tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92068120844604099842024-03-08T00:34:30.375-05:00M.E. PhotographyMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14293425647890366745noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206812084460409984.post-14275061891756936532013-01-13T14:47:00.000-05:002013-01-13T14:52:16.477-05:00Words Like Vines CD ReleaseWent to a concert last night at Murray Hill Theater with a good friend of mine. We met up with Kidd Driver of Decided by Fate and a friend I knew back in Middle School, Christian. Yeah he's in the band, too.</br></br>
We didn't stay too long, since we left after their performance. But we stayed long enough for me to find out my camera doesn't perform well at concerts.</br></br>
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Out of all the pictures, these were the only ones that really "<i>turned out</i>".Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14293425647890366745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206812084460409984.post-74244336232037179522013-01-10T15:06:00.001-05:002013-01-10T15:07:02.258-05:00My trip to GainesvilleI've been pretty inactive lately because I just haven't had the time or the inspiration. Lately though, I went to Gainesville with a couple of friends. Had a blast and took some pictures, experimenting with Black and White.<br><br>
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I feel ready to take that step to pro. I just need my own higher-quality camera considering my aunt was nice enough to lend me hers for the duration of the trip. Until next time, whenever that is... (Was that so bad?)Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14293425647890366745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206812084460409984.post-85787224985372970022012-02-07T20:50:00.002-05:002012-02-07T20:51:24.242-05:00Renascence Fair, WebsiteI have a few ideas for a website that I'm throwing together, using pictures from Rock on the River II back in May of 2011. Might have one up sooner or later. For now though, I went to a Renaissance Fair in Gainesville, FL on Saturday. Hoggetowne. Even though my face got sun burnt, it was still fun. Although I didn't take as many pictures as I was hoping for, I still think I got some good shots. It's a bit late but I've been sick and feeling lazy lately with the postings.<br />
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I do however plan on going back even earlier tomorrow, and lesson learned: Bring sunglasses.Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14293425647890366745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206812084460409984.post-81538017655182781412011-12-04T00:24:00.007-05:002011-12-08T22:48:24.744-05:00Christmas on Walnut St.In Green Cove, every year there's a Christmas on Walnut St. going on. Unfortunately, I couldn't get that many <b>good</b> pictures of the actual parade itself. But as far as the actual Christmas event in Spring Park, I got a few nice shots including one shot that was a mistake that I think turned out nicely.<br />
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via <a href="http://sharpiks.deviantart.com">DeviantART</a>.Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14293425647890366745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206812084460409984.post-19199148358820574942011-10-30T07:36:00.000-04:002011-10-30T07:36:29.576-04:00Giraffes. Awesome.I went to the Zoo yesterday with the parents. There's more, I just have to watermark them right because for some reason my application was processing them slowly and I haven't had a chance to actually process them.<br />
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<center><a href="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2011/302/1/8/pumpkin_jack_scare_o_by_sharpiks-d4ee02s.jpg"><img width="150" src="http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2011/302/1/8/pumpkin_jack_scare_o_by_sharpiks-d4ee02s.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/302/3/4/feeding_time_by_sharpiks-d4edzta.jpg"><img width="150" src="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/302/3/4/feeding_time_by_sharpiks-d4edzta.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/302/9/d/time_is____fleeting__by_sharpiks-d4ee09l.jpg"><img width="150" src="http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/302/9/d/time_is____fleeting__by_sharpiks-d4ee09l.jpg" /></a></center>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14293425647890366745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206812084460409984.post-1283000646558751392011-10-06T01:27:00.006-04:002011-12-05T17:58:38.671-05:002009-2011 Comparison/ExperiencesIt's almost years end, and in one month, it'll have been two years since I begun this whole photography thing. In my last post, I said how I would dig through some of my old photos and then compare them to some of my more recent photos, in an attempt to see how much I've learned over the course of a year. Some of these first photos were taken were downtown Jacksonville at the Landing in 2009 over the course of two days. Yeah, I went there twice with my first camera, a Gateway MC-42 4.2 megapixel camera.<center><hr />Start/Winter 2009<br />
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<a href="http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/226/a/d/Wind_e_by_Sharpiks.jpg"><img src="http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/226/a/d/Wind_e_by_Sharpiks.jpg" width="150" /></a> <a href="http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/226/e/7/All_Alone_by_Sharpiks.jpg"><img src="http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/226/e/7/All_Alone_by_Sharpiks.jpg" width="150" /></a><br />
