I’ve already posted a couple of times on my Toronto Transit Commission iPhone/Hipstamatic project, and now I can post the final slideshow video of what has come out of the project. I’ve added some audio I recorded of the ride between two stations on the line, a well as some original music.
Category: Travel
The Best Camera is the One You Have With You ….
It had been a disappointing day, to say the least. In Amsterdam for only four days, and the first full day we lucked into the worst rain the city had seen all summer. My photography got curtailed, and my wife will tell you I was not in a good mood.
In the evening we were scheduled to meet up with some of my wife’s relatives, and since the weather still sucked as we left our hotel to go back downtown, I made the decision not to bring the DSLR along. So of course, 15 minutes after we left, the weather miraculously improved, and all I had was my iPhone 3GS to capture the amazing light
I got a few decent shots with the iPhone, but I am still kicking myself for not bringing my main camera along 😦
Celebrating the CommonPlace
Museum photography can be tough; images of art and artifacts seem to end up being mere record-keeping, like a receipt of what was seen, rather than interesting photographs in their own right.
Last week we visited the British Museum in London. This museum contains the Rosetta Stone, the Elgin Marbles, etc. but here is a commonplace image I took, which I rather like. I saw this at a cafe in the gallery portion of the museum and was struck by the presentation of the fruit.
The irony is of course travelling thousands of miles for an image I could likely have found in Toronto.
Details
I am currently on vacation in Salisbury, England and in a town like this, it is certainly easy to feel overwhelmed photographically speaking. The Salisbury Cathedral is certainly the most iconic object to make pictures of, and therein lies the challenge.
How do you find a way to take a photograph of something that has been photographed many times before, and be original (instead of just saving money on postcards)?
I think the answer lies in looking for a detail, perhaps even macro images. Each detail holds a story, waiting to be explored and communicated
My Third Eye 