The Obliteration Room

I 'stumbled' upon a great art installation this morning. The artist Yayoi Kusama staged a room in the gallery to look like a home. She then painted everything in the room a brilliant white.She named the installation The Obliteration Room. When the show started all of the youngest visitor so the museum were given thousands of dot sticker and let loose in the room. They were allowed to place as many stickers anywhere they wanted in the room. 

 

As I think about doing my final show at the end of this semester I think of great ideas like this. What could be cooler than a great interactive installation? 

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/AREIeR/www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/01/yayoi-kusama-obiliteration-room/

Waterfalls

I was searching for something to blog about this week and I 'stumbled' across this collection of waterfall shots. Some were of great quality and others appeared to be just happy accidents but still wonderful. 

It was a fun collection to look at for inspiration of nature photography. I especially liked the shot of Niagra Falls in the winter. There are endless possibilities for capturing nature, every day it is different. I think it would be interesting to see a series of these same waterfalls throughout the year and see how they change with season. 

Also for an upcoming assignment we are looking to combine video and photos together. I think it would be so great to have waterfall footage just to hear the rush of the water in conjunction with great photos. 

The one flaw with this collection is that I didn't see any of the waterfalls from Yellowstone National Park, which I believe are some of the most beautiful. I guess it is all up to the person compiling. 

Enjoy... 

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2Nzlky/www.pxleyes.com/blog/2012/01/the-50-most-beautiful-waterfalls-in-the-world/

Extreme Nature Photography

Greg du Toit a film photographer has an interesting story for photographers. He had an idea about what shot he wanted and he understood what he had to do. The shot he wanted to get was a lion drinking from the water. It seems simple enough, but Greg decided to set up his placement in the middle of the water hole so he could get the right angle. 

It was interesting reading the stories and seeing what Greg went through to get his shot. He eventually got the shot that he wanted but it took much persistence and patience. 

Reading his story makes me contemplate what kind of shots I would like to get. I enjoy travel photography and taking pictures of experiences. But I am not sure that I have shots that I would be willing to catch diseases for. I think my goal will be to contemplate various shots that I would like and pick out the ones that I would be willing to wait in a watering hole for. 

Here's the link to check out the shots:

http://www.gregdutoit.com/index.php?page=ftf_blood

Final Photos For Travel Photography

These are the photos chosen as the top shots from my travels in Italy and Europe. It is always a difficult task going through the many photos and finding those which are 'the best' or that meet the requirements for a class. But I feel I have chosen wisely. 

All photos were taken with my Canon 5D mark ii and all photos were taken without flash. 

Enjoy...  

International Travel

'Fierenze Statione'

f- 4.0

1/60 sec.

105 mm

ISO 100 

       Architecture of Italy 

'The Duomo' 

f- 4.0

1/250 sec.

35 mm

ISO 100 

                                                     

HDR City Scapes

'Piazza di Spagna'

f- 5.6

1/30 sec.

24 mm

ISO 100  

Cultural Food
'Broccoli Roman'

f- 4.0

1/30 sec.

85 mm

ISO 400 

Cultural Traditions/ Events

'Albero di Baba Natale'

f- 4.0

1/50 sec.

24 mm

ISO 400 

Faces of People 

'Big Cup of Joe'

f- 4.0

1/50 sec.

95 mm

ISO 400 

Rocky Promo Pic

'The Panth'

f- 4.0

0.3 sec.

17 mm

ISO 1600 

Painting with Light and Stars

'Sardegna Sky'

f- 8.0

142.0 sec.

24 mm

ISO 100 

'Personal Choice'

f- 4.0

1/40 sec.

96 mm

ISO 3200

Reflections of Italy

'Arch of Titus'

f- 7.1

1/250 sec.

105 mm

ISO 100 

Reflections of Italy 

'Brunelleschi's Duomo'

f- 4.0

1/320 sec.

100 mm

ISO 100 

Reflections of Italy

'The Colosseum' 

f- 4.0

1/200 sec.

65 mm

ISO 100 

Reflections of Italy

'Santa Maria di Fiori'

f- 4.0

1/160 sec.

105 mm

ISO 100 

Reflections of Italy

'Santa Maria di Fiori 2'

f- 4.0

1/160 sec.

105 mm

ISO 100 

Reflections of Italy

'Interior of Pantheon after Rain'

f- 4.0

1/40 sec.

24 mm

ISO 1600 

Reflections of Italy

'Closer View of Fierenze'

f- 4.0

1/400 sec.

80 mm

ISO 100 

Reflections of Italy

'Migiana'

f- 4.0

1/40 sec.

67 mm

ISO 100 

Sustenance
'The Aftermath of Caffelatte'

f- 4.0

1/30 sec.

84 mm

ISO 1600 

Sustenance
'Straight from the Sculptures Mouth'

f- 4.0

1/250 sec.

105 mm

ISO 100 

Sustenance

'Roman Acqua' 

f- 4.0

1/400 sec.

85 mm

ISO 100 

Time-lapse and video of the trip 

Work With HDR

Here are a few shots that I have worked out in HDR. They didn't turn out all the way I wanted, but I can tell that HDR is going to be a medium that takes a little time to get used to. I do enjoy how the subjects that move between images still show up slightly ghosted. 

Rocky Promo Video

I had some free time before we left the villa so I put together a video for the potential students to watch and see what the villa life was like. Here's what I came up with: