Hobos Landing

It’s that time of year again, and thank God they moved that time of year!  I did the first and second Scott Kelby Photowalks when they were held in mid July but in San Antonio, it’s so hot, I skipped out on the next one.  Now they have moved it to October and I was ecstatic.  I decided to challenge myself and only take my 85mm prime and see what I could come up with.  We met up in front of the Alamo (which seems to be where we always meet) and walked around downtown San Antonio.  I enjoyed it, but really didn’t like the results.  That being said, I usually put up some photos here whether I like them or not, so here’s a few examples of what I got.  Point and laugh at will…

Snoozin'

1991

Rivercenter

Deep In The Heart Of Texas

Climbing

Play that thang!

You Rang

All of these were shot with the T2i at ISO 3200 with a Canon 85mm lens.  Black and Whites were processed in SilverEFX Pro 2

Unicorn in Blue

Woody the Wonder Akita

Acoustic Dreams

Trying out Silver Efex Pro 2

Ring In Book

All shot with a Canon Rebel XS and a 50mm 1.8 prime lens

Blue Duotone

Black and White

Strings in Blue Duotone

Brown Duotone

I went walking around taking pictures around the fence and the terrors from next door were actually on their own property. They still make cute subjects.

Sad Eyes

What choo talkin' bout, Willis?

Black and White Dog In Black and White

My new lens arrived on Saturday, a Canon 50mm 1.8 II, nicknamed ‘The Nifty Fifty’ or sometimes ‘The Thrifty Fifty’ because of it’s extremely economical price.  Of course, when you get a new toy, you have to play with it immediately so I tossed it on the camera and started shooting Cooper the Wonder Dachshund.

Cooper vs Ball In A Stare Down

Cooper

Cooper

For those who are wondering, yes, the lens WILL shoot in color! I just hate the color of the carpet, so I changed it to black and white/sepia in the post processing. 

This pair is one of the banes of my existence.  They belong to my next door neighbor and they are not nice, plus she lets them just roam free to be not nice to the entire neighborhood.  That being said, I just discovered that they make neat photographic subjects.  They are parent and child and seem to be close to photo negatives of each other.

The Yin Yang Dogs

The Yin Yang Dogs

The Yin Yang Dogs

The Yin Yang Dogs

I finally got the first roll of file shot on Linwood’s Nikon. Most of you have already read or heard the story of how I came by this treasure, but  I am remembering why it takes much more talent to shoot film than digital, something Linwood had in abundance. At any rate, there were a few that weren’t horrible.

Llama

Ninja Llama

Thistle

Cactus

Tushita, The Mini Horse

Path

Barbed Wire in Black and White

Leaves On Vine