I have been editing some photos from my visit to Norway a while back, and this is one. More to come.
I was fascinated with the Barcode in Oslo, but I was unable to get a clear view of it in its entirety because there were so many cranes bunched into just this one area where there is quite a bit of construction going on. I think I counted 8 cranes! I wandered around on the Oslo Operahus this particular morning looking for some interesting compositions, and I came up with this one. Dig.
It's an astounding place. I got there early enough that it wasn't covered up with tourists yet, but I still had to work around some. And a pesky seagull.
I was simply scouting this location (I think it's a winner), and this happened while I was there. Like so often when doing this kind of thing, you gotta find the right place for the right thing to happen. And when it does....
Not really. Just a simple red light. I dig simple stuff like this, the shape, the colors, the geometry. It fascinates me.
Some (most) of the photography gurus say to never shoot outdoors except during blue or golden hour. This was shot in the blazing midday sun. But I got this out of it. I guess it depends on what your subject is. This is so simple, but I just find this kind of thing absolutely enthralling.
Chasing sunsets or other nature shots always leaves you at the mercy of nature as to what is going to happen. I saw some big clouds hanging around a couple hours before sunset the other night, so I went chasing. I was looking around in Seal Beach by the pier, but just couldn't find a composition I liked. So, I ended up on the pier. The clouds which had been hanging about kinda morphed into this huge thing in the sky, but I found myself in just the right spot for it. I sat there until after the sun went below the horizon, and I waited for a bit, but the sky never lit up. Bummer, but that is the way it goes. However, before the sun actually set I did get this shot with some nice color, a great reflection, and perfect leading lines. Hope you enjoy.
I had a couple new wood prints and a couple new metal prints made recently, and I just added them to the commerce page on this site. All four have marked down introductory prices. Check it:
New digs for Commodity very soon.
I was playing around with some more images I captured Monday over by the marine stadium here in Long Beach. Here's a dark, moody one.
Here's another blue hour shot. This time from last night, at the Naples end of the Marine Stadium. There were some semi-interesting clouds hanging about late enough in the afternoon, so I decided to chase the sunset after missing what appeared to be a major burner the previous evening. I found this spot with the bridge, and it wasn't fantastic as the sky never really lit up, but it certainly wasn't a dud, either, like the last time I went chasing the sunset. It happens. You gotta take what Mother Nature gives you when you're doing this kind of thing.
