As I mentioned a few days ago, I've been taking a basic camera operation course at one of the local community colleges. I had taken some rather pathetic photos while working through all the exercises (depth of field, shutter speed, light) but all of it came together last weekend during a photo shoot.
Below are several photos selected from the lot. (Click on the thumbnail to pop open a bigger image.) I'd appreciate comments, especially which one you like and why. (Leap day update: I added names under the photos.)
Firemen
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The firemen statues are in Seattle's Pioneer Square. The exhibit is very serious, but I thought there could be an interesting caption associated with this particular angle. For example:
F1: "Dude, did you check out Bored But Busy this week?"
F2: "Oh yeah. That Debbie chick is funny. Hairy arms? Wuhahahaha. Oops, almost soiled my pants."
F1: "Don't worry, no one will notice in this outfit. Uh, oh, Carson's trying another Thai recipe again... let's roll."
This was taken with my trusty Tamron (28-105mm f2.8)
zoom lens and an external flash.
(Apologies if the above seemed disrespectful.)
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Stadium
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This is the Seattle Seahawks' stadium. I've never been inside, but think the Mariner's park (don't ask me why they can't share a stadium) Safeco Field is much nicer. (16mm fishy, f8).
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Silver
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The silver head is on display at the street level of Seahawks Stadium. (85mm zoom, f5.6) I love the expression. (caption suggestions welcomed.)
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Bronze
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This is the bronze counterpart to our silver friend above. (85mm, f5.6)
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Starbucks
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Artists often have chemical dependencies. Mine (today) was caffeine. This Starbucks, on Occidental and Jackson, was nearly empty. Thus I enjoyed a wide-angle view :-) (16mm fishy, f5.6)
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Store
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This little store is located adjacent to the Snoqualmie Railroad Museum.
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Old Store
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This reminded me of one of those old postcards with the big general store on the corner. (16mm fisheye, f8)
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Yellow Train |
The folks in my class really liked this photo because of the contrast between the yellow train and the deep blue sky. (28mm, f8)
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Train 2
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This was taken between trains at the Snoqualmie Railroad Museum. (16mm fisheye, f5.6)
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Red Train |
This is another "between the trains" photo. I like the natural wood texture of the caboose, and the shadows are nice.
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Bricks
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This was a for fun texture photo, taken about a foot away from the front of the Seattle Post Office building in Pioneer Square. (16mm fisheye, f5.6)
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Skittles |
My daughter helped me with these. Most of the Skittles photos didn't turn out well because I was having problems with focus and the indoor lighting. (105mm macro, f11) |
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Corn |
These are corn kernels taken from my pantry. (105mm macro, f5.6)
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Peanuts
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These are peanuts in a bowl. This is one of my favorite photos of the lot because of the depth. (105mm macro, f8)
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Pinto Beans |
Pinto beans. Beans beans beans are a wonderful fruit. The more you eat, the more you toot! (105mm macro, f5.6)
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Pecans |
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These are pecans from my pantry. I was playing with the macro lens (105mm macro, f11), and getting really hungry by this point. |
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