All Trains - Riverside and San Bernardino, originally uploaded by Introducing Nancy.
Another from my outing to Union Station (see more). Anyone going to Riverside?
Amtrak really should clean the train windows… or maybe not
Traveling, originally uploaded by Introducing Nancy.
Thanks to a very foggy Amtrak train window, I captured this shot from the window seat on the Pacific Surfliner waiting in Union Station. All very serendipitous, I could not have asked for a better alignment of objects (well, maybe I was one step too late - perhaps with the man just behind the window would have been better).
Taken with Canon P&S.
Union Station Red Line Station
Union Station Red Line Station, originally uploaded by Introducing Nancy.
After several weeks of too much work and not enough play (well, except for my camera phone portraits), I took the Canon XT out for a metro ride to Union Station and China Town. I spent most of the day shooting with the 10-22 mm (that’d be 16-35mm on the XT).
I have never been to Union Station by metro before. We drove to the North Hollywood station at Lankershiem and Chandler, then took the Red Line into Union Station. We walked the station for a while and then headed one stop on the Gold line into China Town (more on China Town later).
This is the entrance to the Red Line - it is even more spacious than the train station itself. I would have loved to stand there all day with a tripod and just shoot the people walking by.
You can view this one large
More images of Union Station, Los Angeles California
The Beach from the Train
The Beach from the Train, originally uploaded by Introducing Nancy.
I’m back home after a few days in San Diego at the Burton Group Catalyst 2008. Even though a bunch of us went down for the conference, we all agreed that we would rather talk and sit comfortably on the Amtrak than drive and, inevitably, get stuck in traffic or behind an accident on the 405.
This is on the way back to Simi Valley, heading north. I think this is Solano Beach, or as announced by the conductor Sensuous Solano Beach. Cam phone, through a dirty window, moderately processed in Lightroom.
The thing about this cam-phone photography (at least my cam-phone) is that there is a two second delay between the time you press the button and the photo is taken. This makes scenes with moving objects experiments in accidental photography. I’m happy with this one.
Experiments in Cell Phone Photography
Experiments in Cell Phone Photography
Salt and Pepper
If you have stopped by my flickr photostream lately, you may have noticed that I am have become entranced with taking camera phone portraits. Well, I am feeling a little guilty about this. So today I mounted my trusty little 35mm on the Canon XT and slung it over my shoulder during the weekend errand run.
The scene that caught my eye was the salt and pepper shakers sitting on the table at the Corner Bakery Deli.
Classic B&W, classic 50mm field of view (35mm x 1.6crop = 48mm - close enough), classic play with depth of field.
This Extraordinary House
Every once in a while, when I’m feeling guilty that I haven’t been out shooting, or in this case feeling guilty that all I’ve been shooting is 2MP Camera Phone Portraits, I bring out the trusty 35 mm (50mm actual focal length), crank up the ISO and wander around the house looking for something interesting. Over time I’ve got a small, but promising, set which I’m now calling This Extraordinary House.
Here is a new one for the collection.
ISO 800, f/3.5, 35mm, Canon Digital Rebel XT (350D)
Mom and Dad @ Father’s Day Lunch
Mom and Dad @ Father’s Day Lunch, originally uploaded by Introducing Nancy.
It’s Father’s Day again
I never tire from them, each year something special
His watch collection is large
But today he wears the one engraved “Dad”
Mom and Dad @ Brent’s Deli
Happy Father’s Day to my Dad!
Part of my new project Camera Phone Portraits - Portraits in 2 Mega-Pixels or Less.
Conflicted - new 2 MP Camera Phone
So what do you do with a 2 mega-pixel camera phone? Portraits! I think. You don’t have much quality to work with, so you have to go for expression. You be the judge. Camera Phone Portrait Set on flickr.
Canon Digital Rebel XT (350D) 8MP body with Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM: total cost of gear around $1700.
LG KE Shine with 2MP auto focus camera and Schneider Kreuznach lens: total cost of gear $99
It started innocently enough with the need to replace an aging bottom of the line Nokia 3120b. First, I headed over to the ATT store on a Sunday evening to look at the new phones. The place was packed and most of the phones were setup up for messaging and PDA functions. I found two that fit my criteria - small, slider design, and under $100. Since the sales staff were completely busy, I had time to myself and no one stopped me when I walked out the door empty handed.
Once home, I headed to the internet to learn more and find some reviews. I landed on the CNET Top Cell Phones page. They have phones categorized as Best 5 cell phones, Best camera phones, Best basic phones, Best smartphones, Best MP3 phones, Best video phones. Hmm, I thought, now I have a way to distinguish. My first priority is making calls, but if I were to optimize one more feature what would it be?
I only had to think about one second before clicking on the Best camera phones link. Funny thing, while at the store it hadn’t even occurred to me to check if the phone even had a camera, quite frankly, being an image quality junkie, a camera phone had never crossed my mind.
New criteria - the best camera phone for under $100. Solution - The LG KE Shine which boasts a 2 mega-pixel “A Schneider Kreuznach lens and an efficient autofocus ensure this isn’t your ordinary camera phone.” With a two year subscription and $50 mail-in rebate the price just $99. Perfect.
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