Tag: Photography

Glorious Saturday Outdoors

I've been riding shotgun in the stressful weeks leading up to Michelle's master's thesis defense, and it was high time my wonderful wife got a day of relaxing. After a goofy night celebrating at Dave and Buster's1 with her friends and family, we spent yesterday wandering outdoors through gorgeous gardens. (more...)

Spring sun banishes the last of winter

The winter has finally thawed with spring’s refreshing kiss. This morning Michelle and I strolled through Old Westbury Gardens and were transported to an enchanting world far away from the dark and cold claws of winter. We were temporarily spirited away from never ending tasks, responsibilities, and the cares that haunted us for the past few months. My time is short today, but I’d like to share a few of images I captured while we wandered the grounds. In case your stuck inside wrestling with work, perhaps you can get a brief sense of the wonder and awe that fortune granted us, and sneak outside for a breath of fresh air.

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Genuine Posts are Images of Our Minds

Reflection

Images, Moments, What are Photographs?

You can chock this thought flow up to Fred Wilson’s share of his daughter Jessica’s blog post, the return of polaroid through the eyes of a teenage film photo blogger. Jessica illuminates her passion for analog photography and the hands on development process. Reader’s can appreciate her perspective on the surprise and excitement that comes from finally seeing an image come to life. But somewhere in the space between the words, my mind began drifting as I tried to imagine the journey of photons reflecting off of surfaces and focused through the optical system onto a digital focal plane, or specialized film. There is more to this transformation than 3D to 2D mapping. Even time’s role, which plays a critical factor (exposure), is only part of the story of photography. (more…)