Mother and Pup
Some of you may recall my famed 'Sausages on the Beach' photo. Well, here's a closer view of some of those sausages, seeming even a little energetic! Mother sausage clearly felt it was time for a sand bath. And baby sausage is having a bit of a stretch.
(For those new to the blog 'sausage' is my endearment for elephant seals. And it doesn't mean I want to eat them. Heck, I'm a vegetarian! And they don't look like soydogs to me.)
Silver Efex Pro 2!
Since I bought Silver Efex Pro in January, I got the free upgrade to Silver Efex 2, and it is a lot of fun! I'm really enjoying the messy borders right now, and the files look so nice. Mmmmmm. Delicious black and whites! See here and here for the previously blogged color versions of these images.
*Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with Nik (the company that makes this software), although if they offered to pay me a large sum of money in thanks for this blog post, I probably wouldn't turn them down.*
The Magic of Dusk
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| 85mm, f/1.8, 1/1250s, ISO 2000 (oops! a little higher than necessary) |
Thanks for all the kind comments after my little mini blog meltdown yesterday. I'm feeling much better today.
The light on the evening I took this photo was almost too good to believe. And I happened to be out in it mostly because I was walking home from work instead of taking the bus as I usually do. I'm a firm believer in the benefits of transporting yourself on your own two feet: some exercise, yes, but also an opportunity to reflect and to see parts of the place you live that you otherwise wouldn't.
Also . . . I'm considering starting a personal project, or at least coalescing something I'm already doing into project form. It's something I've been thinking on for a while, but I like the way that John Paul Caponigro put it in his recent post on Scott Kelby's blog about the importance of projects for defining and organizing your photography.
I'm generally so driven by what I find beautiful in the moment that I generally fail to plan or see any organization in my photos. Still, I'm sure to an observer there must be some common themes or objects or events that crop up.
What about you? Have you started any projects yet? Finished any? Don't believe in them? I'd love to hear your thoughts on the matter.
Blogging Ennui
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| 50mm, f/1.8, 1/250s, ISO 400 My friend Lara recently attained Yelp Elite reviewer status, and they invited her (plus guest, lucky me!) to an event at Project 1 in SF. The theme of the event was tiny cupcakes, new art inspired by Andy Warhol, plus some wine and a dj. It was a fun night, and I liked this picture I ended up with. |
Also, and I have no idea why, there haven't been many comments lately. Probably this is because all of you have lives too! But sometimes I feel like I'm talking to myself. I know people are reading the blog, (Google Analytics is a great way to track your blog traffic, if you aren't already doing so), but the commenting numbers are down. I know I don't mention it a lot, and I don't reply to comments nearly as often as I should, but I do really appreciate every single comment, and I visit all of your blogs too. I know who you are. And I thank you for coming back to read my inane ramblings every day.
Anyway, to thank you for reading this far into my musings, here is a video you HAVE to watch. No exceptions. I guarantee you will absolutely love it. I would die to produce something even half as amazing. And it's shot on Canon DSLRs and Red cameras. Nice. Here's the link. And since you're going to want more after you watch it, here's a making of video as well.
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