A few weeks ago, I got it into my head to try some street photography. Turns out I'm phenomenally bad at it. But what the hell, I'll never get better if I never try it, right?

I've also learned that it's much much easier to do this sort of thing in a city. In the 'burbs, there are so few pedestrians that we are shocked to encounter each other, and we all just stare suspiciously at each other (ESPECIALLY if that other person is pointing a camera at us), which doesn't ever make for a good photo. In a city, if you see someone with a camera, they're probably taking pictures of the city, and it's totally normal, and you ignore them and don't worry too much about it.

Anyway. I'm putting this up for Photoblog Challenges' "Black and White Cityscape."


Date: January 31, 2012
Where/What: Manhattan, looking over the Hudson River to Jersey City
Camera: Fuji S700
Shutter: 1/400
Aperture: f/13.6
ISO: 400
Listening to: "Rhubarb Pie," by Five Iron Frenzy
Thankful for: Being able to run again!

I'm dragging this blog out of retirement because sometimes I make photos that aren't relevant to New Providence, New Jersey (my main photoblog), and I would like a place to put these unconventional photos.

This photo was constructed entirely for Photoblog Challenges (Technique: Negative). It's a neat bunch of... well... challenges... for your photoblog. I haven't really been able to participate yet, 'cos my main photoblog is less artistic and more documentary. So. Now that I'm getting back into this whole photography thing, maybe it's not such a bad idea to try some of these new challenges, push myself, y'know?




Date: October 2011
Where/What: Roses in the Reeves-Reed Arboretum, Summit, NJ
Camera: Fuji S700
Shutter: 1/100
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 100
Listening to: "Bumble Bee Tuna Song," Mephiskapheles
Thankful for: functional knees