One Frame at a Time

Another abandoned soda can

2011-08-24T11:20:00.002-04:00

Weeds can be pretty too.

2011-07-10T15:00:00.001-04:00

The Chappel

2010-08-22T01:47:00.000-04:00

This isn't a great picture. It's just a shot of the first thing I saw when I walked into the chappel.

more rock 'n roll

2010-01-26T15:19:00.000-05:00

old shot

2010-01-26T13:14:00.000-05:00

I finally got around to playing with some images on my new monitor.... stuff that I thought sucked is suddenly coming alive.

The Party Boat

2009-09-30T15:04:00.000-04:00

fireworks

2009-09-30T14:48:00.000-04:00

Finally some fireworks shots from labor day. More to come later today.

claire

2009-09-05T00:36:00.000-04:00

The Other Side of the Flower

2009-09-05T00:24:00.000-04:00

Old man in the tree

2009-09-05T00:23:00.000-04:00

??

2009-09-05T00:18:00.000-04:00

better?

2009-09-05T00:10:00.000-04:00

hmmm..

2009-09-05T00:09:00.000-04:00

Sad Puppy :(

2009-09-05T00:06:00.000-04:00

Look, I can fly

2009-07-03T17:27:00.001-04:00

mobile blog

2009-06-23T13:39:00.001-04:00

just a test to see how easy it is to blog on the go. I do need to figure out a way to upload photos, not sure if phone shots should be on this blog. I'll probably start one for just that.

more butterflies

2009-06-21T21:28:00.000-04:00

opps, I just set the exposure too long.

2009-05-05T11:22:00.000-04:00

This is what happens when you set the exposure too bright, and decide that the way to fix it is to spin the camera around half way through. Pull up the shaddows in picasa, and it makes an interesting shot.

Covington, KY

2009-05-05T10:56:00.000-04:00

Shot from last night's bar crawl. This little strip in covington is a lot of fun.

Wabash

2009-03-25T21:11:00.000-04:00

This is one of the first shots I took w/ my new lens.... def. leaves a little to be desired, but it's a nice start..... I'm also curious what I can do once I get it in photoshop.

a little more

2009-02-02T22:56:00.000-05:00

more more

2009-02-02T22:54:00.000-05:00

and, more

2009-02-02T22:52:00.000-05:00

more bubble fun

2009-02-02T22:41:00.000-05:00

agh! the background wasn't black.

2009-02-02T21:49:00.000-05:00

I think these are a little better.

bubble machines

2009-02-02T21:29:00.000-05:00

Shooting bubbles is really hard. It's incredibly difficult to get a nice crisp shot. They never stop moving, and they refract light straight at the camera lens. So, you get all these really funky spots in the exposure. I cleaned my lens a couple of times before I reallized what it was. The only other thing I want to do is reposition the bubble machines so the bubbles fall down the middle of my back drop, rather than shoot up the center. If you look closely at each bubble you can see the machines in them.

Motion blur

2009-01-19T19:47:00.000-05:00

I'm suprised mommy gov. hasn't stepped in to stop toys like this from being made. I guess it's just a matter of time.

if he only had a hand.

2009-01-12T13:48:00.000-05:00

Don't fire till you see the whites of their eyes.

2009-01-12T13:47:00.000-05:00

cheryl

2008-12-15T17:57:00.000-05:00

I've been doing some playing in camera raw lately. I'm liking the results, and the added control in post.

wall

2008-12-08T20:15:00.000-05:00

How big are these bricks? Closest guess gets a free kiss from coby, the iso monkey mascot.

puppy

2008-12-05T18:35:00.000-05:00

as I buy new toys, I take pictures of coby ont he bed to test them. So, more pictures of the puppy.

models needed

2008-12-01T15:35:00.000-05:00

Coby is runninga way from the flash, I need some people willing to sit for a couple of sessions.

UC Clock Tower

2008-11-23T16:06:00.000-05:00

couple of obscured shots. I know the bottom one breaks all kinds of rules, but rules were made to be broken.

letting a friend play

2008-11-23T15:59:00.000-05:00

I let Cheryl play with my camera for a bit the other night. she took this shot of me that I kind of like. I wish it had been a little tighter shot, and I could have done a better job of moving just my head, but pretty cool none the less.

Cheryl

2008-11-23T15:56:00.000-05:00

UC

2008-11-23T15:51:00.002-05:00

focus point delema

2008-11-03T16:00:00.000-05:00

I seem to always be having trouble with which focus point to use... Thank god I only have 5 to choose from. I dont' know what I'd do if I had a D200, and half a billion focus points.

