Archive for the Photography Category

Listen to the Music

Posted in Photography with tags , , , , , , , on September 30, 2009 by generaleclectic

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Here are some of the photos I took for a local Richmond band 59H2O as they took the stage at The National.

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Species: Anolis Carolinensis

Posted in Photography with tags , , , on May 20, 2009 by generaleclectic

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One of my favorite things about visiting Florida is watching these little lizards.  They are everywhere.  While eating breakfast outside one morning on our last visit I noticed this guy on the wall. Read more »

30,000’s a Crowd

Posted in Photography with tags , , , , on May 19, 2009 by generaleclectic

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With an estimated 25-30 thousand people attending, we strolled down Richmonds’ historic Monument Avenue during this years’ annual “Easter on Parade”.  The previous few years we’ve had bad weather, or work got in the way, but this year everything lined up. Read more »

roses

Posted in Photography with tags , , , , on April 4, 2009 by generaleclectic

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I’ve wanted to take some pictures recently but just haven’t been motivated, until a friend e-mailed me the other day.  He sent some great photos he took at the river which inspired me to pull my camera out.  Unfortunately with the London like rain we’ve had around here I was stuck inside and needed an indoor project. Read more »

Firing the New Canon part 2

Posted in Photography with tags , , , , , , , on January 9, 2009 by generaleclectic

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In my last entry, Firing the New Canon part 1, I posted some test shots taken with my new lens, the Canon 35mm f2.0. Those photos were taken outside in daylight however one of the reasons I bought this lens was to give me a better ability to take low light shots with no flash. Read more »

Firing the New Canon part 1

Posted in Photography with tags , , , , , on January 2, 2009 by generaleclectic

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Just before Christmas I finally ordered a new lens for my Canon XTI. My decision was to go with a prime lens and I narrowed down the contenders to the Canon 28mm f1.8 and the Canon 35mm f2.0. Read more »

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Posted in Photography with tags , , , on January 2, 2009 by generaleclectic

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A Tip of the Hat to the Changing Season

Posted in Photography with tags , , , , on November 6, 2008 by generaleclectic

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Above, one of the photos I took of the autumn leaves in my area.


An Evening at the Inner Harbor

Posted in Photography with tags , , , on October 15, 2008 by generaleclectic

As we visited the Baltimore Inner Harbor and set out to enjoy the evening, I made sure to have my camera and tripod in tote. It was fun capturing the cityscape, like the image above, with Read more »

Not Quite the World Traveler

Posted in Photography with tags , , on October 14, 2008 by generaleclectic

Another trip to Florida brought us to Disney’s Epcot. If you’ve never been it’s worth the trip. Half of the park is set up with block long vignettes of different countries called the “World Showcase”. Read more »