tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66952693575855652662024-02-08T08:11:01.365-08:00Tripod and Spray BottleI love photography, from landscapes to macros, night shoots to sunrises, bolts to skylines... you'll see a little of everything here.Sean Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576641403443113250noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695269357585565266.post-57924865647930840512011-11-22T17:15:00.000-08:002011-11-22T17:19:50.531-08:00Time Lapse No 18 - Las Vegas, Nov 2011Best viewed full screen, with sound on.<br />
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That is all.Sean Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576641403443113250noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695269357585565266.post-36397369219752656522011-07-26T00:16:00.000-07:002011-07-26T00:18:59.884-07:00Where Does the Time Go?I've really fallen off of the blogging bandwagon this year. I won't make excuses, I'm just not into it. However I do want to put some more photos here to help keep people updated... after all this is where you go if you type in the website from my business cards, I should have something here.<br />
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More of the same with the city and nature photos. I haven't taken a whole lot of pictures this year, but I do still get out a little to enjoy myself when I have some time. Nothing takes my mind off of my problems like three hours at sunset with my camera in a nice setting.<br />
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I still try to catch the special events here in Portland. Although I did miss two of the big fireworks displays for the year, I made it to the fourth of July. Hitting up the Rose Festival fleet was a little easier, since they were around for several days.<br />
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I've found myself working in the Poker industry this year. I really enjoy what I am doing now, it's fun and I am meeting a lot of great new people. I was lucky enough to visit Vegas during the World Series of Poker this year, it was a blast and I hope I can make it back in 2012. <br />
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My photography has also come in handy at the club where I spend most of my time. I get some great pictures of the local players, although few are as good as the shot of my fellow dealer Clint, above.<br />
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Anyway, just checking in. Thanks for taking a look!Sean Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576641403443113250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695269357585565266.post-49700646145354881962011-01-20T19:44:00.000-08:002011-01-20T19:44:28.963-08:00A Quick Drive Through the Gorge<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/5373810069/" title="Multnomah Falls by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img alt="Multnomah Falls" height="500" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5243/5373810069_cdcc06a76e.jpg" width="328" /></a><br />
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One of my Flickr contacts has been posting photos of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rowdey/5361640335/in/photostream/">serious flooding</a> up near Mt. Hood this week, so I decided I should probably drive out to the Gorge and get some pictures of the waterfalls with above-normal flows. I guess I would have been smarter to get out there two days ago, when it was pouring rain and melting all the snow off the mountains, but these are more dramatic than what I've gotten during the summer.<br />
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I didn't do any hiking, instead I just drove my car down the Columbia highway and hit a few of the dramatic falls on that route. It took just over an hour to get from Multnomah Falls through Latourelle, luckily there wasn't much traffic and the crowds were very light... at Latourelle, I was the only one there!<br />
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As usual, there are more photos from this and other series' over on <a href="http://flickr.com/pdxsean">my flickr page</a>. I hope you've enjoyed these few photos, and hopefully I'll be getting more of them here soon.<br />
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I guess this is as good a spot as any to throw in the photos I took a few weeks ago when the gorge was all frozen over and I didn't really get to see anything other than a frozen Multnomah Falls. That was pretty neat.<br />
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Thanks for looking in! Have a great week, everyone.Sean Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576641403443113250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695269357585565266.post-49756503770303765722010-12-20T09:13:00.000-08:002010-12-20T09:13:18.646-08:00Portland's Peacock Lane<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/5266157437/" title="086946b by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5083/5266157437_4abaf813d2.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="086946b" /></a><br />
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Last week I visited one of Portland's oldest holiday traditions, Peacock Lane. Since 1929 residents of this three block long street have decorated their homes and drawn people from all over town. I visited on opening night, when the street was closed off to cars, which made for much easier photography.<br />
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Luckily there was a steady rain falling for most of the evening, and I was able to get some nice reflections on the sidewalks and streets. The street was really crowded with people, but I did my best to take long enough exposures that none of them cluttered up the final pictures. You can see a few spots where someone stood in the same spot for the twenty or so seconds I shot (one in the above photo, and two in the below) but considering the crowds I was pretty happy with that.<br />
