tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49897890430699710862024-03-21T13:20:59.967-10:00How LightA beginner's voyage into the world of photographyChristianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-16036753481886371052009-09-08T22:49:00.001-10:002009-09-08T22:49:44.469-10:00California Burning<a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/09/wildfires_in_southern_californ.html">http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/09/wildfires_in_southern_californ.html</a>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-65378501061974132222009-07-26T23:08:00.001-10:002009-07-26T23:10:17.606-10:00LiquidityThis photographer does some nice work capturing fluid motion:<br /><br /><a href="http://shinichimaruyama.com/">http://shinichimaruyama.com/</a>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-20019568588448515672009-07-05T10:42:00.000-10:002009-07-05T10:42:34.801-10:004th of July part 2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcQRI3L8gcXGdIXQua3mbB4WrTSWtKXC7NXejWk7jBUmgTbM1BIh1qZMgcfzGn7yTd7-ZDRC0HydwN2_4wSrVqushDyPdQPXNAtTNALmYYN0EcvsqlGxVAkljPWA5F7VBO1V-AlGNAdwn/s1600-h/IMG_2594.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcQRI3L8gcXGdIXQua3mbB4WrTSWtKXC7NXejWk7jBUmgTbM1BIh1qZMgcfzGn7yTd7-ZDRC0HydwN2_4wSrVqushDyPdQPXNAtTNALmYYN0EcvsqlGxVAkljPWA5F7VBO1V-AlGNAdwn/s400/IMG_2594.JPG" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3f5PRNNejN4XAqHxSVcXQWp8-rVuw_jgEOLWUz347hZtmpgnRLcB1rib5EeS1E9R4sfnFvCCRLZPm082xKjhPF7Dlj6qwvqI3EuZRlbxqdLrHQ4i6wkYmwy0X1QoS2A_-T6HaW1T7qzwG/s1600-h/IMG_2603.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3f5PRNNejN4XAqHxSVcXQWp8-rVuw_jgEOLWUz347hZtmpgnRLcB1rib5EeS1E9R4sfnFvCCRLZPm082xKjhPF7Dlj6qwvqI3EuZRlbxqdLrHQ4i6wkYmwy0X1QoS2A_-T6HaW1T7qzwG/s400/IMG_2603.JPG" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHf-Q1tGcFkXaDp9Gx_LLb0VD7efEAYMyojvu-H49SKVDlO2uteTMkBFYd43OAmY2rTHwZxkIz_JiZOOZ1U2D5q8g6cT2uiC8bNiEwCKl55f2cpzJbZEAwfHI1aCjUlyADx18uzFHjMqGb/s1600-h/IMG_2614.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHf-Q1tGcFkXaDp9Gx_LLb0VD7efEAYMyojvu-H49SKVDlO2uteTMkBFYd43OAmY2rTHwZxkIz_JiZOOZ1U2D5q8g6cT2uiC8bNiEwCKl55f2cpzJbZEAwfHI1aCjUlyADx18uzFHjMqGb/s400/IMG_2614.JPG" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjDgMalpg9TQ6zhjfaegLrhaRR1HQbPu1Z_nNAeMveyvfE0KhxZRb0d2sMwQVrB4r0Hu2yQy461MQi6xjcUgnD2-N3asPGcxSW8ZXsJBdmQBH7C17z2tx_uRr-IiJQ5Sj9rZPbne-3VfG/s1600-h/IMG_2629.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjDgMalpg9TQ6zhjfaegLrhaRR1HQbPu1Z_nNAeMveyvfE0KhxZRb0d2sMwQVrB4r0Hu2yQy461MQi6xjcUgnD2-N3asPGcxSW8ZXsJBdmQBH7C17z2tx_uRr-IiJQ5Sj9rZPbne-3VfG/s400/IMG_2629.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-82728159315342215642009-07-05T10:39:00.000-10:002009-07-05T10:39:15.495-10:004th of July part 1From the fireworks show in Hawaii Kai...<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheFFOAGTXh_RVsK0VlntYz7PUj_Zzev3KfwDBolsPD4276x1iOeKQtL5M_2zbNlrPkRTrAAa1Vx6C3OLNPdbBTXYcJ47h05Eq2EQJHkWnV1l2oKqF7tky5NKqPxPeoFDWqMRdpaN5TDGN/s1600-h/IMG_2560.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheFFOAGTXh_RVsK0VlntYz7PUj_Zzev3KfwDBolsPD4276x1iOeKQtL5M_2zbNlrPkRTrAAa1Vx6C3OLNPdbBTXYcJ47h05Eq2EQJHkWnV1l2oKqF7tky5NKqPxPeoFDWqMRdpaN5TDGN/s400/IMG_2560.JPG" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwpRvD4JSa68PNj8Tfg5JuJuSIroSr6oh0Pi0iLZQRwnhufoYEnadwShqfpaYqdyS6VYwj0bwrRwUbfFt2Oqe0eM5aYLjNnVu2Xe_hl31d4diVdwWGhQIYw_SW6lk0nEGD9j30nRjbqaq/s1600-h/IMG_2566.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwpRvD4JSa68PNj8Tfg5JuJuSIroSr6oh0Pi0iLZQRwnhufoYEnadwShqfpaYqdyS6VYwj0bwrRwUbfFt2Oqe0eM5aYLjNnVu2Xe_hl31d4diVdwWGhQIYw_SW6lk0nEGD9j30nRjbqaq/s400/IMG_2566.JPG" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCxR62DA8SbN5wv2dVRcTUIECDmLR0Hhsn2VKvIMMqbauCYFRC9w9XC_HLBz53eGZiABrINLrbHAXzUOQr0QHttlqw1e0tp50OYXPXrhdJQWJuDhz3lF7eZlVzZS5XwPAxUrJnhzk0Fa5/s1600-h/IMG_2572.