Chances Are, We Will Live To See A Hundred!
Two people share the shade of a small tree in Washington DC. The commuters were seeking relief from the heat of a sunny, summer day while waiting for a bus on the 2800 block of 16th Street NW.
Two people share the shade of a small tree in Washington DC. The commuters were seeking relief from the heat of a sunny, summer day while waiting for a bus on the 2800 block of 16th Street NW.
In fact If you live in the Washington DC area, according to the NOAA weather outlook, chances are you’ll live to see a hundred twice this week.
Whew!, what a relief, the Weather channel was forecasting a hundred two. But really, what quality of life could anyone expect at a hundred two?
Drink plenty of water and stake your claim in the shade, it’s going to be a hot next couple of days.
Backyard Fireworks, Sewell NJ, July 2007.
A display of fireworks in daylight makes a vertical ascent outdoors in a backyard located in the suburb of Sewell, NJ.
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Background Information:
While attending a party in the NJ suburb of Sewell, NJ fireworks were bring ignited in the backyard at around 5:00pm. The view of the fireworks during daytime, in an empty suburban backyard, struck me as surreal. Although I did not think of this at the time I created the picture, as I look at the photograph now It reminds me of the burning bush from the Biblical narrative.
Compositional Information:
I framed horizontally to include as much as the backyard as possible. I placed the fireworks in the center, insuring their prominence , and set the shutter speed at 1/30th second, the slowest shutter speed I could get away with while hand holding the camera. I chose the slowest shutter speed that I could because I wanted the backyard to be sharp and defined, but I wanted light trails that would be created by any fast moving sparks.
I spot metered off of the edges of the fireworks to include some of the backyard area and the AV priority mode of the camera went to f-8. Considering that the scene was high contrast, metering off of the edges resulted in a compromise between the areas where I wanted to hold detail.
Technical Information:
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Image Description:7/22/2007-A display of fireworks makes a vertical ascent in a backyard located in the suburb of Sewell, NJ.
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Software:Adobe Photoshop CS2 Macintosh
Modify Date:2009-06-25 17:15:34 GMT
Artist:Sam D’Amico
Copyright:(C) Sam D’Amico
Exposure Time:30
F Number:8.0
Exposure Program:Shutter speed priority AE
ISO:100
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Date/Time Original:2007-07-22 20:50:23 GMT
Create Date:2007-07-22 20:50:23 GMT
Shutter Speed Value:30
Aperture Value: 8.0
Max Aperture Value:2.8
Metering Mode:Spot
Light Source:Daylight
Flash:Off
Focal Length:7.0mm
File Source:Digital Camera
Scene Type:Directly photographed
Custom Rendered:Normal
Exposure Mode:Auto
White Balance:Manual
Scene Capture Type:Standard
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Kutztown Folk Festival Celebrates 60th. Year.
Kutztown Folk Festival. Hex Sign And Pedestrian At The Midway. (Click on the photograph to see more images from the Kutztown Folk Festival)
WILKUM !
The 2009 Kutztown Folk Festival (1) marks the event’s 60th year anniversary (2).
The primarily agricultural festival celebrates Pennsylvania Dutch Culture and runs this year from June 27 – July 5, 9am – 6pm.
If you would like to, learn more about this festival and see more pictures, please click on the photograph above.
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(2) http://www.kutztownfestival.com/blogfest/?p=10
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