From Ringlight to Woodworking and more...

Well, I have gotten off task, and have not managed to add any of my thoughts here in a a while. So, I have a lot to catch you all up on. Well, the first here is the fact that I have been building furniture in the basement. My shanty was blown over... and I finally managed to catch a few fish icefishing...

Well, I have been very busy lately, trying to get things done for the wedding and everything else. So I haven't really had much time for my journal. Anyway, I have built a table, a lamp, a ring light attachment for my flash, and started on a table for our wedding.

I have been out photographing many found subjects from landscape to people, and have enjoyed every moment.

I have even been photographing myself while I am unaware of it using a timed interval setting on my D300... Well, enjoy my photos.

A summary of my week

This has been a great week for photography! I have seen some great light, and this morning is just incredible, but I slept in. So, I figured I would add what I have done this week, before I forget I had it. Anyway,Last sunday, I saw some beautiful shadows in the back yard. It was wonderful.

From shadows on snow to shadows on my work bench, I have seen some great lighting this week. I have been working in the basement a lot. I have been building furniture and other articles for sale and gift. While in the basement, I get the wood stove going and watch the smoke that seeps out of the stove when I stoke it. The smoke creates it's own forms and bodies.

I have also started working as a Math Teacher on Wednesday and will continue until March 23rd. I have to say, Trig is not as nice as I remember it, or maybe I don't remember it... I have the kids helping me understand, then when I do understand, I have to explain to them how to do it. So maybe I do remember after a little refresher. After coming home from school, I have been compelled to create at least one composition. They are getting more interesting, and I will post more as they turn out.
The sunflowers are all from this After school composition time. Take a peek at all of these, and stay tuned for more. I will most certainly have them.

Mardi Gras

Okay, so on Saturday I was down at the Mardi Gras parade in B-Town, for the first time ever. I was surprised t see as many people as there were, but even more surprised at how uninspirational it was for me. Yes, I still managed to hear my shutter clicking as fast as it could go(not very fast in the cold), but I wasn't happy with many images. I think I produced 3 images that I found to really sum up my pleasurable experience.

The most likeable image was of someone's dog. I really enjoyed this image. It came out well. Nothing more than a portrait of a dog though, but none the less interesting.

Next, I found playing with the lens flare to be a bit fun with the Dealer.Com bus. It was in a good position, and I found the fence to be rather more attractive than most of the floats. Anyway, this image looks great. (My opinion may vary from yours)

My last and final image that was presentable is the image looking up church street at the crowd. It was packed and the parade was about to begin. This image sums up the total crowd, and how warm it must have been to be huddle together hoping to catch a piece of something from the parade route. There are a few more images that would be worthy of mention, but I am limiting myself to 3.

You are all welcome to explore more at my Flickr site or in the following slideshow.