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When I got my current camera in December (Polaroid i1236), it was like a huge upgrade for me. Still needing the practice though, it's true what they say about how the photographer makes the camera, not the other way around. Then/Summer-Winter 2010<br />
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Fourth of July<br />
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<a href="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2010/303/a/9/flowered_cross_by_sharpiks-d31t8mp.jpg"><img height="150" src="http://th08.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2010/303/a/9/flowered_cross_by_sharpiks-d31t8mp.jpg" /> </a> <a href="http://th03.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2010/226/6/b/Water__s_Edge_by_Sharpiks.jpg"><img height="150" src="http://th03.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2010/226/6/b/Water__s_Edge_by_Sharpiks.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2011/019/4/d/after_party_by_sharpiks-d37la6s.jpg"><img height="150" src="http://th05.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2011/019/4/d/after_party_by_sharpiks-d37la6s.jpg" /></a></center><hr /><center>Event Period/Summer 2011<br />
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Unfortunately, it was Rock on The River II that my camera seemed to have developed a smudge of dirt inside the lens, so within every photo, I get dark spots that are hard to edit out. I can either edit them, or use them to blend with the scenery.<br />
<a href="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/150/c/3/c3b83abf3554d7b403e46d8c041d6393-d3hnhjy.jpg"><img src="http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/150/c/3/c3b83abf3554d7b403e46d8c041d6393-d3hnhjy.jpg" width="550" /></a><hr />Freedom Festival<br />
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<center>Now-Present/Fall 2011.<br />
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The very first photo I took (the one below) was actually good enough for me to pack it in, but I stayed for a few more shots. After five or six more photos of black sky, I decided to pack it in. <br />
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This type of lightning bolt is a positive bolt, more commonly known as Anvil lightning. These can typically strike anywhere within a several mile radius, where I was only two miles away from the cell. Brandishing a metal tripod and a spot under a tree, not to mention standing in a puddle of water, I decided to go ahead and pack it in on the account I felt uncomfortably unsafe.<br />
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Added two new images to this post.Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14293425647890366745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206812084460409984.post-44478390134614284562011-09-17T22:59:00.003-04:002011-09-18T23:13:52.933-04:00Night PracticeI rode down to the park earlier. Decided I would practice night shooting with my camera, without even using a tripod, to see what I could muster up. I forgot my SD card, so I was limited to taking around ten pictures, but out of them all, I like these best. Anyway, this is the result of shooting night photography with a point and shoot and a touch of editing.<br />
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ISO: 400 SS: 1/15 AP: 3.6Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14293425647890366745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206812084460409984.post-41731173974050685272011-08-11T05:46:00.004-04:002011-08-11T06:38:49.328-04:00Video + PhotoI know I complain a lot about how there isn't a whole lot to shoot around these parts photography-wise, so I've been exploring the idea of not only doing photography but doing video as well. I've had the idea for awhile now. Most cameras today can shoot in High-definition, so it wouldn't be a problem at all to do both. My camera for what it's worth even shoots in 720p given the light is bright enough so it doesn't have to use a high ISO. I could practice doing both and have more subjects. There isn't too much a difference from my point of view, but we'll give it a shot and see how it goes, because I would like to expand my capabilities.<br />
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Out of boredom and trial, I made a video last night that was supposed to open for a spoken essay on censorship, but instead, I made it shorter and turned it into a campaign for Internet censorship. I know, "Why use radio to fight Internet censorship?" Basically, to prove a point that censorship is still censorship.<br />
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The explanation of why both 95.1 and 97.9 plays the same song just at different parts, is th implication that a lot of radio stations seem to play the same things every day.Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14293425647890366745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206812084460409984.post-38589269192760871732011-08-09T11:01:00.001-04:002011-08-09T11:02:28.798-04:00Morning BoredomThere's not really much to say. I was bored.<hr><center><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tdd5qjzMdc8/TkFFpLlQxYI/AAAAAAAAAZg/nR_hJ74BxIE/s640/DSCI5216-2.jpg"><img height="200" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-tdd5qjzMdc8/TkFFpLlQxYI/AAAAAAAAAZg/nR_hJ74BxIE/s640/DSCI5216-2.jpg" width="150" /></a> <a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-RLzPEWwtee0/TkFFpY3P2-I/AAAAAAAAAZk/WvQP2WrQwYY/s640/DSCI5216.jpg"><img height="200" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-RLzPEWwtee0/TkFFpY3P2-I/AAAAAAAAAZk/WvQP2WrQwYY/s640/DSCI5216.jpg" width="150" /></a><br />
