panning

Long exposures were the goal of the night. Tripods are nice, but sometimes an old-school panning shot turns out awesome.
(ISO 800, f/10.0, 1/2s)

motion

One of the skills that I never perfected in high school when shooting with film was panning to convey motion. It's easy to set up the tripod with a long exposure and let the subject's motion blur themselves; it's entirely another to shoot them clearly and blur the background. Within the span of 5 minutes, I was able to practice panning with this cyclist, a scooter, a SmartCar, and a Ferrari Testarossa without moving an inch.

(ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/40s)

bienvenue a paris!

In the interest of keeping posts relevant and making it easier for me to find them in the future, I'm going to backdate a post a day for the honeymoon trip to Paris. Upon landing, we shed our luggage and took off for a walk. We wound up at a cafe called Le Bonaparte where we had a typically Parisian snack of cheese and bread with two cups of coffee.
(ISO 100, f/8.0, 1/40s)

snow tires?

Probably not. I read about folks around winter climates biking to get places despite the snow and ice. I don't see that too much around here, but I am tempted to get a single-speed mountain bike for just such an occasion.
(ISO 100, f/2.0, 1/1250s)

flickr advised

Del verano en mi barrio nuevo. Una caminata de la manana con la luz perfecta. Te gusta?
(ISO 100, f/4.0, 1/320s)

a rusty old bike

I'm sure this was purposely placed in this manner. I'm probably not the only person to snap a shot of it. I tried many different angles; few were great.
(ISO 200, f/5.0, 1/100s)