A Photographic Soliloquy

New Blog, New Domain

2007-02-24T23:20:00.000-08:00

Edit 12/09/2009: foveant.net is now long dead and is occupied by an Internet squatter since I let the domain expire. I have been wanting to get back into photography and may find the opportunity to do so in the coming weeks when I will have more free time. In the meantime, here is one of my favorite photos from the 'foveant project.'

Moving to New Photoblog

2007-02-19T00:07:00.000-08:00

I have created a new photoblog that can be viewed here. With a new Tamron 90mm f/2.8 macro lens on the way I felt compelled to launch a 'proper' photoblog using Pixelpost.

The URL may change as I am probably going to register a custom domain once I decide on a name. Perhaps I will stick with A Photographic Soliloquy, but I would like a shorter name if I can come up with something decent. Anyway, I will certainly post the updated link here.

So what do you think? Is the default theme alright or does it need to be more...black? :) Your comments/feedback are greatly appreciated!

Grain

2007-02-15T18:22:00.000-08:00

Yes, I was the driver, but I was stopped at a red light. ~~Squint and blur vision for optimal viewing.~~ OK, I did the optimizing for you.

Death of a Leaf

2007-02-14T12:12:00.000-08:00

I feel compelled to share a few amusing links today:

Official passes for anything (humor)

Video of the human beat box (humor)

Amazing macro video-photography of insects being devoured from the inside out by parasitic fungi (documentary)

Retired

2007-02-12T15:30:00.000-08:00

I would like to note that anyone can leave a comment now, so you shouldn't need to log in to blogger or start an account whenever you want to say a few words. Just click the "other" (or "anonymous" if you prefer) check box after clicking on the "comments" link found below every post.

The Land Before [After] Time

2007-02-12T09:28:00.000-08:00

Mountainside

2007-02-12T08:43:00.000-08:00

Signs

2007-02-11T23:24:00.000-08:00

Duck Pond

2007-02-10T16:20:00.000-08:00

Ice Formations

2007-02-09T23:16:00.000-08:00

Another photo from Tahoe.

Morning View

2007-02-07T17:20:00.000-08:00

This one was taken just after sunrise through the (dirty) passenger seat window of my sister's car on the way to Tahoe.

Ducks

2007-02-07T13:17:00.000-08:00

My apologies for being absent for the last week or so. Immediately after my trip to Tahoe I came down with a virus that knocked me out for several days and I abruptly had to move. Finally I have Internet service at the new place and a chance to show some photos.

Dag Crop

2007-01-23T19:41:00.000-08:00

...and another shot from the beach since I haven't taken any photos since.

As my almost excessive free time is entering a cessation I am loath to think how severely my time for photography and other leisurely activities will be cut short. I have to keep telling myself that the challenges I face are good for me and will bear fruit in due time. I keep telling myself...

Bicycle Helmet

2007-01-22T12:06:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple of less traditional photos from the past week that have been growing on me.

Descending Light

2007-01-21T12:06:00.000-08:00

I made another trip down to glass beach this morning. I was a bit disappointed not to capture anything particularly special, but I don't think it was a total failure.

Starting tomorrow my habitual idleness is coming to an end as the spring semester of college begins. This semester I will be taking intermediate drawing and calculus. It's only two classes, but it's enough to keep me busy.

It also looks like I will be going to Lake Taho this weekend. It is not in my usual character to take off during the college semester, but I will not get this opportunity again and I can always haul my textbook and some drawing paper along. Do expect some photos as I will probably be busy taking photos while everyone else is out snowboarding (I don't want to risk re-injuring my shoulder until it has fully recovered).

Low Tide

2007-01-20T08:39:00.000-08:00

I drove out to glass beach yesterday just after sunset. The tide was the lowest I can recall seeing it--though I could hardly see anything, so I dared not walk very far out on the rocks.

Visibility

2007-01-19T20:41:00.000-08:00

2007-01-18T20:32:00.000-08:00

Sleepwalking

2007-01-17T21:09:00.000-08:00

Gulls

2007-01-17T16:42:00.000-08:00

Sometimes I post an image on here thinking it's great at the time, but upon viewing it the next day or the next week I cringe at the sight of it. The last shot of the brewery is a good example of this.

