tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33957304576995439082024-02-19T02:02:42.602-05:00Indy SoJournTemporal VisaVisJammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-83698533240846663982007-10-13T02:11:00.000-05:002007-10-13T02:16:42.600-05:00West Fest at the EiteljorgWest Fest at the <a href="http://www.eiteljorg.org/">Eiteljorg</a> was a blast. I was very pleased to get to spend some one on one time with the blacksmiths doing demo's there, we found some common ground in our appreciation of traditional crafts and hand work.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/1535015619/" title="Photo Sharing"><img style="width: 432px; height: 340px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2334/1535015619_803f2d00a5.jpg" alt="Single Action Shooter" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/1535015599/" title="Photo Sharing"><img style="width: 432px; height: 274px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2107/1535015599_baa7a7f86f.jpg" alt="Wells Fargo Wagon" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/1535015551/" title="Photo Sharing"><img style="width: 432px; height: 316px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2281/1535015551_76ccbbf350.jpg" alt="Smith 2" /></a><br /><br />If I get some free time next summer and a little extra cash I think I might take up beating hot metal for fun.Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-14312114767653891862007-08-30T23:10:00.000-05:002007-08-30T23:23:18.670-05:00Horse Photos<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/1281561477/" title="Photo Sharing"><img style="width: 430px; height: 372px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1164/1281561477_d0f042a4ed.jpg" alt="JP Horse" /></a><br /><br />That's an incredibly busy shot, but I think it works well enough.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/1279925707/" title="Photo Sharing"><img style="width: 436px; height: 337px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1141/1279925707_a365346f74.jpg" alt="Hooves 2nd Edit" /></a><br /><br />My visual fascination with horses continues unabated. Perhaps net month it will be elephants. I am generally excited to go to the Fair Grounds these days, mainly because it gives me opportunities like these.Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-26549133247004414192007-08-30T18:32:00.000-05:002007-08-30T18:42:55.741-05:00Butterflies Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS macro @ The White River Gardens<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/1280379468/" title="Photo Sharing"><img style="width: 432px; height: 381px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1366/1280379468_8e29f58c3a.jpg" alt="Butterfly" /></a><br /><br />I got to do some shooting at the White River Gardens, the butterflies were amazing! I do believe this is the first serious shot I've ever taken of a butterfly... Order copies now :-)<br /><br />This was an interesting test for the Canon 70-200mm f/4L IS, the lens has a fairly close focus distance enabling some near macro level work. At 200mm @ f/4 @ the closest focus distance the lens suffers from some strange abberations (a general hazieness), stopping down helps aleviate the problem and zooming out to 150mm pretty much gets rid of it too. All in all I was impressed with its performance, it's a general purpose lens after all. The 180mm f/3.5L macro would be much more suited to this type of work.Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-33874804590584403152007-07-27T20:19:00.001-05:002007-07-27T20:21:32.407-05:00Steam Engine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXcKnYGdvI8_lfDICwqv2GKzucyek8baWAVgRCxVCmt2jayK3JOm9u7lSTKy6sp4gIaurcET9l1eIAX2emZe9-9p6AjkjkyzTwYIAf911CB7dQxNpYhZ2ZcqnwsKx8a1cDdd-Nc0DWqw/s1600-h/steam01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXcKnYGdvI8_lfDICwqv2GKzucyek8baWAVgRCxVCmt2jayK3JOm9u7lSTKy6sp4gIaurcET9l1eIAX2emZe9-9p6AjkjkyzTwYIAf911CB7dQxNpYhZ2ZcqnwsKx8a1cDdd-Nc0DWqw/s400/steam01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092051689205756290" border="0" /></a>Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-82064001743750803572007-07-27T16:26:00.000-05:002007-07-27T16:34:00.557-05:00Belly Dancer at Middle Eastern FestivalSometimes you are really really glad your camera has a high speed drive mode. It's not something I use everyday, but once or twice a week it comes in handy.