Feb 28 - On the dock

Feb 28 - On the dock, originally uploaded by DamnBeavers.

I don't do a lot of Candids. There is something about this shot that I really like out of all the shots I took today on a "Portsmouth Shoot" with Erik, a fellow (and local) Flickr photographer. The shot is taken in Portsmouth on the North Pier, the machinery (crane) is in Maine, part of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

There are lots more photos from today's shoot in my Flickr Gallery.

Feb 27 - St Johns at 11mm

Feb 27 - St Johns at 11mm, originally uploaded by DamnBeavers.

I drove around Portsmouth a couple of times before I was able to figure how to park in front of St John's. It's a good thing I've been doing my PaD shoots in the AM (before 9am) as I had to stand in the street to take this kind of shot of the church. I would be listening for the sound of an oncoming car (luckily traffic is one way in front of the church) so that I could avoid getting splattered.

Feb 26 - Hull

Feb 26 - Hull, originally uploaded by DamnBeavers.

Not what I intended to shoot, it was actually just behind what I intended to shoot. This boat kept getting into frame, it was either this or a farm implement on the other side. It was an interesting test of my new (to me) Tokina 11-16 f/2.8. I had to get up real close to this hull for this shot (and it is cropped at that).

This is right on my way to work, a relatively major road for our area. After I arrived at work, a coworker asked if I normally go walk around old boats and trucks (the truck is what I intended to shoot) in the morning with my camera. My answer was "yes", though I am not limited to boats and trucks.

Feb 25 - Danger

Feb 25 - Danger, originally uploaded by DamnBeavers.

Some equipment from the line crews. I don't think these will be here much longer so I snagged a photo of part of them this morning ;-) And, yes that is an accurate orangish-red color.

Feb 24 - Just a road

Just a road, originally uploaded by DamnBeavers.

Its just a road. There is nothing on this road (short though it may be), no houses, no signs, no people. Funny that there are also no potholes. . .

That's it, just a simple post today.

Feb 23 - Sidewalk

Sidewalk, originally uploaded by DamnBeavers.

So my photo for today's blog is NOT simply a mirror of my PBase & Flickr PaDs. While I was out shooting this morning, I simply had to capture this sidewalk. Technically I was walking back to my car (just out of frame up on the right) from shooting a church (to this shot's right, also out of frame). What isn't so apparent is the sheer slipperiness of this sidewalk. We had a heck of a storm last night, it started as a rain storm then turned to freezing rain then snow as the temps dropped. This left a base of slush that froze over beneath the snow. Driving just plain sucked, riding on a pocked and pitted dirt road would have been smoother.

Hindsight is always 20/20, looking back at this photo, I wish I'd been a little more conscious of where I was when taking this photo. I should have been over to the left a little more. A person or two out and about would have been nice also.

Feb 22 - Swimming's Done

Feb 22 Swimming's Done, originally uploaded by DamnBeavers.

Photo of my son after his last swim lesson (for this session). I was able to utilze his modeling services for all of 45 seconds this afternoon. After that, his patience wore thin.

I have the flash off camera, sitting in the bleachers behind me to the left. He is looking at a point between the flash and myself. It isn't that bad for a single bare 580EX-2.