Made this exposure riding the elevator up to my place.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Lazy Today
I took it easy today. Wandered down to the patio and made some exposures. Wandered back upstairs, downloaded the images. Started reading my photography newsfeeds, and the afternoon turned into evening.
Made this exposure riding the elevator up to my place.
Made this exposure riding the elevator up to my place.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Flourishing Flowers
Every plant on the patio seems to be healthy and full of life. It's nice to have all this for relaxing and shooting when we are basically surrounded by acre after acre of concrete and asphalt.
The lilies are ready to flower any day now.
The lilies are ready to flower any day now.
Monday, July 6, 2009
One Day Closer to Death
Lately I've read a couple things that make our mortality hard to ignore. The point, the pure-cliche proverb, is, of course, to not take our days for granted, to enjoy each to the fullest.
I did enjoy part of my day today. Out on the patio, the afternoon sun reflected off the u-shaped brick walls surrounding the patio and threw a soft, golden light onto these planters:
It's hard to get a good candid portrait if the photog and the subject are both uncomfortable. I'm naturally, even painfully, shy. Learning to be more comfortable talking to people and asking them for a picture is something I'm working on. In conjunction with that I'm working on helping the subject relax. Strangely, when I concentrate on talking to the subject and trying to put them at ease, it takes my mind off my own social unease. Two relaxed people means a good chance of capturing a natural picture, like this:
There is no issue of societal calm when shooting plants, as they pose willingly and don't giggle.
I just noticed that the first 3 images I posted today were verticals. Better balance that out with a horizontal shot:
I did enjoy part of my day today. Out on the patio, the afternoon sun reflected off the u-shaped brick walls surrounding the patio and threw a soft, golden light onto these planters:
It's hard to get a good candid portrait if the photog and the subject are both uncomfortable. I'm naturally, even painfully, shy. Learning to be more comfortable talking to people and asking them for a picture is something I'm working on. In conjunction with that I'm working on helping the subject relax. Strangely, when I concentrate on talking to the subject and trying to put them at ease, it takes my mind off my own social unease. Two relaxed people means a good chance of capturing a natural picture, like this:
There is no issue of societal calm when shooting plants, as they pose willingly and don't giggle.
I just noticed that the first 3 images I posted today were verticals. Better balance that out with a horizontal shot:
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Holiday Note Motivates Me
When I opened the door yesterday morning to get my newspapers, there was a note from our happy gardener, Brad. The note, in short, said it would be too bad if I wasn't getting any images of the progress on the patio. So, I wandered down late today and made some exposures. The plants and flowers have filled in nicely since the last shoot.
The Tin Man's kingdom is becoming more lush and colorful. He is pleased.
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