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCxR62DA8SbN5wv2dVRcTUIECDmLR0Hhsn2VKvIMMqbauCYFRC9w9XC_HLBz53eGZiABrINLrbHAXzUOQr0QHttlqw1e0tp50OYXPXrhdJQWJuDhz3lF7eZlVzZS5XwPAxUrJnhzk0Fa5/s400/IMG_2572.JPG" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBUUMuY-NEFi5usKcaD23TWJlWg1RTxBRjWuzEKd1cvZWQ8QKb2sYgrY5tYad28TsC8wyhj-1ocGc-ugcuAACabBLIy79ENrp1tXjSDs4zXmuIa49UbdOPW7bwaZZaZuUCAnUh1A9InOu/s1600-h/IMG_2587.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPBUUMuY-NEFi5usKcaD23TWJlWg1RTxBRjWuzEKd1cvZWQ8QKb2sYgrY5tYad28TsC8wyhj-1ocGc-ugcuAACabBLIy79ENrp1tXjSDs4zXmuIa49UbdOPW7bwaZZaZuUCAnUh1A9InOu/s400/IMG_2587.JPG" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-37609245779543252242009-06-14T13:20:00.001-10:002009-06-14T13:42:12.966-10:00Answer to Mystery Photo 3Oddly, one bird was on top of the other. Not sure what they were doing.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1S5hETHUg8iafFnjT2ldfFbO-0ll6YiXpUTTF8XGqsVJA5hDUT3c5Z_7vCsqSMB21gLPSkqWadn_PrYvr1XoXlNOsx0xVshZFe3jphj-35C-wWr4EgFGqBKoFzZKZsKnt4s-ebJUJsQj/s1600-h/IMG_1913.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq1S5hETHUg8iafFnjT2ldfFbO-0ll6YiXpUTTF8XGqsVJA5hDUT3c5Z_7vCsqSMB21gLPSkqWadn_PrYvr1XoXlNOsx0xVshZFe3jphj-35C-wWr4EgFGqBKoFzZKZsKnt4s-ebJUJsQj/s400/IMG_1913.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347332433147989762" border="0" /></a>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-78915638153278529822009-05-24T14:00:00.003-10:002009-05-24T14:03:25.062-10:00Mystery Photo 3?Maybe not so mysterious to some, but I thought this looked pretty cool. Do you know what this is?<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaV22fSmnaqKynq7mx0z75_mFAkiBfy7ohmjRVPFLXoKwDm0YXdnvPSR3nJBlGch29HaGduOZW2IjogQmFK623HPMF_mWbigZsKi2a_WhqbEnPIEDf9XeC82jrKiCDTkbQHK7sJgC1BIQD/s1600-h/IMG_1915.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaV22fSmnaqKynq7mx0z75_mFAkiBfy7ohmjRVPFLXoKwDm0YXdnvPSR3nJBlGch29HaGduOZW2IjogQmFK623HPMF_mWbigZsKi2a_WhqbEnPIEDf9XeC82jrKiCDTkbQHK7sJgC1BIQD/s400/IMG_1915.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339544999947006674" border="0" /></a>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-59009625454766194022009-04-26T21:48:00.005-10:002009-04-26T21:54:48.472-10:00dai oniTime passes and still no great images from me, but just wanted to say that <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/daioni/">this guy</a> takes really awesome photos in Japan. As an Aussie, his English descriptions give an idea of what you're looking at, which helps.Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-3658156584112385552009-03-15T22:22:00.003-10:002009-03-15T22:28:22.401-10:00Honolulu Festival 2009Ok great I was able to try out the new lens at the grand parade of the Honolulu Festival in Waikiki. I've decided that I may not be a great photographer, but my caption-writing skills are bar none. I wonder if I can get paid to write snarky captions? Anyway, taking pictures is still a lot of fun:<br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/woompood/HonoluluFestival#">http://picasaweb.google.com/woompood/HonoluluFestival#</a>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-67489835170483065182009-03-12T21:09:00.017-10:002009-03-12T22:15:38.918-10:00Some Gearhead StuffAny good hobby provides numerous opportunities to spend lots of money on "stuff", and lots of time researching said "stuff". In that respect, photography is an excellent hobby.