Category Archives: bokeh

Wordless Wednesday: Promises

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Promises Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/160s, 70mm, f/4, ISO 400

Promises
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/160s, 70mm, f/4, ISO 400

Milestone!

Posted by Mike on

At some point during the past week I crossed over the 500 follower mark. I was humbled to reach this level of interest in my little photography blog and I would like to express my thanks to all of you. A few years ago when I started ‘blogging’ I wasn’t sure what I was doing or where I was going. I didn’t realize there was this form of creativity inside of me that needed to be expressed. I have found quite a few online friends that I enjoy interacting with and look forward sharing more with you as I continue down this path.

Thank you all for being here with me!

And because I can do pictures better than words…

Multiplicity Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/640s, 46mm, f/5.6, ISO 200, in-camera multiple exposures

Multiplicity
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/640s, 46mm, f/5.6, ISO 200, in-camera multiple exposures

Fenced Flow

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The theme this week is Patterns and/or Repetition. It isn’t something we generally go looking for when out photographing but once you set your mind to it you start to see them everywhere. I stopped at Bellamy Harbor Park yesterday on my way home from work. It was a warmer day than we have been having and the sun was begging me to not go sit on the couch again. I also thought I could work on some pattern recognition.

I managed to capture quite a few nice images that will work for this week’s theme but I wanted to share this one a little ahead of schedule. It was the first click of the camera as I started to explore the park. I liked the striation of color in the background created by the water flowing over the small dam while focusing on the link fence. Just a few tweaks using Lightroom otherwise very minimal processing beyond the crop.

Fenced Flow Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/160s, 55mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Fenced Flow
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/160s, 55mm, f/5.6, ISO 200

Holiday Decorations

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With Christmas just a few days away the theme this week was holiday decorations. When I think of decorations I immediately think of holiday lights. Now I have already captured some of the big display in downtown Rome but there were more opportunities in the city. I also thought I would get a little creative with my last image as I played with a candle in front of my tree.

Peace and Lights Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 2.5s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 200

Peace and Lights
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 2.5s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 200

Holiday Display Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1s, 26mm, f/16, ISO 200

Holiday Display
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1s, 26mm, f/16, ISO 200

Light in Lights Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/8s, 92mm, f/4.5, ISO 200

Light in Lights
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6, 1/8s, 92mm, f/4.5, ISO 200