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Things came out really well for me, I was happy with how the pictures came out in the end. I hope you've enjoyed them, and as usual you can see more shots over on my flickr page, <a href="http://flickr.com/pdxsean">http://flickr.com/pdxsean</a>. Thanks for taking the time to look!<br />
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The <a href="http://www.christmasships.org/">Christmas Ship Parade</a> is a long-standing holiday tradition in Portland, with two fleets of ships that ply the Willamette and Columbia rivers. Recently I took a walk down to the Willamette to catch the fleet as they passed under the Steel Bridge.<br />
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These ships were tricky to shoot properly. The zoom lens I own is not really appropriate for low-light conditions, with a maximum aperture of f/3.5 and at these moderate zoom levels it was usually around f/4.8. Add into that the ships were moving at a decent clip and it took a lot of patience and some luck to get reasonably clear shots.<br />
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I hope you've enjoyed these, thanks for taking the time to view them. As usual you can see more images from this shoot, and others, on my flickr page, <a href="http://flickr.com/pdxsean">http://flickr.com/pdxsean</a>.<br />
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It's been a pretty good week for photography for me. I've gotten out a few times, made an effort to find some new industrial macro shots, and the clouds have cooperated for waterfront sunset shots. I hope you enjoy these best-of shots from the last week or so.<br />
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I hope you've enjoyed, and as usual there are more photos from these shoots available on my flickr page, <a href="http://flickr.com/pdxsean">http://flickr.com/pdxsean</a>. This should be a good month for me and the camera, not only is winter one of my favorite times to shoot, I tend to look to bump up the annual shot count as the year comes to a close. Thanks for looking!<br />
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It's been pretty cold here in Portland the last couple of weeks, and I've been pretty lazy about getting out and taking photos. We had a tease with some snowy weather in our forecast, but sadly it never materialized. As it is, I've managed to get out a couple of times to take some pictures when the conditions demanded it.<br />
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When I find myself stuck inside too long because the weather doesn't inspire me to get out, I'll occasionally take matters into my own hands and head out with my spray bottle and macro lens and take some creative shots. This was the case yesterday when I took a walk up to Washington Park and took some photos as I walked the peaceful grounds.<br />
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With any luck, I'll get out and take some great shots this month. December is usually wet, and with the added lights of the holiday season I should find plenty of opportunities. I've got my fingers crossed, anyway. I hope you've enjoyed looking, and as usual you can see more from these shoots on my flickr page, <a href="http://flickr.com/pdxsean">http://flickr.com/pdxsean</a>.<br />
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I've been out taking a lot of pictures lately. The weather here has been great for photography, in that it has been raining modestly with little wind. Over the last week, I've gone out several times to take some pictures, getting a pretty decent variety of shots, the highlights of which I am showing here. As usual, there are additional pictures from these shoots on my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/">flickr page</a>.<br />
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Fall and winter are among my favorite times to take pictures, so with any luck I'll be a lot more active over the next few months. We don't get a lot of snow and ice here in Portland, but there's often some to be seen a short drive away, so I'm expecting to catch some of it in the next few months. Should be a good winter for photography.<br />
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Thanks for taking the time to look, I hope you've enjoyed.<br />
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We've had some great cloudy sunsets during the last week, and I've gone out to catch a couple of them with my camera. The first time out, the clouds sort of cleared up as I was shooting, so the results weren't quite as dramatic as I would have liked. The image above is the only one from that shoot that made the final cut, you can see that there are only a couple of clouds still in the sky.<br />
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The next day I went out and did the macro photography that I featured in my previous post, and the clouds were a lot heavier as the sun crept below the horizon. I was able to catch some really great long exposures. My goal was to take a lot of 90-120 second shots, and for the most part I was successful. However a couple of the test shots I did at 20 or 30 seconds ended up looking great, so I've posted the best of those as well.<br />
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I hope you've enjoyed! I've been pretty motivated to go out and shoot lately (it's this great fall weather) so you can expect plenty of more photos to come. I have a whole set from last night, and more than likely I'll get out to do another couple of shoots this week. Good times.<br />
