Phun with the Phone

This is one of my favorite places. It is the Chapel in Rodman Hall at John Carroll University. At one time Rodman Hall was the residence for the Jesuit priests at JCU, It is now an office building, with the Jesuits moving to a new residence built for them across the street.
The chapel presents a difficult lighting situation, one that in the film days would have needed supplemental lighting to overcome. The stained glass windows are a good 5+ stops brighter than the interior of the chapel. Film just couldn't handle a dynamic range like that.
Enter digital, HDR (High Dynamic Range) and the iPhone. Combine a little Photoshop after downloading the image and this gives a pretty good representation of what the scene looks like. For a shot from the phone it's quite good.
The iPhone does HDR with only 2 images. Photoshop CS2 and above can combine multiple images at a much wider range of bracketing, and the results can be spectacular.
Heres' the  image sand the HDR, etc.

Trying to see differently

Last night was the annual ASMP Pints and Pixels gathering. We were encouraged to show some images, and these were the ones I chose. I get to travel a bit, and often wind up at over-photographed places, from a tourist standpoint. I've been trying to make images that aren't the norm.

Niagara Falls from the Canadian side. The branches ice over during the winter.

The TransAmerica building, with an echo of San Francisco's past in the foreground.

The Darwin D. Martin house in Buffalo. I had looked for a photo for about 2 hours, and was only seeing "traditional" views. As the sun went down, these shadows came into play.

Life Imitates Art

I'm a fan of (most) Modern Art. Every now and then I'll find a scene that calls to mind the work of an artist I admire. Sometimes it's a very obvious connection, other times it's more of a concept that's triggered by the scene. Usually I do some Photoshop work on the image to mimic the artist's style.  Ed Ruscha is an artist who's work I enjoy. On a recent California visit I found this scene that reminded me of his work.

 The original Ruscha image can be seen here:
http://www.edruscha.com/site/workView.cfm?pk=28

Shootin' in the Rain

Rain can make for some very nice photos. Slow your shutter speed down to 1/250 to let the rain streak a bit. The first two images at 1/250, the third at 1/800. Notice the difference in how the rain shows up in the image.

Training Camp is Back!

Always a good time for making fun photos. The same things happen over and over (and over and over) again, so there are lots of opportunities to find good shots.

A Palindrome at Practice

Training Camp is long and often routine. Looking for fun photos helps keep me sharp.

You can run but.....

A little fun with a slow shutterspeed and fast runners!