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Photos of the Week: Faces in Places

Mike — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:15:32 +0000

We went to a Latino Festival in Roanoke, which was filled with Colombians. The food was great, the people were interesting and the displays were very beautiful. We met a mother from Colombia whose little girl dress in the traditional dress from Antioquia, the state that Ana is from. Then two Colombian girls danced a traditional dance from the coast area of the country.

The next two photos are of ours and a friend’s dog on our recent hike to McAfee Knob.

Colombianita

Colombian Dance Team

Kiara

Ollie

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Photos of the Week – Food

Mike — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:15:58 +0000

Took some simple snap shots for this week’s topic. We made some pumpkin pancakes and Ana made some edible cake decorations for a friend’s birthday cake. They’re absolutely adorable.

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Photos of the Week – Pets

Mike — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:25:17 +0000

Ana, Kiara and I went to Grayson Highlands recently for a few days of camping and hiking. It was awesome.

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Photos of the Week – Motion and Speed

Mike — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:37:41 +0000

While I took a lot of photos this week, since we have a deadline fast approaching I didn’t have time to specifically take photos for this theme, so the last one is a bit of a stretch. But, in the very least, they’re still photos of the week. Enjoy!

Here’s Sam’s submission.

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Photos of the Week – Summer

Mike — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:30:59 +0000

Our photo challenge was “Summer.” Luckily I was in Jersey with a pool so I got some easy shots.

Here’s Sam’s submission.

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Photos of the Week – Black and White

Mike — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:36:08 +0000

With the advances in digital photography and the cost of high quality cameras so low, everyone has become a photographer. However, few realize what it’s like to shoot with film and fewer still, to shoot with actual black and white film.

The development process was the best part because you didn’t get to see your photos until you hung up your role of film on the drying line. Often times, you’d forget you even took some of your shots and be pleasantly surprised. There was no looking at your LCD screen after every shot, there was no deleting bad pics so that you could shoot more on your already full memory card. Different films yielded different colors, grain and style, which can now be duplicated in a computer, but it’ll never be the same. This week’s photo challenge was an attempt to force everyone to think about shooting for a purpose rather than for an edit in Photoshop later.

Disrepair

Branches

Yoga

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Photos of the Week – People

Mike — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:45:31 +0000

This week was a bit hectic and so we chose an easy topic to do. Admittedly, this post is a bit weak, but they were shot on full manual, so they did have a bit of thought behind them. All things considering, it’s a surprise I even had time for these photos. Next week should be more productive.

Enjoy the photos below:

A photo of Ana, her mother and her older brother

Ana's aunt making the traditional Colombian wedding cake

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Photos of the Week – After Hours

Mike — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:01:58 +0000

Sam and I started a photo project. It’s pretty simple: a theme and a set of photos (3-5) taken that week. This week’s theme was “After Hours.”

I always take photos, but rarely do I have time to post them. Since I have peer pressure now, it pushes me to go out, take some more photos with some thought behind it and finally post them.

Here’s Sam’s After Hours post.

A Tree Grows Through It

Night Frame

Light Streaks on Fairfax

Fairfax at Night

A Sleeping Petunia

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Washington DC – Summer 2009

Mike — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:37:36 +0000

Washington DC Photos

A bunch of people showed up in Georgetown to protest the elections in Iran

Elena and Juanca

Sisters sharing shoes

Restaurant in Georgetown we ate at

Tourists

List of countries near the Korean Memorial

Clouds near the Jefferson Memorial

Latin guys that called Ana hot in Spanish, not knowing she perfectly understood. In DC, speaking Spanish is NOT a discreet way to communicate.

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Photos of the Week (5/17)

Mike — Sun, 17 May 2009 18:58:09 +0000

I finally got around to posting some photos. I’ve been extremely busy these past four weeks and haven’t had time to process any new photos. Here are just some photos from the past couple of weeks.

Anton and Eva

Gabe and Fifi

Mana and a MacBook Pro

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Photos of the Week (4/19)

Mike — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:58:05 +0000

A random assortment this week with an office being remodeled, a trek out to Pandapas on a dreary day, and some scuba diving in the very cold New River near Radford, Virginia. Enjoy the photos below!

Hang Loose
1/60 sec @ f/3.5

Pandapas Swamp
1/200 sec @ f/3.5

Cold Diving
1/170 sec @ f/5.6

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Photos of the Week (4/12)

Mike — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:18:45 +0000

Trying something slightly different with this week’s photos. I usually take a ton of photos, but I don’t put them all in my gallery. So instead of posting just the gallery photos, I’ll post photos that aren’t always as good as the gallery images, but pretty good nonetheless. This will allow me to keep posting photos every week, but also let you see some of the other photos I don’t post anywhere else.

Dance Practice
1/2 sec @ f/16.0 w/ 29mm

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March of Nations
Virginia Tech Street Fair/March of Nations
1/250 sec @ f/10 w/ 18mm

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Elika
Blacksburg, VA - Virgina Tech Street Fair
1/250 sec @ f/9.0 w/ 46mm

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Jump
Blackburg, VA - Virginia Tech International Street Fair
1/200 sec @ f/5.0 w/ 50mm

Mana
Blacksburg, VA - International Street Fair
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Mana
Blacksburg, VA - International Street Fair
1/125 sec f/7.1 w/ 250mm

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Photos of the Week (4/5)

Mike — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:06:37 +0000

Only a couple photos this week. Forgot I had the Virginia Tech football photo from a game over a year ago. I have a ton of stuff like that, that I forget to post.

Old Flames - 1/25 sec @ f/4.5 w/ 42mmBlacksburg, VA

Audible - 1/400 sec @ f/6.3 w/ 250mmLane Stadium, Virginia Tech versus East Carolina University, Blacksburg, VA

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Photos of the Week (3/29)

Mike — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:41:27 +0000

Photos from my London trip, California trip and a local hiking trip. Finally caught up with all my photos so future Photos of the Week might be a little sparse. The last photo was taken with the new Canon 50D.

Eye of the Beholder - 1/100 sec @ f/8.0 w/ 18mm (01/17/09)

The London Eye, taken on our walk around the Thames.

Sticks and Leaves – 1.3 sec @ f/32 w/ 100mm (03/08/09)

Taken at Pandapas Pond.

Nevermore – 1/500 sec @ f/5.6 w/ 183mm (03/24/09)

Top of a Spanish Mission in Napa, California

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Photos of the Week (3/21)

Mike — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:59:31 +0000

Photos from our visit to Monaco and one photo from the skiing we did.

Phantom of Monte Carlo – 1/160 sec @ F/5.6

Sunny Side Down - 1/800 sec @ F/7.1

Monte Carlo Bay - 1/2 sec @ F/5.0

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