Category: Artifacts

The assignment was profile and I caught the profile of these three men cutting control joints in our new slab. I quite like the black and white one (which didn’t look great in color because it was so overexposed).

I also like the colors in the other two. Though I can’t decide whether I like the sharper or dustier one more.

Update: Here’s the original color version of the BW shot. In my memory I thought I had to overexpose to so the man was properly exposed, but I think it was actually blow out the trees and trash cans that otherwise dominated the background.

And here’s one of Marcello in black and white.

As an architect, you’d think I like shooting buildings.

I don’t…there’s photographers who do that. But I did find a few architect-y things that I found interesting.

such as block wall in the restroom at Spring Ranch Park

or some big rocks in Zion

and rock textures

and a trellis detail showcasing the passage of time

a ceiling fan and AC register in my bedroom

and OK, here’s a building, with some dramatic clouds no less!

My wife caught the perfect lazy days shot when we were at Zion National Park in March.

I had a friend get married recently so I sent him a postcard

I also sent the happy couple a picture on twitter to celebrate.

I ended up with two quite different photos this week for park. The first was done early one morning because I knew I was super busy at work and because it was super hot outside. But then one evening it was really nice (by Vegas standards) so we went on a walk and made our own park on the culdesac sidewalk.

Flailed around a little, but finally climbed up the ladder and shot up tight and personal with my iphone for this rooftop.

I misused the panoramic function on my iphone for this one.

The assignment was newsworthy this week. Not surprisingly with my other work I went for the mundane. The good folks at the library do a good job with their story time, and its much appreciated.

But while uploading the photo, I realized I had shot another “newsworthy” thing earlier this week after having listened to the episode. The flags at Ikea were half mast again! But over the past couple months, with Orlando, Dallas, and Baton Rouge, such a display of mourning is so regular, it didn’t even trigger this fit with the assignment until now.

I had a tough time with this one. Moving water is not particularly easy to get right, especially since my setups are so rudimentary (me and my camera). I ended up trying a couple approaches, shooting the river in Zion National park and then behind a waterfall.

I flipped my lens to do a the macro for the old basset hound that my parents brought down from San Jose. I have no idea when I painted this little ceramic fellow.