<br /><br />Since getting into photog it took me six months to invest in a new lens. I'm pretty slow at buying stuff. I finally decided to get the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Canon </span><span style="font-weight: bold;" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">EF</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS</span>. In case you don't know what all that means, you can go look it up the next time you have trouble sleeping.<br /><br />Actually, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">photofolk</span> enjoy talking gear once they learn the language. It's not so bad. Having an exclusive lexicon is another fine quality of hobbies. Keeps the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">looky</span>-loos away.<br /><br />Anyway, back to business.<br /><br />I chose this lens because:<ul><li>Range - my kit lens is 18-55mm, so this one conveniently picks up where the kit leaves off.</li><li>Diameter - it's 58mm so it will take the same filters as my kit lens.<br /></li><li>Amateur - in reading reviews, it seems like this lens is a logical next step for XSI/XTI owners. If I start getting hard-core about photography I may need to do some upgrading. Until then...</li><li>Price - this is a very affordable lens at around $250 brand new!</li></ul>and I got it in spite of the fact that:<br /><ul><li>It's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">EF</span>-S, meaning that if I should upgrade to a full-frame camera body, this lens won't be compatible :(</li><li>It's driven by a DC motor, not an Ultrasonic (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">USM</span>) one. It's noisier and slower to focus. Since I don't plan on doing any funeral photography, noise is not a problem for me. The dead won't mind either.<br /></li><li>The construction is plastic not metal, although that may come in handy when getting that once-in-a-lifetime <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">paparazzi</span> shot of Magneto:</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="file:///C:/Users/CHRIST%7E1/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.jpg" alt="" /><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499519/"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lncX_fFRem84DvmZ5REcCzNHVXyanoyPAkxv4577efAVwiooVzCfOOmmruTwOLg9kx4V6gpgaf79Q4jFXkDIW-FuzHo5ZNGNoZgoPE1Udr8Y7e365B6EScFlBa2axkv0j8udFh0W4arC/s400/magneto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312581685979614962" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">but on the other hand:<br /></div></div><ul><li>It's still made by Canon, so it's a high quality product, and</li><li>It's cheap! :)<br /></li></ul>Oh, and did I mention that the price is right?<br /><br />With the money I saved I also picked up a UV filter, circular <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">polarizer</span>, and lens hood (Canon ET-60). I have to admit, it felt pretty good attaching all this expensive plastic gear to my camera. Similar to the feeling of attaching a silencer to the muzzle of a sniper rifle, I'd imagine.<br /><br />Guess all I need to do now is take some pictures.<br /><br />For specs on all Canon lenses, feast your eyes on <a href="http://www.usa.canon.com/app/pdf/lens/Lens_Extender_chart_new.pdf">this PDF</a>, you spec freak.Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-10485464044960935952009-02-22T22:52:00.004-10:002009-02-22T22:58:36.313-10:00The Usual SuspectsGood pictures of kids are very hard to come by. The difficulty level is inversely proportional to age, and rises exponentially with the number of kids in the photo and the number of cupcakes they've eaten. So this was the best I could do given these factors. Identities have been concealed to protect the innocent.