Thursday, March 26, 2009

Bloom 1.0


Bloom 1.0, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

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


Bloom 1.1, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

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

Ever Changing Weather...

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone.
From RMStringer

Monday, March 23, 2009

Lots To Drink...


Lots To Drink..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

"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


Light Experiment 1.0, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

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


Light Experiment 1.1, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

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

Light Behind Blinds.

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone.
From RMStringer

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Neat Light!


Neat Light!, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

"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


DSC08678, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

"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

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


DSC08587, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

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


Wall and Bucket, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

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...


Always Working..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

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.

Keep checking back to see what progress has been made with this endeavor.


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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Burnt and Rusted


Burnt and Rusted, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

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...


Mother Drinking..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

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


Red Barn, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

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...


2 Little Lambs..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

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


No One Fishing, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

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


Old Home Panorama Creation, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

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


Down The Wall 1, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

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


DSC07957, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

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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Saturday, March 07, 2009

Brick and Glass


Brick and Glass, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

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


DSC07945, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

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


Melted Metal 1.1, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

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

OFallon Sunset

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone.
From RMStringer

Angle View


Angle View, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

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

High Cloud Cold Sunrise

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone.
From RMStringer

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.

 

-30-

 



She was as immutable as the hills. But not quite so green.

-- Rudyard Kipling

 


Hard To Open...


Hard To Open..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

I did not need to use the flash for this photo. There was enough light in this area. It looks like the walls were made of red brick and then the doors were burnt during a fire. I love the different colors on the walls and the damage done from the fire...

Exposure: 0.067 sec (1/15)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Sun Through Window

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone.
From RMStringer

Saturday, February 28, 2009

Broken Sight...


Broken Sight..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

This photo reminds me of how we look at life sometimes. It gets all shattered and broken up like a window that has been hit. Every know and then, we get a piece that falls out and gives us a clear, unobstructed view of how life really is. It would be nice to always have a clear view; But for the most part, we go through life looking through a broken window...

I love how the picture of what is outside of the window is all broken up from the glass. It has a tint to it and makes it look much darker than it really is. It was a cold overcast day around the 30 degree mark with a strong North wind blowing.

Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Industrial Tank


Industrial Tank, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

I was looking at the set of vats and i wondered what it held in it? There are about 5 individual sections of the tank. You can see the fire damage on the tank and on some of the surrounding areas as well. I had my flash on the camera and the Omin-Bounce 580 diffuser. The colors that are present on the tank are very nice and the flash brought them out as it was not a harsh light to wash them out.

Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/10.0
Focal Length: 45 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Broken Wall Of Color


Broken Wall Of Color, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

While were walking around the burned out empty building, i saw many colors and textures. This photo being a prime example of those contrasts. The wall to the left has been burned and the wall to the right has algae growing on it from the moisture and the whole that lets sunlight in on it.

Exposure: 0.5
Aperture: f/10.0
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200

15 Seconds Long


15 Seconds Long, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

The was the last in this set. I took this as a timed exposure. It was 15 seconds and looks amazing!! I love how the colors came out being that the only light was from the few holes in the ceiling of the bathroom. I used the 18-70 for this photo.

Exposure: 15
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 200

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