Retro Style

I don't shoot in the studio near as much as I would like. Part of me doesn't enjoy it any more (the part that has to deal with pushy people and no-shows), but part of me loves it. That's the part that gets to play with lights and props and the part that creates something beautiful.

Outside My Window

Here are the two things I see outside of my window all the time.

This is from the window at work.

Rosslyn

I was able to get to Rosslyn at 5pm for some light trails.

And then while I was walking back to the car, I tried some black and white shots. This walkway is by the metro, it's huge and I love that about it. I might try it during the day. In this shot, I love that you can see the shadow but not the person.

While I'm not a fan of the blurry shot, I kinda liked this one.

And here's why I was off early - my dentist is making the crown for this implant. I'll have a new tooth to replace that old baby tooth in two weeks. (We started back in July.)

Cup of Warmth

I like to participate in photography sites' weekly contests. Most of the the time, the subject matter is out of my comfort range, so it's really quite a challenge.

This week, 500px.com had Cup of Warmth as their contest. I knew everybody would do coffee or hot chocolate, so I wanted to do something different. I figured I try some fire in a cup.

I went to Goodwill for a little tea cup. Got out my newspaper and lighter and went outside. It's been rather overcast and yukky, so I had to make do with what I had.

I tried in the leaves that I had in my backyard.

Not bad, but a little dead looking. So I walked down the block and picked up some super red leaves. Came back to my yard and sat in the wet leaves and tried again.

Here's what it looks like from inside the cup.

And just in case you think this is easy. One newspaper section burned up, wet dirty pants, and 450 pictures later, I have a picture that I'm mostly happy with.

30 Days with the Fuji x100s: Day 30

More Fall

Today may be the last warm day of the season. 61 degrees and sunny. So everybody went out for a walk. Me, I went to the Teddy Roosevelt Island and I tried to get some alternative fall shots, which mostly consisted of me shooting leaves in water.

Then, on the way out, I saw these two pouring over a cell phone in the sunshine.

30 Days with the Fuji x100s: Day 29

Rainy Day at the Diner

First, the rain. Who doesn't take this shot at least once in their life?

Second, the diner.
I've always wanted to eat at the Waffle Shop but it's a little scary. Today, I went with Scott. Woohoo!

This place is really tiny and I could take out the x100s and nobody looked twice.

I like how reflective the counter is.

30 Days with the Fuji x100s: Day 28

Fall

I tried to capture some fall shots since it was such a beautiful fall day.

And fall has some beautiful sunsets. Lots of oranges and pinks.