Tag Archives: 2014-01-18

Dominos

Posted by Mike on

I sat at my desk during lunch the other day creating a list of photography projects for this winter. I was focusing on indoor projects since the weather and lack of light after work has hindered my exploring with the camera. Surprisingly I was able to create a fairly long list which I hope will keep me occupied as we head into the snowy, cold part of winter.

This is what I am going to call my Game Pieces project. I have seen numerous variations on Google+ and the strongest influence would be Steve Johnson’s Black and White Games gallery. I read Steve’s book The Minimalist Photographer last year and have been following his blog ever since. My goal is to explore monochrome images with the effect of light and shadows. I will also be playing with depth of field so I can more quickly select the right aperture when I am out with the camera.

Game Pieces – GP1

Dominos Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 8s, 70mm, f/8, ISO 200

Dominos
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 8s, 70mm, f/8, ISO 200

A Day at the Beach

Posted by Mike on

Whew! Saturday! It has been a long week. Work was quite busy and interesting. My oldest headed back to college (only one more week for the youngest). Some crazy weather here in Upstate NY. And limited ambition to take the camera for a walk. Until last evening.

As I walked out of work I was happy to see some clouds rolling in from the southwest. It was setting up to be a beautiful sunset. Now for a place to get to before it was too late. I headed up to my old stand by location of Delta Lake State Park. I was able to get in about thirty minutes of exploring before my fingers started getting numb and the sun completely disappeared.

Approaching Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/20s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 100

Approaching
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/20s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 100

Seat with a View Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/13s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 100

Seat with a View
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/13s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 100

Covered Lake Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/15s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 100

Covered Lake
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/15s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 100