I can’t believe I don’t visit more often because the smells, heat and humidity of the Cowles Conservatory at the Sculpture Garden is an amazing break from the rain/sleet/snow/mud/dryness/brown of winter in Minnesota. It reminds me that summer will be here at some point…not palm tree type summer but green summer which is good enough for me.
(f2.8 70mm 1/800 ISO200)
(f9.0 24mm 1/200 ISO200)
My friend Ted and I headed downtown to St. Mark’s church to take some photos on one of those warm days a while back. I was taking them for fun, he was taking them because he had to write a 15 page paper for his architecture class. *snicker*. While he borrowed my wide angle (it was the least I could do after I talked him into the Nikon D300 that I know he doesn’t use enough), I walked around with my little, but favorite, 50mm.
(50mm f1.4 1/100 ISO1600)
What is that, velvet? (sorry had to say it!)
(50mm f1.4 1/50 ISO1600)
(50mm f2.5 1/60 ISO5000)
(50mm f2.5 1/200 ISO5000)
Finally trying to catch up, with at least a few, for project 365. I do have more photos but just can’t seem to keep up with posting them!
Photo 30
Basement renovation is in full swing. I just hope it doens’t last too long. As in more than a couple months. Wishful thinking I know since aside from the serious stuff like electrical and HVAC, we’re doing it mostly ourselves.
(f2.8 1/160 ISO3200)
Photo 31
Photos like this are seriously like pulling teeth. But photos of the girls are what we have the fewest of and I really need to make an effort to do a quick one every now and then.
(f3.2 1/250 ISO400)
Just when I thought I was catching up…
I guess I’m on the old school kick right now. That and iPhone photos just need a little extra something before they are posted. So they got the polaroid treatment for a little more character than Apple was able to provide. I’m sure there’s an application that will do this on my phone for me but it’s taken me since Christmas to figure out how to get the photos off of my phone in the first place so I’ll stick with Photoshop for now.
Photo 28 - Just driving around the city.
Photo 29 - I was making dinner one night and I looked up and the sky had turned orange. Being in the city doesn’t always allow for the best sunset views with wires, houses and leafy trees blocking the view but on the occasions that the sun and clouds decide to play nice together, it’s pretty cool even through the clutter.
The good thing about renting lenses is it saves money (for now). The bad part of renting lenses is they have to be returned. I extra huge puffy heart the 14-24mm.
Photo 26 - Ike was the last to suffer during my wide angle mania.
(14mm f2.8 1/50 ISO6400 <–my camera rocks the low light)
Photo 27 - (Hey I’m almost up to speed on the 365 photos in a year project! Remember, I started on 1.3.2009) When all else fails, just take another self portrait. I was playing around with some retro processing. Very 70’s. Speaking of the 70’s, although I’m not a Pepsi fan, I loved their Dylan/will.i.am commercial during the superbowl. It just felt *good*.
(50mm f2.0 1/640 ISO800)
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