Bits of Quaint things and some Goofing off.

So my sisters and I went to Galveston for the day because I was feeling the need to photograph. Now, this doesn't always mean I'll get something good, I just felt like using my camera somewhere other than my backyard. I captured my sisters being goofy and just some random things that caught my eye. The 2 posts following this one were from the same day.

Vogue.

Not so Vogue

Hello

Mine. Mine.

I think we took a wrong turn

A moment of self portraiture. January 2010.

I tried on my sister's nifty glasses and tried to act all cool. I think it's easier to look good in pictures you take of yourself, because you know your good side. :)

Classic Side Mirror Shot

Contemplative Black and White

Mysterious Side Glance

Confident Gaze

Galveston in Black and White. January 2010.

I love the look of black and white photography, but I think there is an obvious difference between the masters and amateurs like me. My black and white images typically start out in color and I have a hard time deciding whether an image would look better in black and white or not. I thought I'd give it a shot and see how they turned out. They're not my favorite, but they're not bad. This first image is an old beach house that was torn up by hurricane Ike. It's barely in the shot, but there is an old pick up truck wedged on the dock part that connects it to the street. It's as though the winds picked up the truck and dropped it on the wood dock. So sad.

Ike Damage. Galveston. January 2010.

Bishop's Palace. Galveston. January 2010.

Old Victorian. Galveston. January 2010.

Historic Victorian. Galveston. January 2010.

Abandoned Apartments. Galveston. January 2010.

The last of my Drive By Shooting. January 2010.

I have decided I am finished with drive by shooting. I enjoyed it while it lasted, but I think I want to move on to something different. As soon as I figure out what that is, I'll let you know. Here are the final 3 images from that series. I may pick it back up some day--- for now it is retired.

Kemah. December 2009.

Kemah Boardwalk, December 2009

Kemah Dock, December 2009

For a couple of weeks we had very heavy fog and I was out walking the Kemah Boardwalk with a friend and I saw the dock with the bright light and hoped and prayed I'd make it back there with my camera while we still had fog. Lucky me! I definitely did. It was drizzly and raining so I had to shelter my camera during these shots, but it was worth it.

Fulbright Tower- Downtown Houston. December 2009

Downtown, December 2009

Minute Maid Park, December 2009

Highway, December 2009

View From The Roof at Fulbright Tower, December 2009

Cooling Tower Fan at Fulbright Tower, December 2009

Tower Light, December 2009

Tower Light, December 2009

Tower Light, December 2009

I am currently working in Downtown Houston in Fulbright Tower, one of the tallest high rise buildings in Houston, Texas. I have worked there for about a month now and I finally got a tour of the building and was taken up to the roof. It is 52 stories from the ground. I was very excited to see Houston from a perspective I had not before. As a child I was taken to the 51st floor of the Transco (Now 'Williams') Tower but it wasn't the same. This time I was on the roof and had a 360 degree view of the city. I hope to go up there at night some time to get some beautiful night photography shots. These images I have taken were with a 50mm lens with a polarized filter. I played around with the color and contrast. I definitely enjoy taking panoramics.

Drive By Shooting Part II. November 2009.

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I am absolutely loving this Drive By Shooting project I've started. I am now using a polarized filter and it's giving me the colors I felt were lacking in Part I. I am going to keep doing this because it is so much fun and I personally love the results I am getting. Let me know what you think.

League City. October 2009

These are just random photos that I have taken in that last month or so. They're fun I guess :)

Drive By Shooting. November 2009.

This is something new I am trying. I like to go riding with my sister and while she drives I photograph things out the windows and let the movement of the car 'paint' a picture. I adjust the exposure according to the lighting. I typically use a slower shutter to influence the movement more. The color in the original images is so much more rich and vibrant. It is starting to really perturb me that the colors just aren't turning out right. I'd like some honest feed back about these, but be gentle.

Galveston. November 2009

My sister and I went to Galveston today on a whim. I played around with color a lot in photoshop, unfortunately the blog site doesn't seem to work with my color adjustments. Enjoy :)