Looking differently

Our household aquired an iPad 1 from a family member. They no longer needed it, and the girls could use it for educational apps. (ok ok ok... a few games too.)

While I was busy setting it up, I had to put some photos on it. Family photos, cool and interesting photos, just a blank canvas for whatever. The girls liked to go through them from time to time to look at what they had done and people they cared about.

I picked one photo for the screen lock- it was not family, but rather sunflowers from Broom's Bloom dairy up in Harford Co. (highly recommended) That image sat on the lock screen for a couple months now. It had been there long enough that I wasn't sure if I had taken it, or if it was a stock photo. (seriously) See image on the right.

One other important aspect that changed my mind was the auto-rotation of the image on the screen. That really through me off and changed my prospective.

With just a small refocus of the image, things took on a much different feel and look.


I went back to the archives and found them in my Lightroom feed. I never published them to Flickr for some reason. Well, I did this morning, and I am glad I did.

Made for a very good thought experiment, and a prospective to review later- live with them... think about them... revisit. 

Amazing

I am not normally driven to post about another set of work, but this article on the BBC about a 13 year old Mongolia girl who uses a golden eagle to hunt.

Just amazing.

Take a little time to check out the images and the story.


I think the combination of amazing photos, compelling subject matter, and a really unknown 'something' makes it a very interesting story and photo session. Well done.

U2 items...

I had some inspiration over the weekend and snapped a couple semi-quick setup photo of some U2 items I had re-found after a two year interruption. (they were put in a box I had forgotten about)

The first item was the very first U2 item I ever received. It was either 1985 or 1986. My sister gave me a copy of U2 Boy on cassette. I was amazed they had the same album on both sides! I played that little tape a bunch.
I broke out my very rarely used home made light box, setup on the floor, and found a couple shots I liked. I was down to two images- one more vertical, one more hortizinal. Both were solid in terms of technical... however, one worked better than the other in terms of spacing.





The other images were taken from a blog post I saw about using glass. Not lenses, but rather a sheet of glass. Oddly, we had a couple pieces of glass left in the house when we moved in. Whatever, never used them for anything. I took it and tried to simulate the style from the post. My piece of glass was just not big enough to make it really work. (After I broke everything down, I found a piece twice as big- dangit)
I had to use two lights to get the front of the disc/case lit properly.... not sure it pulls off the effect I was hoping for- but it is was fun to try.

Here is the end result of the U2- Unforgettable Fire. (signed by Bono)

2013- wrapup

I haven't been exactly attentive to this photo related blog. Tis true. I also haven't felt super inspired either for the past month or two. So I wanted to reflect on some of the photos I took over the past year, at least publicly shared photos. I realized when I went through my photos that I felt pretty darn good about those I posted.

First however, a small follow-up to my cold archiving debate I was having. I finally decided to nab a 3 TB Seagate external drive for $105. A great combination of space, storage, and ability. The blu-ray disc solution was daunting as I would have to baby sit the burning, whereas I if I needed to I could plug, copy, and come back in a day if I needed to. I am not saying it is the best solution ever, but it is the one I was able to justify for the cost and effectiveness.


Photos I enjoyed from 2013, one per month:

January:


February:


March:


April:


May:


June:


July:


August:


September:


October:


November:


December: