Monday, March 30, 2009
Last Snow 1.16
Taken With the Minolta 35-105mm f/3.54.5 Lens.
The Last Stand Of Winter...
I took this with my camera over the top of the fence, i was on my way to Church. It is the local city park in O'Fallon. We have a very nice little city park for baseball and other sports. You can find people playing all spring and summer in it. W had about 1 inch of snow late Saturday night into Sunday Morning.
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Broken Love...
Love...
I found my wedding ring in the metal heart on what used to be my side of the bed. Is it a message?
Love, what a strange feeling and emotion. Perhaps in the beginning, we had Love. After many years and injustices, love had died. Love is gone. Perhaps this is a metaphor for our love, Cold and Hard, like the metal heart that the symbol of love in . The ring is placed in a cold, metal heart; like mine and hers has become in this relationship. Shiny, silver, stainless, white gold, but cold like our hears towards each other.
Perhaps, we did love each when we took the vows of marriage, but we do not or did not know how to love each other or what kind of love the other one needed. Or if we did try to love, it was spurned by the other and we thought that it was an injustice and a personal affront. We could not deal with how the other loved us and we wanted more than they could give. Even if we tried to do something about it, it was killed and the cycle would start again.
What one person needed as love the other could no give and they could not be happy with it; each needing it they way they wanted it, never giving to the others demands of how LOVE should be.
Perhaps this, in the end, is what and how our love died; with two cold metal hearts to one another. Not meaning that we can never love again, just never love each outer again. Perhaps if we can take one thing with us in this ending, perhaps we can learn from our mistakes, perhaps our hearts can love again somewhere down the long road that is our life. Perhaps somewhere down that road, we can try to forgive the other person of their injustices against one another and make peace in the soul and spirit...
Like Dr Strange Said, "It is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all." I guess that we tried to love and we all lost in the miserable end, killing what we once had, if only for a little while, that strange and wondrous thing called love...
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Last Snow 1.6
Taken With the Minolta 35-105mm f/3.54.5 Lens.
The Last Stand Of Winter...
I love how the snow is still present around the blooms and how it has some of them trapped underneath it. We got a little over 1 inch of snow last night. This is Winters last stand in our area. We have had some nice weather over the last few weeks...
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Thought For The Day...
No Photo At This Moment:
"Which is more difficult, to awaken one who sleeps or to awaken one who, awake, dreams that he is awake - Søren Kierkegaard
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Bloom 1.0
Taken With The Minolta 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 Lens.
I am not sure what kind of tree that this came from.
I saw this bloom on a tree as i was driving around O Fallon yesterday morning. I turned my truck around to go and look. This is what i saw...
I love the flower against the sky with the limbs framing it and how the sun illuminates the bloom dramatically against it.
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 105 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Bloom 1.1
Taken With The Minolta 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 Lens.
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 105 mm
Monday, March 23, 2009
Lots To Drink...
"The New Ground Floor Bar" in Belleville, IL
This was a fun little photo to take. I love the bottom lighting on the liquor bottles. It is a neat effect.
Exposure: 0.067 sec (1/15)
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Light Experiment 1.0
Taken With The Minolta 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 Lens.
I took this today of the Netgear Router and the Thermometer silhouetted be the ambient light from the blinds. I think that it makes a dramatic photo. The way the blinds reflect on the router and the way they are bent from being view through the glass and liquid. I wanted them to be very sharp so i used good f/stop number to get the desired Depth Of Field for the photo.
Exposure: 0.125 sec (1/8)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Light Experiment 1.1
Taken With The Minolta 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 Lens.
I have taken this photo before several times. I love the way the light spills through the blinded window and the dark negative space to the left of the lava lamp. I used a high f/stop number to get the sharpness that i desired for the Depth Of Field in this photo as well. Some people do not like the pole in the photo but i do as i think it helps break the photo up. The ambient light is very soft coming through the lamp.
