Crossroads

52Frames - Week 17 - Leading Lines

EC: 4+ Lines

Which road to follow?

Sony A7C @ f9.5 1/125 31mm ISO 320

Tamron E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071

Photographed 4/30/22

Fill 'er Up...Or Not

2022_CLondon52w17: Compositional Guidelines

From the C.London website: "There are many compositional guidelines that photographers use to highlight different aspects of their images. Like color theory, in years passed, we dedicated multiple weeks to individual guidelines, but this year I want to give you a little more freedom. Start with this blog post about compositional guidelines and choose one which you'd like to try out for this week. Bonus points to anyone who also incorporates a specific color scheme."

Foreground framing and rule of thirds are the two guidelines I tried to incorporate into this image.

There are often interesting scenes occurring at the gas pumps, especially these days of high fuel prices. I pulled up and immediately noticed one guy on the phone not pumping gas and another guy looking angry as he watched the total climb. Using my dashboard/hood as foreground, I positioned the camera to capture these expressions in the middle third of the frame. Cropped to 16:9 to reinforce the horizontal nature of the scene. Processed in b/w as color distracted from the story.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f3.2 1/160 40mm equiv ISO 500

Photographed 4/27/22

Untitled

Milwaukee Art Museum

Milwaukee, WI

I liked the graphic nature and the people juxtaposition of this scene, yet a title escapes me.

Sony A7C @ f9.5 1/125 44mm ISO 12800

Tamron E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071

Photographed 2/27/22

Eight

Visual Notes 22

[a page out of the @aarondigruccio playbook]

Kaanapali Beach

Maui, Hawaii

Changing your point of view can yield surprising results.

Sony A7C @ f16 1/200 28mm ISO 100

Tamron E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071

Photographed 4/2/22

Two Photos - One Story

This week I am submitting two photos, one each for the weekly challenges in which I participate.  The images both depict parts of the same story and address the two distinct challenge prompts. 

"Pre-Op"
52Frames - Week 16 - Lamp

EC: One Click

Staring at the ceiling in the pre-op room while waiting for a biopsy procedure, I realized this was a perfect opportunity to satisfy this week's prompt...and also tie into the story for this week's submission to the C.London 52 Weeks challenge I also participate in.

Apple iPhone 12 Pro @ f2.4  1/120  1.54mm (14mm equiv)  ISO 50

Photographed 4/19/22

"Not A Fun Day"
2022_CLondon52w16: Saturated

From the C.London website: Open For Interpretation

The first thing I thought of for this prompt was very relevant this week..."saturation biopsy".  20 needles.  Ouch!!

Sony A7C @ f6.7 1/30  50mm ISO 800

Sony FE 50mm F2.8 Macro

Photographed 4/21/22

Who Will Answer?

Visual Notes 21

[a page out of the @aarondigruccio playbook]

Old Lahaina

Maui, HI

Lines, squares & colors were the impetus behind this image for Visual Notes.

Apple iPhone 12 Pro @ f1.6 1/120 4.2mm (50mm equiv) ISO 64

Photographed 4/8/22

Twin Falls

Maui, HI

"Cliff Roots"

At Twin Falls, off the Road to Hana, I was struck by these tree roots growing down the surface of a cliff.

Sony A7C @ f5.6 1/30 28mm ISO 50

Tamron E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071

"The Boys"

Apple iPhone 12 Pro 4.2mm (26mm equiv) f1.6 1/380 ISO 32

All Photographed 4/4/22

Lots of Cents

52Frames - Week 15 - Extreme Closeup

EC: Focus Stacking

I used this week as another opportunity to try out focus stacking on the Arsenal 2 AI-driven photo device. This photo is a stack of 10 shots composited by Arsenal 2.

Sony A7C @ f11 .5" 50mm ISO 100

Sony FE 50mm F2.8 Macro

10 image focus stack

Photographed 4/12/22

Shoot & Chimp

Maui, HI

Out for a photowalk with my grandson. The middle shot is his first foray into candid street photography.

Ricoh GRIIIx & Kids Camera (Amazon)

Photographed 4/8/22

Does He Not See Me?

2022_CLondon52w15: ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Martin Parr 

From the C.London website: “Known for his vibrant colors, Martin Parr’s work documents the everyday in a hyper-real way. Often comical, his well placed colors heighten the scene from what may seem mundane to something with true character.”

The inspirational concept for me this week was Martin Parr's Beach Therapy series. While spending 10 days at the ocean in Hawaii, I only had a one day window at the start of this week's challenge before leaving for home. I strolled the beach on Saturday afternoon seeking scenes that Martin Parr might capture.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f10 1/320 40mm equiv ISO 100

Photographed 4/9/22

Bamboo Stand

52Frames - Week 14 - Nature

I was attracted to the colors & textures in this stand of bamboo trees at Twin Falls along the Road to Hana on Maui, Hawaii.

Sony A7C @ f5.6 1/8 28mm ISO 50

Tamron E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071

Photographed 4/4/22

Explore

2022_Clondon52w14: Color Schemes

From the C.London website: “Referring back to the introduction to color theory, this week you should pick one color scheme and utilize it in your image. As a reminder, some basic schemes include: complementary, analogous, and monochrome. If you want to get a bit more advanced, use this helpful tool via Adobe to explore some other schemes such as compound, triad, or split complementary.”

It was easy to use the complementary color scheme created by water and sand when along the Kaanapali beachfront on Maui, Hawaii for this week's challenge.

Sony A7C @ f5.6 1/750 181mm ISO 100

Tamron E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071

Photographed 4/2/22

Smooshy-Face

52Frames - Week 13 - Emotion

After shooting some pics of my family on the beach, I caught a candid moment during a family smooch.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f8 1/160 40mm equiv ISO 200

Photographed 4/2/22