjoyable updates! These are photos shot on the Rhode Island College campus- I was experimenting with long exposures with the Nikon D70s, which I found out isn’t great for that purpose. In any case I am very happy with the outcome.
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October 8, 2009
The true test- My first photo contest
I’ll be entering three of the following images into a photography contest. This will be my first entrance into one. If I win I get $2,000 and a Nikon D90! If I lose…Well that’s not gonna happen. No matter what this is a win, I get recognition and experience in contests. Please let me know what your favorites are and enjoy!
Let me know which ones you think are winners! and wish me luck- I don’t own my own camera yet, it would be more convenient if I did. Thanks =)
September 15, 2009
A weekend with the D100
It’s an older camera but it does the job, just because there’s a newer technology out there doesn’t mean the older stuff doesn’t still work– That’s something I’ve learned recently. I think you can tell from the photographs.
Let me know what you think of the photos. It’s fun to try things I haven’t thought of before so help me think! =) Thanks for visiting- I hope you enjoyed it!
August 28, 2009
Royal Mills, a photoshoot and a birthday surprise…
While driving my aunt on some errands last week we passed by some old and interesting mill buildings. The buildings resembled something European with a clock tower that looked more like a castle. I was told that they had been converted into apartments and that people now lived there. I made a note to come back soon. The weather yesterday couldn’t have been better and I had made a commitment to drive the 30 minute commute for the pictures. I received a phone call from my mom saying it was my aunt’s birthday so I decided it would be nice if I bought her a card and dropped it off on the way.
She was surprised and delighted to see me and so I invited her to come with me. She did and we had a wonderful time taking pictures.
The trees and their reflections in the water interested me. There is a lot going on in this and it’s hard not to get lost in it. The lighting was perfect for this shot.
The image above is of the clock tower that I mentioned before. There is another view of it from the street side of the building but the American flag cast against the sky really drew me in.
You can see why the building was so interesting to me initially simply because of its location on the river and the stone architecture. The building was renovated and repaired to accommodate apartments.
This was the reason I really went. I wanted to get a decent shot from the base of this smokestack looking up. Couldn’t have asked for better weather.
My aunt pointed through the trees and exclaimed how pretty it looked, I agreed and I took the photo. I envy the people living in these apartments, right on the water.
If you’ve seen my other posts you’ll know this is a familiar shot for me. I like shooting up the trunk of the tree because it creates wonderful depth of field, contrast and it leads your eye throughout the photo easily.
This is a scenic path route. Walkers only. I didn’t have a chance to go the entire way but I think I’ll return in the fall for more shots and maybe an expedition of this trail. It looked quite long.
It would have been nice to have a wide angle lens so I could get the scope of this place. It’s quite large and this photo doesn’t quite capture it, but it gives you an idea. I spoke with some people on the bridge that is in the right foreground of the photo and they were telling us about what it was like to live there. They said they really liked it but that every now and then old nails pop up in the floor boards, through the varnish, and that it’s dangerous. suppose nothing is perfect but it looks pretty good to me anyway.
Thanks for taking the time to view my blog =) If you have the time please let me know what you think by commenting on this post. You don’t even have to be a member of this site! Thanks a ton and have a good one!
August 16, 2009
B&W-The Beauty of Contrast
–B&W and the Beauty of Contrast–
Stand tall, refuse to be small…
The title “the beauty of contrast” is a duel purposed one. With it I express my own belief that often contrast can be viewed as a positive thing especially in social interactions with our peers. I believe we need people around us who have opinions and expressions different from our own. It challenges us and allows us to question ourselves and our opinions.
Unlike black and white photography the world is full of color and different shades of beauty as well as different definitions or degrees of right and wrong. Black and white photography is beautiful to me and allows me to see details of an image that are usually masked by the colorful distractions of the world around us.
My view on the world is sometimes obscured by the colorful distractions that society puts before me. It is with photographs like these that I can remember not to take anything for granted and to be objective and fair. It reminds me that there are details that I may not see or acknowledge because of the colorful distractions, present and unavoidable.
The next few pictures are additions to this post. I took these while in New Hampshire. I was on my way to work and I accidentally took the wrong road, as if I was on my way to a different place I work at. It was out of habit that I too the turn and my own stubbornness that put me nine miles from my destination.
I thought to myself, “I think this comes out on the main road up ahead to if I keep following it I’ll be right on track”. Of course I was wrong but I didn’t realize it until I was in Hancock town center, nine miles from Peterborough. I wasn’t disappointed but rather amused at getting lost in my own hometown. On the way back I passed a farm and I had to stop because I really like animals, and they were standing by the fence. I took some pictures and then went to work.
The shot of the tiger lilly below is one that I took in my dad’s yard while I was visiting. I really like it because the black spots are interesting and grab my attention.
Post a comment to let me know what you think =)
