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iPhone 12 1.5mm f/2.4 1/160
Sometimes you’re at the 7-11, and you see impending doom. Happens all the time, right?
Or is that just my block?
Category: Photography
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Road To Nowhere, Mackay Island, Aug 13th, 2021
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iPhone 12, 4.2 mm, f/5.6 1/150
“There’s a city in my mind
Come along and take that ride
And it’s all right, baby it’s all rightAnd it’s very far away
But it’s growing day by day
And it’s all right, baby it’s all rightWould you like to come along?
You could help me sing this song
And it’s all right, baby it’s all rightThey can tell you what to do
But they’ll make a fool of you
And it’s all right, baby it’s all rightWe’re on a road to nowhere”.
—Talking Heads
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Fronds, Red Wing Park, July 24th 2021
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Canon T5i, 55mm f5.6 1/80
The framing of this photo makes it for me. There’s a beauty in the pattern.
I love finding patterns in nature to shoot. Whether you believe that’s by chance or design, intelligent or not, it’s beautiful.
“Wheels within wheels in a spiral array
A pattern so grand and complex…” —Rush -
On The Rocks, Red Wing Park July 24th, 2021
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Canon T5i, 18mm f/4.5 1/400
There’s a sense of adventure here of conquering a pile of rocks (that probably shouldn’t have been conquered, but no harm done)
What you only get a hint of in this photo is the giggles and absolute glee of this kid has he stamped over this pile of rocks to get to where you see him. Absolutely delightful.
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Kim, 88th Street, Virginia Beach
ABOUT THIS SHOT:
Canon T5i
18-55mm @50mm f/5.6 ISO 100
Next week is our 27th Anniversary.
I just want to make sure you know who the only person who willingly puts up with my flavor of crazy is.
“Polarize me, sensitize me
Criticize me, civilize me
Compensate me, animate me
Complicate me, elevate me”— Rush, “Animate”
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Footbridge, 88th Street, Virginia Beach
ABOUT THIS PHOTO:
Canon T5i
18-55mm @29mm f/4.5 1/640 ISO 100
This was a little bit of a chore trying to get this shot even, the horizon was the only thing level in this shot. The bridge is definitely NOT level. I like these low angle shots that have leading lines, like the rails in this picture. Kim had decided to walk ahead of me to get some shots of the beach (on this day, we went down pre-Elsa to see what the waves looked like—they were not optimal).
Due to the obvious weather concerns, we were the only ones on the beach. I honestly could have stayed all day, even with the rain.
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Stormtrooper, 88th Street, Virginia Beach
ABOUT THIS PHOTO:
Canon T5i
18-55mm @35mm f/4.5 1/500 ISO 100
A happy little discovery on the volleyball net pole. It demanded to be shot. I obliged.
I was going to post a very long impression of a guy who takes movies too seriously, but I’m fairly sure I would have had my fanatical love of Pink Floyd served back to me, so touche’.
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Fisherman, James River, July 10th, 2021
ABOUT THIS PHOTO:
Canon T5i
18-55mm @55mm f/5.6 1/800 ISO 100
We took a trip in the opposite direction on this day, because I had wanted to drive the Colonial Parkway, something I’ve never seen. We went in the direction of Jamestown, but as we arrived we realized we didn’t have as much time as we thought we did. There’s a lot more Parkway to see, so you’ll be seeing more in the coming months. However, we noticed a few pull off areas as we traveled, so we investigated a few. There a few nice little beach areas along this route, like this one. Off we went, cameras in hand. The next few posts will be of this trip.
This fisherman, if nothing else, was focused. There were two photographers, a family with a little kid, and a big. honking. dog down there all playing it up and this guy was just on point.
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Chase, James River, July 10th, 2021
ABOUT THIS PHOTO:
Canon T5i
18-55mm @34mm 1/2500 ISO 100
The first thing you need to know about Chase is that he is a very good boy. Chase ran up to me barking as I came down onto the beach, because Chase was protecting his family. I said Hi and made sure Chase knew I wasn’t here to cause trouble, and Chase decided I was ok and went back to the stick he’d been working on.
Chase was not amused when I took this shot, as you can see from the “Why is the paparazzi here?” look on his face.
I thanked Chase and his family, and made my way back up the slope, while Chase’s dad got on him about barking at people. I told Chase’s dad it was all good.
Chase was, in fact, a very good boy.
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Tunnel, Colonial Parkway, July 10th, 2021
ABOUT THIS PHOTO:
Canon T5i
18-55mm @50mm f/5.6 1/60 ISO 500
The car was stopped.
The dark outline of the end of the tunnel caught my eye, and I thought this might be nice. Not much else to this story other than I thought is had a Detective Eddie Valiant driving to ToonTown vibe to it.
Yes, I’m old. Why?
There is an alternate photo of this with the green of the trees left in that makes it even more Toonish, but I prefer posting black and white photos here.