Monthly Archives: January 2016

January 24, 2016

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The Last Leaf

I really wanted to get a shot of trees casting long shadows on untouched snow today. It wasn’t meant to be. I did, however, manage to walk through the woods close to sunset in some gorgeous warm light, both in color temperature and degrees Fahrenheit. I happened upon a branch that still had one little leaf attached. It just glowed in the afternoon sun. I switched to my macro lens and got in real nice and close. I love the shallow depth of field, the soft out of focus area (known as Bokeh), and the curl of the leaf’s stem where it meets the branch. Long shadows can wait for another day.

January 23, 2016

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Winter Morning Colors On Sixth

Snowpacalypse twenty sixteen! The roads were far better than the drivers this morning as I headed into the city to attempt to get a photo of a snow covered Clemente Bridge. Of all of the roads in the city, the one that was the best maintained was, sigh, the Clemente Bridge. I’m still very pleased with how this came out. The soft colors of blue and yellow looked like a pastel drawing. I shot this with my 70-200 lens to add a bit of compression and to get the 2nd arch of the bridge a little closer inside of the “frame” of the first arch.

January 22, 2016

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Snowy Self Portrait

It is snowing like crazy. The roads are terrible. There’s no more eggs, milk, or bread left at the grocery. It is Friday night. What would Jason do, you ask? Well, let me illustrate it for you. He drives out on a closed road and sets up a studio light to take a self portrait. What else would he do?

January 21, 2016

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Up Close With The Pine Branch

I wanted a macro shot of snow on a pine branch. I loved what I saw when I got closer than I intended.

January 20, 2016

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The Burning Sky And The Freezing Water

A moment from a brief sunrise from Pittsburgh’s North shore. The ice covered logs in the foreground not only saved me from sliding into the river, but provided a great visual element to this wintery cityscape.

January 19, 2016

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The Glow On The Other Side

Just a simple shot from the deck on the back of our house. Trees are some of my favorite things to silhouette. I’m most happy with how the sharp branches overlay the soft, out of focus ones.

January 18, 2016

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Self Portrait With Ilex

Ilex, pausing for a quick portrait before his walk around the farm.

January 17, 2016

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Do You Fancy A Soda?

An old soda shop in an abandoned building. There was just enough light to frame this up.

January 16, 2016

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Sunset In The Wetlands

Wandering around the wetlands in Boyce-Mayview park at dusk, I found this spot. I set up the tripod, tossed on the 14-24mm lens, and waited for the orange and purple glow.

January 15, 2016

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Riverside Smooth

A very long exposure just before sunset shows the moving clouds and blurs the flow of the Monongahela. I used a polarizing filter to show the stones of the riverbed.