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/911232440/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1162/911232440_8c2cc0714b.jpg" alt="Belly Dancer" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /></span><br /><br />I'd rather shoot dancers than sports any day :-)Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-58466318830480924062007-07-20T13:37:00.000-05:002007-07-20T19:22:14.689-05:00Crown Hill Skeletons In The ClosetLast weekend I had the pleasure of attending <a href="http://www.crownhill.org/special_events/index.html">Crown Hill's Skeletons In The Closet tour</a>. The tour was informative, fun and yielded some nice imagery.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/859031069/" title="Photo Sharing"><img style="width: 428px; height: 291px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1249/859031069_8584bb3854.jpg" alt="Copper Drains" /></a></span><br /><br />Those copper drains are super interesting and full of colors you don't run into everyday.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/859850836/" title="Photo Sharing"><img style="width: 432px; height: 296px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1330/859850836_c73f0b46ee.jpg" alt="Crown Hill Gates" /></a><br /><br />A telephoto zoom was used to isolate architectural details during the tour guides initial speech. The images have fair bit of post processing in Lightroom. The Hue/Saturation/Luminosity mixer proved incredibly useful for the above image. It simple wasn't working till I tweaked the orange and yellow channels to bring out some warmth in the stone, this helped to counter balance the aqua colored iron work.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/858980717/" title="Photo Sharing"><img style="width: 431px; height: 289px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1181/858980717_ef4acb5658.jpg" alt="Tomb" /></a><br /><br />I was drawn to this militantly styled tomb from my first peek at it.Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-2774901442729510282007-07-12T23:54:00.001-05:002007-07-13T22:02:15.566-05:00Independence Day 4th of JulyHere's some imagery from the 4th. Note the emotional contrasts in the first image and the traditional red, white , and blue.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tHvgO2yRG1R0VMNGtX3GcvxGH2G9L8LbwdcR66IA_CDgRcUqyQfyiEOv7fTamMprDZC9nFMNW3CKmqB1kP4ZsOu78QRhNM2fdhwU1AbbLpHARMhcFyBH7DGquS7Ox7auFTm_fYRn20Y/s1600-h/rwb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8tHvgO2yRG1R0VMNGtX3GcvxGH2G9L8LbwdcR66IA_CDgRcUqyQfyiEOv7fTamMprDZC9nFMNW3CKmqB1kP4ZsOu78QRhNM2fdhwU1AbbLpHARMhcFyBH7DGquS7Ox7auFTm_fYRn20Y/s320/rwb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086880862484940738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40NwzlbsAWWeuI6pttcNP_9pRbRwZ7w2sFRD4Lt9pt6knPuEc3pW43KCqYC2meL3wSaWz8LtRJzqLqbpiqTzIc_Go26jHq448Z242GN-eH-TunZfFPugxUz3uu2GiUpJmUIySAfxwSHI/s1600-h/4th.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40NwzlbsAWWeuI6pttcNP_9pRbRwZ7w2sFRD4Lt9pt6knPuEc3pW43KCqYC2meL3wSaWz8LtRJzqLqbpiqTzIc_Go26jHq448Z242GN-eH-TunZfFPugxUz3uu2GiUpJmUIySAfxwSHI/s320/4th.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086540726844901298" border="0" /></a><br />That last image was pure serendipity, get five hundred people together in a public place and your bound to end up with some memorable shots.Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-26039405609408250192007-07-12T22:24:00.000-05:002007-07-12T22:29:08.717-05:00Conner PrairieSubtle colors and sweeping horizontals were the order of the day. It was beautiful there.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/793840353/" title="Photo Sharing"><img style="width: 434px; height: 210px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1112/793840353_105544db87.jpg" alt="Conner Prairie Corn 2" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/793840329/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1232/793840329_50a175fd71.jpg" alt="Stretch" height="500" width="391" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/793840309/" title="Photo Sharing"><img style="width: 433px; height: 206px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1329/793840309_e2a4e543bf.jpg" alt="Conner Prairie Corn" /></a>Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-62054727773833969042007-06-18T15:45:00.000-05:002007-06-18T16:03:20.390-05:00Allergies<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/566148513/" title="Photo Sharing"><img style="width: 432px; height: 332px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1075/566148513_a5c203b39e.jpg" alt="Allergies" /></a><br /><br />In 1999 and 2000 I did a lot of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">photo manipulation</span> with one of my favorite professors ever, Henry. The man was amazing and I ended up taking five of his classes. This work is a big one created from multiple scanned 6x7 negatives. I used to work in this almost allegorical style fairly often, these days I'm over it.