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Different World

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Squared – SQ139

An old article on Digital Photography School popped up in my stream the other day and it got me to do a little experimenting of my own. The article “How to Create Abstract Photos with Oil and Water and a Little Dish Soap” struck the right chord with me and Sunday morning after my normal routine was completed I dragged out the needed equipment to play.

It is not as easy as the article leads you to believe. I few wrong turns and a quick washing session for the glass plate before I started to get a few images I was happy to capture. Before I try again I need to get a few more colorful backgrounds. I also need a couple more eye-droppers in order to make placing the various liquids easier. Overall, I had fun and that was the best part…

  

MLCreations Photography: Squared &emdash; Different World

Different World
Olympus E-M1 Mark II, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1s, f/5.6, ISO 200

Helsinki Bus Station Theory

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I have talked about photographer Tom McLaughlan (Ministract) before on this blog.  He is the photographer I found on Google+ when I started my photography journey who peaked my interest in abstract and minimalism in photography.  Although I attempt to produce work as visually interesting as Tom when I fumble at abstract images I have more steps to take on my journey to be able to see the beautiful patterns before me.  Tom’s latest blog post (Helsinki Bus Station Theory) not only brings another set of wonderful images he links to a very interesting article about photographic vision and personal commitment by Arno Minkkinen.  I encourage you to go check out this post…

As I am still having issues with my main photography computer I am including one of my abstracts from last year.  An interesting pattern found in the shop…

Cross Patterns

Cross Patterns
Nikon D7100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/80s, 55mm, f4.2, ISO 800

Support Rings

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Thirty in Eleven – TIE05

The weather forecast this morning was ‘iffy’ at best so I only brought along my Olympus E-P3 camera. I thought maybe I could grab a quick image during lunch or just before picking my daughter up from college. Even though the sun is setting way earlier than I am use to I did manage to wander around part of the SUNYIT campus after work. There was a beautiful sunset that I was able to capture in the reflection off the new nanotechnology building (I’ll share later) but what really caught my eye were the bicycle racks outside of the Student Center. Let me know what you think of them…

Support Rings Olympus E-P3, M. Zuiko 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6, 1/25s, 14mm, f/4.5, ISO 400

Support Rings
Olympus E-P3, M. Zuiko 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6, 1/25s, 14mm, f/4.5, ISO 400