Brewery

2007-01-15T08:21:00.000-08:00

Mushroom

2007-01-13T18:43:00.000-08:00

I photographed this mushroom about two minutes before the little accident I had on my mountain bike.

Note: my shoulder will be fine, though my doctor tells me the "disfigurement" will be permanent. I guess I will have to separate the other shoulder eventually to make it match. While I wait for my shoulder to heal I will likely be taking photos and reading more than usual. I may just finish The Brothers Karamazov before my classes begin on the twenty-second.

The World in Monochrome

2007-01-13T08:43:00.000-08:00

Separated Shoulder

2007-01-11T08:20:00.000-08:00

Caspar

2007-01-09T16:11:00.000-08:00

After going for a bicycle ride on Sunday I pulled over beside a pond in Caspar (a tiny town five miles South of where I live) to take a few photos of the geese. While I was photographing the geese one, and later two more, cow approached and joined the shoot; however, my memory card filled before I managed to get any captures of all three cows and I decided that I was too exhausted to sort through and delete failed photos I'd already taken.

PS: Thanks to all of those who have left comments! Knowing that this blog is being viewed, moreover, appreciated by others, is what keeps me going.

Man Smoking Cigarette

2007-01-09T14:14:00.000-08:00

Tuft

2007-01-07T18:38:00.000-08:00

Pearish

2007-01-07T15:47:00.000-08:00

Trickle

2007-01-06T20:32:00.001-08:00

January

2007-01-06T08:22:00.000-08:00

Noyo River

2007-01-05T19:54:00.000-08:00

Gradation

2007-01-05T19:47:00.000-08:00

Eastward Horizon

2006-12-31T21:03:00.000-08:00

Carts

2006-12-31T09:30:00.000-08:00

One might assume under normal circumstances that these carts had been moved to the back corner of a parking lot and knocked over by mischievous children, but in this case I am lead to believe that it was the work of the wind.

Tilt

2006-12-30T19:55:00.000-08:00

Power Outage

2006-12-28T23:03:00.000-08:00

Family

2006-12-24T09:39:00.000-08:00

I'm off to visit some family for a couple of days. Merry Christmas!

Upstream

2006-12-22T17:44:00.000-08:00

A few shots from my ride on Sunday. I spotted several salmon making their way upstream to spawn, but it was so dim under the trees overhead that I was unable to get any decent captures of them. Here is the best of what I got.

New Wheels

2006-12-19T18:22:00.000-08:00

I have been talking about buying a new mountain bike for over a year. As you may have guessed it has finally happened. Though it's a shame that all of my favorite trails are in no condition for riding with all of the rain we've been having. For those who are interested, the bike is an '07 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Expert and it will be my primary mode of transportation for many photo sessions to come.

Oh, and since I know someone is going to ask why I don't have any pictures of myself with the bike...

Cold Condensation

2006-12-16T19:06:00.000-08:00

Compositive

2006-12-15T19:27:00.000-08:00

The Deed

2006-12-12T22:13:00.000-08:00

The Journey Ahead

2006-12-12T21:47:00.000-08:00

Ordinary Tree

2006-12-12T19:33:00.000-08:00

Wired

2006-12-10T20:59:00.000-08:00

Canine

2006-12-10T20:54:00.000-08:00

Eye of the Beholder

2006-12-09T16:11:00.000-08:00

The Morning Brew

2006-12-08T23:51:00.000-08:00

γ

2006-12-03T22:51:00.000-08:00

Look familiar? I know, I posted this photo of my family cat previously. However, in the previous posting Kati was a silhouette.

To explain why you are seeing the same photo of Kati (the cat) again: I was fiddling with adobe gamma in attempt to get a rather dark movie I was watching to brighten up a bit so I could see what was going on. I cranked the gamma up a fair bit. Alas, the movie didn't get any brighter. But of course everything else my monitor was displaying did lighten up a fair bit. Whilst I was doing this I noticed that a photo I had been editing looked grossly flawed with the gamma turned up. So, fearing that all of my photos would look equally flawed to viewers who have their displays set to a similarly high gamma, I opened up my little blog here to have a look. To my relief, the photos all looked quite the same, just a bit lighter. But one of them (above) seemed to improve dramatically in this semi-washed-out state. Maybe I am just losing it, but I love the new aesthetic of the image and I don't just mean the details it reveals.