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My absolute favorite type of photos to take are these industrial style images, with my 60mm macro lens. Although I don't necessarily get too many highly magnified "macro" style images, the clarity of the lens and ability to get in close to my subjects really makes the macro lens worth hooking up for these industrial area walks.<br />
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I'm always surprised that I don't see more of this sort of photography when I look around online. There are so many little hidden treasures to be found looking around manufacturing and industrial areas. I don't take a lot of risks for any of these shots, all of them are taken from public sidewalks and the like... I don't get why other people don't see the same sort of things all that much.<br />
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As it is, I'm happy to be able to express myself through the camera in this fashion. My love of this sort of photography is the basis for the name of this blog, as I view my tripod and spray bottle to be the most important tools in making these images work. Although I could shoot this stuff handheld, and without wetting it down first, I wouldn't be able to get the level of complexity I do were I to approach it in that manner.<br />
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Thank you for looking, I hope you've enjoyed! As always, you can see more images on <a href="http://flickr.com/pdxsean">my flickr page</a>, and you may follow my infrequent remarks over on twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/pdxsean">@pdxsean</a>. Have a great weekend, everyone!<br />
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After a reasonably slow month of October, I've had a pretty productive last week or photography. The first images are, actually, from October, and had sat forgotten on my hard drive until earlier this week when I remembered to post them on Flickr. I had taken a drive up to Washington's Long Beach peninsula with hopes of shooting Oysterville and their lovely state parks, but ended up at my second-fallback locations of Ilwaco and Cape Disappointment.<br />
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In the last week, we've had some good rain here in Portland, accompanied by little or no wind, which has meant some great night photography for me. I've taken a few walks around downtown with my camera and have been pretty fortunate to catch some nice images. Even better, the temperatures have been generally in the upper fifties in the evening, so it was much more comfortable than one would expect for spending hours walking around in the rain.<br />
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I'm keeping my fingers crossed for this winter, photo-wise. I hope that there will be plenty more great rainy nights, and with any luck I'll be able to shoot some fog and snow. Stranger things have happened... but either way, I'll try to stay happy with what I get.<br />
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I hope you've enjoyed, and thanks for taking the time to look at my work. You can, as always, see more of these images on my <a href="http://flickr.com/pdxsean">flickr account</a>, and follow my infrequent tweets over on twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/pdxsean">@pdxsean</a>.<br />
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As usual, you can see more on my flickr page, <a href="http://flickr.com/pdxsean">http://flickr.com/pdxsean</a> and you can also follow me on twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/pdxsean">@pdxsean</a>.<br />
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Thanks for looking, everyone!Sean Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576641403443113250noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695269357585565266.post-23284000132845931092010-09-11T11:35:00.000-07:002010-09-11T11:35:35.644-07:00Portland's 2010 Fashion Night Out<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4978326027/" title="083712a by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4133/4978326027_d96d62a811.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="083712a" /></a><br />
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Twitter has served me well over the last year or so, drawing my attention to some interesting local events that I'd never have heard of otherwise. Last night's Fashion Night Out is a great example of this. I'm neither interested in fashion nor consumption in general, so I'd never have heard of this event were I not following a Portland current events account.<br />
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It was a fun afternoon. Every thirty minutes the models would do their walk down the runway and basically stop and pose at one specific point. As the night went on, it became easier and easier to plan my shots and get the timing down right. The lighting was a little tough, it was overcast and even with no filters I had trouble getting a fast enough shutter speed to get crisp shots. I probably should have hiked up my ISO to compensate. Unfortunately I didn't notice the softness of many images until I came home and saw them on my PC.<br />
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All said, it was a fun way to spend a few hours and some great practice I wouldn't get otherwise. I'll definitely keep my eyes open for future runway/fashion opportunities, if nothing else it's very rewarding to take pictures of attractive people.<br />