Exposure: 0.1 sec (1/10)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 60 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Neat Light!
"The New Ground Floor" Bar in Belleville, IL
This is a very cool light that is in the front of the little bar. i love the colors!!!
Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 200
The New Ground Floor Bar
"The New Ground Floor" Bar in Belleville, IL
It is a fun little bar located on Main Street. It is a nice venue to see local band live with good acoustics and nice patrons.
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Friday, March 20, 2009
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Monday, March 16, 2009
Pedestrians- St Patric's Day Run 2009
Pedestrians: St Patric's Day Run.
St Louis, MO: Market Street
One of The Sponsors Of The 5k Run.
They had free 180 all over the place!!
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 30 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Pedestrians- St Patric's Day Run 2009
Pedestrians: St Patric's Day Run.
St Louis, MO: Market Street
One of The Sponsors For The 5k Run.
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 30 mm
ISO Speed: 200
DSC08587
This is just a strange assortment of stainless steel items that i have collected over the years. The round pieces are from different size "ball valves". The curly piece is from a pump that broke at a place i worked at many years ago and the other straight rod i got on a job years ago. I used the built in flash for this photo and my 70-300mm lens.
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 200 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Pedestrians- St Patric's Day Run 2009
Pedestrians: St Patric's Day Run.
St Louis, MO: Market Street
Billy and Kevin Jammin on Whiskey In A Jar by Thin Lizzie!!
Left To Right:
Jay Morris - Vocals, Guitar
Steve Kuca - Drums
Billy, Guest Vocals (Whiskey in A Jar)
Kevin Baldus - Vocals, Guitar
Pedestrians- St Patric's Day Run 2009
Pedestrians: St Patric's Day Run.
St Louis, MO: Market Street
Jay and Billy getting ready to sing Whiskey In A Jar by Thin Lizzy.
Billy, who is the Editor of the The Soulard Renaissance Newspaper. He is a big sponsor of the Run and had a total of 9500 runners in this year's event, the most runners to date.
Pedestrians- St Patric's Day Run 2009
Pedestrians: St Patric's Day Run.
St Louis, MO: Market Street
Kevin Baldus - Vocals, Guitar
Jay Morris - Vocals, Guitar
Steve Kuca - Drums
Pedestrians- St Patric's Day Run 2009
Pedestrians:
St Patric's Day Run.
St Louis, MO: Market Street In Front Of Union Station.
The Band, Left To Right:
Will Zorn - Bass
Kevin Baldus - Vocals, Guitar
Steve Kuca - Drums
Jay Morris - Vocals, Guitar
Pedestrians- St Patric's Day Run 2009
Pedestrians:
St Patric's Day Run.
St Louis, MO: Market Street
The Band, Left To Right:
Will Zorn - Bass
Kevin Baldus - Vocals, Guitar
Steve Kuca - Drums
Jay Morris - Vocals, Guitar
Pedestrians- St Patric's Day Run 2009
Pedestrians: St Patric's Day Run.
St Louis, MO: Market Street
"Whiskey in the Jar by Thin Lizzy"
The Band, Left to Right:
Will Zorn - Bass
Steve Kuca - Drums
Jay Morris - Vocals, Guitar
Billy T, Guest Vocals
Kevin Baldus - Vocals, Guitar
Pedestrians- St Patric's Day Run 2009
Pedestrians: St Patric's Day Run.
St Louis, MO: Market Street
Left To Right:
Will Zorn - Bass
Jay Morris - Vocals, Guitar
Steve Kuca - Drums
Kevin Baldus - Vocals, Guitar
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 26 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Pedestrians- St Patric's Day Run 2009
Pedestrians: St Patric's Day Run.
St Louis, MO: Market Street
Steve Kuca - Drums
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 40 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Friday, March 13, 2009
Wall and Bucket
I found this wall with a bucket sitting in front of it. I wondered what was in the bucket after all this time of just sitting there. The aqua paint on the brick wall is starting to come off and expose the red brick color of it. I wonder what this space was used for many years ago...
