Space Needle and the park

Space Needle and the park, originally uploaded by wizetux.

Snoqualmie Falls

Snoqualmie Falls, originally uploaded by wizetux.

Mt Si

Mt Si, originally uploaded by wizetux.

So last weekend, Heather and I decided to get out of the house and take a drive up to the north part of the greater Seattle area. Mostly, because Heather wanted to eat at Port of Subs in Mill Creek. On our way back, we decided to head towards Fall City by way of Snoqualmie and stop off at the falls. Now, I have been wanting to go to the falls for almost the entire time that we have been out here, but we always had a reason for not getting out to them (even though they are only about 20 minutes away.) But seeing how Heather had gone to the falls while her friend Molly was out here and I was not able to go with them, she thought it would be a good thing to do. The Snoqualmie falls was very beautiful, and I have some really good shots of them that I still need to process, but on the way back, we past this meadow with a perfect view of Mt. Si. I just had to stop and get the shot. This is that shot.

I tried to incorporate several of the techniques that I have read about in many of the photography books and podcast that I have listen too since starting my photography journey. This time, I knew that just taking the shot of the mountain would make the image very flat and boring, so I decided to put the wooden posts into the foreground to give more depth to the image. I feel that the goal was achieved very well. However, having taken this shot, I do realize now that I need a much better wide angle lens with clearer glass, for the mountain came out fuzzy in the final image. Whether this has to do with the camera only being a 6.1 Megepixal sensor or the glass, I am not sure, but I will try the glass first, because I can always use the glass more than another camera body.

exercise in patterns #1

exercise in patterns #1, originally uploaded by wizetux.

In an effort to better my photography, I have decided to go back and study some more of the fundementals of art, visual design, and composition. This is the first of the series that I will be putting together.

So today, Heather and I went to Half Price Books and I was able to pick up a book on the art of photography. It covers the elements of compositions, and the philosophy that can be seen in others photographic works. It should be a very interesting read, and looking forward to my journey in exploring basic elements of design/composition.

You said you would go for a ride with me.

You said you would go for a ride with me., originally uploaded by wizetux.

A rework of a previous image. Did much more clean up of the water, and some other color treatments.

I reworked the image so that I could print it as a large format.

Reflections of a product

Reflections of a product, originally uploaded by wizetux.

The projected reflection of the can onto a the table top.

I find it very interesting that the reflection of the white letters from the can actually show up as black on the table with a white halo. Not really sure why this is.

Oh, I wish I was an Oscar Mayer Wiener...

Oh, I wish I was an Oscar Mayer Wiener..., originally uploaded by wizetux.

Can you believe it? This is something I doubt that I would have ever seen in Kansas had I never left for the great Northwest area of Seattle, the Wienermobile. I was able to get a few quick shots of the vehicle before I had to get on my way, but I wish I could of done some more. The doors where open and so, I could have gotten shots from the inside.

But it is time like these that I wish that my job allowed me a bit more flexibility as to when I show up and do my work. Now don't get me wrong, I do have more freedom than most jobs in my current position. It is nothing like when I worked at Boeing and they required me to be at my desk at the stroke on 8, and if I wasn't I would not need to come in the next day. However, I don't think that my current employer would have like me to come in around 1 pm because I was shooting the Wienermobile. But it is the Wienermobile, when would I have this opportunity ever again?