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As always, these photos and more can be seen on my Flickr page, <a href="http://flickr.com/pdxsean">http://flickr.com/pdxsean</a>. Thanks for looking!<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4978321791/" title="Fashion's Night Out Five by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4106/4978321791_bc08cf205e.jpg" width="330" height="500" alt="Fashion's Night Out Five" /></a>Sean Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576641403443113250noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695269357585565266.post-3629732846595863462010-09-03T11:06:00.000-07:002010-09-03T11:06:40.215-07:00Portland Symphony Waterfront Concert Fireworks 2010<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4954828622/" title="082960b by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/4954828622_14f55ae6c0.jpg" alt="082960b" width="500" height="334"></a><br><br><br>The Oregon Symphony has an annual event wrapping up the summer down at the waterfront. Last year, I got some great pictures of ballerinas and a decent shot of a cannon blast, but had to skip the fireworks. This year, I decided to go with the light show. <br><br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4954241181/" title="Oregon Symphony Waterfront Concert Fireworks by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4954241181_8611390678.jpg" alt="Oregon Symphony Waterfront Concert Fireworks" width="500" height="334"></a><br><br><br><br>I've never seen the east bank of the Willamette so empty for fireworks. A few of the Flickr Nightowl group were there, as I had expected. Other than that, nobody else seemed to care. I arrived more than an hour early to get my spot, but could have shown up at the start and still had the same space.<br><br><br> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4954832884/" title="083052b by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4954832884_0f7bac718b.jpg" alt="083052b" width="333" height="500"></a><br> <br> <br>I haven't had much luck with the fireworks this year. I wasn't so thrilled with my 4th of July shots, and the Rose Festival show was rained out. I've also made a few attempts at taking pictures of the fireworks at nearby PGE Park with no success... so I was pretty excited to have a good opportunity for a winning shoot to wrap up the summer. Although I didn't have as many shots to choose from as I might have liked, I was still really happy with the shots that came out. <br><br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4954837544/" title="083076b by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4153/4954837544_5a38a02c82.jpg" alt="083076b" width="500" height="334"></a><br> <br>Getting the timing down is the hardest part, as you have to guess when the shells will explode, adjust the shutter opening based on brightness (I'm on BULB setting using my remote) and try to close the shutter before the next barrage explodes. I'm still trying to get the correct brightness level of the city, I'm not sure if that's possible considering the brightness of the fireworks.<br><br>All together it was a good night. It was warmer than on Independence Day, it was not crowded at all, and the technical challenge of firework shooting provided some rewarding results. Hope you've enjoyed!<br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4954249051/" title="Oregon Symphony Waterfront Concert Fireworks by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/4954249051_54663e51d6.jpg" alt="Oregon Symphony Waterfront Concert Fireworks" width="333" height="500"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br>Sean Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576641403443113250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695269357585565266.post-59252286436251673672010-08-16T18:55:00.000-07:002010-08-16T18:55:22.098-07:00Overdue Summer 2010 Update<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4665059870/" title="80408b by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1265/4665059870_d8ce20e941.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="80408b" /></a><br />
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I haven't been taking a lot of pictures this summer, but I have gotten out a few times with the camera. I haven't been posting anything here (not sure why, I do update another site regularly) but you haven't missed out on much. If you'd like to see more, you can click any of these images and get to my flickr page, where you can see several additional images from each shoot.<br />
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The Rose Festival came and went, during a surprisingly rainy June. The festival traditionally opens with fireworks, but the night was so windy and rainy, I wasn't able to get any interesting shots. I did get down to the bridges (with my umbrella) and took some pictures of the fleet.<br />
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When I was a teenager, Pacific City was my favorite beach on the Oregon Coast. I haven't been there for many years, so I decided it was time to spend an afternoon there with the camera. The beach is a lot more popular than it was 20 years ago, but it's still a nice place to stop in, and the pictures around the back of the cape are worth the drive.<br />
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After having the Rose Festival fireworks rained out, I was particularly eager for the show on July 4. I took plenty of pictures and really enjoyed the fireworks, but I think I could have chosen a better vantage point. I just hope I can remember to consider that next year.<br />
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Portland's Hawthorne Bridge turns 100 this year, and in celebration half of the bridge was decorated with a light-art display. There were numerous technical and logistical glitches with the display, although after a few days the display looked pretty nice if you happened to see the bridge after 10:00 at night.<br />
