The Griest Building

I received surprising news this past friday from the editors of http://www.betterphoto.com/. This image that I captured of the Griest Building (Lancaster, PA) is a finalist in BP's photo contest for the month of January! Thank you Better Photo!

Do you remember as a child, visiting a city for the first time and looking up at all the huge skyscrapers and having that "wow" moment? Why not take a photo of that same "wow" moment, the next time you are in a city!

Dan's Challenge

On facebook today, noted photographer, Dan Creighton, issued a photo challenge to his blog readers. The challenge is to photograph a scene taken from inside your home, apt, etc that includes looking in, or out of a window/door, etc. (I hope looking out of a door is okay since that's what I ended up taking a shot of!) I looked out a few of my windows, but to me there wasn't a photo-challenge-worthy image. I found my location at the front entrance to the apartment building I reside in. I waited for a burst of wind before taking this shot. This image was taken of the neighbor's front porch during the blizzard of 2010.

The metadata was f/22 @ 1/3 seconds, ISO 100 and my camera mounted on my induro tripod.

Barn Scenic

With the recent snow storm I thought I would submit an image from last summer. This scenic was captured in Paradise Pennsylvania during a photo workshop given by Ed Heaton. I was, as usual, looking for different views and shot this barn during our stop at an Amish cemetary. The metadata was f/22 @ 1/15, ISO 100.

Lancaster County Convention Center

Here is another image from my recent photo outing in Lancaster City. I captured this image at the lower level area at the Lancaster County Convention Center. The image was later converted to B&W in post processing. I would like "my fans" to critique this photo for me, since this is different from the regular subjects that I shoot. Is it missing something? Should I have added a person or two? It would have been difficult to do since this was a 30 second exposure! Any ways, your comments are appreciated!

Saint Marys Catholic Church

Yesterday, I decided to work on buildings, both inside and outside. While in the City of Lancaster, I stopped at Saint Marys Catholic Church (my first visit) and photographed the inside of the beautiful cathedral-style church. When I arrived, the altar was not lit. Within a few moments, the lights were turned on and at first, I thought that maybe the lights were automated in some way! Or, was someone else giving me a sign? As it turned out, a church worker was responsible for the lights as she was getting ready to water the poinsettias. Also, a wedding was scheduled, as to why there were ribbons and bows on the church pews.

The metadata for this image was f/11 @ 20 seconds, ISO 100 and my camera mounted on my Induro tripod.

Snowy Branches

Here is another image from my recent "Snow Day" self assignment. Giving yourself "self" assignments is a good way of practicing your photography skills. Sometimes, you can get really creative with what you capture too. The only left to ask myself now is what will my next self-assignment be?

The metadata for this image was f/22 @ 1/4, ISO 100.

Another Snowy Landscape

Here is another image from my recent outing in Mount Joy. I like how the leading lines from the field lead your eyes to the lone tree, then to the barn in the background. Leading lines, especially diagonal, can bring a little excitement to an image!

The metadata for this image was f/22 @ 1/15th, ISO 100 with my camera mounted on a tripod.