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I wrote in late November about the last photograph I took in Mesa Verde - in a post called "A luminous goodbye." I also mentioned in that post that I was headed to Stanford to interview for a job. How prescient that title was, as I accepted that job and I'll be leaving the city of Chicago come the summertime. The intervening six months will surely bring many new Chicago photographs to the blog, as will the months afterwards - but eventually my contributions to this blog will take a turn for the Californian. I hope you will all still follow me.
In the depths of winter the sun's declination effect makes for *very* long sunrises and sunsets. This is to say that the sun's arc above the horizon is so low that it takes a much longer time for that precious "golden" hour to end - compare this to the summer where the sun sets at a nearly perpendicular angle to the horizon. I scurried about the 25th floor and the floors above to take as many photographs as I could as the sun completed its long descent. I think with today's news, a sunset image is appropriate.
Here is a view of Chicago of which I have *never* seen a photograph. Once upon a time, the 25th floor of the Tribune Tower was an observation deck, open to the public. Nowadays you need to know someone who knows someone to get here. I felt extremely privileged to get a chance to do some photography from this vantage point, and I hope I did it justice. The pavilion is out amongst the flying buttresses of the great tower and affords a sweeping view from the very heart of the mag mile. Although the Gothic stonework was higher than I could extend my tripod, I managed to hang my camera out over the edge and snap a few images. The city really deserves more places like this that everybody can visit - there is something really breathtaking about seeing the place from a new angle, especially with sunset streaming in from the west side and the river in its winter coat of ice. This one is going straight into the Gotham set as well.
I also have to say thanks to those of you who sent me your questions about cameras, HDR, etc to @thewindypixel. I think I answered those that I got. Mark, who has been contacting me as he has started to dabble a bit in HDR, asked in the comments section to yesterday's post what differences exist between the D5000 and the D90. I mentioned yesterday that the D90 affords you much greater control over the camera that does the D5000. I'll elaborate on just a few of the physical differences that I think eventually become important as you expand as a photographer. First I will say that I know a handful of people who have the D5000 and it is a sweet camera - it does just about everything you'd want for a Lilliputian price. This list is in no particular order, once you're done reading it, you'll realize that these differences aren't make-or-break for a beginner - the key is to get a camera that fits your needs/budget/skill and to get out there and take pictures - you make the photograph, the lens transmits the light and the camera is just a hunk of crap that records it.
1. The D90 includes an autofocus motor, making this camera compatible with older lenses. As the lens is the most important part of the equation - imagine the dismay on a user's face who just purchased a D5000 and wants to use their hand-me-down $2800 Nikon 28mm f/1.4 only to find out - you can't focus!!! Okay this is the number one reason - but the rest aren't in order :P.
2. D90 is more durable - we all should be careful with our toys, but you just never know. This translates into a higher guaranteed shutter count, i.e. not only is the body of the camera tougher - it's guts are tougher too. This also means that the camera uses the larger Nikon batteries which provide you with more shots per charge. Unfortunately, with both the D90 and D5000, Nikon has moved away from CF cards to the smaller SD card.
3. The viewfinder of the D90 is bigger, brighter and covers ~95% of the frame instead of a paltry ~75%. This is a big deal when you are composing.
4. The D90 can support a remote cable release and a battery grip - this is really key for HDR - keep your finger off the camera and your camera on a tripod for good HDR. Yes, the D5000 comes with a remote control release and I am *EXTREMELY* jealous of this as equivalent solutions for the D90, D300, D700, D3 etc cost hundreds of dollars. Then again, the D90 will allow you to plug in a wire release that is equally useful and also accepts things like interval timers, etc.
5. The pop-up flash on the D90 will allow you to wirelessly control Nikon flashes - this may not sound like a big deal, but people pay $200 per flash to do this wirelessly if they don't have it built in. Canon owners can only dream. UPDATE: I was wrong about this - the new Canon 7D will do wireless control - I am ignorant of its features, compatibility, etc. My mistake - thanks to Donald for pointing this out in the comments section.
Have you heard about the LEGOEaster campaign?
This photo has been added to a special group-album celebrating Easter, there are many great photos in there, and I encourage you to check them out.
In the meantime I've gotta say I love Easter. It just might be my favourite holiday. A chance to celebrate chocolate. Because I love chocolate. I could eat it all day long. Some days I do. Yeah, I love Easter.
Anyway, photo by me, Kale, and if you need me, I'll be eating chocolate over there.
#Toy_photograhers #LEGOEaster
Again, just me competing with McFarlane's Photograher.
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PigPig came to live with on Sunday 7/22/07. He is already missing the cloth on his tail, I wonder just how long he is going to last?
Skunky arrived today im so happy ... I love him hes so scruffy and cute ! Hes got his slippers on here !
