Archive for April, 2009
Alki Beach Composition
More of a compositional piece testing out the closeup ability – It was really poorly halo’d around that upper tree with the HDR. If you look closely you can see the Seattle Space needle blurred in the top right quadrant on the distant shore. Alki Beach gets bumping during the summer and we make the trek down to check it out a few times each year. The girls really like playing in the water there. 
Serengeti Backroad – Tanzania, Africa 2004
I remember we had just gotten done eating lunch on the rocks in this photo, and this shot was taken from that set of rocks. It really got me thinking about how far out there we were. Nothing for miles in any direction but rocks and brush. Not even any animals that we could see, and it was hot!
It’s odd because I usually snap landscape shots horizontally, but this is one of the few I have ever really liked when shot vertically – Also, I want to say we had a peanut butter and jelly and an apple for lunch here, which is obviously very important somehow… 
End of the Road to Hana
Caught this one right on the other side of Road to Hana in Maui, 2005. It’s amazing how going back through your photos you can realize how much better you can make them look with a few touch ups. This photo was completely underexposed, but I really liked the composition of it so I dug around a bit with it to spruce it up. Mission complete.
Feeding the Pigeons in Goa, India
Caught this one in Goa, India in 2003 – These pigeons swooped down right as the guy on the right woke up and his friend started feeding them. I really liked Goa and recall befriending a guy named Ashok. I remember it well because I felt bad that he had artistic talent (or so he claimed), and was stuck working the bar scene to serve us drinks on the beach.
I remember telling him I’d gladly take the photo with him and send him a digital copy to be drawn for me and sent back to the USA. I followed through on my side of the bargain, but I’ve yet to see any response back from him. Maybe I got the wrong email address… Either way, a good story completely unrelated to this photo.
Driving Back From Montana 2005b
Snapped this one driving back from Montana in 2005 – I actually remember it pretty well. It was right after Lilla was born and I just got my Canon 20d. I took a few snaps of a water drain that didn’t turn out well, but the snap I got after this looking the other way is probably one of the favorite shots I’ve ever taken.
I don’t at all miss the cold here because it was probably -10 degrees outside but the scene caught my eye and thought it worth stepping out for it.
The Hoover Dam Stops the Colorado River
They really had better technology than you’d think back in the 1920s. 88 people died in the building of the Hoover Dam. Think about that today? If something in the US was being built and had 88 deaths? I was thinking about that the other day – not being rude to the dead, but think about it today if just 1 or 2 people died during a building. How about the reaction after 20 people, but 88? Might get sticky. I tip my hat to the men and women that built the dam for sure. It’s a massive, amazing, modern marvel.
As far as the shot, Heather wasn’t as impressed with the trip as I was – interesting to note the 40 foot drop in water level above the dam. The water can make for some good color variations both on dry land and through the water – a nice polarizer will dim the heavy reflections that the sun brings in across the water…