Exposure: 0.05 sec (1/20)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 26 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Always Working...
I took this last week using the Minolta 50mm f/1.7 Prime lens.I has a very shallow Depth Of Field as i used the lens wide open. The light is bright but not blown out. The Bokeh in the background is very nice for a low light photo.
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1250)
Aperture: f/1.7
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 200
My Gig This Weekend...
I have a friend who is in 2 different bands, Pedestrians and JVC and i have to go out Saturday morning and shoot their concert for the St Patric Day Run in St Louis. I am very excited about this!!
I have some stuff in the works wit them on doing a photographic exhibition at one of their shows this summer during a concert! Exciting stuff if it all works out.
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I have some stuff in the works wit them on doing a photographic exhibition at one of their shows this summer during a concert! Exciting stuff if it all works out.
Keep checking back to see what progress has been made with this endeavor.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Burnt and Rusted
This was a strange angle to take this photo. I wanted to show some of the fire damage to the building and the damage that has happened to it. I used the F58AM flash and the 18-70mm lens to take this photo. It turned out nice as i got more of the building that i would have expected to. The 18-70 is a very sharp kit lens in the f/7-f/11 range which is where i took this photo in.
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 20 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Mother Drinking...
One in the set taken on the Scott Troy Highway on Saturday Afternoon. I used the Quantaray 70-300mm lens that i own for this set as i was a ways away from the sheep. I love how the little one is looking right at me while i was taking the photo. The lens is really not bad at the f/stop that i am using and it is actually very sharp in this range.
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 180 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Red Barn
Taken at 506 Old Collinsville Road off of Milburn School Road in O Fallon, Illinois.
This photo is all most "The Rule Of Thirds" It is divided up into thirds.
Look through the red to see the other side.
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 210 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Monday, March 09, 2009
2 Little Lambs...
Two lambs playing and grazing in a pasture that i saw while going to Troy Illinois on Saturday Morning. I made a mental note to myself to stop and take some photos there on my way back home.
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 200
No One Fishing
Taken off the Troy O Fallon Highway on Saturday Afternoon. I used my 70-300mm lens to get this photo. I love the bench on the dock with the boat behind it. It is a sign that we are still in Winter, moving to the Spring time. Soon, people will be sitting on the bench and using the boat to catch fish out of the pond.
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 210 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Old Home Panorama Creation
Made Using Panorama Maker 3.0 from a 5 photo set. I used the Quantaray 70-300mm Lens for the individual photos.
Down The Wall 1
This photo, for some reason, reminds me of an old movie back in the 1970s called "The French Connection" at the end of the movie where the man is running through an open building somewhat like this.
Exposure: 0.2 sec (1/5)
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 22 mm
ISO Speed: 200
DSC07957
The item that he is welding is a big. It is about 12' by 18' and it is for a porch on a building. It has slates that go on the inside. It blocks the Sun, not a traditional cover that does not let the Sunlight come through. I used my Minolta 50mm f/1.7 for this photograph.
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/1.7
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Pedestrians : Band
I got to set in on another band last night and shoot their practice scession. I am going to shoot their show next Saturday morning!!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rmstringer/sets/72157614967152276/ is the set from last night.
A local "Cover Band" based in the St Louis Area.
The Pedestrians
The Are:
Jay Morris - Vocals, Guitar
Kevin Baldus - Vocals, Guitar
Steve Kuca - Drums
Will Zorn - Bass
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/rmstringer/sets/72157614967152276/ is the set from last night.
A local "Cover Band" based in the St Louis Area.
The Pedestrians
The Are:
Jay Morris - Vocals, Guitar
Kevin Baldus - Vocals, Guitar
Steve Kuca - Drums
Will Zorn - Bass
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Saturday, March 07, 2009
Brick and Glass
Taken in Madison Illinois on State Street. Between 2nd and 3rd street.
