Even though winter was short this year, it was still long enough to make me forget how awesome warm weather is. It seems this happens every year...every time spring rolls around I think I should take off to somewhere with a little more...heat. Don't get me wrong; winter is good too. It could just be a little....shorter!

I decided that I need to come up with a new name for this blog, cuz the current one is kinda boring.

I'll hopefully be posting a few shots from my lighting class night shoot last night. We've had 5 classes so far, and my teacher has generally looked at my pictures with a little bit of a perplexed look on his face and said things such as, "you have a very creative mind," "hmm...that's interesting," and "don't let anybody rain on your parade...I like how you explore things and you should go with it." I'm interpreting this as "you're cuckoo." Hmmm....

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1:01 PM

a couple of shots I took for the last TC challenge. had some fun with this one!

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10:34 PM

Every year it's a struggle to get a great, really unique shot at Ottawa's annual tulip festival. At a cetrain point, after thousands and thousands of tulips, they all start to look the same. here's my effort this year. i'm pretty pleased. the petals of this tulip had already started to fall off, leaving a view of the insides that is a little different from the usual "from the top" angle.

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9:00 PM

I've been meaning for some time now to try HDR photography. It seemed to be a little more work than it's worth, and I had mixed feelings about it. Well, I tried it out, and it's not difficult at all. And I am convinced that there are some situations where it really is advantageous....as long as you don't get carried away. I tried to keep them realistic looking. I didn't use a tripod for these, but will next time! Curious to know what your thoughts are....

This third image (taken near the Lincoln Fields bus station) is not an HDR, but I took it today and it makes me happy.

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12:52 AM