Well, I started off the day with a plan to head to a local Military Junkyard/Museum. After knocking out class and work, all I wanted to do was take some shots of rusted out tanks and jets. Thanks to someone at the museum closing up shop a few hours early, that shoot will have to wait. But with every down there has to be an up, right?
Enter Broad Ripple Art Center. This place is only a quick jaunt from my apartment, and for some reason I had not shot it until just the other day. After running around their grounds, snapping a few fun photos I realized that I am in severe need of someone to model for me. There are far too many interesting backgrounds and objects for someone to interact with. Until then, enjoy the scenery.
Side note - I decided to play around with some homemade filters (post) and see what I could accomplish. I am pretty happy with a few of them; surreal, yet defined. Let me know your thoughts!
Before and after my trip to Tokyo, I had the opportunity to stop in L.A. to pick up and drop off Mr. Beau Bye. We managed to pack in quite a few different activities throughout this short time. From the Getty to Venice Beach, Hollywood to Solvang, I tried to capture as much as possible through my lens. I'm quite sure that nearly half of my shots were of the rolling hills seen throughout the north portion of L.A., so I will try to condense those to another post someday. For now, enjoy.
Once I got back from the trip to California and Japan I realized that I had taken a decent amount of panoramic shots. Here are some of the better ones.
Side note - Many of these are very, very large files. Some were well over 33mb and I had to downsize them so as to not ruin the interwebz. Feel free to click on some of the shots themselves and peer around, they're a lot larger than you think.
As I was running around the northside of Indy today, I happened past a very intricate and ornate graveyard. I figured it would make for a picture or two. Mind you that this was 3pm, no clouds, direct sunlight...I probably should have waited until dusk? Either way, enjoy the shots, let me know what you think after the jump!
Side note - The panoramic shot is my first 'real' attempt at a photomerge, approximately 14 photos combined.
Bulldogs, hippies and geese, oh my! I decided to put together a random collection of shots from the first great weather day of the year (thank the Lord), and the majority of them consist of photos around Holliday Park. This is the second time I have been, each time turning out a great plethora of shots. I think I have stated this before, but I CANNOT wait until mother nature works her magic and makes this place bloom.
After Holliday Park, I took a quick trip to Butler University to see what the campus had to offer (a very quick trip thanks to a parking meter and only one quarter in my pocket) and it turned out to have a few cool sculptures, but thanks to Spring Break, no students. I am going to go ahead and say that today was an overall great start to (what better be) a great spring season! Check out some nature after the jump.
After a while of terribly inclement weather, February brought somewhat of a relief. For the first time in about two weeks I was able to get out and quench my photography thirst.
I decided to try, once again, Christy Woods near campus, in hopes of catching some interesting critter pictures. After 10 minutes of walking through the all-but-dead area, I was terribly disappointed. Luckily I happened to see a greenhouse, and the shoot suddenly took a turn for the better. Much better.
I stepped into the greenhouse and was instantly vaulted into a world of color and humidity. I quickly searched through the winding aisles and found the place to be completely void of anyone else. I couldn't ask for more. After allowing the fog to disperse from my lens, the fun began.
FYI - Apparently I was in a greenhouse filled with South American Orchids?? I'm no botanist, and have no clue as to what species were there, but wow, amazing subjects for photography indeed. Go green after the jump.
Well I haven't had a chance to go shoot all week - a combination of terrible winter weather and being busy - but with a 50 degree Saturday happening before my eyes, I couldn't pass up the chance to shoot. I ended up getting a tip from a friend about a great place to photograph in the Indianapolis area, Holliday Park. My girlfriend decided to accompany me and we both had a blast exploring around the various sculptures, trails, and gardens. I absolutely cannot wait for spring and/or fall at this place, I have got to imagine that nothing but beautiful pictures will come from this park.
FYI - The random sculpture in the middle of the park is titled "the Races of Man," by Elmer Taflinger. Originally the façade of the St. Paul building in New York City, the sculptures made their way to Indianapolis after the building was torn down in 1950. Stay parked after the jump.
Well, my original intent for the MLK day weekend was to take a trip through a wooded area on Ball State campus that is used by the university as a tool for the biology and NREM students. After taking the trip to the (gated) woods and finding them to be closed (yes, closed) I ended up taking some shots in a nearby quad and then heading to a local power plant. This day also happened to be rather foggy, which turned out to be an interesting obstacle as well as enhancement for many of the photos. Get educated after the jump.
The thought of photographing a desolate boardwalk with years of history behind it should entice any budding photographer, right? One could understand how I couldn't resist the invitation of this in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, only a quick jaunt from my home. The only problem with this idea is that as of the beginning of 2010, the boardwalk is under a complete rehaul...essentially meaning that it does not exist as of right now. Slight problem, but this gave me the task of searching for new and interesting shots of the boardwalk construction as well as the beach itself.
Side note: After today I have realized that I am obsessed with black and white shots as well as shots of objects that tend to fade toward a horizon line. Therefore, the shoot at the beach gave me a goal to try and find some other shots that were not only focused on these two types of shots. Go eastern after the jump.
