Through my looking glass » ny

Faust

toves — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:28:41 +0000

As I was heading to an assignment the other day, this fantastic fog descended and I swerved into a cemetery to snap some spooky shots. Yay fog! The coolest thing about the cemetery, however, was this grave! FAUST! With crazy shrubbery. So awesome.

Tagged: faust, grave, hipstamatic, iphone, ithaca, ny, pleasant grove cemetery

Soft swirl

toves — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:23:02 +0000

I’m afraid I shall be incommunicado for the next two weeks, as I’m off on a last-minute trip abroad. In the meantime, try not to get too dizzy staring into the soft swirl of this cool cactus.

Tagged: cactus, film, kodak gold 100, macro, nursery, ny, om1, owego, photography, tioga gardens

Minimal

toves — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:14:34 +0000

Sometimes less really is more.

Tagged: flower, lensbaby, macro, minimal, ny, owego, photography, tioga gardens, white

Winter, warped

toves — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:01:24 +0000

Nope, it’s not a lensbaby shot! It was taken on my iPhone, using my new neato cheapo Jelly Lenses! Yay! Three arrived in the mail the other day – starburst, kaleidoscope and wide angle – and I promptly stuck em on and experimented on my way to work. FUN!

Tagged: black and white, creek, frozen, iphone, ithaca, jelly lens, ny, photography, snow, starburst, winter

Piping hot

toves — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:06:20 +0000

We took a road trip to Rochester this weekend and it was surprisingly photographic! What a quirky little city. Most of the time was spent at the Memorial Art Gallery (which will soon become apparent), but on the way out we noticed this refurbed old factory now home to an eclectic mix of shops and restaurants. Neato!

Tagged: hipstamatic, iphone, ny, photography, pipes, rochester, village gate

Spotty berries

toves — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:28:33 +0000

Guess I’ve figured out what the new Lensbaby’s soft focus aperture discs do. Weird spotty bokeh!

Basically, I dropped a small round piece of cardboard with lots of little holes in it behind the lens.
For a more complete explanation, check out this review.

Tagged: berries, bokeh, composer, cornell plantations, double glass, ithaca, lensbaby, ny, photography, soft focus aperture disc, winter

Hipsta

toves — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:48:12 +0000

More iPhone goodness using the insanely addictive Hipstamatic app, this time with a red flash gel.

Tagged: hipstamatic, iphone, ithaca, john s lens, kodot verichrome, ny, photograph, redeye gel, sapsucker woods, weeds, winter

Soft sharpness

toves — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:05:28 +0000

And the first results from the new Lensbaby soft focus optic.

Tagged: composer, ithaca, lensbaby, ny, photograph, sapsucker woods, sharp, soft, soft focus optic, weed, winter

Land of the setting sun

toves — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:00:21 +0000

OK, the Lensbaby fisheye is MUY FUN! The moveability (mobilty?) of the entire lens means you’re not restricted to the usual full circle fisheye madness and can be creative with partial globes and corners. Combined with special soft focus aperture discs, you can get a nice gradual fade as it curves into darkness.

Still getting used to the simple twist focus of the Composer tho. After years of gripping and manipulation on the Original’s bellows, it feels like cheating!

Tagged: composer, contrail, fisheye, ithaca, lensbaby, new york, ny, photograph, sapsucker woods, sunset, trees

Snowshine

toves — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:41:54 +0000

It’s finally starting to melt, which is almost a shame when it has the ability to transform even weeds and other mundane objects into abstract wonders.

Tagged: abstract, film, ithaca, kodak gold 100, macro, new york, ny, om1, photograph, snow, thistle