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This was a simple iPhone photo taken the other night as my wife and I strolled through Jerusalem's Old City.
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Super fun thread. I have 4 pics to contribute.
Name this city - ![]() New Day Rising - ![]() Finally... a skateboard shot without a fisheye - ![]() Storm Buoy - ![]() |
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I am embarrassed at my photo posts, compared to most (all) of you others on this Topic. Pictures I've posted are candid shots using slipshod equipment, but captured the personalities of some of the people I love.
I am humbled by the quality of the art, and the photographic skills of the scooter community posting herein. But I suspect the attraction to Vespa already reveals an eye for art and form that goes beyond what is easy to capture with mere light and lens. |
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Nearly 18,000 of them
I have nearly 18,000 photos in iPhoto, and a 50 lb box full of old film pix and negatives in my garage.
Here are the only few I consider worthy of posting...these are all digital. Thats all I got.... ![]() Lake Lois, Lacey Wa. (on my way to work) ![]() Morro Rock, Morro Bay CA ![]() My eldest son ![]() I call this one..."Mr. Ed" ![]() Somewhere near Orland, CA Last edited by gogogordy on Thu, 20 Jun 2013 14:35:36 +0000; edited 2 times
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Treppenwitz wrote: This was a simple iPhone photo taken the other night as my wife and I strolled through Jerusalem's Old City. |
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Doors of Italy
While we were riding around Tuscany in 2010, I was fascinated by the wonderful doors on the older buildings, and gave myself an assignment. These are just a few, I've got tons more of these.
All shot on my trusty Canon S90, best camera I've ever owned. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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And some "miniatures", shot with my S90 and then modified to simulate tilt-shift on my iPad.
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Re: Doors of Italy
jess wrote: While we were riding around Tuscany in 2010, I was fascinated by the wonderful doors on the older buildings, and gave myself an assignment. These are just a few, I've got tons more of these. All shot on my trusty Canon S90, best camera I've ever owned. My wife thinks I'm nuts when I stop to immortalize yet another doorway. |
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Re: Doors of Italy
gogogordy wrote: My wife thinks I'm nuts when I stop to immortalize yet another doorway. |
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I used to this as a framed poster in my office. I gave it to a friend who fell in love with it.
Seeing all those doorways lined up next to one another was a great visual and offered texture and contrast that you wouldn't get seeing them one after the other. You might consider making such a combination for your Italian (or maybe European) doors. ![]() |
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Treppenwitz wrote: I used to this as a framed poster in my office. I gave it to a friend who fell in love with it. Seeing all those doorways lined up nest to one another was a great visual and offered texture and contrast that you wouldn't get seeing them one after the other. You might consider making such a combination for your Italian (or maybe European) doors. "The Doors of Bore" ![]() since certain people who live with me, but shall remain nameless think they all look alike. |
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Seems like we all have a thing for doorways .. I did a series a years ago and still had some in my flickr account. Flickr has changed the way it presents your pictures, and i just did a print screen for this image
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Treppenwitz wrote: I used to this as a framed poster in my office. I gave it to a friend who fell in love with it. Seeing all those doorways lined up next to one another was a great visual and offered texture and contrast that you wouldn't get seeing them one after the other. You might consider making such a combination for your Italian (or maybe European) doors. ![]() @jess More Bodie please. Those are fantastic. |
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One door, errr one more
I gravitiate towards "working" and unloved doorways.
Yes, the one's that get lived in, slept in, pissed in, shot-up in, etc. Don't know why. But I like them all. ![]() A "lunch-timer" doorway in Eureka CA. |
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jess wrote: Another one from Bodie: I knew nothing about Bodie, , but your photos are so intriguing, I had to read about it. And I came across lots of pictures in doing so, but your compositions are amongst the best of them. |
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This was another iPhone snap from our walk through Jerusalem.
Not a doorway, but a dead-end alley inside the Old City. If you look closely, there is a big tree growing at the very end of the dead end. ![]() |
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A story of obsession
There is a wonderful photographer (and former journaler) out in California named Steva Amaya. He had a a (now defunct) site called evaporation in which I saw a photo which got a hold on my mind and wouldn't let go.
