Dead Ringer

I captured this image on my way to work this morning with my cell phone. Looks like this guy was a victim of the gang of squirrels in the neighborhood. Rest in pieces my friend. Converted to B&W and curve adjustments.

Phantom Cat

I will admit that I did use some Photoshop to do selective desaturation on the face. However, as some on the board know, this cat's eyes actually are this big, so no trickery there! The poor selective focus to get that DOF, well, that's all me!

Rustic Meadow

From our recent jaunt to upstate NY, this utility shed sat adjacent to an old barn just off the side of the road. I converted this image to black and white because I felt that the colors of the original were too distracting and lost focus of the textures.

little wonders...

I'm submitting these three photos as a singular image because I feel that they hold more power as a collection when viewed side by side. It's horrible that in our current culture so much of the innocence and virtue that we have as children is so easily washed away with media and politics as we catapult into adulthood. Here's to those who are still pure at heart.

Storm Jet

This photo was taken after a storm passed through our area. The sky was a very intense orange/red and the clouds appeared as little "ice cream scoops", like something I've never seen. I climbed up the fire escape and captured this airliner departing from EWR just before the sky cleared.

Little Lost Shoe

I literally stumbled across this children's shoe walking home about a week ago. I snapped a quick shot and thought nothing of it until I had a chance to look through my card a few days ago. I really like how the red contrasts with the gray background. I wasn't expecting the DOF to so extreme, but I think it works.

I don't know what it is about this photo that made me want to post it, but it just feels pleasantly quirky. Maybe it's the way that everything feels so framed or divided, or how it just looks incredible flat, almost cut n' paste. I think it's "boringly weird".

Monkey Business

We've all done it. It's raining out, so we sit inside on the couch and play with our toys. We polish the glass, dust out the cracks, zoom-in—zoom-out, and snap meaningless photos of anything in range to pass the time. Then, sometimes, the unexpected happens. Here's my little piece of "unexpected".

Sun Set & Silhouette

This was one of my first few shots that I took with my 18-200 when it was still fresh out of the box. Pushing the limit at 200mm, hand held (thanks VR!) in low light, I think this image was acceptable. A little noisy in the shadows, but I really loved the color in the sky and how it bounced off the window.

Shadow Door

Most outsiders think Jersey is a pretty scary place, and around our 'hood, we don't take it lightly.

Looking up...

A couple sky shots from this past autumn. The first is of a turning tree close to our home. The second is of a giant 6ft utility wire coil that hung from a telephone pole. It really looked awesome against the bright blue sky.