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Friday, March 06, 2009
DSC07945
Taken using the Minolta 50mm f/1.7 Prime lens at work the other day. He is using a MIG welding rig to weld on aluminum. I love how the light is very soft and not harsh, illuminating his shirt
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Melted Metal 1.1
This is located in one of the many room at the building i got to shoot at on Saturday. It looks like the fire got very intense here to melt the metal like it did.
Exposure: 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 30 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
Angle View
No Flash used in this photo. I used the Quantaray 70-300mm for this photo. This lens is sharp as a tack in the f/8 to f/11 range. For the money, I can not beat it plus you get a 1:2 Macro in the 180-300mm range at 4 feet. The light was not blow out in this photo as i had the Lens Hood on it. I love the rubble on the floor with the moss growing all over it. At this f/Stop, this lens has a great Depth Of Field.
Exposure: 0.25 sec (1/4)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Monday, March 02, 2009
Sunday, March 01, 2009
Broken Wall Of Color: Wide Angle
The light is rather blown out due to the contrast in light and darkness in this old building. This is all ambient light. I did not use my flash and there is no other source other then the light coming in from the outside through the holes in the roof. I took this while using a Tripod.
Exposure: 1
Aperture: f/10.0
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Mack: We're All Bankers Now
Thanks to Mac Hall for letting me post this to my blog.
We're All Bankers Now
Our government has, for reasons of its own, decided that failing banks – meaning their owners in Belgium or Spain, not the employees here in the USA -- should be rescued by the rest of us. Since our taxes will be employed for these endeavors, we, The People (bless us) are now owners of The People's Banks.
Now that you and I are Owner-Comrade Bankers, shouldn't we enjoy some of the old-fashioned perqs that go with swelling about as merchant bankers?
I wouldn't bet on it, not that I could afford to bet. I think our lives as bankers will be the new style:
A banker's life, old style: The occasional, um, conference in Las Vegas
A banker's life, new style: Christmas party at Katfish Kloset
A banker's life, old style: Cash bonuses
A banker's life, new style: Coupons for two cups of drive-through coffee
A banker's life, old style: Being greeted at the door by deferential employees
A banker's life, new style: Being greeted at the door by a sullen security guard wielding an electronic wand that's been places you really don't want to know about
A banker's life, old style: carpeted office with large windows
A banker's life, new style: wherever you are now, probably with dim, energy-saving, mercury-poisoning, squiggly light bulbs
A banker's life, old style: showing up for work at eight or nine
A banker's life, new style: Dragging out of bed at four or five for the long drive to the plant which is due to close before autumn but you'll have to find money to support the bank anyway
A banker's life, old style: president of the Rotary Club
A banker's life, new style: waiter at Rotary Club suppers
A banker's life, old style: tailored suits
A banker's life, new style: Nomex
A banker's life, old style: leisurely luncheons at the club
A banker's life, new style: a bag of cholesterol from GlopBurger
A banker's life, old style: walnut-paneled boardrooms
A banker's life, new style: a quick smoke out back by the dumpster
A banker's life, old style: Rolex
A banker's life, new style: Timex
A banker's life, old style: Mont Blanc
A banker's life, new style: Mont Bic
A banker's life, old style: Cole-Haan
A banker's life, new style: Goodwill
A banker's life, old style: Private school for your kid in Switzerland
A banker's life, new style: Hoping your kid can keep his job bagging groceries
A banker's life, old style: Exchanging bon mots about the old days in the Skull and Bones
A banker's life, new style: Swapping yarns about the old days in Iraq and Afghanistan
A banker's life, old style: Skiing in Switzerland every winter
A banker's life, new style: Disney World. Once. Maybe.
Work hard, my fellow Banker-Comrades; thousands of European and Chinese millionaires are depending on you.
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She was as immutable as the hills. But not quite so green.
-- Rudyard Kipling
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