• Cityscapes/Urban

    First Base

    June 17, 2010
    First Base

    I took a walk this afternoon around the neighborhood near my hotel in Rockville, New York. Sometimes I just need to get out and see the world I’m in. A few blocks into my walk I came across this empty baseball complex. I haven’t been on a diamond for many years so it felt kinda cool to step out there. I remember the days when I played the sport and enjoyed it. I was not the best but that did not matter, I went out there and tried. Anyway I found a few other interesting subjects in my viewfinder.

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  • Cityscapes/Urban

    Yes, this telephone pole…

    October 23, 2009
    Leaning Telephone Pole
    Leaning Telephone Pole

    ..  does lean to the left? Who noticed it?

    I was a visitor to this neighborhood when I saw this scene and the first thing I noticed was the lean of the pole. Heavy telephone lines pull on the pole unceasingly. However, I wonder, if you live near this telephone pole or drive by every day to work, would you  notice it leans? All of us can admit we daily over look the common everyday scenes. Just a question.

    This also reminds me of a tendency I have to tilt my horizons. Not sure why I do it but a fellow photographer picked up on that a few years back. I still struggle with it every once in a while. I have the grid patterns turned on in my view finder to help.  Following the same question as in yesterdays post, do you think therapy would help?

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  • Cityscapes/Urban

    The Fire Hydrant

    March 14, 2009

     

    The Fire Hydrant
    The Fire Hydrant

    Photographers will over time acquire a photographers eye to see the normal everyday things with a different lens. I believe that has happened in my life. In this image a simple fire hydrant will be overlooked by many people as they pass by. Yet for me the colors and the shadows all make for an interesting image. Wonder how many dogs will be attracted to the colors and shadows or attracted because of the scent?

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