The back-lit hookah – Photo of the Day #60
February 17th, 2010 • photography • No comments
This was shot for reddit’s /r/photoit subreddit: http://bit.ly/cJYZHb . The idea was to simply take a picture of something that would look different backlit and this was it. The hookah is my 36″ tall Khalil Mamoon that I received for Christmas two years ago. You can just barely make out the words near the top of the photo itself.
Nikon D90
Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 @ f/5.6
ISO250 @ 1/15s
Flash WB
Strobist info:
Nikon SB-600 TTL w/Sto-fen white diffuser, bounced off kitchen door @ 60deg zoomed to 35mm
Calm before the storm – Photo of the Day #59
February 16th, 2010 • photography • No comments
This was taken next to a canal by our house. It was my last shot of the night and I was happy to be standing up and no longer lying in the dead itchy grass with ants crawling on me, however I was weary of the canal since there have been past reports of alligators living in this one.
The lights are reflections of a street light about 50 feet away, with a slight breeze right before it started raining. This was a lucky shot for sure given the conditions.
Nikon D90
Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G DX @ f/2.2
ISO800 @ 1/40s
Spot metering
Tungsten WB B2
Undulating motion – Photo of the Day #58
February 14th, 2010 • photography • No comments
An accidental snap I took while walking to Starbucks in Mizner Park. The up/down wave motion is the result of taking a few steps, I rather like it. It’s underexposed because I was shooting for "sunny 16" earlier in the day and didn’t adjust my f-stop for the dusk sky.
Nikon D90
Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G DX @ f/16
ISO200 @ 0.6s
Matrix metering
"Shady" WB
One is the loneliest number – Photo of the Day #57
February 13th, 2010 • photography • No comments
A lone washed up sea urchin on Deerfield Beach…beach. It was a beautiful day down at the pier today and despite the wind, lots of fun! Until I got a handful of sand down my pants!
Nikon D90
Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 @ f/16
ISO200 @ 1/160s
Sunny WB
Matrix metering
Blog maintenance pt 2
February 12th, 2010 • blog, chatter • No comments
Doing some more maintenance this week, trying to get crap optimized for the new influx of traffic.
White light bursting forth – Photo of the Day #56
February 12th, 2010 • photography • 1 comment
This is a fountain in a complex about a mile from our house. I thought the blazing white center light was a great focal point and I think this turned out well. Funny thing is this is a “private residence” with “no trespassing” and I walked right in, real private eh!
Nikon D90
Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G DX @ f/2.2
ISO800 @ 1/6s hand-held
Tungsten WB
Matrix metering
What shall we watch tonight? – Photo of the Day #55
February 10th, 2010 • photography • 1 comment
This is most of my girlfriend’s DVD collection. We had to move everything off of our new Ikea cabinets so we could put doors on them! I don’t know what was more tedious, taking all her DVDs down or mounting 30lb melamine doors, ugh!
Nikon D90
Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 @ f/2.2
ISO800 @ 1/10s
Matrix metering
Tungsten WB A1
Site maintenance
February 9th, 2010 • chatter • No comments
Today I am performing some site maintenance. I’m updating old pages along with installing a new information-centric theme and updating some old posts. All the content will still be online but things may change around here and there through the course of the day.
Clean up your poop! – Photo of the Day #54
February 9th, 2010 • photography • No comments
Just one of the many signs around the neighborhood. I love the green tone this is giving off due to the flourescent white balance I used. The print on the sign itself is green and the light source is a pale cool white with a tinge of green flourescent. Makes for a very interesting photo!
Nikon D90
Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G DX @ f/2.2
ISO800 @ 1/6s (hand-held with no shakes!)
Matrix metering
Flourescent WB set to "cool white" A1
