Chicago in the Rain

Got caught in the rain one Saturday and, instead of running for cover, naturally, I took some photos... I had an umbrella to protect my camera but the rest of me, my bag included, got soaked!

Well, I don't mind. And here are some of the photos I made from that event.

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Gear used to make this post:

-- Canon Powershot G15 (Reviews Part 1 and Part 2)

-- Lowepro Urban Photo Sling 150 (My reviews here and here)

-- Post-processed using Pixelmator for the Mac.

Accidental Sartorialist...

I mentioned in my review of the Lowepro DSLR Video Fastpack 250 that the wife and I went to San Francisco.

Now, I am, intrinsically, a shy person (hence, The Shy Photographer) so I have accepted a long time ago that I can't photograph people on the streets. So, even if I am always fascinated by the way people dressed, I could not bring myself to ask them for a portrait.

However, a scenario presented itself when the San Francisco cable car I was hanging from came across another. I saw this beautiful and beautifully dressed lady hanging on the other car and I just started shooting. What I got was this shot:

Talk about the decisive moment! So, as I've said before, always have a camera with you. You'll never know when a picture will present itself - and you might even be able to get around your shyness. Now I wonder if I can break into fashion photography, the one that happens on runways... ;)

I am quite happy that I was able to get at least one "sartorial" shot from this trip.

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Shot made with a Canon 5D Mark II and a Canon EF 24-105 IS USM f/4L lens. Want the best backpack for your DSLR? Check out my review of my favorite, the Lowepro Versapack 200AW, here and here.

Visiting the Country Side - Motion Blur, Fine Art Photography

Shot with a Canon 5D Mark II with a Canon EF 24-105 f/4L lens and was made at ISO200, f/8, 0.3s. Blue tint was added in post using Adobe Lightroom 3.

This was taken on the way from Princeton, NJ to Furlong, PA.

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Want the best backpack for your DSLR? Check out my review of my favorite, the Lowepro Versapack 200AW, here and here.