Shots Around Little Italy

I decided to celebrate being done with exams with a quick shoot around the neighborhood.  With no more class for the next couple months, I'm looking forward to getting a lot of new shots around town, and I'll be sure to post some of my favorites on here from time to time, so keep checking back!

 

 

My original plan was to shoot exclusively with my 50mm f1.8, but after a couple shots I decided that it would be more fun to use one of my old "toy" lenses, the Lensbaby 2.0 instead. 

For those unfamiliar with the Lensbaby, it's a camera lens with a flexible bellows, which allows you to control both depth of field, but most importantly allows you to distort the image.  You never really know how the shot is going to turn out until you see it on the screen.  All of the images below have been edited only for contrast and for grayscale; all of the distortion comes from the lens.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos From Out West

It's been a while, but I thought that I would get back in the habit of posting photos again.  These are from a 2006 trip to Zion National Park out in Utah.  I've always been a fan of the work from the great Ansel Adams, and these pictures are a nod to his style, using bold contrast with rich blacks and bright whites.  It was fun going back and looking at these photos, and editing them for you.  Hope you enjoy!

All photos taken on a Nikon D70 dSLR.