Category Archives: Photography

Photography by Richard X. Thripp: flowers, sunsets, water drops, still life, and more.


Photo: Raindrops

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Raindrops — drops of rain in beautiful black and white

One of my best photos: raindrops, captured in motion. It took about 70 shots to get this; it’s of water drops falling off the roof of my back porch. The sun came out, so I had light to use a fast shutter speed (1/2000 second).

I sharpened and added contrast to make this perfect.

Fujifilm FinePix A360, 1/2000, F4.71, 5.8mm, ISO64, 2006-06-13T13:34:10-04, 2006-06-13_13h34m10

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Raindrops Wallpaper.
More of the Raindrops series.

Photo: Implicity

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Implicity — a beautiful yellow rose

Darkness surrounds a fallen yellow rose. I darkened and desaturated the rose’s surroundings to make it stand out.
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Canon Rebel XTi, EFS 18-55mm, 1/15, F5.6, 55mm, ISO100, 2007-10-10T17:41:04-04, 2007-10-10_21h41m04

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Photo: Sky of Fire

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Sky of Fire — a vivid red sunset

A brilliant red sunset I saw while my chauffeur (a.k.a. Dad) was driving me home from work. I whipped out my Canon Rebel XTi (you should always keep a camera with you for scenes like this) and got this shot. Our windshield is scratched up, so the oncoming car’s headlights appear streaked, but I like the effect.
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Canon Rebel XTi, EF 50mm 1:1.4, 1/100, F1.8, 50mm, ISO200, 2007-12-18T17:42:55-05, 20071218-224255rxt

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Photo: The Lonely Ornament

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The Lonely Ornament — nobody loves you...

A lone ornament that I saw hanging from the ceiling at McDonald’s. Merry Christmas, everyone!
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Canon Rebel XTi, EF 50mm 1:1.4, 1/80, F2.2, 50mm, ISO200, 2007-12-16T08:09:00-05, 20071216-130900rxt

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Photo: The Last Hour

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The Last Hour — a striking purple sunset

A beautiful purple sunset from our front yard. I used the kit lens because it’s the closest I have to wide-angle. Enjoy!
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Canon Rebel XTi, EFS 18-55mm, 1/4, F3.5, 18mm, ISO400, 2007-12-21T17:57:55-05, 20071221-225755rxt

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