Smurfit-Stone Building

You know your a photographer when you go out in the freezing cold before the sunrise to capture photographs of buildings. Here is the Smurfit-Stone Building framed with some trees. You may remember this building from the movie Adventures in Babysitting. The was the first building I really noticed when I came to Chicago for the first time, and I am still mezmorized by it.

Jumping Around Lansing

A jumping tour of Lansing brought us to the Capital building. It was on this very location that I learned how to do a back handspring.

Scripps Mansion

Scripps Mansion

Last weekend I took a photography workshop at the Scripps Mansion and it was a great learning experience. I enjoyed sharing thoughts with other photographers and shooting the grounds. This is one of the shots from that day.

Charlotte Tower

Charlotte Tower

Today was an experimental day of photography for me. I tried a lot of things and experimented with light, shadows, objects, colors, and framing. None of the images were worthy of posting on my blog, but I gained a whole lot of experience. Instead of posting nothing, I thought I would share with you this shot taken on my recent trip to Charlotte North Carolina. This building was in the downtown area and if anyone knows the name of it, please let me know.

Update: This is the Hearst Tower located at 214 North Tryon Street in the heart of downtown. It's the second tallest building in downtown Charlotte at the height of 200.9 meters. Read more at the Sky Scraper Page

Reflecting Charlotte

Reflecting Charlotte

Here's another shot from my photowalk downtown Charlotte NC. I'm sure this photo has been taken several times by many photographers before me, but the sun was setting in the sky and the colors were warm and beautiful. I couldn't pass up this great shot.

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Charlotte Time

Charlotte Time

Here's a shot I took on my photowalk of Downtown Charlotte North Carolina. Wish I had taken this shot for the timepiece photo assignment.

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1250)
Aperture: f/2
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Alley View

Alley View

This is the final photo I will post from my photo walk in downtown Pontiac Michigan. I liked the color of the brick and the green window.

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 46 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Corporate Cloudy

Corporate Cloudy

This corporate building was displaying the reflection of the sky so well on this late afternoon that I had to capture it's awesomeness.

Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/13
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Magazine Colors

MagazineColors, originally uploaded by edwardjohnphotography.

This is one of my first shots from New Orleans today once the down pour of rain stopped. There are so many aspects of this city that are amazing to photograph. I hope I can capture as much of it as possible tomorrow.