Feathers

 Walks  2 Responses »
Aug 152012
 

One Feather
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Nikon D300; 1/60 sec @ f8, ISO 1250 (handheld);
18-200 mm f/3.5–5.6 @ 200mm (300mm EFL); focus distance .89m

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Three Feathers
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Nikon D300; 1/60 sec @ f8, ISO 1100 (handheld);
18-200 mm f/3.5–5.6 @ 200mm (300mm EFL); focus distance .89m

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Four Feathers
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Nikon D300; 1/60 sec @ f8, ISO 1250 (handheld);
18-200 mm f/3.5–5.6 @ 135mm (202mm EFL); focus distance 1.33m

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It was raining the other morning when I went to our local park, and sea gulls had flocked to the basketball court. They flew off when I approached, but left behind these tokens of their presence.

Growth

 Walks  No Responses »
Jul 172012
 

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Before returning home from the Miksang workshop in Boulder, Colorado, I decided to take one last walk along Pearl Street. Despite having spent hours and hours prowling that area to fulfill our assignments in the past two weeks, I still discovered something I’d never seen before. That’s a heartening lesson to take back to my oh-so-familiar neighborhood in Chicago!

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Nikon D300; 1/250 sec @ f11, ISO 200 (handheld);
70-300 mm f/4.5–5.6 @ 180mm (270mm EFL); focus distance 11.89m

Vacation Days 5 & 6

 Everyday Life  2 Responses »
Jul 132012
 

Vacation Day 5 (Morning)
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Nikon D300; 1/180 sec @ f11, ISO 200 (handheld);
18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 38mm (57mm EFL); focus distance .79m

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Vacation Day 6 (Afternoon)
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Nikon D300; 1/90 sec @ f9.5, ISO 3200 (handheld);
18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 70mm (105mm EFL); focus distance 2m

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“Have a seat…”

 Walks  8 Responses »
Apr 222012
 

“Have a seat…”  (№1)
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Nikon D300; f6.7 @ 1/60 sec, ISO 3200 (handheld);
18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 105mm (157mm EFL); focus distance 5.96m

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“Have a seat…”  (№2)
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Nikon D300; f8 @ 1/60 sec, ISO 3200 (handheld);
18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 62mm (93mm EFL); focus distance .6m

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“Have a seat…”  (№3)
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Nikon D300; f11 @ 1/180 sec, ISO 200 (handheld);
18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 90mm (135mm EFL); focus distance .8m

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Just the other day… I went downtown to visit with a friend, and spent some time wandering around before and after with my camera. Returning home, I was surprised to discover how many photographs had this theme—without conscious intent! (All three were captured on that outing.)

The last one is for Andreas.  🙂

Vitality

 Uncategorized  2 Responses »
Nov 062011
 

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What to say…?

I simply like the energy in this!

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Nikon D300; f9.5 @ 1/350 sec, ISO 200 (handheld);
18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 112mm (168mm EFL); focus distance 3.16m

Transmutation

 Reflections  2 Responses »
Oct 082011
 

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trans·mu·ta·tion/ˌtransmyo͞oˈtāSHən/

Noun:

  1. The action of changing or the state of being changed into another form
  2. The changing of one element into another

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Nikon D300; f9.5 @ 1/180 sec, ISO 200 (handheld);
18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 150mm (225mm EFL); focus distance 21.13m

Mesh

 Walks  3 Responses »
Sep 102011
 

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Looking up as I passed the entrance to a neighborhood alley… “Whoa! Never noticed that before.”  🙂

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Panasonic DMC-FZ40; f8 @ 1/500 sec, ISO 80 (handheld);
Focal length: 108mm (600mm EFL)

Blue Beads

 Walks  2 Responses »
May 092011
 

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Nikon D300; f9.5 @ 1/180 sec, ISO 2000 (handheld);
18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 112mm (168mm EFL); focus distance 1.12m

 

On the Tarmac

 Walks  1 Response »
Jan 222011
 

On the Tarmac №1
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Lumix DMC-FZ40; f5 @ 1/80sec, ISO 80 (handheld);
Focal length: 16.6mm (91mm EFL)

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On the Tarmac №2
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Lumix DMC-FZ40; f5 @ 1/160sec, ISO 80 (handheld);
Focal length: 35.3mm (196mm EFL)

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Photographed through an airplane window as the wings were deiced, color first caught my eye on this gray day. Then I noticed the interlocking shapes and lines.