Red and Green

This image was captured down in Philly, near Boat House Row. My wife and I were taking a stroll along the river when I saw these huge red leaves sticking out among a wall of green. I'm doing a little project for myself, involving capturing my interpritation of random words that were given to me from friends. I chose this image to represent the word "Red".

Shot with my trusty Nikon D40x with an exposure of 1/160 at f/6.3 ISO 100. Nikon 18 - 55 VR lens.

Bare Teeth

A while ago, my wife and I took a "sick" day, and headed to downtown Philly for a day out, taking in the sites that we never take time to see...even though they'r eminutes away from where we live. As we wondered around, we came across this guy out in the open. Ther ewasn't a marker or plate to tell us any information, and it looked like part of the statue was missing. So, I played the part of a Gladiator and took a shot where the big cat was looking.... I think it came out kinda cool.

Shot with Nikon D40x, Exposure 1/200 at f/9, ISO 100.

Battleship New Jersey

About a minuite after taking the shot of traffic, I came to the end of the South Street bridge and was looking at a cool night time scene of the Battleship New Jersey. It was also cool, at least to me, that there was another boat, being pushed by a tug boat, crossing the path. The starburst effect on the lights are a neat effect, produced naturally.

Shot with the futuristic retro Nikon D40x with an exposure of .77 second at f/8, ISO 800. Nikon 18 - 55 VR lens.

Highway Headlights

A few weeks ago, I was hired to photograph a wedding reception down on South Street in Philadelphia. After all was said and done, I headed across the South Street bridge towards the parking lot where my car was waiting for me. As I got a third of the way across the bridge, I was looking down at the traffic cruising below me. I've always wanted to grab a shot like this, so I braced my camera against a fence and opened up the shutter.

Shot with my faithful Nikon D40x with an exposure of 5 seconds at f/6.3, ISO 100. Nikon 18 - 55 VR lens.

On a day trip to downtown Philadelphia, my wife and I got to visit a lot of places I've never beem to before, even though I live minutes away. For this shot, we were in the Philadelphia Free Library. I was going for a particular shot for a personal project, when this scene presented itself. I'm a firm believer in the idea that, although many good images set up (scheduled, positioned, etc.)...the best images are captured by chance. I looked down from the second floor of the library and saw this woman cleaning the steps. I snapped the shot, then looked around and thought "She works hard for her pay, around the many visitors that will usually pay her very little or no attention at all." Well, I hope this image and little posting serves as a "Thank You" for doing a good job.

Shot with a Nikon D40x with an exposure of 1/25 at f/3.5 at ISO 1600. Nikon 18-55 VR Lens.

Our First Christmas

While doing this photo blog project, I found that I really like showcasing the small, individual christmas tree ornaments that hang not only on my tree, but anyone else's tree as well. I've found that most people see the christmas tree as a whole...not many people look at the individual ornaments, lights and other trinkets that peopel but on thier trees. I see most people look at the tree from the middle of the room (or further away) and say "that a beautiful tree). I like getting in close, putting a "spotlight", if you will, on specific things. In this case, I was at my brother-in-law's house, looking over the tree for something that stood out. I saw this little couple and knew it was what I was looking for.

Shot with my "Trusty Sidekick" Nikon D60 with an exposure of 1/40 at f/5.6 and ISO 800. Nikon 55-200 VR lens.

Ceramic Christmas

This post is dedicated to my "sister", Dana. For several years, we've had a debate concerning whether ceramics suck or not. Honestly, I've never liked them. However, Dana loves them. So, this is for her; a Photo of the Day of a ceramic christmas tree with lighted birds. It belongs to my brother-in-law (the one I like), and I was simply walking around his house looking for things to photograph. of course, just taking a standard shot of it was not going to do. I wasn't thrilled with a close-up shot, it just wasn't working for me. However, holding the camera up above my head and shooting down (and some skillfull positioning) I captured a cool view of something that is normally... normal.

Shot with my "Rockin Around the Christmas Tree" Nikon D40x with an exposure of 1/30 at f/5.3, ISO 800. Nikon 18-55 VR lens.