Since last year’s “Your Best Photos from 2007″ blog project was such a hit I’d like to continue the tradition by kicking off “Your Best Photos from 2008″ blog project.
After looking long and hard at my photos from the past year and posting My Top 10 Favorite Photos of 2008 I couldn’t resist putting together [...]
Posted by Jim on 12.31.2008 at 12:01 am// Tagged: Photography, Updates & Announcements , Blog Project
It’s been a great year for photography, perhaps even better than last year, and as 2008 nears its end I thought it would be fun to select my favorite photos from the year. I had a tough time narrowing things down so here they are…
Honorable Mentions:
Honorable Mention #5:
Pike Place Market
One thing I love about taking [...]
Posted by Jim on 12.30.2008 at 3:16 am// Tagged: California, Events, Hawaii, Landscape, Locations, Maui, Mavericks, Monterey, Nature, Panoramic, Photography, Sports, Stock Photo, Switzerland, Travel, Washington, Wildlife, Yosemite , Landscape, Mavericks, Photography, Stock Photo, Travel, Wildlife
As a kid I distinctly remember a year passing super slow, but now they seem to zip by. This year has been a blast and I’ve been very lucky to share some great moments, perhaps a bit of knowledge and make some great friends through my blog. To all who have been reading my blog, [...]
Posted by Jim on 12.29.2008 at 4:39 am// Tagged: Locations, Switzerland, Updates & Announcements , Photography
One of the most beautiful Christmas spectacles to witness is the Rockefeller Christmas Tree in Manhattan, New York. Seeing the tree, lights and decorations is only part of equation. The cold brisk air, excited crowd and thousands of flashes firing as people photograph the scene is what creates the energy that makes this experience special. [...]
Posted by Jim on 12.25.2008 at 12:01 am// Tagged: Locations, New York, Photography , Photography, Stock Photo
Having the opportunity to see the Golden Gate Bridge become shrouded in fog is always a treat. The irony of course when photographing the bridge is that when you want it to be clear it seldom is and when you want to photograph the fog its usually clear. I suppose that’s the joy of micro-climates. [...]
Posted by Jim on 12.23.2008 at 3:10 am// Tagged: California, Locations, Photography, San Francisco, Stock Photo , Photography, Stock Photo
My schedule has been rather impacted as of late limiting my blog reading, but here are a few links worthy of your reading / viewing.
Project: Action and Preset Extravaganza – Epic Edits
The project is all about creating Photoshop actions or Lightroom presets with the intent of generating a free resource comprised of all the project [...]
Posted by Jim on 12.21.2008 at 11:41 pm// Tagged: Photography , Photography, Speedlink
This evening the festival of lights known as Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah) begins. It’s not too often Hannukah and Christmas are so close together, but this year the two overlap. For those that celebrate this holiday I wish you a Happy Hannukah and for those that are unfamiliar with the holiday I welcome you to [...]
Posted by Jim on 12.21.2008 at 12:54 pm// Tagged: California, Locations, Photography, Yosemite , Photography, Stock Photo
Technically its been a month, but I’m now a Greener Photography member.
Greener Photography is a place for the photographic community to consider the environment; learn to conserve and better preserve our resources and images; and connect by sharing suppliers, ideas, and methods.
I discovered Greener Photography through Twitter about 5 weeks ago and promptly applied. The [...]
Posted by Jim on 12.16.2008 at 4:00 am// Tagged: Links, Photography, Updates & Announcements , Photography