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLN7OHRSWdT_quQ2aXCsdPj4uJ8IQoVUhLWNkncI_hSbMqQAlO5nEJUzQf-itd1vtNBqR9MeZzlNtC_KKyd_IgFQ3fIA9V8Hi8_OKqNeCKeJF6D42FQuaC3LBWZiDTuvaH-sSGwZ6Yusfn/s1600-h/IMG_1611.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLN7OHRSWdT_quQ2aXCsdPj4uJ8IQoVUhLWNkncI_hSbMqQAlO5nEJUzQf-itd1vtNBqR9MeZzlNtC_KKyd_IgFQ3fIA9V8Hi8_OKqNeCKeJF6D42FQuaC3LBWZiDTuvaH-sSGwZ6Yusfn/s400/IMG_1611.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305914315447746386" border="0" /></a>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-55570599018980943742009-02-03T19:22:00.001-10:002009-02-03T19:24:08.749-10:00YannEvery day my Firefox browser serves up these two pages, and every day they blow my mind:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.yannarthusbertrand.org/v2/yab_us.htm">http://www.yannarthusbertrand.org/v2/yab_us.htm</a><br /><a href="http://www.yannarthusbertrand2.org/">http://www.yannarthusbertrand2.org/</a>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-76816444363302587532009-01-26T22:18:00.001-10:002009-01-26T22:21:16.126-10:00Mystery Photo 2 AnswerOkay, that one wasn't so great...<br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/esEAvLWs7rYBh65X2IRkAg?feat=directlink">http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/esEAvLWs7rYBh65X2IRkAg?feat=directlink</a>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-46082874884670311532009-01-14T00:03:00.002-10:002009-01-14T00:06:20.423-10:00Mystery Photo 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsbKcX2xSYNx7ubq2XsXTin2ej9l4qKKtexGx9dj5UgkuyrXN2XG7QIzD2JBwqbBqiVCZPxxPih9qHWa4h5AQwb2kgZGYm2Z5TC6z98QgNlznOGzh935fBVOpRbKYIvJSMPE4SfSkGJLE/s1600-h/mystery2.JPG"></a>What is this?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsbKcX2xSYNx7ubq2XsXTin2ej9l4qKKtexGx9dj5UgkuyrXN2XG7QIzD2JBwqbBqiVCZPxxPih9qHWa4h5AQwb2kgZGYm2Z5TC6z98QgNlznOGzh935fBVOpRbKYIvJSMPE4SfSkGJLE/s1600-h/mystery2.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsbKcX2xSYNx7ubq2XsXTin2ej9l4qKKtexGx9dj5UgkuyrXN2XG7QIzD2JBwqbBqiVCZPxxPih9qHWa4h5AQwb2kgZGYm2Z5TC6z98QgNlznOGzh935fBVOpRbKYIvJSMPE4SfSkGJLE/s400/mystery2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291088070823553730" border="0" /></a>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-86407474826872585782008-12-29T20:47:00.002-10:002008-12-29T20:48:25.121-10:00Ho Ho Ho!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeyOR0uRujEQiSnv6cWZTdoQLE63eVIg5PNNZ1F7OmegZkHrjuw_icmHYhTvgV1ChW3C4VmDjKSr1FTiS7pfcZ1Se5stR6bWcKw7yLHwMlU3oxV6CYDzDVKtPc_1xQwMYFYsvjiw7Ffe9/s1600-h/IMG_1354.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeyOR0uRujEQiSnv6cWZTdoQLE63eVIg5PNNZ1F7OmegZkHrjuw_icmHYhTvgV1ChW3C4VmDjKSr1FTiS7pfcZ1Se5stR6bWcKw7yLHwMlU3oxV6CYDzDVKtPc_1xQwMYFYsvjiw7Ffe9/s400/IMG_1354.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285471352909872818" border="0" /></a><br />The lightbulbs were hung, from the eaves with care...Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-59973618766285596842008-12-29T20:36:00.003-10:002008-12-29T20:45:56.025-10:00How DarkWhile for some the massive power-outage was a time of pouty-outrage, for me it was an opportunity to practice some 30-second-exposure photography. This city scene doesn't seem too dark, but when I took it I couldn't even see the controls on my camera.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6sa8u-g5PatWq2n9Vpd3f44PndyVOgmzZKFgQuvUMVobVhLZ7JP6JSaxWkbHE_QfOvKO3yKjukGdMK2DIlvFbuYVkHZylWIsv8GtbxGfFeToe2k3Hol26lSFN2FSup9OKpEYqPHjiSmH/s1600-h/IMG_1350.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6sa8u-g5PatWq2n9Vpd3f44PndyVOgmzZKFgQuvUMVobVhLZ7JP6JSaxWkbHE_QfOvKO3yKjukGdMK2DIlvFbuYVkHZylWIsv8GtbxGfFeToe2k3Hol26lSFN2FSup9OKpEYqPHjiSmH/s400/IMG_1350.