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When I take a trip, you go with me

I'm in Mexico for the week and I thought I would give you a photo from every day of my trip. The first photo of the trip is one that I have taken before, but I had to try a different angle this time. This is the tunnel between the A and B terminal at Detroit Metro airport. The sounds are very soothing when you go through this tunnel, almost makes you forget you're underground in a tunnel (maybe that's the intent.)

iPhone Photo Friday 7-10-2009

Today was a travel day and I found myself bending over to capture this photo while traversing from one plane to another. As I was bent over taking this shot (with my butt blocking the walk way) , the man that was waiting for me to finish said "that's a new one on me" as he walked by. I suppose I interrupted his travel for 10 seconds, but the shot was worth it. Sorry traveler dude, hope you made your plane.

LAX Sunset

The sunset near LAX. Notice the trails in the sky from the planes flying away from this busy airport.

LAX and a camera

I was recently in Los Angeles and had some time to capture planes landing. This photo of a Hawaiian Airlines jet is the result of a mini photo assignment that I gave myself. In order to be comfortable with putting my camera in manual mode and capturing the shot I give myself photo assignments from time to time to keep the camera in my hands and the creativity flowing. Anyone who has been near the LAX airport is aware of the Hot and Now restaurant located conveniently below the landing zone of the planes. I enjoyed a noisy lunch while aiming my camera at the sky.

Charlotte Airport At Sunset

I travel a lot. Airports are second nature to me, and photo opportunities present themselves in airports all over the place. I have been seeing this shot for the past two years and never had the opportunity to capture it in the way I thought it looked best. Finally while traveling this past Sunday the conditions were just right. The sun was setting, the light was reflecting off the floor, and the people were walking by. The only thing I may improve on this is the lack of illumination of the ceiling, but in many ways I like it just the way it is. Tell me what you think.

Let the photo assignment begin!

You are witnessing the birth of a large assignment. A photo assignment with the goal of becoming a better photographer. Every day I will post a photo taken within the week along with a brief description of how the photo was taken and other aspects of the situation as the photo opportunity came to be.

My gear:
Nikon D80 - A great entry level digital camera with amazing features for the price
Quantaray 70-210mm f4.5-5.6 lens - By far my favorite lens if the light is right.
Nikkor 50mm f1.8 - A necessity for taking gymnastics photos in low light conditions.
Nikkor 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 - Standard lens that came with my camera and great for getting those wide angle shots.

And so the assignment begins:

Purple Tunnel

Calling this shot purple tunnel is a bit inaccurate because the tunnel changes colors continuously. I found this location while traveling through the Detroit Metro Airport from terminal A to Terminal C. The sights and sounds of this tunnel are intended to make you forget you are underground and give a peaceful feeling of tranquility. I looked a bit out of place and got many stares as I stood with my camera, but the shots taken were worth it. I used the 50mm lense with F6.3 and and ISO of 400. Wishing I had a tripod, because I could have used a lower ISO. I chose shutter priority on this shot in order to control the speed of the shutter at 1/25.

I welcome your comments and suggestions for improvement.

Thanks for joining me on this journey to become a better photographer.