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Sunday, July 18, 2010

Fence posts

I shot this at the lighthouse at Turkey Point.  I believe these were fenceposts for the stable that was part of the lighthouse keepers home.

Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM lens
Exposure 1/4000 sec @ f1.4
ISO 100
Curves adjusted for contrast

Friday, July 16, 2010

Window Reflections

I was roaming around the outside of an abandoned house and passed a basement window that consists of two rows of glass panes.  One of the bottom panes was broken, so I peeked in. 

You can see the support column transition through to the unbroken upper pane and then you see the tall grasses outside the house reflecting off the glass, to the right of the column.

Submitted for Weekend Reflection #43.

I'll be returning from vacation soon,  so hopefully I'll get a chance to visit and comment on your blogs. 


Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM lens
Exposure 1/50 sec @ f1.4
ISO 320
Curves adjusted for contrast

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Sheena

My wife planted these really cool daisy's, called echinacea or purple coneflowers.  I've been wanting to photograph and they were parked right next to the parsley (where the butterfly's lay their eggs), so I took a few shots with the macro lens.  

I thought this resembled the hairdoo of a punk rocker, hence the name Sheena (as in Sheena is a Punk Rocker by the Ramones).


Canon EF 100mm f2.8 USM Macro lens
Exposure 1/100 sec @ f2.8
ISO 500
Aperture priority
Curves adjusted for contrast

Monday, July 12, 2010

Fire House structure

The Chalfont Fire Department is building a new home.  Alex and I visited the site the other evening and I took a bunch of shots.  I though the steel looked cool against the setting sky.


Canon EF-S 10-22mm f3.4-3.5 USM lens
10mm Focal Length
Exposure 1/125 sec @ f7.1
ISO 200
Curves adjusted
  

Friday, July 9, 2010

Mill Road Bridge

These shots are of the Mill Road Bridge (bet you can't guess what road it's on).  It was built in 1888 and is still in service today.  It's not too far from the Bridge of Eight Arches and also spans the Neshaminy Creek.

This is the underside of the bridge.  I like the symmetry and monochrome make this rock.  I'm submitting this for 'The Weekend in Black and White'.

I'm away for a while, so I may not get to commenting on your blogs, sorry!


Canon EF-S 10-22mm f3.4-3.5 USM lens
10mm Focal Length
Exposure 1/5 sec @ f8.0
ISO 200
Curves adjusted
  
Here's a more 'normal' view.  Pretty cool old bridge.  The bridge design is referred to as "Whipple through truss" 

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f3.4-3.5 USM lens
13mm Focal Length
Exposure 1/160 sec @ f9.0
ISO 200
Curves adjusted

Steel Reflections

I've occasionally stretched James definition of 'reflection' and this is no exception.  You can't see anything specific reflected, but it is a reflection. Submitted for Weekend Reflections #xx

This is the steel framework from the new Chalfont Fire House taken late in the day.  I thought the setting sun reflecting off the structure facing the sun looked cool. 

I'll be away for a bit, so I will not be able to respond to your comments.

Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM lens
Exposure 1/640 sec @ f5.6
ISO 200
Curves adjusted for contrast

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

fiber optic grass

My wife had a planter full of these funky grass things, so I got up real close and took a shot.  I like to squiggly white thingys (highly technical term).  I should have opened the aperture up a bit, maybe next time.  My wife tell me these are called 'fiber optic grass'. 

Canon EF 100mm f2.8 USM Macro lens
Exposure 1/25 sec @ f2.8
ISO 800
Curves adjusted for contrast
Aperture Priority