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Finally, last weekend we had the annual Twilight Criterium over in the Pearl District. This bike race brings in plenty of racing talent and is a pretty fun event to watch. The atmosphere is festive but the crowds are reasonable... it's easy to circumnavigate the track and you can cross to the inside easily if you wait for the trailing motorcycle to pass.Sean Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576641403443113250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695269357585565266.post-43964386818816439602010-05-16T22:51:00.000-07:002010-05-17T07:53:44.300-07:00St Johns Bridge at Sunset<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4605328873/" title="79300b by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1358/4605328873_426b4e6ed7.jpg" alt="79300b" width="334" height="500"></a><br />
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On my birthday, my brother had me over for dinner and cake, and I had a good time hanging out with his family. The food was great, the kids were really well behaved, and everyone got along really well. So good times all around. The kids went to bed at 8, and the timing was perfect for me to skate out and hit the Sellwood Bridge at sunset.<br />
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My brother lives out near St. Johns, one of the more remote neighborhoods in Portland. It's a twenty minute drive... longer during rush hour. I don't get out there much, although I should. It's a nice neighborhood with some interesting features. I haven't visited since I bought my D80, so I'll probably have better luck if I return.<br />
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Out in St. Johns, they have the historic St. John's Bridge. I believe this bridge would easily win in a poll for a favorite of the seven bridges crossing the Willamette... people really love this bridge. I think it's nice, but honestly it's probably my fourth favorite, after the Steel, Fremont, and Hawthorne. But it's nice all the same.<br />
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As I was leaving, I remembered the cool adjacent industrial area. I literally put my car in reverse and drove backward into the parking lot. I hopped out and enjoyed the access to the rail line and tried to make the best of it, and the last bit of light in the sky.<br />
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The waterfront holiday season traditionally starts May 1 in Portland, as we kick off our Cinco de Mayo festival. Running through the fifth, they have rides, games, and lots of food and entertainment. A few fellow Flickr users and I got together and did some shooting.<br />
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One of them, the talented <a href="http://vimeo.com/6888681">Andrew Curtis</a> let me borrow his fish-eye lens. It was really interesting to play with. It had a manual aperture setting, which was really cool. A pretty crazy lens, it was fun to be able to play with it.<br />
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I returned to the carnival the next night, hoping for a better sky behind the rides. I'm glad when I go back to a place a second time, because it's then that I remember to try some creative shots. I figured out the timing on these zooming shots pretty quickly and had plenty to choose from when I came home.<br />
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I hope you've enjoyed!<br />
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It's just been a series of short photo shoots for me lately, I haven't gotten out and done anything serious or particularly interesting. I wanted to share these images before I got too far backed up on my posting.<br />
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We've had a lot of rain lately and I've gotten out shooting in it a couple of times. Shooting in the rain can be really rewarding, but it does present a lot of challenges. I can never stay out for more than ninety minutes or so. In my hurry to work before I get completely soaked I tend to get a lot of crooked shots, or encounter other easily-prevented flaws.<br />
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That being said, the night/rain combination does make for some great shots.<br />
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Tonight is the first night of the Cinco de Mayo festival here in Portland. Traditionally, this has been accompanied by fireworks, so I am very excited about the possibility of getting the first fireworks of the year tonight. However, their website doesn't include the fireworks in their schedule, so it has me a little worried. I guess the worst-case scenario would be just shooting the carnival rides and so forth. Which isn't really so bad.<br />
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I just realized the other day... the first of the summer's fireworks displays will happen in just a couple of weeks. I am so excited!Sean Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576641403443113250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695269357585565266.post-81295007332382894932010-04-11T23:58:00.000-07:002010-04-11T23:58:45.053-07:00Two Time Lapse Videos from This WeekendSomething I really don't do enough of with my camera is time lapse photography. The acrobatics exhibition at Pioneer Courthouse Square this weekend really inspired me, however, and I took a ton of pictures that could be made into videos. I had about ten segments worth, but four of them really stood out. Following the lead of my Time Lapse hero, Andrew Curtis, I kept the videos down to 90 seconds, which means I had to make two.<br />
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Unfortunately, they don't allow tripods in Pioneer Courthouse Square, so I had to do these in an impromptu fashion. For the first video, all of it was handheld. Which worked out, but I could only do 1/20 second exposures... not exactly intriguing.<br />
