Through my looking glass » winter

tTt

toves — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:13:57 +0000

I was desperate to take some photos, despite the dreary day. Lensbaby on my digi, post processing via “lo-fi” program.

Tagged: desolation, Enfield, lensbaby, lo fi, poles, power lines, processed, road, winter

Memories

toves — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:41:51 +0000

As the temps here reach boiling point, I thought it might be time to reflect on cooler times… yet with a hellfire theme? Hmmm… A winter image from the beginning of a roll of redscale I just got developed! Guess I’ve been working on it for awhile eh? These trees, from Stewart Park in Ithaca, may look familiar, as I seem to shoot them a lot. But how can I resist?

Tagged: film, flare, ithaca, new york, photography, redscale, snow, stewart park, trees, vivitar ultra wide and slim, winter

Winter solace

toves — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:21:02 +0000

Is it spring yet? No? Well, better make the most of the winter then.

Two of my favorite trees, revisited. With iPhone/Hipstamatic magic!

Tagged: cayuga, cold, hipstamatic, iphone, ithaca, lake, snow, stewart park, trees, winter

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

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

iPhone magic

toves — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:17:10 +0000

Thanks to the super amazing Hipstamatic app, I can now use my super crappy iPhone cam to take fun photos! Yay!!!

This was taken on a recent solo winter walk at a nature preserve in Danby, in the midst of the seemingly neverending snow squall that has hit Upstate NY. So this is winter is supposed to be like around here, eh?

Tagged: danby, hipstamatic, iphone, ny, upstate, winter

Dereliction

toves — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 05:55:19 +0000

I braved ridiculously cold temps during a post-Christmas trip to Western Massachusetts to snap a few rural shots, and I became slightly obsessed with this wee shed and the enormous tree that seems to be growing out of it. I snapped it with several cameras and different lenses, and came out super, thanks to the fantastic late afternoon light. This one was taken on my twin-lens reflex Lubitel.

Tagged: derelict, film, hadley, lubitel, massachusetts, medium format, photography, provia 160s, shed, tree, twin lens reflex, winter

Pop

toves — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:18:15 +0000

Why I love film so much better than digital, part XXII…
Taken on my trusty (WONDERFUL) OM1, with Fuji Reala film.

Tagged: 50/1.8, bokeh, film, flora, fuji reala 100, ithaca, new york, om1, photography, sapsucker woods, winter