Rainy nights in Portland, a last minute show and more . . .

This past week has been a busy one, with getting ready for a last minute show which is now hanging at Gauchos Brazilian Steakhouse 100 Commercial St. Portland, ME, for more information you on my show you can go here. Also with the past few days of rainy weather I have been really inspired, so I have been photographing a lot especially at night, you can see some photographs over on my website, and there are more below as well. This week I have been trying my hand at some digital pinhole photography with my DSLR after I came across this blog post earlier in the week. It has been very neat experimenting with it and getting the pinhole “just right”, not too big/small, getting a perfectly round hole etc. The whole digital thing is great because I am not wasting a bunch of film, though this digital pinhole work has showed me just how dirty my sensor is with what looks like a water mark or ring, and a bunch of other crap. So this week I am going to pick up a sensor cleaning kit and try cleaning it myself, but I am not looking forward to doing this task.

 Show at Gauchos Brazilian Steakhouse

go check it out

Rainy Nights in Portland

Portland

 To see a night 3 shot panoramic of Portland from Stand pipe Park in the East End, and more photographs click here

Novare Res

Bicycles

Spring and Park Street

Stars & orbs

Regency Hotel

MacWorth Island

Tideline

Ducksoup

 Fall Dance # 2

Fishing

Some digital pinhole work 

(with a very dirty sensor, though cleaned up the shots a bit in photoshop)

Here are few Photographs from around Portland from the last few days

Rainy Night Jazz (if you would like you can view / purchase this photo on my website)

A sanctuary in the city (if you would like you can view / purchase this photo on my website)

A soft night

Dracaena in the sun

Canyon Floor

Why I carry a camera just about every where, and why I need to slow down. . .

Here is another good reason why I carry a camera just about every where, because you never know when something will grab your eye even when you walk by the same buildings just about everyday.

Last night I went out to check out this months First Friday, I stopped by a few of my favorite galleries here in the city, but I decided to go for a walk instead. I walk every day and, and I have my “main” loop through the city, so I picked it up and walked home.

I walk fast. I do not like to meander, but I am always looking for the next shot, I see plenty of photographs. I am not the type that just shoots away because hey it is digital and you can (except for certain circumstances). When I go out to photograph I treat digital as if it was film. I only have so many exposures on this “roll”, and I have no more film on me.

Just the other night I went out, but I forgot my memory card in my computer, thankfully, my LX3 has a little internal memory about enough for about 4 raw files. It was very limiting, but a good challenge too, and it makes you really think about what you are shooting

When I am out for a walk, a photograph really has to jump out and whap me upside my head for me to stop, even then sometimes I don't stop but I am getting better at making my self stop (because I have been missing some good shots) even if it means turning around like this shot from last night.

One Portland Square (if you would like you can view / purchase this photo on my website)