Textures are ‘in’! According to my Clicky Web Analytics data, it seems that in January 2011, “peeling paint” and “rust textures” were the most used search terms to find my website. Moreover, based on those search terms, the image below – taken inside the Administration building of the now abandoned Forest Haven Asylum – was [...]
Feb 01, 2011 | Categories:photography | Tags: abandoned, building, Color Efex Pro 3, danilew.com photos, decay photography, dilapidated, flash, Forest Haven Asylum, hospital, hvac, Laurel, macro photography, Maryland, mental institution, Nik Software, Nikon 105 macro VR, Nikon D300, peeling paint, Photoshop CS5, rust, SB-900, speedlight, suburban decay, textures | 6 Comments »
Image above made with a Nikon D300 camera, a Tamron 17-50 lens, and a Nikon SB-900 flash In late May of 2009, a small group of intrepid photographers from NikonCafe.com drove up to Forest Haven Asylum in Laurel, Maryland to have a look around the abandoned mental institution. We all met at the administration building [...]
Dec 01, 2010 | Categories:photography | Tags: abandoned, broken, building, burned, Capture NX2, chair, charred, danilew.com photos, decay photography, dilapidated, fire damaged, flash, Forest Haven Asylum, hallway, hospital, Laurel, Maryland, mental institution, Nik Software, Nikon D300, NikonCafe.com, Photoshop Elements, red, SB-900, speedlight, suburban decay, Tamron 17-50 | 4 Comments »
Infrared photography is often described as “invisible light” or light that we humans cannot see. So, how do we take a picture of what we can’t see? Easy. We see everything in Technicolor brilliance but some scenes and subjects, in our mind’s eye, look better in black-and-white. Infrared is very similar to black-and-white photography, so [...]
Jul 18, 2010 | Categories:digital darkroom, infrared, photography, ramblings | Tags: Capture NX2, channel mixer, color, danilew-flickr photos, false color, foliage, Great Falls Park, infrared photography, landscape photography, Maryland, Nik Software, Nikon 18-200 VR, Nikon D200, Nikon D300, overlook, Photoshop Elements, summer, Tamron 17-50, water | 7 Comments »
A Moment in Time - 15:00 G.M.T. (U.T.C.): The New York Times Global Mosaic project on Sunday, May 2, 2010 On Thursday, April 8, 2010, The New York Times newspaper and its online blog, LENS, asked the world to photograph something, anything, at 15:00 GMT on Sunday, May 5, 2010. A Moment in Time. Admittedly an [...]
May 09, 2010 | Categories:infrared, photography, ramblings, travel | Tags: A Moment in Time, Baltimore, Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race, Color Efex Pro 3, coworkers, danilew-flickr photos, event photography, false color, friends, infrared photography, Kirkin' o' The Tartan, lifestyle photography, macro photography, Maryland, Nik Software, Nikon 105 macro VR, Nikon 18-200 VR, Nikon D200, Nikon D300, NY Times, Photoshop Elements, roses, Scottish, tartan, travel photography, Washington DC, Washington National Cathedral | 13 Comments »
