And finally, the last “CaptureIndy” post. Scroll down to the Photo 1 post for the background on the previous seven posts.
7 of 7; In “Pets” category. Portrait of our family beagle Ruthy. All natural light from adjacent window. This was also taken with a 105 mm micro nikkor. I hadn’t notice until posting these how many of them were taken with the same lens.
“Capture Indy” Photo 6
6 of 7; In “Arts & Culture” category. Neon lights on the ceiling of the Artcraft Theatre in Franklin, Indiana.
“Capture Indy” Photo 4
4 of 7; Also in “Landmarks” category. Closeup of the brass door knob at the Indianapolis State Capital building. Taken with 105 mm micro nikkor lens.
“Capture Indy” Photo 5
5 of 7; In “Sports & Recreation” category. 33 Hot air balloons in the track infield for 100 year anniversary celebration prior to Indy 500. This was published as a tiny little photo on page 80 of the book. The trick here was to get the exposure right, the timing of the burners firing together, and nobody walking in front you all at once. Backlit brightly colored fabric and big flames; that’s always going to make an interesting image… 50mm, f/2.0, 200 iso.
“Capture Indy” Photo 3
3 of 7; In the “Landmarks” category. One of many photos of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument I took while working on a project to improve the water quality in the fountains. Shot early morning with low angle sunlight. An incredible monument. The history is interesting. There’s a museum underneath. If you get a chance, get up close and spend some time looking at the limestone carving and bronzework details.
“Capture Indy” Photo 2
2 of 7; In the ‘Scapes of All Sorts’ category. Cold early morning shot looking South from top of Soldiers and Sailors Monument in center of downtown Indianapolis. Photos are not usually possible from top of the monument without shooting through thick glass observation level windows. I was fortunate to be there while the windows were removed for the installation of the “Christmas Tree” lights. This is a Photoshop merge of 3 photos. Not a particularly great photograph but apparently lots of people voted for it.
As proof there were no windows, here’s another shot looking down from the same place… (this one wasn’t in the book but it’s a view most folks don’t get a chance to see. I was leaning as far out as I could get with arms outstretched and I’m pretty proud I didn’t drop the camera so I feel compelled to share it. The people down below are glad I didn’t drop it too.)
Photos Published in “Capture Indy” Photo 1
Old news but this blog seems like a good place to display the seven photos of mine that made it into the CaptureIndy book in 2009 (out of 9,000 photos submitted and 750,000 votes cast).
You can read about the concept and selection process for these ‘by local photographers’ and ‘judged by the public’ books here http://www.pedimentbooks.com/
Some amazing photos made it through the mysterious selection process, and some stuff I scratch my head wondering ‘how’? Still, it was interesting to have printed confirmation that my vision of good and bad must be different than lots of other peoples vision of the same… I’ll post the seven photos of mine that made it into the book over the next few days. The first one is below.
1 of 7; In the “Friendly Faces” category. Spur of the moment shot, grab the camera and shoot quick. Still dressed in work clothes, got a little mud splatter on my white shirt to prove it. Unfettered childhood exuberance flinging mud! Maybe the best example I have of a “The Moment It Clicks” shot.
Portraits Published! well, sort of…
I’ve been taking portraits of folks at the office recently. A few of them were recently posted on our “Sustainable Stan Journal” blog. Mugshots of the six member Sustainability Committee are featured at the bottom right side of the page http://sustainablestan.blogspot.com/
Regarding my foray into portrait shooting, a big Thanks to Paul D’Andrea for his friendly mentoring and helpful tips regarding lighting for the shoot http://pdaphotography.com/.
It really is, all about the light…
f_KensingtonStaredownDSC_1839, a photo by dadart on Flickr.
For Father’s Day, we were walking around White River State Park, in a shady area, when my Grandson Kensington’s face popped into some sunlight. Because of the lighting, this was by far the best photo of the day.
Auditorium Photos
I am priviledged to take Architectual photos of projects for Schmidt Associates (where I work). I love taking photos of Auditoriums. Not sure exactly why but they always turn out to be some of my favorite shots; somehow they tend to look better than I expected when composing the photos.
Here are a couple more examples.
New Plainfield High School Auditorium
ISU – Auditorium Addition and Renovation at Bayh College of Education building
DADart Photography 