<br /><br />Today it's pretty rare for me to heavily manipulate my imagery. If my intent can only be reached by such means, then sure I'll do whatever it takes. It's just so easy to make something look cheap.<br /><br />I still love this print.Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-35605269219005822052007-06-12T18:48:00.001-05:002007-06-12T19:06:49.701-05:00Drawings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxrQe3Rc4pDcCpdo89NImFHKjbctNaUE7xr_QN3CaDaO-8Li_zCUbsxQu2mtVxGOB5eiTCwOZMd2t7NKmUhcNwybkkbm4Bnkc3YyVVDmrS0uYRrGv_k2VJ0M_Gb5UQWGxuv7blap6UNo/s1600-h/Head+head+head.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxrQe3Rc4pDcCpdo89NImFHKjbctNaUE7xr_QN3CaDaO-8Li_zCUbsxQu2mtVxGOB5eiTCwOZMd2t7NKmUhcNwybkkbm4Bnkc3YyVVDmrS0uYRrGv_k2VJ0M_Gb5UQWGxuv7blap6UNo/s320/Head+head+head.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075332009313112290" border="0" /></a>Occasionally I work in other media...<br /><br />Doll Head<br />30x40" Pastel on Paper<br />2005<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheD-mLaePqqwpdt2gSeby_pIcB6R2tQrf4ukPIQyo3tKUCwCYoctJV-pENnGbU_F0lGSB_isB-hcP8Gho0URUy1ADXMhZbrW20dMoQ4Qi5VUucwFWn-Scwj96leODTMlkszVzpe4cq3pA/s1600-h/IMG_0793.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheD-mLaePqqwpdt2gSeby_pIcB6R2tQrf4ukPIQyo3tKUCwCYoctJV-pENnGbU_F0lGSB_isB-hcP8Gho0URUy1ADXMhZbrW20dMoQ4Qi5VUucwFWn-Scwj96leODTMlkszVzpe4cq3pA/s320/IMG_0793.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075331768794943682" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I've Got My Thumb On You<br />6x10" Ink on Paper<br />2005<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26d6auKJ7VwyMg8L5ARLrfsaDbIUnrsOy002jLMmZjDs_FSUDWjECtDshUDIM3yx7b1eBdWeAwGC-hvZfiip_K2vIbdOrcS4KYjMyPy4szbc6rTTFut8KxzVY_t6V6SHeJCy3AXT9AEo/s1600-h/IMG_0787.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10pt 10px 0px; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26d6auKJ7VwyMg8L5ARLrfsaDbIUnrsOy002jLMmZjDs_FSUDWjECtDshUDIM3yx7b1eBdWeAwGC-hvZfiip_K2vIbdOrcS4KYjMyPy4szbc6rTTFut8KxzVY_t6V6SHeJCy3AXT9AEo/s320/IMG_0787.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075331854694289618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Constrained<br />6x10" Ink on Paper<br />2005<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sometimes it's nice to work in other media. I'll always be madly in love with pastels, I've got a thing for carcinogenic materials I guess.Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-72404517770161885822007-06-12T18:09:00.000-05:002007-06-12T18:15:38.679-05:00New Subscription OptionsI've added the ability for readers to subscribe to this blog via email. At the right top of the page you will now find a small box labled "Your email address:"<br /><br />When you enter your email address in the box and click on "Get email updates" you will automatically be signed up for email updates anytime new content is added to this blog. The registration process is painless and they will never spam your inbox.<br /><br />To complete your registration just go to your inbox and click on the confirm registration link FeedBlitz sends you.<br /><br />Hopefully this will make knowing when new content is posted easier for everyone!<br /><br />Go do it now!Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-49698308470552963142007-06-12T00:44:00.001-05:002007-06-12T00:46:11.029-05:00What Photographers Wear<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9fQN9PSsLkoZN_5YwCK7Xho9FEprPbl-tbPt6oecGm1gqjeT1G537AC-fA0rDpedz0_32GT99T-9j4020jnIDqg_nfoEMV27bN5CgvShqbEjVLf-CoI2G0VfdZtYxUuRTWrEX503bgs/s1600-h/New+Years+101.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9fQN9PSsLkoZN_5YwCK7Xho9FEprPbl-tbPt6oecGm1gqjeT1G537AC-fA0rDpedz0_32GT99T-9j4020jnIDqg_nfoEMV27bN5CgvShqbEjVLf-CoI2G0VfdZtYxUuRTWrEX503bgs/s400/New+Years+101.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075050031825227890" /></a><br />I must admit, I have a horrible dreadful aversion to Hawaiian print shirts. I've lost count of the number of photographers I've seen wearing them. Maybe it's a local phenomenon.<br /><br />There are a few things I notice about other photographers when I first see them in a basic order of importance.<br /><br />1. How do they carry their gear? Do they have a big SUV (stupid useless vehicle) out in the parking lot with a trunk full of stuff in it and they are working without any bags? Perhaps they prefer belt systems. Are they using a leather satchel with a nice patinae?<br /><br />2. What are they wearing? Does it fit the demeanor of the event? Do they have any special touches to their clothing to make their job easier?