Shots from my daily commute.
In our little worlds we pass by “familiar” stuff every day that we don’t really look at. I’ve driven by this building literally hundreds of times and never stopped to take a closer look. Here’s the closer look.
Lens: 15-85mm at 22mm. 1/125 second at f/11, ISO 200.
Canon T2i taking a closer look.
Two things: I’ve been using Photoshop for a very long time, and, at the end of a 12 hour day, I don’t always have the juice get out there and grab a daily snap. As a compromise, I sometimes pull up an older photo I like and tweak it ruthlessly. This is one of those occasions.
Canon T2i just grabbing the raw materials.
I’ve said it several times before, but stopping for a few minutes during the hectic commute and hoping to get a good photo is a crap shoot. Today, I rolled the dice and came up with an image I really have no explanation for why I like it. But like it I do. No doubt, the splash of “burgundy” (or however that color reads on your monitor) is what initially caught my eye–there was nothing else that color in the whole panorama. Hmm? I guess I said why.
Lens: canon EF-S 15-85mm at 70mm. 1/80 second at f/16, ISO 200, WB “cloudy.”
Canon T2i rolling the dice.
I love wide angle lenses. Given this view, the impulse might be to pull the City in (which I did in another shot) and/or get closer to Alcatraz (which I also did). But fully zoomed out the image takes on a whole different perspective–the long view.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85 at 15mm. 1/200 second at f/11, ISO 200.
Canon T2i taking the long view.
I stopped at the viewpoint at the northeast end of the Golden Gate Bridge today and happened upon this large crow. Seems we had both taken refuge quite a few yards away from the throng of noisy tourists. The crow was kind enough (or at least felt safe enough) to pose for a couple of photos. This profile shot was the best of the lot.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 85mm. 1/160 second at f/16, ISO 200.
Canon T2i admiring the crow.