So recently I saw a post from Kirk Tuck and it got me thinking about something B&W portraits.  At which point it got me thinking about a blog post that Sabrina Henry did a while back about going back and review old photos and adding a new look to them.  So with the double inspiration I dug back in the files and found these shots of my good friends Jeff and Misty

Has a great time shooting these, we found the great old door in the back alley parking lot of a local pub and stayed there for the better part of an hour shooting.

The conversion for this was done in Silver Efex Pro

Captured with Mark IIN 16-35f2.8 II on Lexar digital film

Alrighty, well what can I say except howdy, and sorry for the delay in posting on the regular blog.  Been busy getting ready to give a talk to some 8th Graders about photography.  But luckily my good friend Kevin gave me a call on Saturday and asked if I wanted to go shooting out and about. Me not being one to refuse an offer like that grabbed the gear, and headed out the door.  We stopped in a little town about 30 minutes North of my hometown at first which ended up being a great place for last week’s Life @ 50 project.  After that, we headed a bit South and stopped in at another town that had some nice abandoned industrial areas that had some fun shooting possibilities.  Here is a bit of what we captured:

Old double layered brick wall near the main plaza.

Main flywheel on an old conveyor system that is out and rusting nicely in the elements

On/Off switch for the same conveyor

Hydraulic controls for an old overhead gantry system at an abandoned railroad dock

Busted light at the loading dock.

All in all we only shot in the area for about 30 minutes but it was a great time and a definite GOYA exercise

Captured with 1D Mark IIN 16-35f2.8 II on Lexar digital film

Finished in Silver Efex Pro

So I was out and about this fine day after a rash of rain and wind storms that left some great clouds all over the valley.  Me being me I couldn’t resist, grabbed the cameras and was out the door for some fun and relaxation.

First on the drive today was a boat that I am pretty sure hasn’t seen water in a very long time.  Funny thing as I was shooting the theme from Gilligan’s Island started going through my head.  As you can see Spring is almost here (which sucks) but the flowers really are starting to look nice.  Not too many varieties have blossomed yet, but give it a week and I bet you there will be flowers on this blog.

This shot I have to say is one that I have been wanting for  a while but never went and shot it.  A couple of reason for that but after reading Mark’s posting the other day about Turning a Miss into a Make.  I didn’t want to miss the opportunity this time so I got out the big glass so i could take the shot, fearing that if I didn’t do it, sooner or later that truck would be going.

The Sun started to go behind more clouds giving the appearance of almost being sunset.  On my way back to the house I was looking in my Side view mirror (since that got me my shot for the Life at 50 project for this past week)  as saw this big backlit windmill spinning.  Finished in Silver Efex Pro for more dramatic look.

Good Times

Windmill and Boat Captured with 1D Mark IIN 70-200f2.8 on Lexar digital film

Truck Captured with 70-200f2.8 with 1.4X extender on Lexar digital film

So Ray, Jeff, and Mark have been posting some amazing portraits over the past couple of weeks, and I just couldn’t help but take Ray’s advice and hop on the bandwagon with a quick image I shot the other day.  As well from Ray’s post I got to check out Sabrina Henry’s site, amazing work, go check it out.

This could almost fall into the Life at 50 project since it was taken with my 20D and the 50f1.8, but I thought it looked better over here.

So, I had a lot going on today and was slammed for time for the entire day, and while I type this I should be getting ready for a dinner party.  It is not a black tie affair so it will take me a few minutes to get ready (Jeans, they’re good thing).  This week I was downtown for a few things and got some shots in for my Life at 50mm Project in while I was there.  But I wanted to go back because there were some shots I saw that I couldn’t grab earlier in the week.  So I adjusted my schedule and gave myself 45 minutes of shooting today.

So while I couldn’t get in a whole lot of time in shooting I did come away with some fun stuff.  The main goal was to focus on shapes and lines for this quick project.  Here a few of what I captured…

For 45 minutes it was a good time…

So following with the theme of the last post about taking the time to stop and take a look at the world around you.  This post is more about, don’t think to yourself that just because you have only a few minutes to shoot that you can’t get some great and fun images.  If you don’t get to shoot you will never know what you are capable of…