The Mountains Are Cold

I was not prepared for the sub 10 degree weather up on that mountain, but I sure did enjoy the view. We rented a Ford Mustang Convertible for our vacation to Seattle, and let's just say, the convertible part, was a bit of a waste... Although, I did make us drive with the top down (with the heat blasting of course) until the temperature got below 20. After all, we were going to get our moneys worth!

Liberty Bell Mountain, North Cascades Loop - October 15, 2010

The Storm Came Rolling In

At work on Friday, the clouds were moving fast. I quickly ran out and snagged a few pictures before the torrential downpour came and got me and my camera all wet. Good thing I got inside quickly because soon after that a hailstorm struck us like a bat out of hail.

Rain Clouds Above My Office, Columbia - February 25, 2011

We All Live In A Yellow Submarine

Not much to say about this one...



Yellow Flower, Barbados - November 3, 2011



Here's to HDR

Alright, so I didn't exactly get a second post done last week like I had mentioned I might. It turns out I wasn't generating these HDR photos right, and I couldn't figure out why.

Now, I've finally got a few decent ones, not crazy about them, but I figured I may as well post one. I took these photos the same morning as I took the previous photo posted, and this is the one I am happiest with.

This is in fact an HDR (that's High Dynamic Range) photo. It's not the best, but I plan to continue to practice and get a better eye at picking out scenes that would have good potential. Maybe some day I can be as good as this guy!

"No one takes pictures of sunrises" - February 11, 2011

I didn't notice

that while I was taking these pictures my feet were standing in a couple inches of freezing water making my feet wet and cold. But, I did come out with a few interesting shots of how the water froze around these plants.

I got up early this past weekend to take some pictures of the sunrise at a spot that I drive by on the way to work thinking the exact same thing every day, "Man, one of these days I will get up earlier and take some pictures of that gorgeous sunrise..." So, I finally did it, ruined a perfect Saturday to sleep in by getting up and taking some pictures of the sunrise. Fortunately, the sunrise was pretty decent. I've got some good shots that I plan to edit and make into an HDR photo, so if you stay tuned, I may post one of those up here later this week! If you're lucky.

Frozen Plants, Rt. 3 Crofton, MD - February 11, 2011

Oh yeah, I also got a chance to try out my new tripod! Worked nicely, though I felt like an idiot running around by the highway with this tripod and tiny camera at 6:00AM on a Saturday.

It was a fine day for sailing

This was taken during our honeymoon. We took a catamaran out to a shipwreck and to a popular sea turtle spot where we got to snorkel among the turtles as their greedy little stomachs were fed some chum. We also got to see a coral reef and finish up with a nice lunch on the boat.




The Excellent Too catamaran in Barbados - November 4, 2009

  

And so it begins...

Well, today I have finally gotten around to creating a blog. After following my friend, Ryan Lynham's (I used to have a link to his blog here but since he's a big baby and won't make it public, you likely wont be able to view it, send all complaints to rlynham@msn.com) blog and seeing his picture postings for several months I have been encouraged to post my own pictures and life doings.

What I would like to do with this blog is mostly show off some pictures I have taken. I am still experimenting with photography and as such am not very good. I will be working towards improving my style and getting better at editing photos I have taken. For right now, most of the pictures you will see will be unedited/raw photos. I hope to start with a new photo a week.

I struggle with taking pictures of people, so most of my shots will be inanimate objects or nature scenes. I'm trying to change that. Feel free to send any comments/complaints my way.

- Ryan

...I just started looking at pictures trying to decide which one I wanted to start with, it's gotta be good, you know? I've got to come out with a bang. Oh well, here's a shot from a golf course near where I used to live.

Fairway Hills Golf Course, Columbia, MD - October 11, 2009

*Edit: Changed picture, Jan. 3, 2011