White on White

White on White, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Photo Recipe:

Dogwood flower and white paper. Lay flower on paper, outside in the shade. Expose in RAW to the right, and in software give it a little pop and wash out the background a little, but not completely.

Ms Maple

Ms Maple, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Photo Recipe:

Leaf and white paper. Lay leaf on paper, outside in the shade. expose in RAW to the right, and in software give it a little pop and wash out the background a little, but not completely.

Field of Stars 1 "HERE WE MARK THE PRICE OF FREEDOM"

Field of Stars 1 "HERE WE MARK THE PRICE OF FREEDOM", a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

REMEMBER!

Flying the Flag

Flying the Flag, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Flying the American flag!

Green is the new green

Green is the new green, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Photo Recipe:

Leaf and white paper. Lay leaf on paper, outside in the shade. expose in RAW to the right, and in software give it a little pop and wash out the background a little, but not completely.

Comet and get it

Comet and get it, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Field of Stars "HERE WE MARK THE PRICE OF FREEDOM"

Field of Stars 2 "HERE WE MARK THE PRICE OF FREEDOM", a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Straight from the camera. The camera was actually resting in the water for this one.

The World War II Memorial commemorates the sacrifice and celebrates the victory of "the greatest generation.

The field of 4,000 Gold Stars honors the more than 400,000 lives lost during the war. Their sacrifice can never be forsaken.
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condensed

condensed, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Honda Nighthawk 700SC

Honda Nighthawk 700SC, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

My 1984 Honda Nighthawk, parked at the dorms at university. Early 1990's. Still have the bike. Needs a little TLC.

Scanned from 35mm print scan from Nikon 4004 SLR. Most likely 50mm lens.

Death of the proud and productive farm

Death of the proud and productive farm, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Something about the sadness of the decaying barns, against the new spring green grass and pretty blue sky with the puff of cloud that makes me like this image. The primary barn's roof has now fallen.

In the sweat of thy makers shalt thou store feed, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

Expanded seating

Expanded seating, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
I got little to say about this one. You?

Where's my waiver?

Where's my waiver?, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

National Archive Building Rotunda

National Archive Building Rotunda, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

...Taken from the floor using the 1030sw on self timer. Again, very noisy...

Old documents are hard to read, especially in the low light, and with people pushing for position...

UPDATE

Of course, I didn't use flash but because of other idiots who can't seem to learn how to turn off their flash we are once again treated to an over-reacting, stubborn, and ignorant government:

Why do I say that? See here:
http://www.cymek.com/2010/absolutetyrannyphotographs/


It is often a very long wait and difficult to get to see the rotunda, where these important and historic documents are. People from around the world come here to the great freedom of America, and can't even take a silly picture like mine above.

I say that the ignorant government and the idiots that can't turn off their flash share equally in the blame. So a big "F-you" to them all.

And all the days seem to melt into one.

And all the days seem to melt into one., a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

SOOC - no editing

Story #333

Story #333, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Handheld, sitting in the car. Straight from the camera, unedited. Storefront display at Frazetta's Costume.

Press "F" if you like this image!

SOOC

This story is number 333 in the Aarne-Thompson classification system for folktales.

Image made for The Weekly Challenge.

She was always holding on to the little things.

She was always holding on to the little things., a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Carrying around such a big lens as this 70-200mm F/2.8 IS II is a pretty large commitment. I thought carrying a dSLR with a normal or wide lens is a lot of weight and hassle....but not compared to a "big zoom".

Image made at Target.

Now if only my facebook and flickr accounts would link properly. The link keeps breaking, and then resists my attempts to relink!

Least likely to succeed

Least likely to succeed, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

I think you know it's you

I think you know it's you, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Crop Lines

Crop Lines, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

P4300031_blurred

P4300031_blurred, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Dirty Curves

Dirty Curves, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

I am so excited! I got my refurbished Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L USM IS II lens today! This is a VERY nice piece!

This is one of the first images I made through it.

Certainly this image didn't use the true power of this lens, but that will come in time. Wide open aperture and high ISO shots with IS and long shutters...oh yeah, I can't wait.

Cyclops

Cyclops, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

Technicolor Scream

Technicolor Scream, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

SOOC
Straight from the camera, only rotated to the proper orientation.

She Was Always Shy

She Was Always Shy, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

While eveyone at the party outside mingled, laughed, and had a good time she stayed inside, all by herself.

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Shot taken at Skytop Lodge in Skytop, PA

Wear & Tear

Wear & Tear, a photo by fangleman on Flickr.

I take a camera almost everywhere. Although I wish I could carry my dSLR all the time, that just isn't possible. More often than not I have my Olympus 1030SW tough camera.

This is the strap that was on it for a couple years now. It's the second strap I've destroyed on this camera. I went to pull it out of my pocket using the strap, and there was no resistance, and all I pulled was the strap. Yeah, this is to be expected.

I am very glad it didn't break when I was relying on it, like hanging over Hoover damn or something...

Everyone...Check your straps! Seriously...If it's frayed it may not be there for you when you need it...

Photo Recipe
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Place strap on white paper, on floor. On camera strobe, pointed towards wall camera left to bounce off of wall.