Cruising

A favorite pastime of mine is cruising. It is relaxing, peaceful and an opportunity to commune with my creator. It also presents a opportunity to shoot a few pictures. I wish I could tell you the camera settings; but, it was vacation and things like conscious thought are not allowed on vacation.

Here are a couple more shots. One from Philadelphia  near 30th street station (shot with a 28mm sigma prime). 

The other shot at King's Wharf, Bermuda with my 12mm to 24 mm Tokina lens.  

Spring is in full effect. The fountains are being turned on. The birds and bees are being "birds and bees".Time to break out the 28mm to 200mm and shoot at f9. 

While moving around some files,I found a picture of a friend that I lost last year. I thought it was only right to add him to the blog. Rest In Peace Tony.You are Missed.

Went to the Flower Show to get a couple shots. The theme was Hawaii. I must admit. I liked Paris better. But, I digress. I thought I would share. I had to shoot at a ISO of 800 just to get a usable image. These were shot at around 4.0f using a 70-200mm lens.I recommend going. Every photographer should learn to shoot in high pressure situations why being mauled by a group of people taking pictures with their cell phones.

I got a chance to shoot this week. Mainly street photography. It amazes me how many times you can visit the same locations and get different images . These images were shot with a Canon T2i  using a 70-200 mm at f4 and a 12-24mm at f8 to f10.

I almost never take candid shots of people. So I still have a lot to learn. However, I decided to go to the Philadelphia Tattoo Convention and see if I could catch a couple shots of people in their element doing what they love. Although I don't have any tattoos, I find them fascinating and I am curious as to what motivates some of us to wear our expression. Here are a couple candid shots. I used the Canon T2i with a 70-200 mm f4 lens wide open. I had to kick the ISO (aka digital film speed) up to 800, then 1600 to get the shots. I touched up the shots in Photoshop to bring out the grittiness of the mood.