31. December 2011 by David.

Not too many of my gifts were as photogenic as this orchid.

I hosted Christmas at my house this year, a rare occasion. My sister Annette brought me this orchid. I decided to photograph it with my Christmas tree as a background.

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Dave

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25. December 2011 by David.

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24. December 2011 by David.

I was playing with my light box, thinking about what would reflect bottom sourced light.

To create this image I used a extension tube attached to my 28-135mm lens and set the lens wide open at f36 to get as deep a depth of field as possible.  I purposely used the background fabric to add  some texture to the blank lower left and upper right. Now it goes back on the tree.

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Dave

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21. December 2011 by Friedhelm.

Union Square in San Francisco is always full of life and always offer millions of opportunities for photography. I took this shot in front of the fully decorated Macy’s building.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

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11. November 2011 by Friedhelm.

Yesterday the Nation’s Christmas Tree stopped in Merced. People gathered around it and wrote messages on the outside of the truck. I believe it is very positive when people express their feelings peacefully and in a creative way. After all that is one of the reasons why I like to photograph.

Enjoy and happy Friday!

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15. September 2011 by Friedhelm.

My children were packing up to go back to college. I discovered this bag full of cloth hangers and decided to photograph it. The more I photograph the more I believe that photography is about seeing great subjects in ordinary situations.

Enjoy and open your eyes and photograph!

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12. January 2011 by Friedhelm.

On our way back to the hotel we noticed that more and more people began to gather at the edge of the streets. My wife read somewhere that there would be a parade. We decided to join the crowd and after waiting for about 90 minutes we enjoyed a very well organized parade through the city. We learned that the children receive their present on January 6 and that they are brought by the three kings who once brought gifts to baby Jesus.

Enjoy and happy photographing!

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30. December 2010 by Friedhelm.

I photographed this Christmas tree inside a shopping center at the Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany. I was surprised that I was able to unfold my tripod and take my time to plan the photograph without being disturbed by a security guard since I was told several times by security guards in California that I it is forbidden to photograph at a mall.

Enjoy and happy photographing

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25. December 2010 by David.

Merry Christmas, Buon Natale, Feliz Navidad, Happy Kwanzaa, Feliz Dia de Reyes, Happy Eid al-Adha, Happy Hanukkah

Dave and Friedhelm

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24. December 2010 by Friedhelm.

I found these large Christmas decorations at the Embarcadero shopping center close to Market street in san Francisco. I felt that this composition was a great candidate for a partially black and white conversion.

Enjoy, happy photographing and Merry Christmas from us here at Eye2Eyephotostudio in beautiful Central California.

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