Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Seasonal shots (of the photographic variety)

If you want to see the work of a blogger who really knows how to use a camera, I recommend Brooklyn Wolf's photos. I just fiddle around with a camera a bit so that I can enjoy seeing and sharing my own photos on my blog.

In the past week or so, though, I've learned something that should have been obvious. I saw some gorgeous blossoming trees in Riverside Park a bit over a week ago, but I didn't have my camera with me. By the time I got back there, most of the petals had already fallen from the trees. Even the tulips that I photographed just last Wednesday looked decidely past their prime yesterday. I've learned the hard way that a good spring view must be photographed within two days, or it may be gone 'til the following spring.

4 Comments:

Blogger BrooklynWolf said...

Thank you for the kind words. In truth, I'm just an amateur who experiments a lot and sees what works.

Keep in mind that for every "great" photo I take, I have a few dozen okay ones and a few hundred horrible ones. I'm only showing you the best ones. :)

The Wolf

Tue May 05, 09:20:00 PM 2009  
Blogger Shira Salamone said...

Cheer up, Wolf--I haven't even figured out how to change the light settings yet. If I ever figure out how to shoot in low light, I'll try shooting some more photos in Grand Central, in the hope that they won't come out nearly pitch black. I love that place--they don't build railroad stations the way they used to.

Tue May 05, 11:01:00 PM 2009  
Blogger BrooklynWolf said...

Nah, I'm not upset. I'm proud of the shots I've taken. But I also know that I'm no professional.

Perhaps with more practice (and some real nice lenses... :) )

By the way, if you like Grand Central, you might like this shot.

I hope to get some more Grand Central shooting done over the summer.

The Wolf

Tue May 05, 11:49:00 PM 2009  
Blogger Shira Salamone said...

I remember that shot. Nice.

Wed May 06, 12:52:00 PM 2009  

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