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Today’s photo is the 300 Spartan’s who gave their lives to kick the shit out of the Persian Empire. These guys are just bad asses, there’s not really much to say beyond that. I’m glad I got to take their photo.

Camera Maker: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D300
F-stop: f/4.5
Exposure Time: 1/80 sec.
ISO Speed: ISO-1250
Exposure Bias: +5 step
Focal Length: 48mm
Max Aperture: 4.4
Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average
Flash Mode: No Flash (Speedflash)
35mm focal length: 72

Mirrored from Lost in a Big City, Trapped in a Small World.

I know my photo today is severely late, for that I am sorry, but I got home about an hour ago and left around 8am. But I hope you all find this picture interesting regardless!

Meet Midna! She belongs to my friend Erica. When I first met her, she was incredibly shy and scaredy, it was impossible to take her photo. As time grew on, she grew more comfortable around people and would come out and let people pet her. Black cats in general are incredibly hard to photograph. In fact, I owned a black kitty once and said never again. If I’m going to own a kitty, she better be photogenic. Now that I have better equipment and a pretty amazing speedflash, I can get really nice photos of Midna for everyone to enjoy.

Camera Maker: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D300
F-stop: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 1/80 sec.
ISO Speed: ISO-400
Exposure Bias: +2.7 step
Focal Length: 200mm
Max Aperture: 5
Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average
Flash Mode: No Flash (Speedflash)
35mm focal length: 300

Mirrored from Lost in a Big City, Trapped in a Small World.

Today I need to take it easy, so I’m posting an older photo. Since I am cheating, I’m posting two photos today. Meet my uncles Dan and John. Dan (the one on the left) is the man who introduced me to conventions. He and I share many things in common. He nurtured my love for anime and Star Wars. He’s incredibly crafty and works well with an assortment of materials. John (the on of the right) is incredibly intelligent. He spent three years in China setting up cell phone towers and spreading the word of God. While he and I do not share the same Religious ideals, we have many a good discussions. John lives near me in Jersey while Dan lives in Iowa, where I spent my high school years.

Both my uncles are photographers. Really good ones too. Sometimes they put me to shame. In the Midwest, my step dad’s side of the family is a bit notorious and everyone recognizes a member of his family when they see them. They all look so much alike. My uncles are a lot of fun and I like visiting and spending time with them. Both of them have a big hand in the things I enjoy and the stuff that I pursue (even though they both shoot Canon).

My uncles are one of a kind and I miss them dearly. The story behind the photos is that John (on the right) mouthed off something smart ass to Dan (on the left) and Dan didn’t think it was too funny, but John sure did.

Mirrored from Lost in a Big City, Trapped in a Small World.

Last night I attended a Mass (as in Church) for the first time in over nine years. It wasn’t a terrible experience, I actually enjoyed it. It was hard work and I was exhausted afterward, but good to know nothing has really changed since my absence. I was asked to take photos of the Mass by one of my clients because it was a big deal in their culture. Monday is a big holiday for them (not Columbus day).  The Mass was in Portuguese, so I only understood so much. I went to Catholic school for ten years, church 3-4 times a week. Yeah…

Anywho, this photo was taken at the gorgeous St. Patrick’s Cathedral near Rockefeller Center. The priest was a very nice man, I met him briefly after the ceremony. The Mass itself was about two hours. Trying to keep up with the many things going on definitely gave me a run for my money. All in all it was a nice experience, though I don’t plan on making a habit of it.

The lighting was terrible, so I had to shoot ISO 1250. Wish they had let me use my tripod.

Camera Maker: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D300
F-stop: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 1/125 sec.
ISO Speed: ISO-1250
Exposure Bias: +5 step
Focal Length: 200mm
Max Aperture: 4.8
Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average
Flash Mode: No Flash
35mm focal length: 300

Mirrored from Lost in a Big City, Trapped in a Small World.

I was going to post something else today, but I have a job tonight and so I will post that on Monday. Today I will post one of my photos from my last visit to my jewelry client http://www.tre-femmes.com She is my most regular client and I love coming up with new ways to take photos of her gorgeous jewelry. This photos isn’t a good representation of some of her more extravagant work so much as a nice photo that I had taken.

I have shot quite a bit for her over the past year and most of the photos on her site now are all photos that I have taken. Feel free to visit her site and have a look around.

Camera Maker: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D300
F-stop: f/5.3
Exposure Time: 1/800 sec.
ISO Speed: ISO-640
Exposure Bias: -1 step
Focal Length: 90mm
Max Aperture: 4.8
Metering Mode: Center Weighted Average
Flash Mode: No Flash
35mm focal length: 135

Mirrored from Lost in a Big City, Trapped in a Small World.

If you haven’t noticed it at this point, I love shooting pictures of birds. To me, they are incredibly dynamic. In fact, the photo that made me want to be a photographer was a photo I took of a seagull. I love wings a lot. The way they move is so breathtakingly artistic.

This little guy was singing his heart out in Central Park. I was lucky enough to catch his delightful tune. Igot a photo of him taking off as well, but it’s slightly blurry and I do not post blurry photos, no matter how much I might like them This is my first vertical photo post!

Camera Maker: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D300
F-stop: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 1/320 sec.
ISO Speed: ISO-200
Exposure Bias: +1.3 step
Focal Length: 200mm
Max Aperture: 5
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash Mode: No Flash
35mm focal length: 300

Mirrored from Lost in a Big City, Trapped in a Small World.

