WreckDiver1321's daily photo thread

[wreckdiver1321]

May 1

Lots of cool stuff yesterday. I hung out on campus at my school, got some shots around there. Then I took my niece to the carnival and used it as a street photography opportunity.


Science Hall by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Light and chrome by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Totally linear by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Verticality by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Bottles by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Discussion by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Blur by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Gaming by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Mesmerized by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr

 

[wreckdiver1321]

May 2

Not as much today, but still some good stuff. Did some running around north of town and found some unlikely subject. I also got what I think is my first really good food shot while I was cooking on the grill.


Fenced in by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Degrading by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Tasty sides by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr

 

[wreckdiver1321]

Also, I came up with this cool display. Looking for a good and inexpensive way to show your photos? A lot of people will get big prints and frame them. I wanted to be able to display a lot of prints at once. So, I got a bunch of my favorite shots in 8x10's. Then I hunted around behind various shops and stores until I found a cool looking pallet. I strung some rubber tarp straps from top to bottom and bought a box of binder clips and some fairly large nails. After that, I simply arranged the prints like I wanted and hung the whole assembly.



Pretty happy with this setup overall. It looks very cool, allows me to display a lot of prints at once (in this case 12, although I'm pretty sure I could squeeze 15 on if I really wanted to), and was CHEAP. Printing and framing a single color print can cost upwards of $70-100. This whole thing cost me around $50. $35 for the prints, $11.50 for the straps, $1.75 for the clips, and $0.50 for the nails. I like it so much I'm going to make another one.

 

[wreckdiver1321]

Road Closed screams Total Win bro. Nice shooting!

Thanks man! I am particularly fond of that one.

I particularly LOVE the dandelion but the others were good esp that first shot of the clouds over the town. The colours of the houses, the grass and the clouds all just seem to compliment each other nicely

Thanks Vixen! I didn't think that shot would turn out as cool as it did.

 

[wreckdiver1321]

I need to be less lazy about my editing.

May 3

Busy, busy day yesterday! Only chance I got to do any shooting was during my niece's birthday pool party.


Red velvet by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Spray by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Lighting the years by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr

May 4

Today was a great day to get some yard work done. I wanted to prep my tent for the upcoming trips, so I popped it open and did some stuff. This is my CVT rooftop tent that I have mounted to my truck. It's a pretty slick setup.


Wet canvas by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Mobile shelter by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Overland home by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr

 

[wreckdiver1321]

May 5

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Today was the day of yard work. I had a brainwave during my lawn mowing. I realized that whenever I saw a lawn mower, it always reminded me of summer. So, I tried to capture mine so that it evoked the feeling of a summer afternoon.


Summer chores by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Lawn mower detail by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Get out there and mow! by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Waging the war by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr

 

[nikonpup]

may 2

not as much today, but still some good stuff. Did some running around north of town and found some unlikely subject. I also got what i think is my first really good food shot while i was cooking on the grill.


fenced in by wreckdiver1321, on flickr


degrading by wreckdiver1321, on flickr


tasty sides by wreckdiver1321, on flickr

like the fence shots (we have a fence thread). Food shot ok if you throw away the green stuff.

 

[Lawrence]

Some seriously good photos here mate and some great ideas to steal.
Keep it up.

 

[snaphappy]

Totally agree with Lawrence great photos and ideas I want to steal too You are right you had a cool shooting day on May 1st and the lawnmower is on my list of must try if only I had a lawnmower

 

[Lawrence]

Totally agree with Lawrence great photos and ideas I want to steal too You are right you had a cool shooting day on May 1st and the lawnmower is on my list of must try if only I had a lawnmower

Have to agree.
I am definitely going to put in a lawn

 

[Vixen]

Also, I came up with this cool display. Looking for a good and inexpensive way to show your photos? A lot of people will get big prints and frame them. I wanted to be able to display a lot of prints at once. So, I got a bunch of my favorite shots in 8x10's. Then I hunted around behind various shops and stores until I found a cool looking pallet. I strung some rubber tarp straps from top to bottom and bought a box of binder clips and some fairly large nails. After that, I simply arranged the prints like I wanted and hung the whole assembly.



Pretty happy with this setup overall. It looks very cool, allows me to display a lot of prints at once (in this case 12, although I'm pretty sure I could squeeze 15 on if I really wanted to), and was CHEAP. Printing and framing a single color print can cost upwards of $70-100. This whole thing cost me around $50. $35 for the prints, $11.50 for the straps, $1.75 for the clips, and $0.50 for the nails. I like it so much I'm going to make another one.

Excellent idea!! Looks great

 

[wreckdiver1321]

Some seriously good photos here mate and some great ideas to steal.
Keep it up.

Thank you Lawrence! I'm very proud of my work thus far.

Totally agree with Lawrence great photos and ideas I want to steal too You are right you had a cool shooting day on May 1st and the lawnmower is on my list of must try if only I had a lawnmower

Thanks! It was just an idea I had out of the blue.

Excellent idea!! Looks great

Thanks Vixen! I'm extremely happy with the way it turned out. My fiancee loves it too.

 

[wreckdiver1321]

May 6

Rain, rain, and more rain. We had some hail yesterday and constant rainy weather today. It totally changed the way I was looking at the area outside my house.


Puddles by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Debris by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Rainy portal by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr

 

[RON_RIP]

Like the debris photo. It has a gritty quality and nice leading lines.

 

[Lawrence]

You make rain and inclement weather look like fun ...

 

[wreckdiver1321]

Like the debris photo. It has a gritty quality and nice leading lines.

Sweet, thanks! I was going for gritty on that one! That is post hail storm.

You make rain and inclement weather look like fun ...

Possibly because I enjoy it

 

[wreckdiver1321]

May 7

Got some great stuff today! I went to have lunch downtown and the rainy weather inspired me. Here's a tip: when it's raining, go shoot somewhere you've already shot when it was nice out. You'll see totally different shots, and the photos you'll get out of it will have a different feel.


Wet city by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Broadway by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Architecture by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Seldom used by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Greenery by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr

 

[Lawrence]

Love the door shot. Makes me wonder what happens at 2907?

 

[wreckdiver1321]

May 8

More downtown wandering today. I spent the afternoon photographing the lesser known part of the historic district.


Violators towed away by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


The escape route by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Loading dock by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


Decaying warehouse by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr


The back doors by wreckdiver1321, on Flickr

 

[SteveH]

Cracking shots!