September Sky
Focal Length: 55mm | Aperture: f5.6 | Exposure: 1/4000 | ISO: 1000 | Post: CS4
The clouds were the first thing I noticed when I relocated to the Green Mountain State of Vermont from California. NorCal has some clouds, sure and some fog too but neither can hold a candle to the utter awe and dynamic structure the billions of water droplets band together to create above us here in VT. I’m consistently blown away on an almost daily basis, there’s big fatty dark looming clouds, skinny streaky wispy clouds, clouds that look as if a rake had been dragged across the sky and mountainous clouds that billow into pillars that make Everest look like a dinky ‘ol pile of pebbles. I’ve come to make an effort to photograph exclusively on days offering some cloud cover, as opposed to my favored clear blue sky shooting on the San Francisco Streets. The clouds add additional dimension and character, ya dig?
Seattle Grime
Focal Length: 20mm | Aperture: f3.8 | Exposure: 1/20 | ISO: 400 | Post: PS7
Like candy to a child, I fail resistance to dirty, gross and gritty alleys. I love them. They are the often neglected backside to commerce and residence; deliveries are made, trash is stored, air ducts converge, kitchen noises waft and textures are abundant (in addition to stench). I cannot simply walk by one without veering within to explore. What stood out for me in Seattle was the fact that the streets and downtown areas are impressively clean for a populous metropolitan locale, but not the alleys, the alleys are just as fantastically “grungy” as any other urban corridor I’ve had the pleasure of getting gum stuck to the sole of my shoes in.
DT Frisco From the Hill
Focal Length: 46mm | Aperture: f22 | Exposure: 1/200 | ISO: 400 | Post: CS4
One of my “g spots” is located atop Russian Hill along Vallejo Street, there’s an adorable little garden that stretches down the hill ultimately leading into North Beach. Above the garden was a small (we’re talkin’ like 12′ x 14′ small) meadow cloaked by a few trees and shrubs, a sublime location to take a nap in the sun or gaze out at the urban jungle of downtown. I will never tell anyone exactly how to get to this little gem, but I’ll take you there…
Bex
Focal Length: 30mm | Aperture: f4.2 | Exposure: 1/30 | ISO: 400 | Post: CS1
Birthday twin (separated by one year) and partner in crime, Beccie reppin’ SOL during sunrise at the marina in San Francisco, California.
Cross Processing
Focal Length: 22mm | Aperture: f10 | Exposure: 1/320 | ISO: 1000 | Post: CS4
Within Photoshop, I manipulated each RGB channel in the Curves pane to reproduce a cross-processed effect. I love how it juices up the contrast and color saturation, maybe a little too much. Yum.