The picture today gives me the willies! I had a lot of trouble editing it because of how creeped out I am of spiders. This guy was about an inch and a half long. The web was HUUUUUUUUGE. He has a buddy next to him too that was a bit smaller. I was so worried that one of them was going to jump at me and bite me ;~;

Sometimes we have to leave our comfort levels as photographers and take photos of things that make us uncomfortable or nervous.

Camera Maker: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D300
F-stop: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 1/400 sec.
ISO Speed: ISO-500
Exposure Bias: -0.7 step
Focal Length: 200mm
Max Aperture: 5
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash Mode: No Flash
35mm focal length: 300

Mirrored from Lost in a Big City, Trapped in a Small World.

Moving along to the seventh photo, the whole time I was editing this one, I had that one Cowboy Bebop song stuck in my head that plays when Spike falls out of the window. Dont’ ask me why. I have no answer.

I like this shot a lot, though I wish the bird was in a different spot. When I thought about where I’d prefer the bird… I couldn’t think of anything better. This was taken at St. John’s of the Divine. The World’s largest Cathedral.

Camera Maker: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D300
F-stop: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 1/800 sec.
ISO Speed: ISO-320
Exposure Bias: +1.3 step
Focal Length: 200mm
Max Aperture: 5
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash Mode: No Flash
35mm focal length: 300

Mirrored from Lost in a Big City, Trapped in a Small World.

As the month goes on, it gets harder and harder to choose photos. I’ve decided to take this opportunity to go through photos I had taken before but not thought to post as I am mostly a portrait photographer.

Today’s photo is of a cute little Chihuahua puppy taking his first steps out in Central Park. He was so scared of the world around him, but he slowly came around.

Camera Maker: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D300
F-stop: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 1/1000 sec.
ISO Speed: ISO-200
Exposure Bias: +1.3 step
Focal Length: 200mm
Max Aperture: 5
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash Mode: No Flash
35mm focal length: 300

Mirrored from Lost in a Big City, Trapped in a Small World.

Yesterday I went to see ZOMBIELAND, which was totally awesome, and after the movie I hung around and took a few photos. Sadly, the Naked Cowboy was off duty that day.

One of the many street vendors was blowing bubbles around and I caught  a photo of one of them. Nothing too fancy or special, but a lonely bubble trying to reach so high before popping.

Camera Maker: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D300
F-stop: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 1/1600 sec.
ISO Speed: ISO-640
Exposure Bias: -1 step
Focal Length: 200mm
Max Aperture: 5
Metering Mode: Center Weight Average
Flash Mode: No Flash
35mm focal length: 300

Mirrored from Lost in a Big City, Trapped in a Small World.

The fourth photo in this series is a photo os the cutest little Finch around. I know that’s a bold claim, but as I was sitting in Central Park he kept flying at my feet and looking up at me. People would pass, he’d get spooked, fly away, then when the coast was clear, he’d fly right back. He was fairly awesome.

Camera Maker: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D300
F-stop: f/4.8
Exposure Time: 1/1000 sec.
ISO Speed: ISO-1000
Exposure Bias: +5 step
Focal Length: 50mm
Max Aperture: 4.5
Metering Mode: Center Weight Average
Flash Mode: No Flash
35mm focal length: 75Camera Maker: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D300
F-stop: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 1/50 sec.
ISO Speed: ISO-500
Exposure Bias: -5 step
Focal Length: 200mm
Max Aperture: 5
Metering Mode: Center Weight Average
Flash Mode: No Flash
35mm focal length: 300

Mirrored from Lost in a Big City, Trapped in a Small World.

Today’s photo was taken during the US Open. One of the former athletes was with his two daughters and son with one of his girls perched on top his head making funny faces at me. She was so adorable, I couldn’t resist.

I know the EXIF is terrible, I went from shooting tennis to her and didn’t want to miss anything, so I didn’t adjust.

Camera Maker: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D300
F-stop: f/4.8
Exposure Time: 1/1000 sec.
ISO Speed: ISO-1000
Exposure Bias: +5 step
Focal Length: 50mm
Max Aperture: 4.5
Metering Mode: Center Weight Average
Flash Mode: No Flash
35mm focal length: 75

Mirrored from Lost in a Big City, Trapped in a Small World.

The second photo this month is a picture I took at Central park of a duck splashing around. The only thing thatI learned from this experience is that ducks are major assholes.

Camera Maker: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D300
F-stop: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 1/400 sec.
ISO Speed: ISO-400
Exposure Bias: -5 step
Focal Length: 170mm
Max Aperture: 5
Metering Mode: Center Weight Average
Flash Mode: No Flash
35mm focal length: 255

Mirrored from Lost in a Big City, Trapped in a Small World.

I’m actually a bit behind on my blog as I have not posted anything from the US Open here. I’ll do that at some point in the near future.

This month I have vowed to post a new photo that I have taken every day. Photos will be new or relatively new and will be anything from cityscapes to trash on the street.

So here is the first photo for this month, a city scape of Brooklyn from the tip of Manhattan.

Camera Maker: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D300
F-stop: f/5
Exposure Time: 1/100 sec.
ISO Speed: ISO-800
Exposure Bias: -0.7 step
Focal Length: 18mm
Max Aperture: 3.6
Metering Mode: Center Weight Average
Flash Mode: No Flash
35mm focal length: 27

Mirrored from Lost in a Big City, Trapped in a Small World.