Monday, August 18, 2008
Hisashiburi Dana
Today's winner is Kelsey Penland, a Baton Rouge native who currently attends Guilford College in Greensboro, NC. The picture featured today was taken in Amsterdam and we hope to see more work from this very talented photographer(just as we do from our previous winners.)
Saturday, August 9, 2008
A Love Story
We hope to see more submissions from our avid fans! Let's make this the best photography blog EVER!!!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Mike, The Tiger
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Hey, Everyone!
We cannot run this blog without the help from you, our avid viewers and submitters. We need submissions to post, so start sending us your work!
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Meet Taylor Spicer
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Less is More
Friday, July 25, 2008
Cactus Water Drop Macro
This shot, titled "Trapped," is a macro of a water drop sitting on a cactus.
The photographer, whose DeviantArt profile with other incredible shots can be found here, hails from Vilnius, Lithuania.
Our first thought was, "Lithuania? Sweet, our first non-American winner!" Hopefully there will be many more international contestants and winners to come.
Well everyone, keep the photos coming and your work just might be tomorrow's photo of the day!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Meet Mike Kimbrough
Titled "Baton Rouge Riverfront," this beautiful image is a shot of the dock which goes out into the Mississippi River in downtown Baton Rouge.
Mike is 54 and lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This is what he had to say about himself as a photographer:
"I started getting interested in photography while in Japan in 1974 with a purchase of a Minolta 101 SLR. I must have taken thousands of shots trying to figure out how to get a good picture. When I returned from Japan my grandfather sat me down and just critiqued the heck out of my photos- explaining in detail every mistake I made. It was quite humiliating but he taught me a lot. If he was alive today he would probably still be ripping me apart on what I do wrong. He was a wonderful photographer that started taking pictures with sheet film cameras and a light meter and he really gave me an appreciation for photography. I am now into the digital age of photography but really like to focus on getting a good shot with my camera and not depend on post processing. I typically try to keep my pictures as realistic as possible, although I do sway into post processing manipulation some just for fun. I have so much to learn and am probably my own worst critic. I keep trying though."
Mike's Equipment:
"I Just got a new Pentax K200D with the standard 18-55mm lens. I use primarily Adobe Lightroom to crop and adjust brightness and contrast. I also have Photoshop Elements but haven't figured it all out yet. I mostly need more lenses at the moment so I don't have to zoom and crop as much."
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Odin the Aquatic Tiger
This is a photo of Odin, the only Diving White Bengal Tiger in the world. It was taken at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo Ca.
Here's what we know about the photographer:
Current Age: 19
Current Residence: California
Interests: Music, Movies, Animals, Photography, and Fire
Favorite movies: 300, American History X, The 40-Year Old Virgin, Jackass 2
Favorite band or musician: Him, Korn, AFI, My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park, Flobots, Tokio Hotel, One Republic.
Favorite genre of music: Rock/Metal
Favorite photographer: John Houwaart
Camera: Sony DSC-H50
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Our First Winner!
Well, we have our first winner!
With a beautiful photograph of the inside of the Mall of Louisiana, we give you Alora.
Alora is an alien from the inner reaches of the Milky Way- about where there is believed to be a black hole. She enjoys wrestling pupppies and has three of them for extra practice. Her life's dream is to travel to Antarctica in order to poke an Emperor Penguin.
Age- 18
Location- Louisiana