1. {serenade}, 2. surplus to requirements, 3. 306/365- Ho ochi, 4. (0533) GALA (Гала), 5. Follow Me...., 6. four-eyed bokeh, 7. 244/365 -" What is food to one, is to others bitter poison." - Lucretius, 8. au revoir, 9. flickr.com/photos/23318199@N00/2475265857/, 10. Some times... I actually feel pretty..., 11. Þórfríður, 12. 102:365, 13. My "Mona" Lisa...., 14. Slumber [Day 125 of 366], 15. Like a spring candycane..., 16. The Ugly I See, 17. hello there (33/365), 18. rain, 19. A photograhers greatest weapon..., 20. Kati, 21. Character Assasination, 22. 136 - Yaaarrrrrgh!, 23. Kate 1, 24. "I want what there can never to be too much of" / Day 271 Year 2, 25. experiment, 26. me, 27. In Flight, 28. Bass inferno, 29. 135 - Darkness falls, 30. Yeah, twice is nice, but three times is just right., 31. Day 96 - OBSCENE, 32. 91 of 365 -The Ren Faire's in Town, 33. Samllmouth Bass Fishing, Potomac River, 34. 109/365, 35. 298/365- SNARL BITCH!, 36. 246/365
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Paseando por la cuarta praia, me encontré con este camioncito de juguete; me alegro q fuera a parar al eterno recuerdo de una foto, pues este camioncito no debía hundirse en el fondo del mar, sin antes ser admirado.
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Permuteran is a sad place to go diving, situated alongside padi fields...the PJ beach is really a muck dive site. Poor visibility, strong currents but the biggest threat comes from the pathethic fishermen with their drag nets constantly pulling up what could only be envisaged as " junk catch" because what we can see underwater are no pelagic fishes, just critters that can only be of interest to us divers / photograhers!
Makes not much difference diving 8M, 12M or 15M.....its just critters that divemasters and divers alike have to really hunt and peel eyes wide open to unveil micro stuff underneath. OHHHH and keep an eye out to swim away from the damn nets.....not a place to go diving again for me EVER!!!
The latest book project of the non-profit publishing company I co-founded, Composing with Images Press. Check it out and let me know if you have any questions!
Call for Entries: Toy Camera Photographers for Tots
Composing with Images Press (CWiP) seeks photographs taken by photographers worldwide with toy cameras for a forthcoming photo book that explores, complicates, and represents in compelling ways the concept of Play. All proceeds from the sales of this book will be donated to The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation to benefit children in the areas ravaged by tornadoes in 2011.
Photographs must be created with toy analog cameras. For the purposes of this book, we consider a toy camera to be one that is lo-fi and lo-tech and that records images on film. Examples of toy cameras include cameras with plastic lenses such as the Holga or Diana or home-made or modified film cameras. Toy cameras also include pinhole cameras, plastic point-and-shoot cameras, and lo-fi clones, such as the Woca.
Photos will be selected and the book will be edited by our Special Guest Editors: Jody Shipka of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Nic Nichols of Four Corner Store and toycamera.com.
Deadline: August 1, 2011
See the full call at j.mp/cwip-play
Image designed by Jackie Yaeger, Creative Director, Composing with Images Press.
Stacy Alexader, mixed media artist
photograher
videographer
mosaic artist
painter
assemblage artist
collage artist
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Mr Hobbs Coffee Promo Girls; At Various Events the last few years;
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Micheala-Conlon
Saroj-Flood
Ana-Pavel
Helen Doyle
Dominika Rzepska
Orlagh Curran
Maura Higgins,
Ruta Rutele,
Sirin Gilas,
Julia Nikerina,
Barbara Gergely,
Anastasia Fox ,
Jennifer OSullivan,
Julia Rainey,
Piya Chanphet,
Distany Tarn,
Loriana Petrova,
Zsofia Dosa,
Kerrie Francis,
Sabrina McDermott,
Irina Kuksova,
Lisa Hogan
Ieva Vaskunaite,
Dominika Angelka
Hana Ni Mhainigh
Jade Corcoran
Lorna Spaine
Leah OReilly
Official-Photograhers;
Jerry McCarthy,
Paul Hyland,
Marc Quinlivan,
El Jay,
Ralph McKeon Photos,
Simon Hayden
David Doyle,
Konrad Antoni Switlicki=Paprocki,
David Hobbs
John OBrien /MSI
Events Covered with Promo Girls;
Cannonball Ireland
Bavaria-City-Racing
Various Drift Days / Mondello Park
Fundracer
Mr Hobbs Coffee and Cars
Moto GP
Superbikes
Top Gear Live
Toys 4 Big Boys
Festival of Speed
Copyright/Reserved
1. Passiflora vitifolia, 2. Tuna & Salmon, 3. my wedding dress
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(1)&(2) are taken by hippoMum, but.......
(3) was a portrait taken by the wedding photograher, Roger!