D152 - Lighting

Light is light, whether big or small, all we can do is manipulate it. By changing the intensity,  the direction, making it softer, apply a color, and a host of other ways to alter how it falls. A great resource for learning light is the Strobist Blog. The site has several lighting courses that will help you see and understand light and it's modifiers. Additionally, there are real world applications of what is taught in the lessons, which help you to reverse engineer an images lighting setup. This comes in handy when reversing the reverse for a similar situation at your own gig or just to have a new technique to add to your bag-o-tricks. There are plenty of other outlets online to learn about lighting, but I just wanted to share one of my favorites. That is actually the first site I followed when I wanted to take my light to a higher level. Strobist is a great place to learn something new just about everyday. But you don't have to take my word for it! (Yes, a Reading Rainbow reference, make me feel old.)

Enjoy & Light up!

Ja mata, Brian

D151 - Abandoned

I found this little abandoned coffee hut a while back with plans to photograph it straight up and then blog it. Today, I took the time to look at the empty mini-drive up to see how I could capture the emptiness of it. There were fliers for services other coffee with the largest tapped on ad for 'Cheap Computer repair', not sure I'd trust a repair person who didn't have his/her own wall to post ads on. What I do like about the hut is that it set back from the street and parking lot it sits in. Also the missing window that is almost inviting, though I fought the urge to crawl in and start shooting ...at least this time. On to the next. (yes there are several images tonight) capture.

Onward!
 Ja mata \Brian

D150 - Get Dirty

While the title may not seem to reflect the image at face value it does in the way this was captured. 'Get Dirty' is in reference to how the image was captured, by laying on the ground and shooing at a different angle. A lone fly, clinging to a weed blowing in the wind. The tricky part of this shot was  auto focus did not work well since I am half way in the weeds, the focus was jumping around like a scared rabbit. Switched the lens to manual focus, got the weed sharp, composed the image with the subject against the pink sky, and then waited for a break in the wind. Felt as if an hour had past before I got my chance to shoot.

Being in dirt, weeds and goose poop [I know, glamorous] takes me back to what I was taught a long time back as a newbie shooter, 'If you go out shooting in the field and do not come back dirty, you didn't look hard enough'.  Since I am a little shy of the half way mark (plus a push from a good friend), it seemed like no better time to push the bar up, will have to see how far up it can go. Onward to tomorrow.

While the above was today's image I am exploring a new series that will be a feature outside of the 365. This is just a sampler of the direction I'm going...

Enjoy x2
Ja mata, Brian

D149 - Lake

After a day at the beach it's time ride into the sunset, or it's general direction. Leaving the lake is tough, especially when all you really want to do is stay one more day. But with a semi-stinky dog snoring in the car and a little girl playing angry birds while asking about a snack, it was time to get home quickly.

Definitely going back.

Enjoy

Ja mata, Brian

D148 Tappan

I am out at Lake Tappan Park and noticed this is an AT&T town. I had to drive 15 minutes to get a signal and post this. For now I'm hanging with my dogs.

This is a post from my phone since there is no wireless out here.

Enjoy,

Brian

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D147 - Addicted

New water bottles, changed the eating habits, running gear, buying magazines, looking at a new pair pf kicks (sneakers), listing out all the 5Ks in the area, connecting with a running group, and looking for tips to improve my time.All of this after one run, can you imagine how I will be after the next 3 runs? Look out world here comes Runner B.

Enjoy,

Ja mata, Brian

D146 - Hong Kong Phooey

80's cartoons were the best and Hong Kong Phooey was one of them. While at the store getting a gift for a birthday party with Sara, I saw this car and had to get it. Which makes today's post is officially 'throw back Thursday.'

Emjoy.

Ja mata, Brain