Mystery Salt

Who can tell me what this is a picture of?

Playing w/ the DOF on my new 35 1.8! Quite fun, and performs great in low light.

Shadow in time

I hate being in pictures - thats why I like to be the photographer. This weeks theme of "self portrait" was really tough for me. I couldn't think of anything at first and the deadline was approaching fast. I wanted to try a few things w/ an external flash - but I couldn't drop the 500 for an SB900. So instead, I bought an Infrared remote for my camera to control the shutter release.

Couldn't figure out what to do w/ the remote to tell you the truth. I did a few pictures where I would snap the shutter while I was in mid-air - but they all looked cheesy. Finally, I went to Christian and Michelle's farm for the weekend, I decided to try some night photography. This picture was taken w/ a 25 second exposure w/ the remote. I stood in the picture for about 15 seconds before walking off. Used a lawn chair for my tripod. Used the remote for shutter release. Picture taken at about 2:30 in the morning. Cheap man's photography. No post-picture developing - this is straight off the camera. Looks eerie.

The Road Ahead

Dan and I decided on a theme to post a couple of weeks back. The theme was "Lines" interpreted however you wanted it to.This was the road towards Patapsco Valley State Park close to sunset. I always enjoy driving down a road with towering trees on both sides. I took the theme quite literally - but to me, it represents something. Its what I envision a representation of life - a road full of experiences, happiness and hardships to overcome. Each life experience, everyone we meet, every action we take, every decision we make etches a unique pattern into the road - which makes everyones path different.

Beginnings

We don't see too many sunrises in Baltimore here - so I decided to take this picture from my last summer break. Granted it wasn't taken from my D90- I think a lot of photography has a lot of being at the right place at the right time kinda deal. Creativity has a lot to do with great pictures too - I'm working my way towards that - I'm beginning to see everyday things at angles I haven't though about before. Here's another of my sister on the Mt. Washburn Trail in Yellowstone.

Discus!

Went to a branch of Patapsco state park this past weekend and learned just how harsh direct sunlight can be on photos. So many black shadows and bright zones. Even still - I like this picture of Dan. The brightness of the sun seemed to wash out a lot of the color so I upped the vibrance up a tad. I like the foliage in the background though - its almost like bokeh.

Serenity

This past weekend, a few of us went up to Christian's farm for a relaxing weekend. It was much needed for a peaceful getaway from the city. We played games, fished, played some frisbee, swung from trees, and overall - just enjoyed the weather without sirens and gunshots in the background.

Got some macro shots with my canon 500d closeup. for an eighth of the price of a macro lense - I'm not going to complain about the shots it can take. I have to admit - I was skeptical at first but it exceeds my expectations.

Fly

Flower with Ladybug

A View from my Room

Interesting colors in the sky today during sunset. I've lived in the same room for almost 3 years now and I have about 30 pictures of the same view with different scenic skies - this is the first I've tried in HDR though. Learned how to do it this past week - I'll need to play around with the settings some more to make it not look so fake!