Archive for the ‘85mm f/1.8’ Category

Jun

2010

Rome Again

Although I’ve spent more than a week in Siena, I still have more HDRs from Rome to post and nothing I’m happy with from Siena yet. Siena is quite beautiful, but either I haven’t had my camera or the pictures I have shot have not come out well. However, I did shoot some fun 30 sec exposures last night on the Piazza del Campo (where it seems like all of Siena comes out to every night, to talk, eat gelato, or just hang out).

This one I shot at the Trevi fountains in Rome, where it seems like everything is made out of marble.

Statues in the Trevi Fountain

The west entrance of the Piazza del Campo in Siena

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Jun

2010

Stone Lion on Piazza Navona

I found this lion on one of the fountains on the Piazza Navona, and I really liked its aggressive stance along with the glow the sandstone gives in the sun. The light was great, I was feeling great after some delicious gelato, and was glad to take a break from walking to shoot.

Frozen in stone, but ready to pounce

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May

2010

When In Rome

Shoot HDRs!!! After spending most of the day wandering around the old city and doing interesting (but admittedly touristy) stuff, I found my way up the Palatine Hill and into the wonderful Farnese Gardens. It had been cloudy all day, and rained intermittently (the worst of it was while I was eating lunch inside – I didn’t even realize how lucky I got). The rain was annoying but provided phenomenally excellent lighting conditions for some on-the-go portraits of my friends here (I had only brought my 85mm lens with me so I was pretty limited in what I could shoot). Anyways, at the gardens I found some lovely flowers after the rain, pulled out my handy T-pod, and shot some brackets. Here’s my favorite.

Red flowers after the rain in the Farnese Gardens in Rome

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May

2010

Upwardly Mobile in Inman Park

The area around the Inman Park neighborhood used to be a lot of abandoned factories, but recently much of it has been demolished or renovated. One such factory on Krog Street has been transformed into a little mall type thing, but the old walls and sliding doors remain right next to the modern compact fluorescent light fixtures and clothing stores. Tucker and I spent a long time there since there were so many awesome details to shoot.

Indoor HDR of a Light Fixture in the renovated factory on Krog St. in Atlanta

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May

2010

The Jewel In The Lotus

This beautiful lily bloomed in the pond in my parent’s backyard. I was eating lunch at home the other day and my mother told me she thought I might want some pictures of it. They had planted this lily only a few days beforehand, and I think this flower makes the whole pond worth it.