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And some tone mapping/HDR practice. I think these turned out nicely.<hr><center><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-fsBLjZcdSM4/TkFGG1yLZqI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/7VpukMpiOBg/s800/DSCI5217-9And8more_tonemapped.jpg"><img height="150" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-fsBLjZcdSM4/TkFGG1yLZqI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/7VpukMpiOBg/s800/DSCI5217-9And8more_tonemapped.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xSyT0GjSr4A/TkFF6ccvxQI/AAAAAAAAAZs/rXeyLjWxFec/s800/DSCI5217.jpg"><img height="150" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xSyT0GjSr4A/TkFF6ccvxQI/AAAAAAAAAZs/rXeyLjWxFec/s800/DSCI5217.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WdwuiMXzFtM/TkFGGyuGSaI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/Q_7Iov9kZcY/s800/DSCI5217-4.jpg"><img height="150" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WdwuiMXzFtM/TkFGGyuGSaI/AAAAAAAAAZ8/Q_7Iov9kZcY/s800/DSCI5217-4.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CqHvyWuKlKw/TkFF6zs2uLI/AAAAAAAAAZw/QO_c9I9jXe8/s800/DSCI5217-2.jpg"><img height="150" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CqHvyWuKlKw/TkFF6zs2uLI/AAAAAAAAAZw/QO_c9I9jXe8/s800/DSCI5217-2.jpg" /></a></center>Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14293425647890366745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206812084460409984.post-7138789954857013552011-07-30T22:41:00.006-04:002011-07-31T14:42:46.420-04:00Julia Herbert Children's BenefitI was sent out by Jon again for a charity event for abused children. When I got there, I had no idea what to even shoot. Hardly any people around. There was music, food, and later in the evening Slash surprised <i>everyone</i> with a visit. Even though he was just an impersonator, he was pretty good. I'm glad I didn't leave when I was about to. I wanted to either get my picture taken with him, or at the very least, his autograph, but he was in a hurry. And with everyone else swarming him, I didn't want to delay him any longer. At any rate, I snagged some personal photography shots for my greedy self. Channel 4 News Hailey Winslow was on the scene, and I was in a shot, even if it's just seven or so frames and I'm in the back. Kind of interesting, I guess. Even if I am standing awkwardly. After I decided I was done shooting and the event died down, I also decided to volunteer and help clean up the event site. Hard, but rewarding. Whoever said community service and volunteering was easy has clearly never volunteered.<br />
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So here's some of the better pictures, plus a few of the personal ones I nipped of Slash before he headed out. The rest, as with all event shoots, can be found <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.249174088443581.78469.176630242364633&type=1">here</a>.<hr><br />
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The only problem is they might be too saturated now...Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14293425647890366745noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9206812084460409984.post-43442756444844558182011-07-07T15:15:00.001-04:002011-07-08T12:42:07.919-04:00Truck ShowNot really my kind of show, but the main reason I was going was to meet up with Jon, but he couldn't make it so I decided since I was there, why not go ahead and shoot anyway? My batteries usually last a day and a half if I'm shooting at a steady speed like I was here. All twelve died in one day for some reason. I <i>was</i> going to get some crowd shots, but it didn't really kick up until it was pretty dark and my camera can't do night photography unless it's on a tripod, and then all the photos turn out blurry. Anyway, you can find the rest of the photos <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.237118342982489.76136.176630242364633">here</a>.<br />
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They held a freedom festival where there were fireworks, country concerts, food, oh it was just a good time. I acquired my first press pass and began shooting the band, and the rest of the crowd, or those who would let me take their pictures after I got over my shyness and proceeded to ask them. I forgot my tripod. One of the most important things when shooting fireworks, and I forget it. I have a mini tripod in my bag in case of such emergencies, but there were no surfaces to be found. So, I laid on the pavement and shot upwards. Tore my shoulder <i>up</i>. Anyway, you can find all of the (<i>good</i>) photos I took that day on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.235134369847553.75697.176630242364633">here</a>. I think I took a lot of good ones had it not been for the dirt on my lens. It's really starting to rattle my nerves.<br />
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Happy Fourth of July weekend, everybody. Stay safe and I hope you have fun. Keep watch for my shots from the fireworks in Downtown on the fourth.Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14293425647890366745noreply@blogger.com0Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace, FL, USA30.184290604424213 -81.73177995034791430.169727104424211 -81.763367450347914 30.198854104424214 -81.700192450347913