Focus point delema

2008-11-03T15:59:00.000-05:00

jumper

2008-10-22T15:21:00.000-04:00

Dog park fun

2008-10-22T14:13:00.000-04:00

I went to the dog park with a coworker, and his puppies yesterday. Had one hell of a good time. This is little minpin, a real sweetie.

flute player

2008-09-29T22:42:00.000-04:00

which do you like?

2008-09-29T22:27:00.000-04:00

ok, let me know which of these you like. Please.

homeless please help.

2008-09-29T22:14:00.000-04:00

downtown shoot

2008-09-29T22:12:00.000-04:00

Spent some time downtown tonight, more shots to follow.

hot sauce

2008-09-22T15:33:00.000-04:00

this is the keychain that came with my hot sauce.

2008-09-22T13:54:00.000-04:00

photoshop fun

2008-09-22T13:46:00.000-04:00

2 reworks

2008-09-22T13:45:00.000-04:00

more photoshop fun.... I'm just not sure if it's productive or not.

2008-09-22T13:11:00.000-04:00

concept shot

2008-09-22T12:58:00.000-04:00

This is a really lousy shot, but I love the concept.

hmm....

2008-09-22T12:51:00.000-04:00

more fire truck fun

2008-09-22T12:42:00.000-04:00

fire truck fun

2008-09-22T12:41:00.000-04:00

silly redneck

2008-09-22T10:09:00.000-04:00

most people at some point will leave their keys hanging in the door lock.... some people however can't open the door from the inside, and are forced to pose for silly pictures.

fire museum 1

2008-09-22T10:05:00.001-04:00

Coke bottle, not quite

2008-08-26T22:36:00.000-04:00

continuing my obsesson w/ discarded soda cans/bottles... Usually I like to shoot coke products, but this pepsi can was so shredded it was interesting..... dont' ask why.

Another purple flower for mom.

2008-08-26T22:32:00.000-04:00

another butterfly

2008-08-08T20:00:00.000-04:00

another flower

2008-08-08T08:46:00.000-04:00

Tools

2008-08-08T08:40:00.002-04:00

I think I should note here that I've been playing w/ macro filters alot this summer. All of the shots that I put up in the last few days were taken with them. Untill this weekend I'd been obsessed with the extreme filters, and stacking them. This weekend I started playing with the 1x and 2x filters more. I'm blown away by the results. I can tell a difference between these filters, and a good lens, but with a price difference of hundreds of dollars, the filters were a great investment. They're also much lighter to carry, and easier to switch out than a good lens.

another purple flower

2008-08-07T11:42:00.000-04:00

Purple Flowers

2008-08-07T11:41:00.000-04:00

My mother wants purple flower shots for one of the bedrooms in her home... so, everytime we walked past a purple flower this week Mary pointed it out.

butterfly house fun

2008-08-07T11:33:00.000-04:00

Vacation

2008-08-07T00:24:00.000-04:00

Since when are vacations so much work. I think it was all worth it, but Now I need a vacation from my vacation.

just to annoy Mary

2008-07-17T18:08:00.000-04:00

Ok, this isn't really just to annoy Mary. I wish I could have gotten the web to show up a little better. Mary tried very hard to get this shot, and I was able to pull it off. I think if I had set up a tripod, and gotten a longer exposure, I might have been able to make the web show up better. If there was the slightest breeze that wouldn't work though.

I wonder what it would look like croped? or edited at all for that matter. I'll see if I can't find time to mess with that tomorrow.

Gardening

2008-06-27T17:52:00.000-04:00

I'm getting a little tired of all the flower pictures on here, but it's what I've been shooting. I need to go out for some more night shooting soon.

This is a shot I got this morning while I was gardening in over the rhine. I think I'm going to like this deal. I do a little gardening, and get fresh greens. rock out.

Return of the Camera Part 3

2008-06-17T18:55:00.002-04:00

In Theory there is a working camera waiting for me down at the camera shop. I'll find out in about 20 min.

more conservatory

2008-06-16T21:51:00.000-04:00

conservatory

2008-06-16T21:50:00.000-04:00

more smoke.

2008-06-12T01:14:00.000-04:00

Smoke and Mirrors

2008-06-12T01:08:00.000-04:00

Well, that's half right. Last night I started playing with a "soft box" I'm trying to make, and ended up just taking pictures of smoke for about an hour.... some interesting results.

