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The Girls of the Rolex Series

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Photography is definitely a passion of mine. Hardly a day goes by when I don’t think about some aspect of imagery, whether it’s working with Photoshop, workflow, data storage, reviewing other photographers portfolio, and even, occasionally, taking images for myself. Photography over the past year has been difficult, as my day-job has occupied much of my time—ask my wife…she will contest to that.
To integrate my day job with my passion for photography, I have decided that I will photograph my job. As some of you know, I am working on a large construction job. Therefore, most of my work over the past year (or so) has been documenting the construction progress. When I set out to incorporate my day job with my photography, I didn’t want to simply document progress, but rather, I wanted to capture (even create) incredible images of construction. I wanted spoiled dirt to radiate like a mountain in a landscape. I wanted cranes and structural steel to rise up out of the ground like giant sequoias, reaching for the blue sky with their lush green branches. I wanted to capture color and light within an otherwise dull and dismal environment. I wanted to turn every construction photo into a grand landscape, showing the beauty of the site like a forest covered mountain range. This has been my focus over the past year.

Final Approach

A simple duck, one that we might simply glance at and walk by, turns into a magnificent creature when he takes flight.

As soon as I saw these rocks, I knew I had to somehow capture them. I suffered for it too, by slipping and stepping into the cool water to regain my balance. My boot was a bucket of water, holding in the wet and damp, and not letting it out. This was only a few minutes into the hike and it squished with me with every step almost the whole day.

Although I have seen neatly arranged rock piles in the desert southwest marking a trail where no other significant trail identifier was available, I have never seen rocks balanced in such a setting. I was immediately intrigued. Of course, one of the first things I did when we got back from the hike was to check out Wikipedia. Who Knew?

I now do…..

ISO 100, F/2.8, 1/10 sec, +1.0 exposure, 185mm