Last week, a group of us went out on a friend’s boat to enjoy a sunset cruise in peace on a normally crowded Lake Norman. We had some wine, cubed deli cheese, and some wheat thins while we floated. I thought this would be a great time to test out some different lenses, so I borrowed a Tamron 28-75mm f 2.8 from my local camera shop to get some shots with a different look and perspective than what I’m used to capturing. I was happy with how my tested images came out; the lens captured a lot of light in a dim setting, and drew attention to the subject in focus while blurring the background and any other out of focus objects. Check out the gallery titled “Sunset Boat Cruise” on my portfolios page for the complete set of images. Read More
Time to break in the new site. This post is a long time coming, and I’m glad to finally get off the ground. I’ll be using this site as a digital art gallery; a venue to display photographs and enhanced imagery. One of my favorite subjects is city skylines, so fitting that my first post is this lovely city shown here, Charlotte North Carolina. Taken from a familiar hangout in the 1st ward around dusk one night this summer, Charlotte has one of the most unique skylines that I’ve encountered. The city is picturesque at dusk, sometimes its difficult to tell that its not a giant painting. The color gradient on the photo provides great contrast between building and sky, but most importantly gives a surreal, almost sketched image of the city at this time of day. Might need to get this one blown up… Read More