The Square

2008-05-13T22:15:00.000-04:00

I was playing down at fountain square last thursday. (thanks Mary, Using your camera helps keep me sane.)

Anyway, thought this pic was cool. I want to go back sometime with a tripod so I can frame the shots better. I had to steady the camera on a wall to get the few shots I did.... Kind of limits the ability to frame a shot.

cards 2

2008-05-12T21:47:00.001-04:00

Oh! I forgot to ask for feedback. Please, leave comments. Which cards do you like, which don't you like, and why on both?

Card Ideas

2008-05-12T21:45:00.000-04:00

A few business card ideas I was working on today.

On a side note. My lovely girlfriend makes her debut on the blog in card number 3. oh, there are 2 more cards comming in the post following this one... which becasue it's a blog means they'll be above it. yay for picasa not uploading more than 4 shots.

Furry Animals, and the winner of the free print

2008-05-06T12:29:00.001-04:00

To pick the winner of the free print I wrote each entrant's name on an identical piece of paper and dropped them on the floor. The odd one was the winner. Joe Adams landed up, Chris Chambers landed down, and Kjell Landed down. You guys should thank Mary for taking herself out of the running. She said she already had her fav. pic, and honestly... all she has to do to get any shot she likes is ask, and perhaps cover the cost if I'm really really poor.

Congrats dad..... Kjell, I was really tempted to rig the contest cause you're the only person who entered that I don't know offline, but I thought that'd be unfair to everyone else. I'd still love to swap prints with ya.

push the shadows

2008-05-04T18:48:00.000-04:00

Just one more day to enter for a free print.

One Year Aniversary

2008-04-28T15:24:00.003-04:00

I just realized that the one year anniversary of this blog is in 2 days. I thought I'd missed it. I thought it was later in the year when I started this blog. I think it celebration of 1 year I'll give away a print, just for fun. If you're interested in being the winner reply to this post, and you can pick any shot posted on the blog, and I'll print you up a copy.

Let's make the deadline for posting 1 week from today, so.... that'll be the 4th at midnight. (Don't worry, I'll still put your name in the drawing if you post before I get around to doing the actual drawing.)

I'm just going to put everyone's name into a hat, and pick one at random. Good luck.

Day 1

2008-04-26T11:18:00.000-04:00

I'm offically calling yesterday Day 1. I went out to the woods with Mary, and took a ton of pictures. these 2 are a couple of the more fun ones. i really think I found a groove there at the end. Both of these shots are strait from the camera. I havn't touched a thing.

SoFoBoMo

2008-04-25T13:41:00.001-04:00

I've been thinking about this project for the last few weeks... hell, at this point, Months. Anyway, I keep getting drawn toward wanting to do something on nature, flowers or something like that. My recently aquired girlfriend is fairly active in trying to preserve a lot of the green space around cincinnati. I'm thinking this might be a good use for this project. I can help her out, by putting together a book that will help her show how great these spaces are. (I might also get her to let me use her camera a little bit. lol. I'm not w/o ulterior motives. )

Anyway, tonight I'm going to be walking some of this property with her. we'll both have our cameras with us. I'm thinking I might see if she wants to join in on the project... dual authorship is allowed, right?

Her friend Heather might be helpful in providing a bit of text as well. I wonder what kind of history I can dig up on this location?

Ok, I'm starting to delve into internal dialogs. Time to get some work done.

D70 lives on, and dies again.

2008-04-24T12:58:00.003-04:00

2 days ago I picked up my camera from the shop. Woo Hoo!! and, Yesterday I took it back. It took about 90 pictures before it died again. I'll have to take a new approach to the SoFoBoMo project...

Anyway, I think I'm going to use my nikon coolpix l4 for this book project. Now I just need to find a topic, and we're good to go. My mo. is already started very late, but it's still a loose mo. hopefully I'll start updating this daily.

zoo pics

2008-04-15T20:06:00.000-04:00

and, somehow I also failed to put any pics from my trip to the zoo up. I'm such a slacker sometimes.

rock 'n roll pt2

2008-04-15T19:56:00.000-04:00

I know this last one was published just a few min. ago on this blog, but I like it in this series too.

dualling banjos.... Not!

2008-04-15T19:47:00.000-04:00

Rock 'n Roll

2008-04-15T19:46:00.000-04:00

I just reallized how long it's been since I blogged. I took this shot a few weeks ago, I'm going to post a few more shots from this night... I got a lot of fun stuff.

a little photoshop fun

2008-04-15T19:37:00.000-04:00

I was just playing around with some of the other stuff from last night. Photoshop can be so much fun, and such a waste of time.

