Interactive art… the soaring arches just beg for climbing. Had a fun day until we got back from our walk around the park and the car had been broken into. Still a nice place to visit with lots of photo ops. We honestly did not see the little sign saying not to climb on the arches until we were leaving. Anyway, I like the photo for the colors and composition, and of course-David.
Wunderbar, Camera Replaced
The Nikon D80 is dead, enter the D7000 replacement. Camera insurance worked out Great, highly recommended! Wish I had added the lens to the policy too…
It is INCREDIBLE how much technical improvement has been made in 4 years. From D80 to D90 to D7000. I found a blog with lots of interesting Nikon history of the different models. The numbering doesn’t make sense to me but take a look at NikonAndye’s blog (see links), it sort of helps to see them in sequence.
I chose a D7000 factory refurbished model to offset additional cost of a portrait/battery grip. Camera had only 180 clicks on the shutter and looks brand new. Couldn’t have been used much. Looking forward to using it this weekend.
Bummer, Broken Camera
Waiting to see how camera insurance works out. Being far less than graceful, I slipped and fell on some wet pavement; the camera went flying and the lens parted company with the body… sending the 105mm 2.8 VR lens back to Nikon for repair. The D80 camera isn’t worth the repairs it would take (if it could be repaired at all). Hoping a replacement gets worked out quickly. Feels sort of awkward not having a camera. I had taken just shy of 50,000 shots (49,700ish) with the camera and it’s shutter is ‘test rated’ at 50,000 cycles so maybe it was a blessing just-in-time?
50,000 shots in 50 months = 1,000/month avg
50,000 shots in 210 weeks = 238/week avg
I was curious how that compares to other photo nuts? I found a poll at Digital Photography School (interestingly it had about 50,000 respondents). Based on that poll, I would be somewhat ‘above the average’ meaning about 75% of people polled took fewer photos per week and 25% took more. That makes me feel a little better that I’m not completely obsessed, just 25% more obsessed than the ‘average’ photo nut.
http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-many-photos-do-we-take-each-week-poll
Photos Published in Mass Ave Article
Woot! Several of my photos were included in a recent article about Mass Ave in the Urban Design Newsletter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
Here’s a link: http://www.asla.org/ppn/Article.aspx?id=32260
Logo 2
Or is this one better?
Logo 1
Logo graphics – I really like this but I’m very curious what others think? Please comment your initial impressions, either good or bad. I am really interested in your “blink”. Thanks!
Struck by “Minimalism”
The humming bird, another favorite photo. This was the best of many taken with a borrowed 70-200 2.8 lens. It is cropped way down.
When I look through the whole set of 2007 vacation photos (435 photos of National Parks: + sights between, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Grand Canyon, Mesa Verde, Black Canyon of the Gunnison) this one photo stands out. I think it is because it is so ‘singular’ in subject and the background is so simple. Here’s the whole set http://www.flickr.com/photos/dadart/sets/72157602142528991/
I recently saw a blog entry and was struck by how much I liked nearly every photo. I often find myself working to get as much into a photo as possible (especially with wide angle). As I look through my own photos though, the ones that typically catch and hold my attention are the ones with a single, uncluttered subject. I need to work towards that more often…
Heres a link to the site that started me thinking about this: (thanks!) http://www.pxleyes.com/blog/2011/06/minimalism-in-photography-50-clear-shots-taken-by-experts/
Grand Prismatic Spring – Yellowstone NP
My panorama of Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone NP. This is 4 photos merged together in Photoshop. The steam really was an awesome blue. You can see why if you check out the overhead shots on the link below. The water in the middle is a deep aqua blue.
I was reminded of this photo when I ‘stumbled upon’ some other amazing photos of Grand Prismatic Spring here: http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/4qW3Rf/www.zacktravel.com/grand-prismatic-spring/
flickrriver – “Interestingness” Morning Glory Pool, Yellowstone NP
I have no idea how flickr determines a photo is “Interesting,” and based on the amount of discussion out there it’s unlikely I’ll ever know. Still, it is interesting… to see what an automated algorithm pulls up as my most “Interesting” photos. Some are what I consider my best and favorite photos, others are nothing but snapshots. Flickrriver.com has a great black background for viewing photos. I use it often when looking for photos of places or things.
This photo from Yellowstone National Park has been at the top of flickr’s “Most Interesting” photos for my photostream since I uploaded it. It shows up occasionally on other peoples websites, especially someone’s in Japan? It is in fact the photo I would pick myself to top the list. The colors really are just intense and beautiful. Yellowstone was the first place we vacationed with the new digital camera. Wish I had known about polarizing filters at the time as it would have helped reduce the glare. I am reminded that while the focus in Yellowstone is explaining the “how’s” of hot, bubbling things; it is more significant that these beautiful and amazing places are the work of Gods hand. Figuring out ‘how it works’ is well and good but not at the exclusion of pondering the Creator as we enjoy His creation.
Romans 1:20 “For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power
and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has
been made, so that they are without excuse.”
Here’s a link to my flickrriver.
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/dadart/popular-interesting/
Colorado Backpacking
A favorite photo, taken while backpacking in 2009. We camped at Little John’s Cabin. Across the valley from Little John’s Cabin is an abandoned mine with rusty steel train rails. The yellow flowers were all around the tracks so I lay down to enjoy the view of the mountains and backlit flowers to take this photo.
Bryce Canyon National Park Panorama
ZionPanorama1, a photo by dadart on Flickr.
Merge of two photos taken June 2007. Bryce Canyon National Park is an amazing place to visit.
Peter Lik – a $1M Photograph
Peter Lik, an Australian photographer, sold a beautiful photograph (titled “One”) for $1 million.
I think that is worth taking note of…
It reminds me of impressionist style paintings, water, trees, colors, reflections, the subject is God’s creation entirely.
Congratulations to Peter Lik the photographer, and all Glory to God the Creator of all that is beautiful.
Link to Lik’s website: https://lik.com/
Here’s a link to an article about the photo: https://petapixel.com/2011/01/13/australian-landscape-photographer-peter-lik-sells-photo-for-1-million/#:~:text=Peter%20Lik%2C%20a%20self%2Dtaught,photo%20will%20ever%20be%20produced.
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