Monday, May 13, 2013

Red

Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY.
Gateway national Recreation Area, Sandy Hook, NJ

Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook, NJ.


Thursday, April 25, 2013

Composition


The feathers and leaves in this photo are a good example of line, texture and pattern.

This statue, at Mount Mitchill Overlook Park in New Jersey, is commemorating the people from Monmouth County that were killed on 9/11.  I chose this image as an example of foreground-background relationship because in the background you can see the new WTC being constructed.
 
I chose this image as an example of abstraction.  It's the same WTC  memorial but the perspective has changed from a wide shot to a close-up of the talons which are clutching a piece of twisted steel recovered from Ground Zero.

This image uses the monkey bars to frame and mirror the shape the sun while adding pattern as well.

The tennis ball in the final image is clear point of interest, while the lines, texture and pattern of the bench help to draw your attention to the ball.

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Easter in Red Bank

Jukebox Reflection

A typical diner scene featuring: a woman eating, some people working and a guy reading who is looking for someone.

Happy Easter from The Broadway Diner - one of two restaurants on the same street who use "Broadway" in their names though the actual street is Monmouth Ave.









Thursday, March 28, 2013

Lit-Up like a Christmas Tree

Retro Indoor Gardening
My husband was less than pleased with my solution to our unseasonably bad weather and late frosts.  I assured him it wouldn't be more than a week. 

As we sat in our living room last night relaxing I couldn't help but laugh.  The room, normally a little on the dark side owing to no overhead light, was lit up brighter than Times Square! 

I replaced the two living room lamp bulbs for "Daylight" CFL's.  It's a little ridiculous, but it has been so cold I can't leave my plants outside and everyone is starting to get a little leggy and cramped.  Hopefully the weather evens out and we don't get anymore snow.


Sunday, March 24, 2013

The Neighbors Moon

My final shot is one of the hazy moon and my neighbors house.  I experimented with multiple lenses outside and ended up with the 16-24mm which had the widest angle - the only one wide enough to get the moon and the houses in the same frame.