<br /><br />3. Finally, how is their demeanor and how do they carry themselves? This often requires and introduction and requires a bit of friendliness.<br /><br />I have a horrible pet peeve with item number two. I should preface this with a bit of background. I used to work in theater, I was the technical director and master carpenter for a troupe and there was a strict policy that all non-actors had to wear black from head to toe. It was a practical policy. It meant you would never draw unwanted attention to yourself in any given situation and you would always appear at least semi formal.<br /><br />Now when I see someone photographing a wedding in one of the aforementioned Hawaiian print shirts, or covering a ball in jeans and sandals, it makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up a bit.<br /><br />I know the photographer is working, and efficiency and comfort are key. You won't see me in a tux when I'm photographing a wedding, but you're sure as hell not going to notice me sticking out like a sore thumb. I think it's largely a matter of professional courtesy extended to the clients or the guests at an event and I think sometimes it gets too easy to overlook such details.<br /><br />So here's a plea to others photographers, check yourself out in a mirror before you leave the house for a gig. To everyone who already does, kudos to you. Keep on keepin on.<br /><br />(I forgot my black shoes in the car in the above photo, but yes I always wear funny socks)Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-71757546956691309732007-06-07T20:45:00.000-05:002007-06-07T21:04:30.121-05:00Family PhotosThroughout the years I've been called in over and over again as ad hoc family photographer. It's a role I accept, sometimes with enthusiasm, sometimes with great sighs of exasperation. No matter how I may feel about filling the role, I can say it's made me a better photographer.<br /><br />I've got a feeling the total number of frames I've shot of my family is awfully close to the number of shots I've done for myself. That's a whole lot of experience photographing in a fairly fast paced dynamic environment, if you push yourself to do it well you can learn from it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_6RKspXVoCs36Y0VNCDueBGcIpb762uCQaap9HIxSawmkfSar1WWukRXaB0-cXBHDRDbpRF-Hx2TDQukYY_HmGBInxNoYtaodQ7gT86KeQ4bW2YwyDNofuckz8VoPXiY4h218pt4Aoo/s1600-h/cousin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_6RKspXVoCs36Y0VNCDueBGcIpb762uCQaap9HIxSawmkfSar1WWukRXaB0-cXBHDRDbpRF-Hx2TDQukYY_HmGBInxNoYtaodQ7gT86KeQ4bW2YwyDNofuckz8VoPXiY4h218pt4Aoo/s320/cousin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073507064824139842" border="0" /></a><br />This is my new little cousin imported here from Ukraine. It's a fairly typical example of what we end up with and it makes most of the family happy. Hardly a masterpiece, but a decent snapshot nonetheless.<br /><br />If nothing else it give you an excellent chance to experiment with your equipment in a consequence free environment. Your family won't care much if you photos aren't technically perfect.Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-55654801733933932862007-06-05T23:26:00.000-05:002007-06-05T23:35:30.808-05:00Rusty Bits and Bobs<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAMUvyHfSdtU7jDpG-JxIYWV2SOBUzrDRFt7e1nHWAugsQgM9aU5GL_Z3PkFwYf_oR_m_a9mG94ZAfKjD0QxSw34FJBC43nqCXnHak30tIby_-m1Jw6dgM_g1kXHfCzyBzFm43lLR7U8/s1600-h/c1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzAMUvyHfSdtU7jDpG-JxIYWV2SOBUzrDRFt7e1nHWAugsQgM9aU5GL_Z3PkFwYf_oR_m_a9mG94ZAfKjD0QxSw34FJBC43nqCXnHak30tIby_-m1Jw6dgM_g1kXHfCzyBzFm43lLR7U8/s400/c1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072803587835760690" /></a><br /><br />I think lots of photographers have an obsession with decaying objects. I know I do, there are whole flickr groups dedicated to rusty objects. <br /><br />I have a particular weekness for elevator pully motors. Many a fire escape have I ascended in hopes of capturing the rare beasts. I passed up some of the horse show to photograph the chairs in the stadium. I simply couldn't help it.<br /><br />My name is Jammy, and I'm addicted to junk.Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-31644345243101285752007-06-03T21:07:00.000-05:002007-06-03T21:14:45.805-05:00An Outsiders View of a Horse Show.