Lomond Platform
The Lomond Platform at dusk, central north sea.
Cloudy Tower for Scott Brown
When I arrived at this location, I got a call from an old friend, letting me know this is step father had just passed away after a hard fight with cancer. His father, Scott Brown, was a good friend of mine and I was looking forward to his presence at my wedding, which will now be in spiritual form as opposed to the physical form I was expecting.
After I finished shooting this series, I was approached by a Securitas guardsmen, who informed me that I wasn’t allowed to take photos of factoriers, refineries or railroad tracks. He then wrote down my license plate number and asked me for my drivers license which he wrote down the number for. I didn’t feel like arguing with him as he was just doing what he was told to do, but it was clearly a violation of my rights. The sky in LA was really beautiful so I wasn’t mad.
simultaneousness…? little egrets – egretta garzetta – from bali ???
simultaneousness…? little egrets – egretta garzetta – from bali ???, originally uploaded by bocavermelha-l.b..
okay, ^o^ here is a photo taken with my favorite natural lighting condition and subject… yeah, ö_ö the precious & gorgeous golden lighting at sunrise with those translucent back-lighted wings.
Õ_õ before shooting this frame, those little egrets were flying with an incredible synchronism, together all the time, quite like an egret carrying a mirror aside; ö_ö many times they were showing off some incredible maneuvers right in front of my nose. lols… ò_ó frustrating for me, because the fact was happening at very near time of dawn and i hadn’t sufficient light to click the shutter. ó_ò hmmm… increasing iso for more than 400 would give me too much granulation in the entire composition and the use of flashlight *even with a diffuser* most probably would be disastrous. ö_ö yeah, it was hard to remember constantly that they were wild, they could get scared easily and pluff… ö_ö disappear in a blink of an eye. ~_^
ö_ö i was lucky, they came back later on and eventually, i got this shot. controlling lens flare was a bit difficult but my crew were very cooperative, they promptly answered my request of *don’t move, be quiet, no breathing and heads down* and ö_ö i could maneuver my big lens comfortably. ^o^lols
Tropical bench
I did not stay alone too long on this beach of Palawan (Philippines, Palawan, Port Barton, March 2007)
Head Office
This sculpture is called “Pi” by Evan Grant Penny and is located at the Toronto Dominion Centre on Wellington street.
Good Morning (Fire Eater)
We had some storms move through last night and rain was predicted for a good bit of today, so when I went outside at 5:30 this morning I was delighted to find lots of small, low, fast-moving clouds streaking across the morning sky. I was not delighted about the constant light rain that was still falling. Local WX RADAR indicated the rain was quickly moving out so I decided to give it a shot. The rain ended just as I was parking and stalking my new vantage point. Maybe John’s cloud-dance worked this time!
The vantage point is OK, but I’m not sure I’m crazy about that 6-story building. There are some trees to the right of it that are sort of in the way as well. If I ever design/build a city, I will do it with photography in mind. There will be lots of great vantage points from which to shoot it, lots of water all around. You know – like Seattle.
Have a great weekend everyone!
More balloons
It’s been about 4 months since I’ve posted a balloon shot and is snowing outside (again) so back to the archives! Very little processing other than some levels adjustment.
Fields of Gold
Tulip fields just outside Alkmaar, North-Holland, Netherlands. Must be at least one colour of your liking 
