After I had captured the Sunrise Over the Marina photos, I wandered around the Bremerton Waterfront just looking around when I saw this seagull perched on a post. I had to get a bit lower to put it in the right frame. Then I converted to black and white for a silhouette effect.
This is a totally contrived a.k.a. staged photo. I had the fence, a pedestal, and a garden gnome just sitting around doing nothing so I thought, that would make a decent black and white photo. I have the aperture wide open (f/2.8) to soften the fence in the background. I’m focused in the the gnome’s…
This was taken from Scenic Beach State Park on Hood Canal. I knew this would make a decent black and white conversion due to the lack of color and the contrast of the tones. You can just see the wisps of clouds coming off of the ridge.
One of my favorite spots less than two miles away, the Tracyton Boat Launch. I was hoping for a sunset, but the sky was just gray. There is this piling that sits just offshore that the seagulls stand on. I focused on the bird and let the mountains in the background go soft.
The Visual Language: Photography is the art of ‘drawing with light’ in such a way as to take a 3d world and capture it on a 2d surface and make is appear in 3d. I’m going to set aside the ‘exposure triangle’ and any discussion about focus and cameras and lenses for now. I’d like to discuss…
This photo was taken on 23rd Street in Bremerton, Washington. About 50 yards from where I grew up. I had always thought we had a nice view from our home. The day was stormy, and after the clouds parted I ventured out for a few photos. I cropped it down a bit due to some…