I really thought this worked well in black and white with the reflections and the trees. This is from a wildlife sanctuary right in the middle of the city of Irvine. It is only 2 blocks from the 405 freeway, it is surrounded by high rise offices and condominiums and apartments. Yet this site is a sanctuary for all kinds of bird life, waterfowl and even including bobcats. Nice to walk around and get away from society even though it is in the background. Enjoy.
Hard to believe how fast this year has gone by…seems like it was only summer a few days ago… Well we have been having some rain, but I did not let that stop me, on the way home from work I stopped at a park in Orange and got out and stretched my legs. Even though it was drizzling a little I decided to take my camera, the oaks were in the process of turning color and dropping leaves and strolled past all the dead leaves I noticed a single green leaf among them. I liked the contrasts. Fuji X-Pro 1 and Fuji 60mm f2.4 macro at f2.8.
Table for two? Taken in Little Tokyo at one of the malls. Fuji X-Pro 1, 35mm f1.4 lens.
Here is a nice moody image, this building is in downtown Los Angeles, in Little Tokyo. It is the original Japanese-American Museum and the new one is right next door. The lights on this building really make it interesting at night, and it was a rainy night when this was taken. It had just started to rain on me. I was using the black and white mode for the Fuji X-Pro 1 and this just worked out well so I did a little touch up and here it is, as nice moody night shot.
Well a few days ago it was 90 degrees outside, and today it has been raining on and off and been cool and they are predicting snow at the higher elevations…nothing like extremes. I was driving home today and stopped at a convenience store for soda and the rain started up, and saw the drops on my windshield. The blue color is from a sign hanging on the wall of the building. Fuji X-Pro 1 and 60mm macro lens at f2.4. Enjoy.
Well I thought I squeak in an image at the end of the week here, a quick picture of some fall colors, although I did convert it to black and white. I walked by all these sweet gum leaves on the ground and noticed the cool looking roots and this just called out to me in monochrome. So here it is, shot with the Fuji X-Pro 1, and the 35mm f1.4 lens. Enjoy
Well hope you are not tired of sunsets, I love watching them, the pastel colors and setting moon caught my eye. Watched a pod of dolphins swim by, on their way somewhere, very relaxing after a day at the job…. Fuji X-Pro1, 60mm macro. Enjoy.
After coming back from a trip we were greeted with this wonderful sunset, taken with the Fuji X-Pro 1 and 18mm lens. Handheld 3 panel panorama.
Some classic ironwork at the Carriage house at the L.A. Arboretum. Fuji X-Pro 1 with 60mm macro lens. Enjoy.
Well at least I am getting closer to being on track, this weeks image is kind of different. I call it a “water color”. This is how it came out of the camera with only some contrast adjustments and a slight crop to get ride of some distracting leaves. The painterly look is completely natural! This is a reflection of a pond at Descanso Gardens, the water was being stirred up by some rapidly moving koi carp, the waves caused by them caused the reflections to blur if I lowered the shutter speed at bit, so a natural abstract. Take with the Fuji X-Pro 1 and 35mm lens. Enjoy.