<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/528886446/" title="Photo Sharing"><img style="width: 424px; height: 341px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1067/528886446_98c056cc07.jpg" alt="hs03" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/528886444/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1003/528886444_ba1afa427b.jpg" alt="hs02" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/528886434/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1137/528886434_d449f9e736.jpg" alt="hs06" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/528855748/" title="Photo Sharing"><img style="width: 419px; height: 319px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1207/528855748_4dd14fd77d.jpg" alt="hs08" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/528855732/" title="Photo Sharing"><img style="width: 421px; height: 282px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1159/528855732_d15ec51086.jpg" alt="hs09" /></a><br /><br />Just a quick follow up to the previous post. Comments welcome.Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-83857293322829597732007-06-01T23:41:00.000-05:002007-06-01T23:46:40.551-05:00Charity Horse Show<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/525826547/" title="Photo Sharing"><img style="width: 440px; height: 346px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1097/525826547_62a1e1287d.jpg" alt="horse01" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/525823519/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1245/525823519_ec3867007a.jpg" alt="horse02" height="500" width="416" /></a><br /><br />These were taken earlier today at the <a href="http://indycharityhs.org/">Indianapolis Charity Horse Show.</a><br /><br />It was exciting, you can Still check it out Sunday night if you like. I've never shot horses before, this was a first for me. The shots have an unusual feel to them. Thoughts? (click on "comments" to add a comment!)Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-22095174482422683412007-05-31T15:19:00.000-05:002007-05-31T15:46:34.614-05:00Testing PictoBrowser<object align="middle" height="480" width="400"><param name="FlashVars" value="ids=badge&names=badge&userName=enzyme_00&userId=73905687@N00&titles=on&source=keyword"><param name="PictoBrowser" value="http://www.db798.com/pictobrowser.swf"><param name="scale" value="scale"><param name="bgcolor" value="#2f2f2f"><embed src="http://www.db798.com/pictobrowser.swf" flashvars="ids=badge&names=badge&userName=enzyme_00&userId=73905687@N00&titles=on&source=keyword" loop="true" quality="best" scale="scale" bgcolor="#2f2f2f" name="PictoBrowser" align="middle" height="480" width="400"></embed></object><br />This is a tiny test of a freeware application before it goes live on my main site. Enjoy the preview. I'm fairly happy with the functionality and the layout options. It looks like it will be placed inside an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">iframe</span> on the main site and it should work nicely... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">weee</span>.<br /><br />The content in the above window is the same as the content in the badge on the right. It's dynamically changeable! All I have to do to update the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">slide show</span> content on the main page of my site is edit the tags in my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">flickr</span> stream.<br /><br />Doing things this way serves several purposes. It makes the main site where I send clients to dynamic and changeable, it supports free software use, and it keeps me from having to use one of those horrendous <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">pre</span>-made flash sites for photographers.Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-65387032509507397372007-05-30T17:35:00.000-05:002007-05-30T17:55:54.783-05:00User Impressions Canon 70-200mm F/4L IS Pt. 1<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/522218870/" title="Photo Sharing"><img style="width: 395px; height: 265px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/197/522218870_aed4070b14.jpg" alt="por01" /></a><br /><br />After a bit of a challenge getting settled in with an excellent copy of the 70-200mm F/4L IS I've started critically examining my results from field use. This series of posts will detail my opinions regarding the lens.<br /><br />I wasn't sure what to expect regarding an F/4 zoom for use in portraiture, but so far I must say I've been pleasantly surprised. The can be no argument that the lens is critically sharp when used with proper technique, but what about depth of field and subject isolation? Unless I'm trying to achieve a very specific shallow DOF effect I've found that working at F/4 really presents very little problem in most settings, not all. At 200mm at F/4 when shooting a portrait as seen above there is already so little depth of field that the back side of a subjects face is falling gracefully out of focus. The quality of the lenses OOF areas or boke is nearly exemplary for such a complex optic.