Orange Swirl

The results of yesterday's introduction to glass making and the hot shop at the Chrysler Museum of Art's Glass Studio. I made this glass paperweight using a combination of opaque orange and translucent amber colored glass chips and then twisted the hot glass to create the spiral effect. Couldn't have done it with the help of our great instructor Hannah Kirkpatrick. Canon 7D, 1 sec @ f/16.0, ISO 200, 100mm macro lens, LED flash light shining down the center of the glass to illuminate from the interior.

Take a Seat

A row of red lacquered chairs at the Chrysler Museum of Art Glass Studio in Norfolk Virginia. Canon G11, 1/40 sec @ f/8.0, ISO 400.

Eight Stories

Eight stories of new steel have risen for the new Norfolk Courthouse. This is about one-forth of the steel for phase one. Soon the crane will be moved so the next eight story section can go up. All of the steel should be erected by the end of the year. Canon G11, 1/250 sec @ f/8.0, ISO 400.

Wilson

Meet "Wilson" a large chunk a concrete removed during the installation of hot and chilled water lines for the new Norfolk Courthouse. Canon G11, 1/320 sec @ f/8.0, ISO 400.

Commercial Park

The flowing fountains at Commercial Park in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. Canon G11, 1/3 sec @ f/8.0, ISO 80, Neutral Density filter, camera sitting on the edge of the fountain and shutter released with the 2 second delay timer to blur the water falls.

Five Star

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, one of the most colorful and controversial men in American history, is honored at the McArthur Memorial in Norfolk Virginia. On October 13th and 14th the new Memorial buildings will be dedicated and opened to the public. Canon G11, 1/160 sec @ f/8.0, ISO 200, fill flash used, converted to black and white in Lightroom 4 using the Silver Efex Pro 2 plug-in.

This the Season

Getting into the spirit of America's second bigest holiday, Halloween. This spooky photo was taken at Norfolk Virginia's historic Elmwood Cemetery. Nothing says Halloween like a foggy graveyard. Canon G10, 1/125 sec @ f/8.0, ISO 200 converted to black and white in Lightroom using Silver Efex Pro plugin.