Sketches from my photographic life

Brick Stack Picture

Colin OBrien

This is from when I visited my friend Paul Thacker in Portland, OR and we went downtown with our cameras. When I got back he sent me a print of the photograph he had taken when we standing next to each other. This first image here is how I »

Lens choice ratio

Colin OBrien

We went to Chicago for Thanksgiving. One day I went out to Lake Michigan to take photos (this is actually on the way) and the other day I went to the river to take photos. I took the D700 and two lenses, 35mm and 180mm. I’ve managed a preliminary review and found 18 I liked so far, of which 2 were with the 35mm. »

Back home (both)

Colin OBrien

We got back last night. It’s a 4.5 hour drive from Frankfort to our house. We had a number of very pleasant hikes (1.5 to 4.5 miles) (one a day) and one day our friends Jacki and JR drove us north to lunch at Leland and then round a »

Still here, still…

Colin OBrien

I’ve continued to practice with my new camera, taking photos as I walk in and out of town, and in the garden. I’ve come to the conclusion that making interesting photos of (our) garden is really difficult. Have to really think through the whole process, including considering what is »

Postcard from New York

Colin OBrien

I drove to Oberlin to take photos of the college buildings and then stayed the night just outside Youngstown, OH. Next day I went to State College, where one of Jill’s former choir directors teaches at State Penn – after lunch with him and his wife I took photos »