<br /><br />The benefits of being able to change focal length, in the range the zoom offers, during a portrait shoot should not be underestimated. I will say this though, if my primary consideration for using this lens was portraiture, I would have purchased the F/2.8L IS version. That would have gained me some subject isolation at the cost of weight and absolute sharpness. However, portraiture was not the primary motivator for using this lens. It simply works very well for that purpose though.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/522218874/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/234/522218874_da6ce9c665.jpg" alt="por02" height="500" width="281" /></a><br /><br />The lens handles very well. I've found no reason so far to lament the absence of tripod ring. It's been a beauty so far. More to come.Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-58313598558838775662007-05-30T00:05:00.000-05:002007-05-30T00:20:32.507-05:00Penguin Webcam<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDifdLt7IpBu2sx6B7cFQcdIGrIZ2EfFpEKx1ja1OwaZkCTh4oYsH2JZD7GiYyyP-3n-BcBB5kZlW6NQ9OGrDNwzG_7Ypv7uNftThApwwQwWeS67yC06z-ZlYCZSXtvVe9k5nwxzS-qs/s1600-h/rhino.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrDifdLt7IpBu2sx6B7cFQcdIGrIZ2EfFpEKx1ja1OwaZkCTh4oYsH2JZD7GiYyyP-3n-BcBB5kZlW6NQ9OGrDNwzG_7Ypv7uNftThApwwQwWeS67yC06z-ZlYCZSXtvVe9k5nwxzS-qs/s400/rhino.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070219236662741778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The <a href="http://www.indyzoo.com/content.aspx?cid=339">penguins, walruses, elephants, and rhinos</a> have webcams at the Zoo! The penguin webcam has to be the best waste of time I've seen in a long time.<br /><br />If you have any problems viewing the webcams in your browser, try Firefox, there's a link to it at the bottom of the right column on this page.Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-53223722966762316402007-05-29T23:49:00.000-05:002007-05-30T00:05:26.355-05:00Oceans Exhibit at the Indianapolis ZooI'm soon off to visit the newly re-opened <a href="http://www.indyzoo.com/">Oceans Exhibit</a> at the Indianapolis Zoo. My hopes are high, and hopefully I shall return with some tasty photos of the exhibit as well. I'll share them with everyone here. I really missed the old exhibit with it's beautiful live corral reef.<br /><br />There are a few things to keep in mind when photographing through glass, these guidelines apply to aquariums and museum displays. Turn your flash off if it you can get a decent exposure using the exhibits built in lighting. Glass is highly reflective, mixing it with flash is a recipe for disaster. Get your lens as close to the glass as possible, if you can use a flexible lens hood or a large baffle push that bad boy right up against the glass. In a pinch. a baseball cap works well for shading reflections off the glass in front of your lens. (Don't let the front element of your lens hit the exhibit glass!) Finally, make sure the glass is clean, fingerprints in front of your lens will only lower the quality of photos taken in an already challenging environment.Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-40557687331352366482007-05-28T15:32:00.000-05:002007-05-28T17:58:31.234-05:00Memorial Day<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/518505496/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/197/518505496_818607a6ba.jpg" alt="memorial" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><br />This was earlier today at Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. Christopher S. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Barnthouse</span>, a retired Major in the US Army delivered a stirring public address to locals and visitors in Indianapolis to see the Indianapolis 500.Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-59550494350091619412007-05-27T23:12:00.000-05:002007-05-27T23:30:20.925-05:00Live Music Photography Pt. 2<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/517243632/" title="Photo Sharing"><img style="width: 421px; height: 281px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/247/517243632_4ad382a79d.jpg" alt="Mary" /></a><br /><br />"If your photographs aren't good enough, you aren't close enough" -<a href="http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP=XSpecific_MAG.PhotographerDetail_VPage&l1=0&pid=2K7O3R14YQNW&nm=Robert%20Capa">Robert <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Capa</span></a><br /><br />Do whatever you can to get close and establish eye contact with the performers. At a large venue this can be next to impossible, but the intimate quality it can add to your photos is worth the effort.