Here are bunch of pictures

Hey all!

I was going through the hard drive trying to make room and rediscovered an old folder entitled Blog Posts! So here are some that have been sitting around for a bit.

I may have posted this one before, but I really like it. I think I used a polarizing filter for the first time. I got lucky.

I worked pretty hard to get this image. It is an acrylic frog and I wanted to get a glow under  the bottom. How do you think I do you think l did?

I went to  one of the early drum circles this year and saw this really cool study in color!

 I have started a project photographing various old things I found around the house.

I think this is a female Eastern Bluebird. At any rate, I call this image "WHAT what???"

And then there are Humming birds

I have been trying to stop the wings from being blurry. They beat so fast. Well, even though the fasted shutter speed is 1/8000th of a second that is not fast enough. I did a little research and learned that if i used a flash unit, I could freeze those wings.

It turns out that a flash unit sends a set amount of light per flash. The difference is how long the light stays on. Well, my flash sends a beam of light at 1/32000 of a send. This is strong enough to over shadow the ambient light and mostly freeze those wings. 

British Refuse (garbage) Truck

I have not seen a life-size garbage truck like this. I may be native only to England or just very old. Does any one out there have any knowledge about them?

And then I want to play a little!

I have a new light set up and am trying to learn how to use it. Whaddueya' Think?

olc

British Grit Truck

Many a road was made with these trucks. My imagination made more.

A Yellow Dump Truck

The paint chips kinda give this truck a little authenticity

A Box Truck

Mobile Tanker

Here is another in my series of toy cars from my youth. Most of these are Corgi and MatchBox

Here is a Gas Tanker

Ready for battle

Still life set up

This is the studio I made for my still life work. You know the beer bottles and figurine and such.

Did ya' nice the spy?


olc

Bike night at the local Harley dealer

I went over to see what was up and a free hamburger or two. These guys, The Dirty Soul Review were playing, Great guys! They have a Fantastic sound. Their bass player lives his music, The lead singer in tattooed and has a penetrating voice, while the drummer Plays them like they are a part of her SOUL. They had a sax player who added depth to their sound.

olc

Roses

I have a flash, and anyone who has ever taken photography a little seriously will understand that using it is a little intimidating. So Friday night, I spent a minute taking a few pics of a rose bush that Is blooming. It was around 1100 PM and I was a few beers into it and this is the best of the lot. What do you think?

I cropped it a little but did little else to improve it. if you want I can give spec on aperture, and other info.