The Photography Thread

[Karl Henning]

Beautiful! Have you moved from Boston?

No, but we live just a bit to the north, and this is a pond I see just about every day.

[Karl Henning]

My friend took this of me looking out my window over the weekend. I rather like it.

Very nice character (both the composition, and the subject).

[George]

No, but we live just a bit to the north, and this is a pond I see just about every day.

I can see why, it's beautiful!

Very nice character (both the composition, and the subject).

Thanks!

[Sergeant Rock]

I rather like it.

So do I. I love window portraits (I specialize in them  ).

Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

Shoulders Left click to enlarge







Sarge

[Mookalafalas]

Very nice.  Love the lighting (and subjects, of course).

[North Star]

Superb photos, Sarge! The light & colours are just perfect, and the compositions are very elegant, too.

[North Star]

[North Star]

[North Star]

Some wonderful photographs of icebergs:

California-based photographer and 2011 TED Fellow, Camille Seaman, has been photographing in both Arctic regions, including in Svalbard, Greenland, Iceland and Antarctica, since 2003.

Seaman writes:

"Nick Cave once sang, 'All things move toward their end.' Icebergs give the impression of doing just that, in their individual way, much as humans do; they have been created of unique conditions and shaped by their environments to live a brief life in a manner solely their own."

She explains that some go the distance traveling for many years slowly being eroded by time and the elements; others get snagged on the rocks and are whittled away by persistent currents. Still others dramatically collapse in fits of passion and fury. The Last Iceberg chronicles just a handful of the many thousands of icebergs that are currently headed to their end.

"I approach the images of icebergs as portraits of individuals, much like family photos of my ancestors," Seaman adds. "I seek a moment in their life in which they convey their unique personality, some connection to our own experience and a glimpse of their soul which endures."

[North Star]

Andrei Tarkovsky's photographs

[Mookalafalas]

Love those last two of yours (really yours, I mean, not Tarkovsky and ice).

[North Star]

Love those last two of yours (really yours, I mean, not Tarkovsky and ice).

Cheers!

[Mookalafalas]

This weekend is "mid-autumn festival" time in Taiwan. Here is my son reacting to some fireworks last night.

Fireworks Jumper.jpg by Mookalafalas, on Flickr

[North Star]

Wonderful composition; the light & tonal range are magnificent.

[Mookalafalas]

Wonderful composition; the light & tonal range are magnificent.

  You are far too generous, as usual But thanks for the nice sentiments. Here is my other recent post. This is a shot of my wife. I like the picture, but she came out oddly masculine...

20140906-DC2C4469-Edit-2.jpg by Mookalafalas, on Flickr

[North Star]

Hm, maybe it's the lens making her cheeks look more angular & larger. Nice portrait in any case, I like the tonal range & contrast here as well.

[Mookalafalas]

, I like the tonal range & contrast here as well.

Silver Efex Pro II   Very handy for BW conversions. Highly recommended.

[North Star]

Silver Efex Pro II   Very handy for BW conversions. Highly recommended.

Hmph, a bit too expensive for now..

[Mookalafalas]

Hmph, a bit too expensive for now..

I see. Well, keep it in mind "for one day"...

More barbecue and fireworks last night.
20140907-DC2C4574.jpg by Mookalafalas, on Flickr

Pyromania Training by Mookalafalas, on Flickr