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John
So yes, I am still alive. I haven’t posted in ages. Though I am not sure how many people actually come to this blog.
Anyways, school is done for now, working on getting my photography program up and running in September for the students. They seem very interested, and I am greatly looking forward to it.
We are going up to Cape Cod in about a week and a half, so I’ll be sure to take plenty of pictures from that.
I’m doing a bit of playing around with Aperture and various plug-ins, and have been uploading to flickr. Here are a bunch of my favorites that i’ve uploaded recently:
Hope you take a look at my flickr stuff!
Enjoy and have a great day!
So I haven’t had really any chances to update lately because I have been shooting a lot and working on getting my flickr stream up to par (getting contacts, etc…) I did shoot a few times in Manhattan, and this is one of the better shots (with a little PP) that came of it. I will throw another update on here soon, but just didn’t want it to seem like I died or anything! :-)
John
As you can see I’ve updated both my flickr and my personal site tonight with some shots that I took a while back, but never got to process or post. All of them were from NYC, from Times Sq. up to Columbus Circle, through Central Park and the Upper East Side.
Tomorrow I plan on doing an entire day of walking around NY and shooting. I’ve got a bunch of Gb to use and I plan on shooting a lot. I’m finding that I’m feeling more comfortable with post processing now, and that in turn has helped me see the world around me in a different light. I look at everything as a possible photograph, with a story to tell. I’ve learned a lot from reading the blogs on my blogroll and seeing posts on the Canon forum as well as flickr. Many photographs on there are very inspiring, and I can only hope to one day possess the ability to capture a moment, such as this.
Anyways, on a completely different note, I saw the new Indiana Jones movie today, and having grown up with those movies, really enjoyed seeing that character brought back. Where have you been Harrison Ford??? I do have to say, Raiders of the Lost Ark is the best of the series though.
That’s all for now. I’ll update when I get some pictures in. Have a good night!
John
I’ve updated my flickr and home site with some images taken the same day as the HDR train picture below. We went to the Golden Nugget Flea Market in Lambertville, and then to another flea market in Flemington. I once read that taking photographs at markets and flea markets is a great way to practice. Well, I did take a lot and enjoyed it very much. I am proud of the results so far. It was a bit weird having some of the people asking “Is that a new camera?” or “You a photographer?”. It did feel a bit uncomfortable, like I was intruding. But I also got to practice shooting from the hip and side. So I snuck some shots in when I felt like my photography wasn’t wanted. 
Well, today was my final day of school, for the next 1 1/2 weeks until summer school. During this time, especially Friday, I’m going to be taking a lot of shots, and I’m planning on walking around NYC all day on Friday, hoping to fill up at least 4gb’s!
On a sad note, and unrelated to photography, I wanted to thank my outgoing Principal at LACS, Mr. Morgan. In the short time that I have worked under him, I have seen his passion and dedication for education and specifically students with special needs. He truly is a one-of-a-kind guy and I wish him nothing but success. He will be missed very much!
Anyways, check out more of my pictures on either site, leave feedback, blah blah blah…
I need some comments people!!! :-)
Namaste!
John
