January 2011
10 posts
Ignoring the Bomb Dropped Wednesday Last
Nikon D40 105mm, f/2.8, 1/160 sec, ISO200
Regrets and Strawberries
Nikon D40 112mm, f/5.6, 1/60 sec, ISO200
The Man on the Red Line in the Red Shirt with the...
Nikon D300 16mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec, ISO3200
Walkin' Down Comm Ave, Plate II
Nikon D300 35mm, f/3.2, 1/500 sec, ISO800
Here's Looking At You, Kid
Yes, I know I was in Marrakech and not in Casablanca, but how many people are there who don’t think of Casablanca when they think of Morocco? One of the things that I simply did not expect in Morocco was just how people react to having their photos taken. As I’ve learned since returning to the States, its a common occurrence in Africa for a photographer to have to pay to take a...
Obsolescent
Nikon D300 105mm, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec, ISO400
Rue Riad Zitoun el Kedim
This photograph was taken during our free day back in Marrakech after the completion of the 2010 FOCUS Bike4Like Challenge. The area this shot was taken in is called Djemaa el Fna (transliterations vary from source to source) and is the largest open air market in Africa. There was anything and everything in the area from snake charmers (not very good) to orange juicers (very good) to appliance...
Defeated by the Goodbyes of Silence
This particular shot was one that I had flagged as a keeper the moment I reviewed it on the LCD of my camera when I shot it during the Boston University Photo Club’s twilight photoshoot at Lo Presti Park. I’ve put off posting it because I couldn’t decide whether or not people looking at the photo would like how the old pier posts blend into the blackness of the cityscape (I...
Petrified Patience
Nikon D40 35mm, f/1.8, 1.6 sec, ISO400
Thank You All for Supporting Me
I am back from Morocco and the first thing I have to say is just this: wow.
What a week, what a place! To say the very least, it was one of the best experiences I’ve had- from the people I met (both the crew from Morocco and the participants from all over the world) to the food I ate (including both the native tagine and lamb to the McDonald’s), everything was just great.
That...