Savannah 1 [Orange You Glad It’s Friday]

   Earlier this month my wife and I took a holiday in Savannah, GA. It was our first visit there and we were totally charmed by this lovely city. It is full of history [although relatively brief compared to European cities] and opportunities for photography. Thus, this week I start a new mini-series based on Savannah. Briefly. when the city was founded back in the early 1730's, it was "... laid out in a series of wards in which commercial and residential buildings centered on a public square." Today, 22 of the original 24 squares survive lined with houses, and filled with oak trees, fountains and statues. The map below gives a nice overview of the layout.

The remainder of today’s images were shot on my cell phone in the Jepson Center, housed in a beautiful modern building, one of three venues that comprise the Telfair Museums [located in the 2nd row and 2nd column of the squares]. It was toward the end of our visit and we were going to walk to the museum; so, I decided that I had had enough of carrying around my backpack loaded with DSLR cameras etc. Well, that was a mistake, as there were some great opportunities, but, I did get some nice captures.

World of InfraRed 4 -- Rochester [Sky Watch Friday]

  This continues my series on the World of InfraRed. The two images below were taken in downtown Rochester one fine Sunday. That is the best day on which to do a photo shoot for architecture since the city is fairly free of people, and parking is permitted everywhere. 

This last image looks into the campus of the Colgate Rochester Divinity School. It’s (neo)Gothic tower has always attracted me; this time, I got to exploit my infra red camera to good effect on the sky and foliage.

Public Market People 2 [Orange You Glad It’s Friday]

   Here are the remainder of the people images shot at the Rochester Public Market. The top image is one that I included in my book, Everyday People. Next week I will start a new mini-series on the foods/wares sold at the market.

World of InfraRed 3 [Sky Watch Friday]

  The two shots below were taken in Webster Park, which is located about 10 mi. northeast of Rochester on the shore of Lake Ontario.

This last shot was taken in front of my house looking up at trees on my neighbors’ lawn.

Public Market People 1 [Orange You Glad It’s Friday]

    I recently self-published a photo book, Everyday People, which was the outcome of a project I began in order to improve my ability to create a portfolio. With the help of my OYGIF archive, I culled some 30 images from out of hundreds. This work was aided by the fact that I decided to choose only photos that featured a person or people as the subject. While I have already posted most [but not all] of those images used in the book, there are several that remain “on the cutting room floor”. I thought I’d post some of those images [shot at the Rochester Public Market] that did not make the grade, but which I still happen to like. 

World of InfraRed 2 [Sky Watch Friday]

Recently I’ve begun shooting with my IR-retrofitted Kodak camera. I like the effects I am able to generate and will continue experimenting [see Monday May 18 for my World of InfraRed 1 post, which was not linked to SWF]. As with that shot, I first converted the RAW infrared image to B&W in Lightroom. Then, additional changes were applied simply using various slider bars to obtain the final product. The images below were shot in Rochester's Highland Park, the scene of the annual Lilac Fest. These images are a stark contrast to the color shots that I posted in last week's SWF.