Perhaps the high contrast and vivid appearance that I have been shooting for all this time (insert pun cliché here) is not necessarily the zenith of photographic beauty.

Where are the Berries?

2006-12-02T07:56:00.000-08:00

Galvanic

2006-12-01T07:37:00.000-08:00

Passer-by

2006-11-30T07:30:00.000-08:00

Tuesday

2006-11-29T20:39:00.000-08:00

.gov

2006-11-27T07:45:00.000-08:00

Ascension

2006-11-26T20:44:00.000-08:00

Cohesion

2006-11-26T19:16:00.000-08:00

Sunday

2006-11-26T18:37:00.000-08:00

Vera

2006-11-26T11:34:00.000-08:00

Kati 2

2006-11-26T11:09:00.000-08:00

Kati

2006-11-24T09:08:00.000-08:00

Trespassing Projectiles

2006-11-22T13:15:00.000-08:00

Ass

2006-11-22T12:19:00.001-08:00

Overhead

2006-11-21T18:57:00.000-08:00

Green and Yellow

2006-11-20T23:40:00.000-08:00

Exit

2006-11-20T17:33:00.000-08:00

Macrocosms

2006-11-19T16:35:00.000-08:00

I loved the colors in one and the value relationships in the other, so I posted them both.

Early Observations

2006-11-17T09:11:00.000-08:00

Spectrum

2006-11-15T15:57:00.000-08:00

Domesticated

2006-11-15T10:18:00.000-08:00

I find it funny how animals in state parks grow so used to the presence of humans. This young gull walked right up to me, presumably hoping for a free meal.

Russian Gulch

2006-11-14T11:31:00.000-08:00

Droplets

2006-11-13T14:08:00.000-08:00

Harbor

2006-11-12T19:52:00.000-08:00

Sunrise

2006-11-12T17:13:00.000-08:00

Road 300

2006-11-06T21:26:00.000-08:00

Eastward Motion

2006-11-06T18:47:00.000-08:00

Undulations

2006-11-05T10:50:00.000-08:00

Night Life

2006-11-04T23:30:00.000-08:00

Dunes

2006-11-04T07:40:00.000-08:00

No Time

2006-11-02T21:46:00.000-08:00

The lack of time I've had to myself lately is starting to catch up with me. Random backyard snapshot.

New

2006-11-01T12:36:00.001-08:00

Memory Lapse

2006-11-01T12:14:00.000-08:00

Some photos I had buried on my hard drive. Taken shortly after getting my first digital camera (Canon A60) while I was living in Lakeport, CA.

Plush

2006-10-28T16:52:00.000-07:00

2

2006-10-27T20:49:00.000-07:00

Structures

2006-10-22T20:50:00.000-07:00

Adrift

2006-10-21T20:29:00.000-07:00

Post-Industrial

2006-10-21T20:23:00.000-07:00

Main and Laurel

2006-10-18T15:55:00.000-07:00

I finally got out with my camera for a bit last night.

Not the Usual

2006-10-11T20:57:00.000-07:00

This is the outcome of a project for an intro to engineering class I'm taking. I thought some of you might find it amusing. Yes, those are my old shoes.

24 Hour Retrospective

2006-10-08T20:38:00.000-07:00

I enjoyed visiting this little area enough yesterday to make another trip there today with Sarah. The above are all from yesterday.

Along the Way

2006-10-07T22:18:00.000-07:00

Looks Like Rain

2006-10-04T21:39:00.000-07:00

Coincidence

2006-10-04T20:15:00.000-07:00

Just Like All the Rest

2006-10-03T10:36:00.000-07:00

Amplified

2006-10-02T11:52:00.000-07:00

8000

2006-10-02T09:07:00.000-07:00

It May be Cliché

2006-10-02T09:01:00.000-07:00

Fog

2006-10-01T09:21:00.000-07:00

September's End

2006-09-29T16:34:00.000-07:00

Light & Shadow

2006-09-26T18:03:00.000-07:00

Enrichment

2006-09-26T17:19:00.000-07:00