Thursday, August 18, 2011

two I missed

Two from the Pond and my last photo outing I missed uploading.

I really like the seagulls and how they add interest to the foreground, and the triangular point of the edge pointing out into the water. The railing adds some nice asymmetry.

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Panoramics are so hard to appreciate on the internet, as it's impossible to appreciate their width and resolution. I really like how glassy the water was, and sharp and contrasty the reflections were. Dark trees frame bright houses with a middle valued sky.

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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Small post

Just a few from around town. I was bicycling back from the beach and I really liked the gentle curve of the street, the yellow green of the grass, and the central church in the background.

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Saw this statue behind the elderly home on my walk home from a party. I like how she sits on a little island of grass in the middle of a parking lot.

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Sometimes the light and composition just makes me want to use a square. I really like the fluorescent tubes over doors, and especially when the ambient light allows it to balance so you can still see into the shadows.

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The reflecting pool in front of Harpa. The sunset was really beautiful and I liked how it reflected off the building, and then both of them off the pool.

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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Through the neighborhood

Agust and I were taking a shortcut home through the cemetery and I thought there was a picture in one setting he stopped to read.

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Many of the graves have white framing walls, and I liked the lonely pot inside this one.

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Sometimes there isn't anything I can explain, just a mood.

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Same with this one.

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This tree is so interesting to me. Why are the branches going down so strongly?

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I like the strength of this building.

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The even red walls made a pattern I wanted to capture.

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I love texture so much.

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From the interior of the new concert hall in Reykjavik, Harpa. The glow and glossy floor are what made me want to snap.

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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

more random thoughts

Walking around the city I see things very spontaneously, which is why I'm glad I don't have to remember to bring my camera, as it's always with me. This is the entrance to the Reykjavik Police station. I like the hideous seventies colors, but the rigid structure.

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From the morning walk with Oskar, the grass blowing in the sun, and the cool shade beneath the tree trunks attracted me.

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The late night sunset reflecting off the water, flowers in the foreground.

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I love this one. I really want a print of it, even though Agust dislikes it. This is the view from our lower doorway, and I love the bright sunlight in the background, and cool shadows in the foreground, with lots of texture inside. The blue and green contrast also pleases me.

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The morning bike ride to work with beautiful clouds and strong building lines.

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I was really interested in the bright building with interesting geometry, but then I saw the walker and timed it so he ended up in the center. I like it more now.

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I like the greys with sparse green of this one, the right is life and vibrant, the left is rough and unfinished.

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The twin green trees behind the basketball hoop seemed very structured. I liked it enough to take several framings, one closer, which I also liked, but I feel seeing the tree tops helps the image.

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This was a research shot for a later shoot that I'll post in the future, but I liked the soft shading and mood of the image.

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This woman was knitting a cover for a tree. I don't like it as a photo as much as I just like it for a document.

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This image was interesting for the three very icelandic iconic things. The flag in flowers, the building in the background, and sculpture to the left.

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The sunset was so beautiful over the pond, that I had to grab it. This is a two image panoramic. Lots of detail, but slightly noisy full size.

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Not very sure what drew me to this, but I think it was the structure and the green being lit by sunset light.

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