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Wednesday Window – pt 35

Join this Wednesday’s Window journey showcasing some frosty beauty and diffraction amidst the chill of winter mornings.

As part of the grand, albeit quiet, return engagement with the blogosphere, I came across a recent photo of a window, so it only makes sense to continue the series of Wednesday Window posts.

Those who have enjoyed (endured) the recent spate of rather chilly, frigid days will relate to this window…

During a stretch of exceptionally cold days, there were mornings when the sun would shine through the garage door window to present structures of crystal and beauty. The form may be attractive, but going outside on one of these mornings was not the most welcoming feeling!

This is my mid-week contribution to the Monday Window thread, a creation of Ludwig Keck. To read more about Ludwig, check this page.

A Quiet Return…

We explore the stunning autumn beauty of New England and admire the magnificent colors in this photography moment.

It’s been a while since my most recent post, and I figure it’s time to start finding my way back again. There is much to share, so I’ll start gently. As I’ve overcommitted myself to too many hobbies, pastimes, and a bit much on the work side (of life), I’ll be taking baby steps.

During this time, there have been occasional photography forays, so I will start with sharing from those outings. Here’s a bit of “on the ground in front of me”-scape from this past autumn:

Autumn is definitely my favorite time of year, as New England is awash in color, and the vistas can be magnificent. Of course, those colors do come to an end, as leaves drop from their hosts to decorate the ground around us (of course, we do have to clear them, if we want to have a lawn). During a late October stroll around New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, I came across this lovely arrangement of future nutrients for the maple tree around which they lay. Finding an angle to get a composition that I liked was not that hard.

Captured with my Fuji X-H2 with an XF80mm F2.8 macro lens at an aperture of F6.4.

Wednesday Window – pt 34

Let’s explore Spilberk Castle in Brno, Czechia. There may be a bit of graffiti, but the ambience and view still stand out!

A quick look back at a visit to the wonderful city of Brno in 2019. Even though this was a work trip, I was lucky enough to have a bit of free time and made it up to Spilberk Castle.

Here was a look out the window…

And, yes, there’s quite a bit of graffiti around the window! The view is toward the much more modern area of Brno, which stands in contrast with this great castle. If you find yourself in Brno, definitely make time to visit this and many other great locations!

This is my mid-week contribution to the Monday Window thread, a creation of Ludwig Keck. To read more about Ludwig, check this page.

iPhone Friday

Smartphones are often preferred for quick photos or reminders over writing notes. Here’s an example.

Sometimes, our smartphones are just perfect for that simple photo, or reminder to work on something. As it’s quicker to take a photo that it is to jot down a note, I will often use my smartphone rather than write anything.

Here’s an example from the past week…

There’s nothing more important to many of us than having some cool swag for our teams, as it enhances our sense of belonging and community. During our face-to-face meetings one of the identified obstacles was exactly that, so I made sure to add it to my laptop as a constant reminder.

Thursday Throwback – 29

An image from 2012 of an abstract statue created by my wonderful aunt, Mieke, brings back fond memories.

One of the fascinating things is how our memories are recorded in such varied ways. In going through my back-catalog in search of an image for this week, I came across a rather strong memory.

Here’s that image…

This image is from 2012, as I was going through a period of capturing something different every day. This lovely, abstract statue sits in our home, and was created by my wonderful aunt, Mieke. Mieke was a wonderful soul, who I always enjoyed visiting, as I stopped by her flat in Rotterdam. She was overflowing with creativity, and always had a slightly different perspective on many of the events that occurred around us. I think some of that perspective rubbed off on me, which is a rather good thing in my opinion.

Looking at this photo brings back lots of warm memories that I will cherish for the rest of my life.

Wednesday Window – pt 33

A reflection of the Hood milk bottle in nearby building windows and diverse materials attracted attention for this image.

There’s nothing like a quick photography walk to generate a bunch of interesting images. Last Friday’s walk through Boston’s Seaport district proved to be pretty fruitful!

Here’s another image from that walk…

This is in front of the Boston Children’s Museum, and the Hood milk stand has been there longer than I can remember. The reflection in the windows of the modern building caught my eye, as well as the variety of materials and textures that are in view.

This is my mid-week contribution to the Monday Window thread, a creation of Ludwig Keck. To read more about Ludwig, check this page.

Travel Tuesday

Insights from a walk around Boston Seaport with a camera’s eye view. We catch the Art Deco United Shoe Machinery Building at 160 Federal Street as a highlight of this image.

Sometimes our travel doesn’t need to take us very far to cause us to have interesting observations. For this installment, the travel was just my commute to work, and the opportunity to walk around the Boston Seaport area with camera in hand.

Here’s one of the views from my saunter…

What caught my attention, as you can well imagine, is the shining roof of the art deco building. This building is located at 160 Federal Street in Boston, and was built in 1930 as the United Shoe Machinery Building. At 24 floors, it actually was the tallest office building in Boston for 20 years. As you can tell, it is no longer that.

What really attracted me to this skycap was the contrast of varying styles and eras of building construction. It’s always interesting to see how architecture evolves and how differences can come together. Sounds like a great concept for many other facets of society.

Monday’s Spectrum Exploration

This Infrared series post includes an earlier image from my 720nm EOS 5D MkII, processed for an appealing blue sky.

As the autumnal season approaches, I will do some additional photography with my IR-converted cameras. Part of what I will do is capturing the same image with both cameras, which will provide some material for comparison. This will be a key part of the source material for a presentation that I will be doing next Spring on Infrared Photography. More on that later!

Here’s an image from my 720nm EOS 5D MkII…

This is one of the earlier captures with this camera, as it was the first one to be converted. In terms of processing, I used one of the camera raw profiles that includes a channel swap. In the channel swap, I was looking for a pleasantly blue sky, so that minimal editing was needed afterwards.

I’ll look to add some comparison images in future posts. Have a wonderful Monday!

A walk through Boston

A colleague’s long layover in Boston allowed for a photography walk in the Seaport district of Boston, exploring some shooting approaches.

This past week has been pretty busy with face-to-face meetings for our rather distributed organization at headquarters in Raleigh, North Carolina. Meeting people in person makes a tremendous amount of difference in our level of understanding of each other and increases the overall amount of collaboration across our teams. It was busy, long, tiring and definitely successful!

As one of my co-workers had a 10 hour layover in Boston and had some camera questions, we took the opportunity to do a bit of a photography walk. Here’s one of my shots from that saunter…

As our Boston office is in the Seaport district, it really lends itself to a bit of walking and photography. As we walked through the area, we took the opportunity to look at how to photograph, using leading lines, playing with backlighting subjects, reflections, and such.

This nice little street set up perfectly for some play with leading lines.

iPhone Friday (+1)

An iPhone image from Boston’s Logan Airport, highlighting a cool reflection of the new international terminal’s brilliant red facade.

This iPhone Friday image might be a day late, but I felt it was worth sharing. One of the best features of our smartphones is that they ensure that we always have a camera with us, which nowadays is of pretty good quality.

Here’s what I noticed yesterday…

As I was waiting in the cellphone lot at Boston’s Logan Airport, I was looking at this reflection in front of me. The new international terminal is a brilliant red and looks amazing. I could help but be intrigued by the reflected baggage carts and then vehicles went by…

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