Category Archives: My Neighborhood
Out of season
(Note: this is NOT my tree–honest!!!)
Random walk around my neighborhood
This was one of the last days I had the wide angle lens before I had to send it back, and I was determined to get a few more pictures. . . . . . .
Monday movie night
On Monday nights in the warmer season, a local group of housemates does a free informal movie night in a vacant lot next to their house. Bring a chair, bring some food to share, wait for it to get dark, and the fun begins. I’ve never been to a drive-in, but I can’t imagine it [...]
Wide angle lens fun day 5: Able to capture whole murals in a single shot
For an idea of how big this mural is, look at the parking spaces in front of it. For an idea of how far away I was standing, look at the parking spaces in front of it. The answer is in the picture’s caption. . 100 degree field of view, baby!! .
Wide angle fun, day 4: Haunted house
Last Halloween I was wandering around town looking for Halloween-themed pictures for an October photo challenge when I stumbled upon a really creepy-looking house several blocks from where I live. I snapped some pictures which I posted to my Flickr but later decided not to use, but then I promptly forgot about it until a [...]
Wide angle fun, day 3: The skate park
Yesterday after work I wandered a few blocks over from my house to a skate park that’s in an old warehouse. It’s right on the way I take to the river, so I’ve noticed it before, but I’ve never actually stopped to check it out. I figured that in preparation for Saturday’s upcoming funness that [...]
Wide angle fun, day 2: On my street
A couple fun things from my street: . .