Archive for November, 2009
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11.25.09
I have lofty dreams of taking good photos of autumn foliage.
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11.24.09
I was pleased with how well this grossly underexposed shot came out. The tiny amount of light that remains in the image gives the ghostly feel that I was looking for in this image.
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11.20.09
In a backyard in Los Angeles. I think I probably over-saturated this photo, but I like the crispness and playfulness of it.
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11.19.09
I love fog, especially in the mornings. Interesting weather is always nice to have in a largely weather-free town like Santa Barbara.
I used a Lightroom graduated filter to darken the bottom half of this image, which I think helped hide some of the distracting building elements. I could also have blurred them a bit in Photoshop as well.
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11.18.09
orange cat, originally uploaded by slingram.
A cat who has hung around Ted’s house at various time over the past year and a half. We recently took him to the shelter. I named him Morgan, but his ninja name is Orange Cat. I love the focus in this photo; I just wish his eyes were also in focus (they aren’t in the larger version). This photo would have also been better if there was more light on the right side of Morgan’s face. I warmed up the colors of the photo in Lightroom.
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11.17.09
Christina mentioned that she liked the contrast between the mundanity of the houses and the beautifully-clouded sky. I’m not sure I agree 100% with her, but I do like how the sky turned out in this image, and I didn’t want to totally crop out the houses.
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11.13.09
reflections, originally uploaded by slingram.
I find it amusing there are electrical/telephone poles in this photo, a la Ted’s “Wired.” Perhaps we shall both consider how to take photos of these pervasive yet elusive subjects. It would be nice if the car headlights had been in better focus.
posted in architecture, Shayna, [land][sky][water]scape -
11.11.09
Wired, originally uploaded by Ted Cabeen.
I’ve always felt like there’s a bunch of good pictures in electric/telephone poles, but I always find them hard to capture. This one is all-right, but I still keep wanting to capture the interesting complexity there, but I haven’t figured out the best way to. I’d appreciate any comments or thoughts on the matter or on this image.
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11.10.09
Off the riverwalk in Chicago, in May 2009. I find this to be a compelling shot, but the reason for that remains elusive to me. It seemed as if this buoy or moor, in a long line of ones standing perfectly, was just hanging on by sheer force of will.
posted in Shayna, [land][sky][water]scape -
11.9.09
I found this mushroom on-campus earlier this year. I think he looks a lot like the Kodama spirits from Princess Mononoke. I’ve tweaked this photo a little bit, bringing up the saturation of the grass and cropping it a little.
I like the high contrast between the white mushroom and the grass, and the way the grass has grown around the shroom.
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11.7.09
Traffic tonight in Los Angeles, in an underpass. Working in 3200 ISO, so a bit noisy, and shot through the windshield, but I liked the reflections and curves.
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11.5.09
Grandma and Granddaughter, originally uploaded by Ted Cabeen.
My mom with Rebecca. This picture came out super well. I’m not 100% sure I took it (it was from Dad’s camera), but I think I did. It feels very much like a posed photo, and the light (totally natural) really illuminated her well. In ANTM terms, she found her light.
posted in children, portraits, Ted
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