How about a group portrait of 4 of my second year Photo/Media students? And how about posing them in the famous Lafayette Cemetery #1 in the Garden District of New Orleans? Perfect!
Spiral Stairs
in Architecture, Europe, Travel
Is this a chambered nautilus shell? No, it's a carved stone spiral staircase in the "government building" in the amazing German town named Rothenburg o.d.T.
A View From Rothenburg
He Runs; I Don't
in Travel
As I stood on the beach, camera in hand, I waited for something to make this beach scene a little more interesting. Off in the distance, I saw a figure running towards me along the shoreline. A fit athlete? Even better, a fit female athlete? In a bikini?No. Instead, it was an older man who made me feel like slacker as I stood and watched him run past me.Exhausted from the rigors of the photo shoot, I went to the beach bar and ordered a margarita.
Infinity
in Travel
Soft, blue and pink morning light as seen from the window seat on a plane bound for Mexico.
Someone's Watching Me
This is yet another photo that found me. I was walking back to the Photo/Media studio at Lake Area Technical Institute, where I work, and I was almost past the Cosmetology Department when I walked by this partially opened locker.I was all the way by the locker when I realized that there was a photo opportunity here. I took my iPhone out and took a few photos but this is the one I liked.No, we don't keep the heads of former students in lockers. But the cosmetology department does store rather good looking "dummy" heads in lockers. I'm sure there is a name for these model heads and I vow to learn it when I am back to teaching tomorrow.
The Bagpiper - Dempsey's Pub
This is a small detail from what I'm guessing may be one of the largest murals in Watertown. It resides at Dempsey's Brewery Pub and Restaurant in Watertown, SD. The primary artist is Larry Nygaard and the pub is worth visiting.Speaking of worth visiting, how about clicking here to see a photo posted by one of my second year photo students? I'm sure Ashley would appreciate it.
Santa Rides A Jet Ski
Congratulations!
in people, South Dakota
Last night the city of Watertown, the Watertown Chamber of Commerce and Focus Watertown hosted a celebration for Lake Area Technical Institute (LATI).As you may know, LATI was recently named one of the top five two-year colleges in the United States by the Aspen Insitute.Pictured here is Gary Williams, mayor of Watertown and former Director of LATI.Click here for more photos.
Azul Picena
in Travel
In other words, "blue pool."Canon 5DII 1/250s f/8.0 ISO100 17mm
Ready For Another Day
Dark Symmetry
This palm left caught my eye as I walked along the narrow path that took to the little beach a mile down from our resort in Mexico last week. I have photographed palm leaves before but I wanted to try again, this time concentrating on the radial pattern and also trying to manipulate depth of field.I'll have to admit that there is a little Photoshop manipulation in the final product, including the application of a couple of my favorite filters in Color Efex Pro 4 and in the OnOne Photo Suite. But I'm not telling which ones. :-)Other Palm posts:December 25, 2009More Natural SymmetryGod's Ruler?More GreenStringy Palm Leaf - CorfuPalm LeafCanon 5DII 1/60s f/4.0 ISO500 40mm