Photo: Needlework Tears

Photo: Needlework Tears

“Needlework Tears” — photo of a stitched portrait of a woman crying (or wearing makeup) that I saw on the right of way next to a house when going for a walk down my street. March 22, 2011

Canon Rebel XTi, EF 50mm 1:1.4, 1/640, F3.5, 50mm, ISO400, 2011-03-22T19:07:30-04, 20110322-230730rxt

Location: Valencia Ave., Ormond Beach, FL  32174

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Photo: CFLs

Photo: CFLs

Two compact fluorescent lights of varied color temperature: one cool and one warm.

Canon Rebel XTi, Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3, 1/500, F5.6, 47mm, ISO100, 2011-03-12T15:29:39-04, 20110312-192939rxt

Location: 1985 S. Carpenter Ave., Orange City, FL  32763-7334

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Photo: Leafy Droplets 8

Photo: Leafy Droplets 8

A green leaf partially eaten by bugs with water drops on it.

This is one of my first photos with my new Tamron 18-200mm lens from Amazon.com. I like the telescopic range, even though the optics and speed are below most Canon lenses.

For editing, I added a lot of contrast in Adobe Camera Raw 5.0 and Photoshop CS5, and cloned or spot healed many specks of dirt on the leaf.

Canon Rebel XTi, Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3, 1/200, F6.3, 200mm, ISO400, 2011-03-05T09:28:24-04, 20110305-132824rxt

Location: Thripp Residence, Ormond Beach, FL  32174-7227

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More of the Leafy Droplets series.

2011 Photography Portfolio

This is a portfolio of twenty of my best photos. Since I feel my best work is from 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, this portfolio contains photos from those years only.

*****

Ketchup

July 9, 2006: Ketchup

Assimilation

January 8, 2007: Assimilation

Sunrays

October 22, 2006: Sunrays

Rose of Orange

January 18, 2007: Rose of Orange

Yellow Grasshopper

July 7, 2006: Yellow Grasshopper

Yellow Sunshine

August 19, 2007: Yellow Sunshine

The Red-Brick House

February 26, 2008: The Red-Brick House

Leafy Sunset 6

August 31, 2007: Leafy Sunset 6

The Garden in Yellow

August 23, 2007: The Garden in Yellow

Implicity

October 10, 2007: Implicity

Leafy Droplets 4

March 9, 2011: Leafy Droplets 4

Leafy Droplets

June 28, 2006: Leafy Droplets

Sky's Camouflage

June 17, 2006: Sky’s Camouflage

Blue Marbles

February 22, 2006: Blue Marbles

Complicity

November 11, 2007: Complicity

Simplicity

April 15, 2007: Simplicity

Pink and Purple Sunset 3

June 11, 2006: Pink and Purple Sunset 3

Two of Us Against the World

January 5, 2008: Two of Us Against the World

Liquid Suspension

May 9, 2008: Liquid Suspension

Raindrops

June 13, 2006: Raindrops

*****

I’m going to start doing a series of “behind the photo” articles in summer 2011 detailing the methodology behind the composition, editing, and presentation of select photos. If you would like to vote for a particular photo for me to prioritize, say so in a comment on this blog post or the associated blog post for said photo. :)

Photo: Glass Laser Block

Photo: Glass Laser Block

It’s a glass laser block! I used my green laser pointer on glass blocks in the lobby at building 100 at Daytona State College. This was a lot of fun and I enjoy effects like these. I used a six-second exposure and positioned my Canon Rebel XTi on a makeshift tripod and used the 10 sec. timer to avoid jostling it.

Canon Rebel XTi, EF 50mm 1:1.4, 6/1, F16.0, 50mm, ISO100, 2011-01-05T18:23:13-05, 20110105-232313rxt

Location: Daytona State College, Building 100, Wetherell Student Services and Administration, Floor 1, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL  32114

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Photo: Glass Lasers

Photo: Glass Lasers

These lasers were made for pointing, and that’s just what they’ll do. One of these days these lasers are going to point all over you.

Canon Rebel XTi, EF 50mm 1:1.4, 1/1, F8.0, 50mm, ISO100, 2010-12-02T20:35:17-05, 20101203-013517rxt

Location: 1985 S. Carpenter Ave., Orange City, FL  32763-7334

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Photo: Raindrop Petals

Photo: Raindrop Petals

Raindrops on the petals and leaves of a tiny pink flower. :)

Canon Rebel XTi, EF 50mm 1:1.4, 1/125, F3.2, 50mm, ISO100, 2010-08-24T08:17:52-04, 20100824-121752rxt

Location: Ormond Beach, FL  32174

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Photo: Stamp Collecting

Photo: Stamp Collecting

Stamp collecting is so much fun. :) This is a package Dad and I were mailing to Polyester Books in Fitzroy, Australia. It would have been more economical to mail a bigger package because 8 oz. cost us $7.32 to mail.

Canon PowerShot SD790 IS, 1/60, F2.8, 6.2mm, ISO80, 2010-11-02T12:01:24-04, 20101102-160124rxt

Location: Thripp Residence, Ormond Beach, FL  32174-7227

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Photo: Pink Hibiscus

Photo: Pink Hibiscus

Pink Hibiscus flowers at Daytona State College, against a blue cloudless sky.

Canon Rebel XTi, EF 50mm 1:1.4, 1/800, F4.5, 50mm, ISO100, 2010-12-02T12:31:47-05, 20101202-173147rxt

Location: Daytona State College, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL  32114

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Photo: Red Hibiscus

Photo: Red Hibiscus

A red Hibiscus in someone’s yard I found while going for a walk in October 2010.

Canon Rebel XTi, EF 50mm 1:1.4, 1/125, F5.6, 125mm, ISO100, 2010-10-05T18:05:50-04, 20101005-220550rxt

Location: Ormond Beach, FL  32174

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