I managed to shoot just as the tulips were beginning to bloom this Spring but caught a cold and missed the peak. Bummer.
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Scilla Pushkina, tiny white flower with blue veins
I stumbled across these tiny lovely Spring flowers near the River Forest Jewel-Osco. Had no idea of their name but as I was shooting, a total stranger walked by and told me, scilla pushkina.
(Click on portions of the two Lytro images to refocus)
I just purchased a Lytro camera, fun and much to learn
Unlike conventional film and digital cameras, the Lytro does not require the photographer to decide on (precise) focusing at the time of capture; rather, the photographer can select a ‘range of focus’ and the viewer of the image can choose a focus point by clicking anywhere on the image with a mouse. The photos are dynamic and Lytro calls them “living pictures’. This camera removes focus as a tool of composition! Composing the image in the viewfinder is even more important because the software doesn’t yet allow cropping.
The camera arrived two days ago and I fully charged it and shot over six hundred pictures in two days. Not all demonstrate the ‘magic’ and many are similar as I tried to shoot the same subjects with different framing and angles. Outdoor shots in bright sun have been problematic.
The science of a Lytro here.
The very first light fields were captured at Stanford University over 15 years ago. The most advanced light field research required a roomful of cameras tethered to a supercomputer. Today, Lytro completes the job of taking light fields out of the research lab and making them available for everyone, in the form of the world’s first Lytro Light Field Camera.
Click on foreground, background middle of these images to refocus.
I’ve added permanent pages under a new top level menu category LYTRO IMAGES… so please explore further.
Crown of Thorns flowers and fly
Crown of Thorns flowers
Blackberries, strawberries, etc.
Oxalis
Auto Ornaments
Summer evenings give rise to ‘Cruise Nights’, a tradition spawned from the 50s-60s when you’d hop in your cars, turn up the radio and ‘cruise to show off hot paint jobs, hot motors and hot chicks ( I had neither a hot car nor a hot chick). Now the shined up cars gather in a parking lot and the music from the 50s-60s-70s is provided by a DJ or a band. I can’t wait for this tradition to return in May 2012!
See more of my photos of hood ornaments posted here.
Remember unique, gaudy taillights and fins? Check out more here.
Lest we forget the fuzzy dice ornaments here.
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New orchid shots
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I photographed some orchids this week in Villa Park. See more at ‘Orchids Holidays.’
Here some of my photographs
Find photographs I’ve taken for fun and as as college class assignments. Photos are organized by category (Nature, People, Architecture) in the top pull-down menu.
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