Oftentimes, life seems random–like there’s no there there. And sometimes I get a wild hair to say that, and visualize it in an abstract way.
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II. 1/80 second at f/2.0, ISO 200.
Canon T2i getting all philosophical.
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Rainy day abstraction
It’s a rainy day here in the Bay Area, so for photo fun I went to the patio and worked up an Orton “movement effect” image. It took a few shots to get a look I liked, but this one is a keeper.
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm IS USM at 70mm. 1.3 seconds at f/5.6, ISO 200.
Canon T2i movin’ and shakin’.
Orton abstract
Today while I was downloading IOS5 for my iPhone (took forever!), I went out in the yard to practice the Orton “movement technique.” I learned about the technique–carefully and deliberately moving the camera while the shutter is open–after listening to Michael Orton on the current Photography.ca blog podcast. This image of the underside of our rosebushes is a first attempt and was the 14th shot (out of 20) I took during the shoot. It’s definitely tricky to get a good image.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 38mm. 4 seconds at f/5.6, ISO 200.
Canon T2i moving and shaking.
Sunday abstraction
While enjoying a beautiful Sunday at the homestead, I grabbed my G11 and took some close-ups of one of our watering pots. I had a different idea when I started, but, as usual, it took a turn.
Canon G11 abstracting from the mundane.
Dutch angled abstraction
At Sunday night’s gig, except for the stage, the space was very dark. And because I also had to play guitar I didn’t have a lot of time to think about “making a good shot.” I did, however, gather some pixels for abstraction. Here’s a noisy, handheld at a very slow shutter speed shot I made work with post processing.
Lens: Canon EF 28mm 1.8. 1/6 second at f/2.8, ISO 1600.
Canon T2i gathering the pixels.