The Exchange

Went out for lunch in The Exchange District. Nice patio, nice weather, and a good view of a brick building. Initially I though it curious that it was adorned with signage composed of boxing mantra.


That is until I saw a group of folks walking by putting on the gloves and heading off for what I’m guessing was going to be a pretty harsh workout. Expecting them to head back I waited and, sure enough, after a while they returned. Each of which with decidedly less spring in their step than on the way out.




While I was biding my time I also shot the adjacent building for the contrasting color, hard shadow, and rich texture.


Missed Opportunity

While biking through a local gravel pit slash marsh a few weeks ago I came across this rocky outcropping. At the time the water was still high and fully surrounded the rocks. It immediately struck me as a good opportunity to capture that S-curve leading out to the reeds. With a long exposure the water would become a silky, milky blanket.


Damn perfect summer weather did away with that idea!


Headed out this evening to scratch this one off my list and arrived to see… mud. Muck. Yech. My stones were still there, of course, but now losing their strength in the composition. Made due with what I had and shot a few frames to line things up.


The final black and white is still mildly interesting. Had to employ some heavy burning to the area surrounding the rocks so they jump out. But frustrating to picture how much better it would have been would I have gotten on my horse earlier. Lesson: don’t plan to come back for a shot. Get it while you can.


Around the Block

Took a stroll this evening around the block with the D700 over my shoulder just in case. A few grabs below…




Memories

Playing around with HDR while following a tutorial. Needed some fodder (ie. a series of bracketed images with a full range of brightness captured) and found myself browsing images from Kelowna, BC from a couple years back. Great trip, great town, great scenery, great wine. Few nice shots to show for it that haven’t seen the light of day. Add ’em to the pile.


Here’s my “lesson material” of sunset over Lake Okanagan.


Here Comes the Sun

It’s amazing what you find when you least expect it. Turns out there is a substantial sunflower field not 5 minutes from my house. Bit of a playground, but still waiting for the right weather.


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