Spring Has Arived

2008-04-15T19:09:00.001-04:00

Nothing says spring quite like palm trees, right? Well, maybe not, but I did manage to get this fun shot thanks to the wonderful Mary. She's allowing me to use her camera from time to time while mine is in the shop. (oh, I hadn't posted that on here yet.) ya. My camera, the one that just came back from the shop in January is once again in the shop. Luckily it broke just short of the end of the 90 day waranty on the repairs.

I'm thinking that perhaps my vertical grip is causing the problem, so if anyone has a battery door for a D70, I'm in the market. I need one in order to quite using the vertical grip.

BEWARE!!!!

2008-03-20T21:14:00.000-04:00

Ninjas are everywhere.

Fireball

2008-03-17T11:59:00.000-04:00

Saturday night I went to a party at my friend Steve's place. This guy Charlie brought some everclear just so he could blow fire. (I think it's something he does alot.) I got a couple of pics of it, and this is the better of the 2. I got his phone number so hopefully we can hook up for a shoot sometime. I have alot of ideas that I want to try to get a more interesting shot....

I really like the way this turned out, but I had to crop it quite a bit. I'm afriad it might not print larger than a 5x7 and look good.

Hydrant Series

2008-03-09T19:45:00.000-04:00

I took some quick shots a couple of nights ago in hopes of getting something that shows the amount of show we got here. I am an idiot, and forgot to reset my iso to a number that works in the low light levels I was working in. I did however get this image, which I think will work nicely in my fire hydrant series... I dont' think you'd want to print it too large though.

more puppy shots.

2008-03-09T19:39:00.000-04:00

I'm still not brave enough to venture outside for a shot, so the coby gets tortured more. I think I really need to start expanding my style a bit. Too many shots of the puppy this winter. I think Winter is a big part of my problem right now. Kjell Harald of Lentic Photography noted earlier today that he went out on a shoot with the sole purpose of getting one good shot for his blog. This is inspiring. I have tuesday morning off, and I think I'm going to walk down montgomery and see what I can get.

torturing puppies is fun.

2008-03-04T20:29:00.000-05:00

or perhaps just a hobby of the insane.

Macro lens filters

2008-03-03T12:30:00.000-05:00

Couple of retakes of the last post. I got some macro lens filters in the mail today. Tons of fun, and a new challenge. I'm a fan of these. They add alot of new options to my shooting.

vaccinate your trees

2008-02-26T01:18:00.000-05:00

The only thing that keeps this tree from being a vicious beast is his rabies shot. One simple shot, and he's cuddly as a kitten.

Stuff 'n Things

2008-02-06T19:06:00.000-05:00

02.06.2008

I'm so frustrated w/ the results I've gotten since getting my camera back. I haven't been out shooting nearly enough, and when I have been out, this is the best I've gotten.

On an up note, I do have a few pics for the fire hydrant series I've been thinking about for a long time.

Light Pole

2008-01-21T14:54:00.000-05:00

I've been staring at this light pole since 2 weeks after my camera bit the dust. It's a hard lesson in over thinking something. Now that I can finally shoot it, I've spent so much time thinking about it, nothing I capture seems worth the time I've spent on it. arg!!

A Strange Object.

2008-01-18T13:24:00.000-05:00

My Camera feels a little strange in my hands with so much time off. I've been avoiding going outside to shoot because it's cold. So, I've resorted to what I always do when I can't leave... I shoot coby... Poor dog is half blind at this point from all the flashes going off. I don't know why, but I really like this shot. it's out of fucus, partially because that stupid chain got in the way, but I think it makes coby happy. He's taunting me at this point......

"You can't get a good pic. of me. na na....."

I'm back, Baby!

2008-01-16T16:49:00.000-05:00

To all my loyal fans... of which I'm pretty sure there are none. I'm finally back. I picked up my camera from the shop yesterday between jobs. Expect posts to resume later this week.

Cadillac Ranch

2007-08-18T17:14:00.000-04:00

Went out shooting at the Cadillac Ranch this weekend. Had a blast. You can see the whole shoot at www.photrade.com/photoobsessed

Still working on uploading the pictures. Hopefully I'll have them all up later today.

Death of the D70s

2007-08-13T01:59:00.003-04:00

Sell photos on photrade | By PhotoObsessed

This is the last good picture I got from my camera before it quit working. I'll be accepting donations for the repair, or replacement via paypal... please help. I miss my camera already, and it's barely been 24 hrs.