January 17, 2010
“Artificial Sun”
I put Jasmine to bed and as it often happens when I do, fell asleep with her. The only problem is that I usually have yet to take my daily photo. I woke up five minutes to midnight. I hastily put my shoes and jacket on and headed outside… under the pouring rain. Thankfully, I’ve had this shot in mind for a while, so I didn’t have to think much nor go far to get it. However, there was one thing I didn’t expect to discover: the way the branches grew around the street light. It never was so apparent until that night. Maybe it was the rain, putting the branches into a new spotlight… I came back soaked but thankful. And my project was saved.
January 16, 2010
“Fire Hydrant At Night”
Another take on a fire hydrant. I barely did any post processing on that one. The 5D has a tendency to make the colors look very warm at night but I didn’t feel the need to tweak the white balance here. I like it as is. It gives it an overall rusty look that I think fits the scene well. By the way, I didn’t add any vignette, the lighting really was like that.
January 15, 2010
“Snapped Snapple”
We found this broken Snapple bottle in the theater parking lot, on our way to see Avatar for the second time. Yes, it’s that good. A couple of passersby made a comment as I was taking my shot. I used to care when I first started shooting. The only thing it does is make you pass on opportunities. Fuck that!
January 14, 2010
“A Light In The Night”
Just a simple window in the night. I’m not quite sure about the composition, it could go many ways. I opted not to crop it and just leave it the way I shot it. Thoughts?
January 13, 2010
“A Lost Ball”
I pondered for a while whether I’d convert this photo to black and white or not. The color version is nice, too. I finally decided on the black and white as I thought there were enough contrasts to make it interesting. What I can’t do in post-processing, however, is fix my focus issue… if you look carefully, the ball is slightly out-of-focus.
January 12, 2010
“Bath!”
Bath time is a daily routine that Jasmine won’t ever let us forget, which is great. “Bath! I want bath!” Did I mention that she also loves brushing her teeth? I guess we are lucky… if I didn’t know it already.
January 11, 2010
“The Guessing Game”
You know the drill… I don’t write about my subject but I let you guess what it is… good luck!
January 10, 2010
“Down The Drain”
There are photos like this one where I wish I had my tripod. Considering it was taken at f/1.4, I’m very happy with how it came out, but I find the out-of-focus area in the foreground to be a little distracting for my taste. This is one subject that would definitely benefit from a reshoot… I can envision the result becoming a favorite of mine.
January 9, 2010
“No Water Day”
Not sure what the water department did there… right in front of the house. It stayed like that for a couple of days. Well… yet another photo opportunity!
January 8, 2010
“Waiting For Avatar”
It’s been almost three weeks and I have to admit that when I imported this photo, I was really wondering what it was for a fraction of a second. That’s all I got folks! I know, very anticlimactic. I wanted to take a photo including the famous 3D glasses. As it sometimes happen, I forgot to change my camera settings off timer. So I press the shutter release button, and you hear… “bip… bip… bip… bip… bip bip bip bip bip… click!” Not really the kind of attention you want to bring to yourself in a crowded theater. So I took the shot… and bagged the camera. As for Avatar, I highly recommend it. It honestly is the best movie I’ve seen in a very very long time. The 3D is wonderful. Imax is nice, too.
