Posts Tagged Tilt Shift
Mother of all cities
Posted by NN in Photography, Travels, Vacation on 100321
After my super busy days in San Francisco and Austin I stopped by NYC on the way home. I had such luck, being invited to stay at a good friend and his wife’s new apartment in Brooklyn – the best of hosts during my too brief visit.
It was wonderful apartment, looking out over the city from the clock tower where they live. I got an awesome picture with my darling Tilt-Shift lens from the top of the clock tower one night (see below) I hope you like it too.
I was fantastically lucky with the weather. Spring was definitely in the air. Waking up with the sun, listening to the sounds of the city. Looking up at a clear blue sky and feel of the warm sun on my face, was just bliss. And perfect for long walks through the neighborhoods, letting impressions soak in. There can’t be a better way to feel the vibe and taste the culture of a city.
Manhattan wasn’t left alone though. I did my mandatory pilgrimage to B&H, ate lunch in the park, experienced some of the craziness on St Paddy’s Day, enjoyed the view of the city from the Top of the Rock and finally, I got to see the Tim Burton exhibit at MOMA. YAY!
I met old dear friends and made some new. I had some great food and drink and, of course, got a hint of sunburn. How it’s supposed to be.
A new perspective
Posted by NN in Photography, Travels on 100217
New York City will never be the same. A great place just got better.
One reason was my new tilt-shift lens.
I have always liked stories told with still images and try to find ways to add my own perspective and narrative. It’s not always planned, often a gut feeling. New adventures, light and temperature, people, cities and landscapes, sounds and smell trigger my senses and feeling of exploration.
These first images playing with the lens is very much taken in the spur of the moment. In review I can see so much more potential, a detail here and there. That said, it is true to that moment and I wouldn’t change what I captured. Rather, take it with me next time I venture out, where ever I go.
And New York, I hope we meet again soon.
Bali Lensbaby fun
Posted by NN in Photography, Travels, Vacation on 090731
I really like what can be achieved with tilt-shift lenses. Saving up dough for a proper one day, they’re quite pricy… In the meantime, the Lensbaby is a nice tool, tilting the lens and let you play with perspective, and with it I had some fun on the rocky beach near Tanah Lot.
Lensbaby Yea, Smalahove Nay
Posted by NN in Personal, Photography on 090126
This post is really about the Smalahove, but I didn’t want to leave a post with only that image burning into your retina. So I decided to share the first picture I took with my new toy, the Lensbaby, taken from my living room. Tilt shifting is so much fun.
Deep in the Hardangerfjord on the Norwegian west coast you’ll find Voss. Not the home of the fancy artesian water VOSS, that’s from another part of Norway, but of the scores of the extreme. Many will think of sports, but I’m thinking of something much more dodgy. Namely a traditional dish called Smalahove, nothing less than a boiled sheep’s head served with rutabaga and potatoes.
A very good friend hails from Voss and every year he invites friends over for a proper Smalahove feast. With bottles of Aquavit at the ready we sat down around the table and mentally prepared ourselves for the heads to be served. Some like it, really look forward to it, I’m not one of them. I ate quite a bit once, quite a bit meaning a lot. But that was then, when my head was spinning with Aquavit. I’ve learned. Now I’m enjoying the time with friends, keeping my head straight and the boiled one untouched. (I just had to convert to dark black and white, it looks “better” then)
