Tuesday, February 28, 2006

To bee or not to bee


Playing around with shutter priority (max) and a lot of luck yielded this picture

Dew on flowers


Background to black to emphasize the flowers

Lone Tree


Just liked the tree... :)

Tiny Flowers


Aperture priority (Depth of field) yielded this picture.

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

karnaLa, Panvel, Maharashtra, India


I snapped this picture of KarnaLa mountain from a car, travelling at 60 mph. The resultant (unintented) image was blurry lending an ethereal quality to the landscape.

Harriet Island, St. Paul, MN


Fireworks, Fourth of July, 2005

Monday, February 13, 2006

David, slayer of Goliath


David, outside Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV

Bellagio


Fountain show outside the Bellagio, Las Vegas, NV

New York, New York Casino


New York, New York, Las Vegas, NV, Dec 2005

Sunday, February 12, 2006

And I have miles to go before I sleep...


Bright Angel Trail


Bright Angel Trail, South Rim, Grand Canyon, AZ

This trail has many charms:
The usual stupendous scenery and geology of the Grand Canyon.
The specific attractions along this trail (petroglyphs, the resthouses, Jacob's Ladder, Indian Gardens, the side-trip to Plateau Point, the Devil's Corkscrew, among others).
The clear visibility of many parts of the trail, especially from the upper parts of the trail, enhanced by the number of people and mules on the trail, allowing one to see where the trail is going.
The tremendous variety of people one encounters along the trail.

Look to la luna!


It was a cold, cold night in Mounds View, MN with temperature about 7F. The moon looked pretty behind the leafless tree. Shutter speed = 4 sec; Aperture = Auto; Flash = ON. Still couldnt get the black spots on the moon to show. Still wondering how to do that......

Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Fast Food


I love this picture: Perfect depth of field to accompany the high shutter speed (causes quickly moving objects to be frozen)