Other Mad Cap Downtown Photos

here. enjoy!

Trains

i'm pretty sure i like trains. every thing about them really (with the exception being waiting for one at a crossing). they're huge, powerful, economically important, efficient, blah blah blah. and since i like wide format pictures, they are well suited to the task, they being linear. plus, Omaha is a huge Union Pacific hub. so there's plenty of trains to find.

Old Train Station

so i was walking around down by the old train station, and came to some old girders/roofing type stuff. not sure exactly. but the place has been deserted for years. cool place. some of the homeless can often be found down there.

Gotta be cold up there.

at first i thought these guys were washing the windows at the top of the first national building, but upon telephoto, i can tell that those aren't windows at the top on the sides. some sort of panels.

taken in the old market, omaha. i could drive one of these without complaint.

profundus

just thinking.

snowy

just some random snow shots, and one of a metal bull. not really great, but I'm posting anyways.

my new 17-40 lens came in today, so i had to go shoot just a bit. the only problem being, i should be inside studying for the renal final. i should do a lot of things that i don't do. i'll just stay up all night with my notes to make up for it.

50mm Contest 3

some friends and i decided to have a little informal photo contest. the original intention was to limit the submissions to it from a 50mm prime lens, but then other friends with point-and-shoot cameras wanted in too. no problem, we just asked that they not change the zoom from whatever the camera starts withs once you turn it on. i submetted 10 photos, these are the first 3.

this from near a church in iowa (council bluffs). i like what the way this picture is telling us something. and there's no way it's not right.




from the roof of a random building in downtown omaha.




from the same roof in downtown omaha.



rose theatre in Omaha. what can i say? i was feeling patriotic that day. and i like the way the roof line looks more like a break-away russian republic than american.

50mm Contest 2

taken on the I-80 bridge, this shot is of a casino in Iowa. that bridge is scary as hell with the traffic mere feet away. just so you know, taking photos aparantly looks like you're a jumper to cars as they go by at 70 mph. you may have the Iowa State Troppers show up and try to 'save' your life. if this happens, explain what you're doing, and br pleasant. above all, have a camera with you to convince them you really weren't going to jump. this information isn't just theorhetical. i was nearly arrested for my own protection.



another shot from the I-80 bridge. this time across traffic, and towards the Henry Dorly Zoo. the green dome is from the Leid desert there.



taken in Lincoln, this is the state capital building for those that (understandably) haven't a clue about Nebraska.

50mm Contest

this is one is my favorite. taken on the 17th street bridge near Leavenworth St. in Omaha.



taken near the "old market" in Lincoln.



shot on Creightons' campus in Omaha.

some old photos 3

and a couple more. more tomorrow.

some old photos 2

eventually, i'll come back and give a little description to each of the photos. for now, i'm just wanting to get them into the post.

some old photos

these were taken in september of 2006 (roughly). some aren't exactly expressing what i'd do now, but at the time all i had was the 18-55mm lens that came with my camera. it took decent, but not incredibly sharp images.

second verse, a little bit louder and a little bit worse.

so nows as good of a time as any to state the basics. the point here is for me to post up some photography, and such. the "and such" part is quite unknown at this juncture. your guess is almost as good as mine (I'm a really good guesser). come for the pictures, stay for the biting sarcasm.... okay, so you might not be hanging around long, but i should at least have failrly regular updates on the photos.

feel free to comment the heck out the photos, that's part of the whole idea of releaseing some of my work to the masses. if you think something sucks, say so. i can take criticism. if you have some thoughts, let 'em out. whatever. if you just want to say that my work is tantamount to nitrate-rich fertilizer, you can say that too. i will of course be expecting proof of your genius with in 10 business days.

depending on how long i do this blog, you may see improvement as i become more adept at finding the face that i want (and as my eqiupment improves). this of course is presumptious, and my work could steadily decline to the point where i would be better off having Louis Braille shooting the camera. which brings us full circle back to the comments. the only way i'll know to hang it up is if the people tell me to stop pressing the shutter release.

p.s.
i care little for exact spelling and correct grammer. sorry if my drivel is unreadable, that's the way it goes.

::dennis thiel::

first post

so here we go on this adventure. i've finally had my arm twisted to the point where i cry 'uncle', and start a blog. but honestly, enough about me for now. i can't give away all my secrets in the first post.

::dennis thiel::