Break-Dance in the Street!

If this photo doesn't capture the spirit of break-dancing then I do not know what does. It captures the crowd, the dancer, and the rest of his crew gawking at his moves. This photo was pretty hard to take because it needed to have a fast shutter speed to account for the fast movement of the move. I just turned the aperture down to allow more light in to balance the photo. What do you think is missing in this photo? Do you like the photo?

Starbucks!

Here (in Kirkland Quebec) I have only seen one Starbucks. What a contrast to Vancouver!! I decided to capture the drinks in two different ways. I will explain.

The first is a warm photo, one object in focus, which creates an almost dripping image of this hot chocolate.

The other has a very "breakfasty," early morning look which fascinates me. It may not be taken perfectly *as you can see from the overexposure in some areas* but it conveys a message.

Do you agree with my analysis? Which do you prefer?

Office Life

Well lately at my new job in Quebec I have been spending a lot of time in the office...

I was inspired by the look of the computers, they looked just so "office" like. It really captures the boredom and the feelings within the office. I also really enjoy the cut off on the photocopier. Do you agree?

I had to throw it in for you guys :) !

P.s. For super cool bonus points, does anyone know the name of this bridge? *HINT* it is near the old port in old Montreal.

Vancouver Bridges... AGAIN!

Now you must think I am really addicted to taking photos on bridges... but wait! There is a difference this time... it's at night! I am such a amateur that I don't have a tripod, so I had to carefully balance my camera on the ledge of a bridge. Unfortunately, that meant that most of my photos did not turn out, blurriness was the cause of this mostly. The photo was taken on Canada day which meant that throngs of people were downtown, so we decided to avoid the busy Canada Line and walk it. Here is the result of that!

Do you like this photo? Are you a fan of night photography? Are you sick of off the bridge shots?

Obsessed with Bridges!

Lately it seems I have been photographing a lot on bridges. I can't blame myself for that, they just give the greatest views of everything! Another piece of life altering news! My Pentax film camera is now fixed and all 24 exposures turned out (compared to 7 or 8 before)!

Today's post has some shots of "typical" vancouver. The sky was in a good "mood" and had a half cloud half blue sky look, which photographed great! No editing done, even though the second picture looks really contrast'y'.

Which one do you like more? Which one shows Vancouver better? Let me know!

Tourist Deathtrap!

Photographing areas that are well known and tourist ridden is one of the hardest tasks for a photographer. Here are two photos, one of Notre Dame in Paris, and the other of Rockefeller Plaza in New York. In both of these photos I tried to show different angles, or just something that looked interesting compared to those dreaded postcard photos...

<---- sorry about that dumb building you can see on the left of the photo

What do you think about these photos? Did I portray the areas nicely, any suggestions?

Self Portaits

Hello everyone! Exams have preoccupied most of my time lately, I haven't forgotten about you! Here are some recent photos I took on my film camera. Capturing a self portrait on film is very hard because a) different types of mirrors have different effects on photos b) film gives you no preview before you print and develop so you don't want to waste a lot of film on these types of shots but you still want them c) although surroundings do not take up much of the frame, they are very important for the atmosphere. Let me know which one you like the most!

Rodin Museum

In class exams are over ! Yay ! Here are three different shots of the same building. I want you to think about which one captures the essence of the building better and the pond better. Please comment, these are important issues!

Rosie - my puppy

Here are some photos of my two year old dog Rosie. She is a cockapoo cavalier. Which one do you like more? Eye contact or no eye contact?Close up or far away?

I think dogs are the hardest to shoot because they don't understand you, obviously, and you look really strange making noises to catch their attentions. Have you ever tried to take a photo of a dog, what is your story?

Too Blue?

A lot of new photographers these days add a billion effects to their pictures to have that "2010" look. Well... What is your opinion? Is this photo too blue?

p.s. try and guess where this was taken.

<--- the original

Classic Vs. Vibrant

A vibrant color picture of beautiful pink flowers.

A very classic looking picture of a leaf.

Both taken on my film K1000, both show two perspectives of how nature can be photographed.

Which one do you like more? Classic or vibrant?

Vancouver at its Finest

Vancouver! How I love you. Here is another set of two different perspectives of basically the same thing.

Which one do you enjoy more?

A Light Show

Here is a photo from the daily fireworks shows during the Olympics.

Each using a slow shutter speed to have that fireworks effect

Let me know if you like it! Is this a kind of style th

at looks good to you?

Same idea but with a waterfall.

Do you like this one more?

I was a new photographer so I lowered the shutter speed a little too much! My bad!

Trees

Here are some photos I snapped recently. One is on film (the bottom one) and the other on my dslr. I believe trees are so beautiful and elegant, and there is no shortage of them to shoot!

Which one do you like better?

I enjoy the top one more because it incorporates the surroundings which give perspective. Do you agree?

Two Angles... Same Thing.

Hello! Busy week again, sorry.

Here are two photos of almost the same thing but from different angles. I got this camera thru a store that sponsored the "lomography"

movement, it is a fisheye film camera. I like it a lot.

Granville Island ->

Dumb & loud marching band--->

This one came out super clear, pretty sick.

Its called Table Tennis. Not Ping Pong.

Hello! Here are some photos from New York.

They are all around the topic of "Table Tennis," the difficult and highly acclaimed sport. Try watching some youtubes of professionals, it's crazy.

Tell me which one is the best in your opinion!!!!

My favorite is on the left.

Cemetaries. Gotta love 'em.

Hello! Another post from Paris but all based around cemeteries. Hopefully they give you a different perspective, or just make you think a little.

Let me know which one interests you the most and why!

Kind of a neat shot below.

Jim Morrison's grave. Paparazzi. Do you think

it is okay to take pictures at a grave site, or

to even have tours? Let me know!

TO MAKE YOU HUNGRY. TORTURE.

How I miss the tropics...

TROPICAL! is the theme this post. Lately Vancouver weather has made me depressed, so looking though some old photos from Zanzibar will hopefully make this problem go away.

Which photo shows "tropical" the best and why... let me know in the comments!

Paris in a Flash

Hello!

Sorry about the lack of entries lately, a long visit in Paris (thanks to a certain volcano) and a school trip to Strathcona have kept me off the computer. I have a few cool pictures to share with you from my trip based on the theme of "perspective."

Each of these photos are of the same thing, yet they each show a different angle. The pyramid above the entrance of the Louvre is something a tourist in Paris should not miss, and I made sure to take many photos of this amazing attraction.

Let me know which shot depicts the building the best!

OH! I also threw in a picture of a croissant breakfast I had, just to make your mouth water... mwahahha...

Baseball... and all the hate I have towards it

This is a photo at Yankee stadium which I frankly hate. Let me know what you think.

Urban Jungle

Some photos from when I visited Montreal, these are modified versions which I've made Black and White, played with the contrast and brightness a little, etc. If you're interested in seeing the originals, just comment and I'll post them up. Let me know what you think about these, and great response to the Marbles! post.

Olympic Rush

Olympic fever has been in the air of Vancouver, STILL! I wanted to show to different perspective on these games, let me know what you think, and your experience with the games.

Above is a street entertainer who was watched by bigger crowds due to the increased flow of people through the Granville island area.
This woman was the head of a protest demanding more consideration from the government about native claims, as well as the fact that these games are on, "Stolen native land!"

What do you think? Comment below to give me your perspective!