According to Steve, he took the photograph at a Ventura County meeting of the United Farm Workers (UFW) who were gathered to elect the delegates who would attend the statewide convention in Fresno. When I asked him how he had come to be there , Steve told me that he had been asked to be there to document, as he puts it, "... the actual practice of democracy among men and women who've been driven to action by a history of mistreatment, disregard, outright racism, poor working/living condition, and threat of economic ruin or just plain bodily injury." He went on to point out that "of note was the fact that very few of these people were official citizens of this country yet here was the most kind and polite constituency conducting itself with pride, optimism, and decorum...". The actual picture is of a farm worker standing in front of a poster bearing the dual image of Mexican actress Salma Hayek in her role as Frida Kahlo (from the 2002 film 'Frida'). The contrast between the farm worker's weathered features and the actress' smooth-skinned portrayal of the Mexican surealist was almost as striking as the similarity in their determined expressions. Each time I clicked back to look at this picure I felt like Dustin Hoffman's character in 'Rain Man' (no offense intended to autistic people)... I just couldn't stop staring at, and obsessing over that picture. Finally I wrote Steve to tell him about my 'mild' obsession. I was worried that he might think that I was some sort of wacko (OK, we haven't really ruled that out), but he was really nice and seemed to give me the beneift of the doubt. In a generous gesture (that I'll admit turned my head a bit), Steve offered to let me name the Photo. I sent him a couple of choices and he informed me that he had chosen "Campesino under ersatz Fridas"*... my 1st choice, as well. A signed copy of this photograph now hangs on my office wall * Campesino means simply 'farmer' in Spanish. However, it has many subtle meanings to Spanish speakers including 'migrant worker', 'subsistence farmer', or even 'peasant', depending on the usage. It is worth noting that, unlike some of these terms in English, the word Campesino does not have a derogatory connotation in Spanish. ![]() Campesino under ersatz Fridas |
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jess wrote: This is shot on film, and I really did manage to get an actual print of this with the saturation levels you see here. I cheated, of course -- using one of the short-lived Kodak darkroom-in-a-box photo kiosks before they went digital. Did you take this photo at the College? |
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I made series of postcards a while back that I sold on a rack at a local bookstore. This thread is waking a sleeping monster; I want to get back at it.
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GBaby wrote: I made series of postcards a while back that I sold on a rack at a local bookstore. This thread is waking a sleeping monster; I want to get back at it. ![]() |
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Hachi wrote: I am a beginner at using a camera and really don't know what I'm doing. All these are taken with an inexpensive point and shoot camera. In my opinion, what matters is the eye. Most people take a picture of the subject -- because people look at the subject and do not notice the background. The photographer sees what the camera sees -- everything, the background as well as the subject. Deliberately or subconsciously, you were looking at the background. |
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Gianni wrote: jess wrote: This is shot on film, and I really did manage to get an actual print of this with the saturation levels you see here. I cheated, of course -- using one of the short-lived Kodak darkroom-in-a-box photo kiosks before they went digital. Did you take this photo at the College? |
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Mutt The Hoople wrote: Gianni wrote: jess wrote: This is shot on film, and I really did manage to get an actual print of this with the saturation levels you see here. I cheated, of course -- using one of the short-lived Kodak darkroom-in-a-box photo kiosks before they went digital. Did you take this photo at the College? |
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bendcyclist wrote: Victoria feeding the Jay birds at Meissner shelter. Perhaps one of my most favorite pictures. A lucky shot with a camera phone, a Palm Pre no less. Take a good look, everything just lined up right. ...and that the art of photography resides in the photographer, not the equipment. A favorite quote of mine from a photography forum: "What a beautiful pen. I bet it writes great stories!" |
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Gianni wrote: Mutt The Hoople wrote: Gianni wrote: jess wrote: This is shot on film, and I really did manage to get an actual print of this with the saturation levels you see here. I cheated, of course -- using one of the short-lived Kodak darkroom-in-a-box photo kiosks before they went digital. Did you take this photo at the College? The fire engine was abandoned over by the Physical Plant, on the other side of Corry Street. |
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sharpcolorado wrote: I knew nothing about Bodie, , but your photos are so intriguing, I had to read about it. And I came across lots of pictures in doing so, but your compositions are amongst the best of them. |
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jess wrote: Gianni wrote: Mutt The Hoople wrote: Gianni wrote: jess wrote: This is shot on film, and I really did manage to get an actual print of this with the saturation levels you see here. I cheated, of course -- using one of the short-lived Kodak darkroom-in-a-box photo kiosks before they went digital. Did you take this photo at the College? The fire engine was abandoned over by the Physical Plant, on the other side of Corry Street. |
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Gianni wrote: Wow - I attended Antioch College from 1975 - 1979! Gianni wrote: I must know your Dad...Honestly - After all of these years on MV I do not know your last name... Gianni wrote: I had many Radio Shows on WYSO - FM and I was the Music Director there for one of my Co-op jobs! Gianni wrote: You must know the Denman and the Schwerner families! My dad was good friends with Steve Schwerner, and I've met him a few times over the years. And of course, I'm familiar with the very sad demise of his brother. Gianni wrote: I miss John Ronshiem |
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jess wrote: Gianni wrote: Wow - I attended Antioch College from 1975 - 1979! Gianni wrote: I must know your Dad...Honestly - After all of these years on MV I do not know your last name... Gianni wrote: I had many Radio Shows on WYSO - FM and I was the Music Director there for one of my Co-op jobs! Gianni wrote: You must know the Denman and the Schwerner families! My dad was good friends with Steve Schwerner, and I've met him a few times over the years. And of course, I'm familiar with the very sad demise of his brother. Gianni wrote: I miss John Ronshiem |
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Food porn! I love my Fujifilm X20 for its versatility and compactness over my Canon 5D III
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Gianni wrote: Also you must have know the Chapelle Family! His Father scared the crap out of me lol |
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jess wrote: Gianni wrote: Also you must have know the Chapelle Family! His Father scared the crap out of me lol Another favorite Teacher was Julia Graham..Amazing Woman... |
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SoulSurferr wrote: Food porn! I love my Fujifilm X20 for its versatility and compactness over my Canon 5D III Solid camera that is easy to carry-almost in a pocket! Just wish I could get less noise at those higher ISO's. |
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