So, there was no post for 3/5-3/11 because I was on vacation
Now I’m back in NJ, so here’s pictures to make up for last week.
Category: Photography
April 14th/15th Lunar Eclipse!
These are the pictures I got from the April 14th/15th Red Moon Lunar Eclipse. Shot on a Canon Digital Rebel XSi (450d) with a Canon EF 75-300mm Lens on a Tripod with a Remote Shutter. RAW available on request.
These photos haven’t been touched or edited in any way yet, and I haven’t tweaked the contrast or adjusted focus on them. Nevertheless, I’m proud of a few of them, and I love the moon and space so whatever. 😀
—Updated— There is a bug with my gallery slider API, so until I can get it fixed here’s just a bunch of links. Sorry! 🙁
How To Animate a Photo – The Parallax 2.5D Effect
This is a very cool process that I’m going to try later this week using Photoshop and AfterEffects. I won’t be doing it with a live model, but instead with some objects on a table (glasses, pitchers, etc).
I love technology.
Wedding Photos!
I had the pleasure of being a Groomsman at Alexander Price & Kimberly Reyes’ Wedding on Saturday 9/14/13.
Here are some of the photos! Low quality for now, since we haven’t gotten them back yet.
Johnson Park
Following our last trip to the infamous Rutgers Grease trucks, we decided to go to Johnson Park and see what cool things we could find.
We found a few more birds, an orange dragonfly (!!!), a turtle, and a few other things.
Pictures in the view-more section below, with the exception of the following panorama.
Rutgers Gardens
Rutgers Gardens. A place of plants, farmers markets, and life in general.
When I was attending college at Rutgers University, the common joke from out-of-state students was that NJ was the armpit of the United States. Some people (especially those from NY) considered NJ to be nothing more than the Parkway or the Turnpike: a place to travel through, not to. I have to admit, I felt that way for a time; I hadn’t ever really left the state for any extended period of time. The times that I had were fun experiences, and the people outside of NJ can be very different. Going to Canada, for example, was a jaw dropping experience. People are just… different. It was weird.
Something changed recently. I discovered just how beautiful NJ is. This was thanks to a little slice of NJ called Rutgers Gardens. Rutgers Gardens is a botanical garden of sorts, located on Ryders Lane in New Brunswick, nestled between Milltown and East Brunswick. Oddly enough it is very close to Route 1. This is very deceptive. Very nearby to one of the busiest roadways in NJ lies a verdant forest garden full of all sorts of life.
And let me tell you: It’s gorgeous when you go at the right time of year. Which is now, F.Y.I. It’s gorgeous.
Better yet. Let me show you. View more to see just what you can find at the Gardens. There’s a bamboo forest, ornamental rain garden, babbling brooks, giant green chairs, gorgeous plants, and a wide assortment of wildlife (including and not limited to: birds, fish, insects, and amphibians).
Side notes: Pictures taken with Canon Digital Rebel XSi (450D) with either a Canon EFSI 18-55mm or a Canon EFS 75-300mm lens. Minor post processing in Photoshop (adjusting light/dark, color balance) was done.
Photo Samples from 2012
In 2012 I went to the Rutgers Gardens to take pictures of the plant life.
Unfortunately, the plant life wasn’t so cooperative, either because of the weather or just bad timing on my part.
In any case, I did find some very interesting critters!
Read the rest to see the resulting (high-quality!) pictures. These are ones that I’m the most happy with.
For reference, these were all shot with a Canon Digital Rebel XSI (450D) with either a 18-55mm or 70-300mm lense.