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For the second, I did longer exposures and sat my camera on something solid. The second segment, the camera was sitting on my bag on the ground, and unfortunately I didn't catch all of the bottom of the frame. Oh well. It's still pretty interesting. I hope you enjoy them both.<br />
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Cirque de Soleil is visiting Portland this week, and they've sponsored a circus-themed acrobatic exhibition in downtown Portland. I went down and spent a few hours there yesterday, taking pictures of the performers.<br />
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I tried to do something a little different with this shot, doing the zoom-while-shooting thing, which gives the illusion of movement. This is pretty tough to do properly with such fast shutter speeds and no tripod. Still, I got this one to come out pretty well, I think. I will try to get some better today.<br />
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There were plenty of children visiting the exhibit, and most of them took the time to get their faces painted.<br />
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Many of you know I have been trying to get more comfortable with sort of editorial/people shots, with some mixed results. This event made it pretty simple, as there were a lot of people there looking at specific things rather than trying to hide from my camera.<br />
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Many in the crowd got involved in the fun, learning juggling and doing some hula hoop action.<br />
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I usually don't share so many photos publicly from one specific shoot... I really don't like diluting my exposure, and of course it's always a good idea to only show the best of the best. <br />
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Two factors inspired me to share so many images publicly this time around. First, I had a LOT of great images come from this shoot. I could easily have shared 40 which I was very happy with. Secondly, I took about 400 shots of performers and crowd, so there was a lot of great stuff to choose from... you're still only seeing a tiny bit of what I was happy with.<br />
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I had thought that these were actual Cirque de Soleil performers, but then I looked at the details of the fliers and information being handed out... these are local performers, and not people from the circus itself. Which makes me a little disappointed... I feel I was misled by the promotion.<br />
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Also, I feel bad for the local troupe doing the work here, as they are very talented performers and they get no promotion from their work here. If I hadn't talked to one of the people working with the group, I'd have no idea who they actually are. So congratulations to Portland's own Pendulum Aerial Arts! Nice work, all of you.<br />
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There were so many cute kids there! It sure was nice to be able to take pictures of them without feeling like some predator.<br />
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Congratulations to the many talented local artists performing in the exhibit. They were amazing, and in a few days you'll be able to see some stop motion video projects I've put together from their performances. I hope you've enjoyed my pictures!Sean Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576641403443113250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695269357585565266.post-85961305090715157832010-03-26T17:16:00.000-07:002010-03-26T17:16:54.985-07:00Weisendanger Falls, Some Industrial Stuff, and a Sunset<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4463571583/" title="66677 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4463571583_f8bce009b5.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="66677" /></a><br />
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I've been trying to stay active the last week, pushing some boundaries and just doing my best to be motivated and getting out.<br />
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Spring time is my favorite time to go hiking, I love the wet trails and generally busier creeks. I was hoping the recent wet, cool weather would equal plenty of snow melt and higher water, but it wasn't really anything I noticed.<br />
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The rain was perfect for me, coming down heavily for about fifteen minutes as I reached my turn-around point, and then just sort of spitting out a little bit for the two hours I shot on my way back to the trail head. The wind wasn't really a factor, so I was able to use my umbrella when needed, and caught most of these exposures umbrella-free.<br />
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I've also decided that it is time for me to familiarize myself with post-processing on my images, mostly in hopes that when I am taking pictures for a living I will be prepared to fix up some images that aren't quite where I want them. I shot this industrial shoot with that in mind, it really required me to rethink my whole approach.<br />
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Lucky for me I haven't had the need to learn much yet, although what I've picked up in the last week has been really helpful. I've learned to heighten my contrast without giving an artificial look to my images, which is great. I've also picked up a tip or two I might need when I take some portraits, although none of those practice images are here.<br />
