My Crazy Classroom!

A Sony stitched shot... panoramic version! Click on the photo to view it larger.

Devil Face

The semester winds down, the new one starts up, and all I'm teaching this semester is photography, with three section of Black & White and three sections of Digital. I'm somewhat worried that I may not have so much time for "hand media", and I did a Keynote for my students of the work I had accomplished over the first semester, so I figure I may post a few of those here in the near future.

tissue collage, colored pencil, ink  12X12 inches

Pencil Drawing...

...boy, are they hard to photograph! I need to work on some techniques for this because sometimes a student's best work is done in graphite and the reflective surface is hard to photograph.

Example posted.

Apple Tree, Morning & Dusk With a Stone in the Evening

The apple tree down front by the water is a constant inspiration in terms of my aesthetics, and so I never hesitate to photograph it whenever the opportunity for a new image presents itself. Yesterday (I never got around to a post as the day was very busy) was no exception and it presented itself both in the morning and in the evening.

Here's the post with the stone as well. I love the night time flash.

Through the Window, Lightly... Snow

Well, actually the first one of these is through the window and the second is from the house with the window open (quick shooting so the living room doesn't fill with snow) and the camera "hanging out". I adjusted the levels on both ends as the shutter speed was boosted to 1/800 so I could stop some of the snowflakes that were in focus. You can see blurring of the drops on the window in the first shot, and the color difference (because of the UV in the windows maybe? - I don't know) even though I did no adjustments in color. An interesting comparison in these photos that I find fascinating in it's detail. The apple tree is so often a subject for me, it seems good to mix up the images with lens reach once in a while.

Low Fat Pistachio Ice Cream and Blueberries

yummy!

Faculty/Staff Show at MDI HS "Glimses"

We had the opening for the staff show tonight after school in the Wing Gallery. The teachers all went down after the monthly faculty meeting, and Dan had arranged "gallery" food and all, so it was a great get together! Some excellent work by everyone, and very well received.

Dusk on Snowshoes

... and here are three more from my Alpha with a 300mm telephoto.

Today was a very busy day with the camera.

Cell Phone Photos

Just amazing for me to think back a decade ago and the old Sony 3.5 inch disk cameras. I thought they were the best thing ever, and now even the phone I carry in my pocket can take better pictures. Here are three from today. I've made a "holder for my iPhone that gives me more control for the "macro" shots. Also the "Doll" photo was taken with an app that makes the photos look old fashioned. Remember the old square format snapshots. Really Cool!

Early Morning Moon

I woke up this morning, or at least gained some sort of consciousness and I'm still not sure if I am actually awake right now. I thought Matt was up with lights on everywhere and all, but it was the moon shining all over the newly fallen snow outside, and it was beautiful. Half an hour later I'm posting this photo which is the best that I could get shooting from inside the house. I couldn't bring myself to get dressed, go outside and set up a tripod, especially seeing as how I just photographed that same moon at dusk yesterday on the other side of the sky. 20 second exposure at f20, and this is the best shot I could get. Very little adjustment in PhotoShop, and when I tried to do anything with it in Preview (see the histogram screenshot) it just "noised" out (which is the camera equivalent of "freaking out").