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285468847594474370" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The moral of the story:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Things will brighten up if you give it some time.<br /></span>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-24102905972972879032008-12-21T23:04:00.000-10:002008-12-21T23:05:25.783-10:00Mystery Photo 1 AnswerDid you figure it out? Here is the full image:<br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4iH1yNchyxGhXFGclY3pXA?feat=directlink">http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4iH1yNchyxGhXFGclY3pXA?feat=directlink</a>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-29604966445420004692008-12-16T16:07:00.000-10:002008-12-16T22:26:15.534-10:00Mystery Photo 1What is this a picture of? Send a guess or comment! The answer will be revealed later... stay tuned!<br /><br />(click for larger)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLFsYnowTSwBgRNEHmodLeQ6doXL6neTnrw2Tdt8mI5pfxduqncnPzwaXbG0zgqTJbkiPc-FvXKweBPu732ZHJ5bZG8dhbIgn4XFEhcpP2ie3BjSQTvQ8IQoeOTHkTSEoMQyn8e8arnmI/s1600-h/mystery.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLFsYnowTSwBgRNEHmodLeQ6doXL6neTnrw2Tdt8mI5pfxduqncnPzwaXbG0zgqTJbkiPc-FvXKweBPu732ZHJ5bZG8dhbIgn4XFEhcpP2ie3BjSQTvQ8IQoeOTHkTSEoMQyn8e8arnmI/s400/mystery.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279463619126892898" border="0" /></a>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-1432917235761890902008-12-07T23:14:00.004-10:002008-12-07T23:25:12.701-10:00CruisingUnusual circumstances put me in the back seat of Jimbo's 1965 Chevy Impala convertible. Now that's a big car. It was a perfect day to go for a drive.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4i0yZFjofoXjI39vr-vIwxJC1pFz5lOE9e5dYVah6NlLwnCEbl7AS6KAbo1DcnDnFKWcu-qgw4tEZTtewl4U6BklrWNXU5yojnEjxOcGcdRfCSUDpeyXhQDLDTXnpLVPYVjR_d5-VcayA/s1600-h/IMG_1249.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4i0yZFjofoXjI39vr-vIwxJC1pFz5lOE9e5dYVah6NlLwnCEbl7AS6KAbo1DcnDnFKWcu-qgw4tEZTtewl4U6BklrWNXU5yojnEjxOcGcdRfCSUDpeyXhQDLDTXnpLVPYVjR_d5-VcayA/s400/IMG_1249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277347073262090002" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I can totally take a comfortable nap in this thing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinI3PCxY-Xdmqu3ZcCOr7I71MHhwDvj6vxLcivaIW0i0XKRZcnINrlG25wkgnpGehzsUP0txVMzKme1QQxuCNfjjm_oeqUmFWYqsAKX7nM3sReHCje6uI0y0p521z-H5CVb-H0VzW3mJ2f/s1600-h/IMG_1282.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinI3PCxY-Xdmqu3ZcCOr7I71MHhwDvj6vxLcivaIW0i0XKRZcnINrlG25wkgnpGehzsUP0txVMzKme1QQxuCNfjjm_oeqUmFWYqsAKX7nM3sReHCje6uI0y0p521z-H5CVb-H0VzW3mJ2f/s400/IMG_1282.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277347080448811154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thanks for the ride, Jimbo!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPc1dLmAyWgiRv5gGdy6pKuUcCaGIffm8g7DbiC8PrbkxLRORmnk6T7uV7bAmLJvbri_Rz9tDXgDo178lYGtDqQ4wrJ5mecxilEJ_8zdJS6VNl0bH0sQ5Y6gKvHg51l17oMDHkqRkQ41oI/s1600-h/IMG_1283.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPc1dLmAyWgiRv5gGdy6pKuUcCaGIffm8g7DbiC8PrbkxLRORmnk6T7uV7bAmLJvbri_Rz9tDXgDo178lYGtDqQ4wrJ5mecxilEJ_8zdJS6VNl0bH0sQ5Y6gKvHg51l17oMDHkqRkQ41oI/s400/IMG_1283.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277347090328042578" border="0" /></a>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-71343531421725814602008-12-07T12:58:00.002-10:002008-12-07T13:04:23.207-10:00Sunset<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUSWPR5mmpDcuB1S2bIJ-2fz_vHpio6lE1_-vQ-kQBMpeVKWCs_Yp4eU5MdDnQkn6HPeVytHYhFwECOLNRDjJf_YfuleYiS6jyWoo-pJ9hCnqob7c7Ei8VQOz2WjK7VivRfvUlFy2qPe9/s1600-h/IMG_1242.