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I hope you've enjoyed seeing these! Not much else to report, I'm just keeping my head down, working through my planning, and trying to stay positive. I'm on my way to making this work!<br />
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I've tried to get out a couple of times a week to take some pictures, although I am kind of full of waterfront shots and the like.<br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4430746683/" title="65628 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4430746683_96637fddf8.jpg" alt="65628" width="500" height="334"></a><br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4431517410/" title="65515 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2536/4431517410_286712b132.jpg" alt="65515" width="334" height="500"></a><br><br>I've been playing with the custom settings on my camera lately. Getting deep into the options, it's a lot of fun! I've found a way to make some of the trickier night shots come out better. That orange light that is so often used for streetlights can come out really ugly, but this particular mix of settings tends to tone it down.<br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4431517744/" title="65982 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2800/4431517744_445022f9f1.jpg" alt="65982" width="500" height="334"></a><br><br>Mr. Bigglesworth was sitting in the window as I was preparing some test shots, so I decided to do my setup shots on him. Surprisingly, he sat still the whole time and just looked at me, so I was lucky enough to get the settings right and a good composition.<br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4431555658/" title="66239 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2734/4431555658_65f3cc255a.jpg" alt="66239" width="500" height="334"></a><br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4448365056/" title="66354 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4448365056_e62433f6a3.jpg" alt="66354" width="500" height="334"></a><br><br>The other day I took a walk up to Washington Park and did a short shoot there. I just wanted to get out and do something, and I hadn't been up to the park for months. As you know, most of the interesting shots here have been done many times, so I wanted to try to find something new. <br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4448367868/" title="66481 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4448367868_2f51287988.jpg" alt="66481" width="334" height="500"></a><br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4447592375/" title="66465 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4447592375_b4be1fce58.jpg" alt="66465" width="334" height="500"></a><br><br>Luckily a few flowers are starting to bloom, so I had some more predictable subjects to shoot when I couldn't find anything interesting and new. The wind was really blowing, so it made the flower shots tough to take. I went with a higher ISO to try to get a nice clear shot.<br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4448370642/" title="66550 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2705/4448370642_6d0e796a12.jpg" alt="66550" width="334" height="500"></a><br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4447596991/" title="66568 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4447596991_0752dd3d06.jpg" alt="66568" width="334" height="500"></a><br><br>I hope you're all doing great! I just wanted to share these. I haven't really had anything exceptional come through lately, but I am still out there trying to stay sharp and keep my imagination alive.<br><br><br>Sean Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576641403443113250noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695269357585565266.post-14981356229460830942010-03-07T22:49:00.000-08:002010-03-07T22:49:10.167-08:00Oscar Night at Portland's Hollywood Theater<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4415672135/" title="x66154 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4035/4415672135_99252c79d9.jpg" alt="x66154" width="333" height="500"></a><br><br>I volunteered to help with a photography project at the <a href="http://www.filmaction.org/engaging/about_theatre.html">historic Hollywood Theater</a> here in Portland today. The non-profit theater hosted the official Oscar party for Portland, and I took part as a "paparazzi" on the red carpet.<br><br>Although I am not an experienced event photographer, I am still pretty happy with how the shots came out. Amazingly, I had way more quality shots than I could choose from... it was very tough narrowing it down to a modest amount for my blog.<br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4416440790/" title="x66011 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2792/4416440790_d4ace4c685.jpg" alt="x66011" width="334" height="500"></a><br><br>Normally when I shoot, I use my tripod and spend a ton of time setting up the shots... with these, it was mostly try to catch the people as they walked a very short distance past me. I had a lot of trouble with focus and catching people looking normal. Some people would stop and pose for the cameras, and I'd try to catch them as they stood still for ten seconds.<br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4416439234/" title="x66019 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4416439234_0c69e88c3b.jpg" alt="x66019" width="333" height="500"></a><br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4415671789/" title="x66037 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4415671789_ce11f330ae.jpg" alt="x66037" width="500" height="333"></a><br><br>Most of these required a lot of cropping and some degree of color manipulation. The preceding photo, for example, was shot in color and was filled with a lot of wasted space. I'm really happy with the way the BW cropped shot looks, but I still would rather have had some shots (like this one specifically) come out better. Well, it was good practice all the same, and that's how I get better.