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70/365 Roadside Landscapes

03-11-2013

I drove was driving on Hwy 64 between Wynne and Bald Knob and I stopped to shoot this swampy looking area.  I was drawn to the warm tones of the grass and the reflections.

This is my favorite image of the day and as luck would have it I took it with my iPhone.  I also used a Nikon and a Hasselblad Xpan but without seeing the film yet this is my favorite photo.  Some tools just work well and although I had a bag full of Nikons and they are great sometimes the iPhone is just the better tool.

Here are a few Nikon photos as well and they aren't bad either.

I stopped to take photos of an old building and I didn't find anything that I liked but I caught a Walmart truck driving into the sunset that I thought was pretty cool.

Christmas Lights and Sunset

I try to find something beautiful to photograph everyday. I am not as good about blogging as I should be. Here is one of my shots from today. HU turned on the Christmas Lights on campus. I shot this photo with my iPhone and the Camera+ app. I share most of these photos with the Instagram App because it makes it easy to share it on Facebook and Twitter. I would be love for you to follow me on Twitter or Facebook .

I am having some trouble blogging with my iPhone. The photos of the leaves that I posted yesterday look fuzzy and unimpressive. If you click on the photos the open up and they look beautiful. I hope to have a solution soon. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the photo.

HDR

I stink at doing HDR images. But this year, I am trying to improve my processing abilities so here you go with 3 HDR versions of the Admin Building in snow with the sun setting.

Try the Best Camera App

Photo straight from iPhone 3G

Photo processed with
Best Camera App

Another Best Camera App version.

If you have an iPhone you really should give the Best Camera App a try. The filters are easy to use and as you can see two minutes can make a huge difference in your photos.

- iPhone post with BlogPress

A Few iPhone Photos

Sunset on Thursday night at 5:00

Cool flower bed at church.

Montgomery Outdoor Christmas Tree

Josie's Shoes

Sunsets Never Get Old and a Photo Lesson

I was driving to jail tonight to get things ready for church and I saw this beautiful sunset. Lucky for me I had my P&S camera with me and my iPhone. As Jay Maisel would say, “Carry a camera. It’s tough to take pictures without one.”


Picture #2 is a wide shot of the previous sunset. I tell my class all the time, there are more pictures out there you just have to find them. This one was easy. When I ask my class for Nick Kelsh Rule #3 they all chant in unison "take more pictures." I took about twenty photos of this sunset before it slipped away. Sometimes you have to work fast.


Now,I know your thinking I have lost all sense of taste with this image, but let me explain. I have been telling my class that you have to develop the ability to see the world in 3D. I mean you have to imagine what the subject might look like from a different place. I mentioned that I was driving to jail when I saw the sunset and the beautiful tree skeletons. I had to drive a ways before I could pull off the road and the parking lot was the wrong angle. I headed out into the field because that is where my 3D radar told me I needed to be to get the trees and the sunset to line up. This really ugly photo shows how far out in the field I had to go to get things to line up. This 3D idea is not rocket science. Sometimes you just have to keep moving around your subject or move until your subject lines up like you want it to.


Remember I mentioned that there are always more pictures to take. Hello, I was standing in the middle of a field of tall grass. Pay attention to whats around you.

I am sorry this post seems like a little rant. I just get frustrated when people don't try to make their pictures more interesting. The world is filled with wonder and with a little effort great photos can be had.

Thanks for reading.

Sunset at Wynne

Last night we drove over to Wynne to meet Julie's parents. We ate at the new Mazzios and celebrated Mothers Day. As you can see the sky was beautiful and with a little help from my favorite photo app ,Photogene, I was able to produce this nice sepia effect. I have really been enjoying sepia toned photos since I saw a book of animal portraits by Nick Brandt. More to come about that book soon.

I am hoping to be a little more regular in my postings now that school is out for the summer. I have to shoot HU Graduation today. One shot of each of the 500 plus students that walks in about an hour and a half. . Probably my most stressful photo job of the year from a technical point of view. There is no room for error. Hence I am blogging at 6:40 instead of sleeping.

Looking West

I really hate the time change because it is almost dark before i get off work. However, I exit my building on the west side so I usually have a pretty sky to look at as I exit. Kinda liked this shot with the parking lot lights.