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUSWPR5mmpDcuB1S2bIJ-2fz_vHpio6lE1_-vQ-kQBMpeVKWCs_Yp4eU5MdDnQkn6HPeVytHYhFwECOLNRDjJf_YfuleYiS6jyWoo-pJ9hCnqob7c7Ei8VQOz2WjK7VivRfvUlFy2qPe9/s400/IMG_1242.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277187430090917778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I think those two dots are planets, but not sure which ones...Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-83546614709227039212008-11-15T14:53:00.000-10:002008-11-15T14:54:09.089-10:00Me and the spokesperson for Bic<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SRICLrAePe8ftj0MH4E3NX4-8_GwFQnI9QTLwnEA113wzz24RNoZjx8vCBoIJAvo7SZX5jjHwOcwrKjrlqLTNGZSV6uTyJDrKax1-IE5tRDP_igW9ZyCpPyeqwsZf_Zf7dUIZrQuxtN0/s1600-h/IMG_1216.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SRICLrAePe8ftj0MH4E3NX4-8_GwFQnI9QTLwnEA113wzz24RNoZjx8vCBoIJAvo7SZX5jjHwOcwrKjrlqLTNGZSV6uTyJDrKax1-IE5tRDP_igW9ZyCpPyeqwsZf_Zf7dUIZrQuxtN0/s400/IMG_1216.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:NONE'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-74375732251906959442008-11-12T00:16:00.001-10:002008-11-12T00:18:30.838-10:00Lilioukalani GardensThe class had its final field trip at Lilioukalani Gardens. Emphasis was on shooting people and pets, but I mostly shot this Chinese Crested named Poki, who was an excellent model.<br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/woompood/LilioukalaniGardens#">http://picasaweb.google.com/woompood/LilioukalaniGardens#</a>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-86851873987586932882008-11-12T00:06:00.003-10:002008-11-12T00:07:13.367-10:00Kualoa RanchTook several shots at our class field trip to Kualoa Ranch. That was a long day but didn't really get too many outstanding photos due to the weather. Anyway, here are the results.<br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/woompood/20081101KualoaRanch#">http://picasaweb.google.com/woompood/20081101KualoaRanch#</a>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-90067413415302023902008-11-11T23:06:00.003-10:002008-11-11T23:14:49.986-10:00Rainbow Sherbert SkyWow it's been a while since I've posted. Here's a nice little warm-up shot of the late afternoon sky.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziEdNYB7jsdQzPF2wO5lt3OVl0nX6HZzlLfV1q5ug9JnaQR8qhEwqtXNBvBiwbDxj08Oget3BhnCcwGXJDLT9Um3yhSOhpTklBwXVH1WwbKNbC4gTx9-cBhzsMMAb1iWSf2VxelaKX7YO/s1600-h/IMG_0682.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziEdNYB7jsdQzPF2wO5lt3OVl0nX6HZzlLfV1q5ug9JnaQR8qhEwqtXNBvBiwbDxj08Oget3BhnCcwGXJDLT9Um3yhSOhpTklBwXVH1WwbKNbC4gTx9-cBhzsMMAb1iWSf2VxelaKX7YO/s400/IMG_0682.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267696938481924994" border="0" /></a>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-43960929036697575762008-10-16T20:50:00.004-10:002008-10-16T20:54:13.261-10:00Existing lightClass this week was about existing light conditions and shooting at night w/o flash. Learned a pretty cool trick where you have a long exposure for taking say, fireworks, and you cover or reveal the lens with a hat to create a multi-exposed image. Also learned that when you shoot the moon you should use daylight settings because the full moon is actually really bright, especially if you are able to use a long focal length to have it fill the frame. Need to do more shooting!Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4989789043069971086.post-16512710290593006802008-10-13T00:15:00.001-10:002008-10-13T00:17:03.619-10:00MagnumPretty sweet video podcast from Magnum photography co-op:<br /><br /><a href="http://inmotion.magnumphotos.com/podcasts">http://inmotion.magnumphotos.com/podcasts</a>Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02190224390779937686noreply@blogger.com0