<br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4415673535/" title="x66084 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2743/4415673535_61e0e467e2.jpg" alt="x66084" width="500" height="333"></a><br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4415673951/" title="x66088 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4415673951_4cd9541546.jpg" alt="x66088" width="333" height="500"></a><br><br>It was a lot of fun to be taking pictures with a small group. There were four other photographers, and we tried to do our best to make a bunch of flashes as people walked up the carpet. I'm not sure how well it created the illusion of fame and fortune, but most of the people walking by seemed to enjoy it.<br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4415674487/" title="x66109 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4415674487_c3a6fe5032.jpg" alt="x66109" width="333" height="500"></a><br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4416442772/" title="x66117 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4416442772_8991f56ce8.jpg" alt="x66117" width="334" height="500"></a><br><br>Eventually I kind of got the hang of where people would be walking by, and how to properly get the shot exposed with my flash. It was a real learning curve, I tell you what! As the hour wore on, I set my focus to auto, tried to leave my zoom at 70mm, and just caught people right at one specific spot on the carpet. It worked out really well, and I had shots that I really didn't have to crop much at all. Unfortunately, I did have one of my best shots ruined (the woman above with the hat) with a too soft focus... well, I'll remember that next time.<br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4416443218/" title="x66128 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4416443218_64dd89c737.jpg" alt="x66128" width="334" height="500"></a><br><br>This was a great experience and I hope I am able to take part again next year. After the red carpet festivities, I went inside and was treated to a delicious catered buffet and enjoyed some of the Oscar show on the big screen. It was a really festive party, but unfortunately I wasn't really able to get any great pictures of the goings on.<br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4416440602/" title="x66157 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4416440602_cec2c14321.jpg" alt="x66157" width="500" height="334"></a><br><br>I had a few shots come out from inside the theater... shot handheld at ISO 1600, then brightened up considerably with Picasa. I'd have loved to take my tripod... I didn't really think it'd be appropriate, although in retrospect it would have been just fine. <br>Sean Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576641403443113250noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695269357585565266.post-1745814677681421682010-02-17T23:49:00.001-08:002010-02-17T23:49:16.184-08:00Sunset from Oceanside Beach<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4366742829/" title="64986 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4366742829_c36510be08.jpg" alt="64986" width="500" height="334"></a><br><br>We're having a stretch of beautiful spring-like weather here in Oregon this week, so it's been a good time to have some free time and be able to be outside. Last weekend, I had thought about taking a trip to the beach, but the weather was rainy so I stayed home. This afternoon, I realized that I could go to the beach on a weekday if I wanted to... so I did! I hopped in my car and two hours later I was driving up to Oceanside beach, my new favorite spot on the coast.<br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4367486348/" title="64764 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4367486348_7a08f16b3b.jpg" alt="64764" width="334" height="500"></a><br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4366740691/" title="64833 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4366740691_7e832f8e65.jpg" alt="64833" width="334" height="500"></a><br><br>I was a little disappointed when I looked at the tide charts before leaving, as high tide peaked at 3:00 and I thought that would be way too early to make for interesting sunset shots at 5:40. Turns out it was a good thing, when I arrived at 4:30 the water was still fairly high... I couldn't walk on the sandy beaches, it was a lot of stumbling on the rocky upper beach.<br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4367487622/" title="64906 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2802/4367487622_1f61048b34.jpg" alt="64906" width="500" height="334"></a><br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4366741593/" title="64927 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2802/4366741593_0e1a5f2e82.jpg" alt="64927" width="500" height="334"></a><br><br>The thin clouds in the sky were perfect and I was really lucky to get such an amazing sunset. It's always a risk with sunsets, clouds can disappear in less than an hour, so catching the right clouds just takes luck. I had some tonight.<br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4366741839/" title="64935 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4366741839_6f9086fff7.jpg" alt="64935" width="500" height="334"></a><br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxsean/4366743183/" title="64996 by pdxsean, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2723/4366743183_dfc36e6c12.jpg" alt="64996" width="500" height="334"></a><br><br>Hope you enjoyed!<br>Sean Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15576641403443113250noreply@blogger.com1