Free Parking

I didn’t eat here, but this sign has two things I enjoy.  Indian cuisine and free parking.  Free parking isn’t all that easy to find in Pasadena sometimes.  For the sake of ease though, I’ll pay a few bucks to park in a garage.  It isn’t all that expensive.  Not compared to other places in the LA area.  They’re talking about installing new street meters that are electronic and take credit cards.  This is the good news.  The bad news is that these newfangled electronic dealies will also inflate their prices based on peak parking times throughout the day.  Jherks.

Birthday Day!

Happy Birthday to my dad!  If you know him, wish him one too.  If you don’t know him, wish him one anyway.  Just don’t be creepy about it.  Weirdos..

This is more film.  Fuji Pro 160S.  Loving this stuff.

Halves on a Pie?

There’s something I really love about this picture.  I can’t put my finger on it, but it’s there.  It’s also my first 35mm film photo!  My dad gave me his classic Olympus OM-2n, which is supposed to be a pretty great camera.  So far, I agree.  My first roll was Fuji Pro 160S.  I really enjoy most of the shots I got on this roll.  I think I’m going to be shooting quite a bit more film in the near future.

Ivy Wall

Yet another Holga picture I enjoyed.  I took this one as insurance because I knew I had double exposed the other wall of ivy.  I’m glad I did because I think this turned out pretty nicely.  It also looks good in black and white; too bad I shot it in color.  Maybe someday I’ll share the converted version.  For now, here it is in color, as nature intended.



Also, don't forget to check out my 365 project on Flickr. I think YESTERDAY'S picture is pretty sweet!

365!

As I was sitting on my balcony eating dinner tonight, I looked up and saw a beautiful evening sky and decided now was the time to go ahead and start my 365 project.  I’m posting the first one here, but the subsequent pictures will only be on my flickr page (unless I feel the picture is of quality to share here).  This page will continue as normal, with general interest pictures I’ve taken at various times.  There are a few reasons for doing this project.  First of all, it will make me shoot digital.  I’ve begun shooting more film and I’m having such a good time, I need some incentive to use my digital camera.  Second it will help me grow as a photographer.  I have to take a picture every day, and share it that same day.  Sure, some days I’ll probably phone it in, but it will be something new and at least mildly interesting (but maybe just to me).  It will definitely be a good challenge for me.  Third, I think it will be fun!

So enjoy this one, and follow me daily on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremyjewell/) (I’ll throw a link up on this site’s main page, over there on the right, under the ‘navigation’) but don’t stop following this site too!  I imagine the types of pictures will be pretty different.  Check out the ‘tags’ section on each picture on Flickr for the thoughts of the day.  If you’ve got a Flickr/Yahoo account, drop me a line in the comments over there, if a picture so inclines you.



Oh, and check out that clear blue sky.  No dust there!  That's because I got my sensor cleaned a few weeks ago at the Canon repair center in Irvine.  Their wonderful customer service will keep me buying Canon gear for a long time.

Catching Some Sunset

This is from about a month ago when I went to the beach after work one night with a friend.  It’s just a nice Wednesday night sunset at the beach.  And people doing some minor rock climbing to get a good view.  I did a little climbing earlier too, but went back just in time for this silhouette sunset.

Exif information
Model	Canon EOS 20D
Original date	2010:04:07 6:18 PM
Exposure time	1/50 sec
Focal length	50mm
F-Stop	f/8
ISO speed	ISO-100
Exposure Bias	+1

Accidental Art

One interesting feature of film cameras is their ability to make cool double exposures with absolutely no effort on the part of the photographer.  Just take a picture, and then take another picture.  In fact, it takes more effort to not make a double exposure than to take one.  With that being said, let’s just pretend that I did this on purpose, and didn’t forget to advance the film in my camera.  I created art!

Sure, you could do this in photoshop, but who wants to do that?  Lame.  I don't edit film pictures; it's policy.

I took this/these (and the first Holga picture I shared) at the Gamble House in Pasadena.  It’s a kind of house that is famous for its architecture, kind of like a house built by Frank Lloyd Wright.  I later learned that it was Doc Brown’s house in Back to the Future.  Pretty cool.