<br /><br />Make sure you're in a continuous shooting mode when photographing people singing or playing instruments. Facial contortions can change from sublime to horrific in the blink of the eye when a performer is singing.<br /><br />On camera bounce flash was used in this shot to massage the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">ambient</span> light and add a little modeling to the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">flattish</span> stage lights. In a situation like this I normally dial in an ambient exposure a half stop or so underexposed in manual mode and let <a href="http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=46311">E-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">TTL</span> II </a>bring the subject up to the right brightness.<br /><br />You can see <a href="http://www.marymoss.com/">Mary Moss</a> perform regularly in Indianapolis, check her website for dates. She is not to be missed!Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-11702090436559265212007-05-27T22:11:00.001-05:002007-05-27T22:20:17.259-05:00Jazz in the Park<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/enzyme00/516983564/" title="Photo Sharing"><img style="width: 394px; height: 265px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/221/516983564_18d410dba1.jpg" alt="post249" /></a><br /><br />Today was the day before Memorial Day. In Watkins Park, at 2360 Dr. Martin Luther King St., just outside of downtown Indianapolis an event took place called "Jazz in the Park". Indy Jazz Company provided musical entertainment all evening while the local American Legion Post 249 held a memorial ceremony. The next date for Jazz in the Park is June 24, bring a grill and cook out.Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-72046194003586005722007-05-26T17:38:00.000-05:002007-05-26T17:56:14.544-05:00The Last of Lost<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rpqbYqXxXQ2-mipml5krj1kJL5j2jAiMy6LSketAKRq8eU-O1nu91oXqv2NTqCVJCuGMo5zyvwZkADWwj-boEkRnSBPLo1UV9opmYpihWdTW-eaCrjyG3n1ZMNxERUTLp1y3UYU2VB0/s1600-h/Palm.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 383px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rpqbYqXxXQ2-mipml5krj1kJL5j2jAiMy6LSketAKRq8eU-O1nu91oXqv2NTqCVJCuGMo5zyvwZkADWwj-boEkRnSBPLo1UV9opmYpihWdTW-eaCrjyG3n1ZMNxERUTLp1y3UYU2VB0/s320/Palm.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069002867564776178" border="0" /></a><br />The end of the Season of <a href="http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/index/">Lost</a> has come and gone. Unfortunately some of my enthusiasm for the series has waned as well.<br /><br />The cinematography in the first season was absolutely breathtaking. You could pause the episodes during the first four episodes during most shots and you'd end up with a composition worthy of a huge print on your wall. Gorgeous work.<br /><br />That feeling of visual drama in the series has largely gone to the way side. Sure it's hard to keep something on that same level for three seasons, but it feels like a bit of sitcom mediocrity has crept into the works. Long live the Lost! The Lost is Dead!Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395730457699543908.post-21524752740114269392007-05-22T16:44:00.000-05:002007-05-22T20:27:21.761-05:00Indianapolis Photo Venture Camera Club<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.photoventure.org/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jZg1QH4jw0fkdbmmcQxBTHdi93YvyU9791oDcgEdnRHpePRb37UTgTn9-PXDfOpoLwvu20PrLNGIyJfHImzZ44t-Q57jKxb7k4EHGi60mkssvSr7s7L6nodsbrXIlbJ1kf-tde0k1Ds/s320/pv.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067506105821858530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'll soon be a member of the <a href="http://www.photoventure.org/">Photo Venture Camera Club</a>. Now why would I do that?<br /><br />It presents and interesting opportunity. I've already had all the <a href="http://www.herron.iupui.edu/">classical photography</a> training I can stomach for the next few years, I'm not interested in attending so I can learn how to use my meter better or how to compose a landscape photo. What I'm really interested in is interacting with other photographers in a field that is inherently isolated. Photography is generally a solitary endeavor, and professional photography is often an aggressively competitive field. The aspect of returning a certain social collaberation to my photographic endeavours is appealing.<br /><br />I've often believed teaching others how to do something is one of the best ways to further your own understanding and give rise to fresh thought processes.Jammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15631929192031410022noreply@blogger.com0