June 1, 2011

Rice fields of Ubud.

Another retro/analog looking picture I made using photoshop. I wanted to create a "Polaroid-like" effect from my digital image. I think it came out pretty cool.

The before image is below.

May 31, 2011

Red Cactus in Sint Maarten. 

My attempt at creating a "Polaroid-like" image... retro, analog, and a bit over-exposed. I'm not exactly sure why I wanted to do this (especially with an image taken by an expensive SLR camera). I guess I got sick of looking at perfectly crisp/clear photographs. Anyways, I think it came out kind of cool.

The before image is below.

May 30, 2011

SHELL

I'm definitely not a fan of big oil companies... nor do I like Shell. However, this is still a pretty rad structure. It's situated right along Memorial Drive in Cambridge... and has been there for ages. It looks like something that was constructed during the 60s. I think it's pretty cool.

May 29, 2011

Abandoned house in Cambridge, MA.

I was riding my bike around Cambridge yesterday and happened to roll past this abandoned house. The colors and textures are incredible (LOVE the teal!!)... would like to actually go inside it somehow and shoot some more pictures. Wondered what happened to it that caused people to vacate?
Also, what is that box with a red 'X' for??

May 28, 2011

Cruising along the Charles River... in Cambridge, MA.

May 27, 2011

An image taken last fall in the Boston Public Garden... beautiful colors.

May 26, 2011

One of my favorite restaurants in the Boston area-- Harvest... lucky for me, it just happens to be outside my window! Love the smells during the summer!

May 25, 2011

Harajuku st in Tokyo... taken during my last trip to Japan.

May 24, 2011

RED DOOR... can anyone guess where this photo was taken??

May 23, 2011

Looking at Harajuku St in Tokyo.. no other place like it in the world.

May 23, 2011

Sunny day along the Charles River.

May 21, 2011

Looking out at the vineyards in Southern Michigan. At Round Barn Winery.

May 20, 2011

Flowers along Michigan Avenue in Chicago.

May 19, 2011

Through the looking glass.

A close up of my parent's dog... Pepper! It's hard to not love in love with the big/brown eyes.

May 18, 2011

Early morning flight from ORD to BOS (on American Airlines). In this image, you're looking down on O'Hare International Airport (ORD)... and the city of Chicago is in the background. In all of my trips to Chicago, I've never seen a view like this of the airport. The plane kind of dipped as we were taking off... and I had my trusty iPhone camera ready to go!

Anyone want to guess what that yellow line is in the bottom right hand corner??

May 13-17, 2011

I recently went on a little trip to Chicago to celebrate the christening of my brother's new baby. It was a fun little trip... and I enjoyed seeing family and friends. I happened to be on the top of some relatively tall buildings in downtown and took some pictures looking down. I'm referring to it as the "Rooftop Gallery". Hope you enjoy!

Rooftop Gallery images below:

May 12, 2011

Another sunset collage. I mixed together a few photos I took from an incredible sunset I saw in the Maldives. It's amazing how much the sky changes in color over the course an hour. It was very beautiful.

May 11, 2011

Sunset collage. I was lucky enough to see an incredible sunset along the New Hampshire coastline. I probably took over 100 images that evening. The pictures I cobbled together above are all from the same sunset... just taken at different times. I thought it came out pretty cool. What do you think?

May 10, 2011

An awesome sculpture in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. I really liked the shadows that the light creating on the wall. It almost looked like the sculpture was on fire.

May 9, 2011

Looking in at Harvard University.

May 8, 2011

Motorbike life in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Vietnam is a very interesting place... great food, interesting culture, warm climate, an massive amounts of motorbikes. It's difficult to describe the motorbike scene there... something you need to see in person to fully comprehend. Not many Vietnamese people own cars or trucks. Therefore, if you need to transport something, you throw it onto your bike. I saw people transporting everything from mirrors to propane tanks to families of 4 to groceries to chickens to giant tires (as shown above). The drivers of the motorbikes definitely have mad skills.

Bonus video below:

May 7, 2011

Spring time in Boston... in Fenway along the river.

May 6, 2011

Admiring the view from on top of the Boston University Bridge. I really like the railroad crossing in foreground. It's super rusted and is covered in graffiti... very unique.

May 5, 2011

This had to be one of the coolest looking building I've ever seen that's still under construction. I'm not sure what the final plans are for the building... but I hope it comes out looking somewhat similar. This photo was taken right by the Boston Museum of Fine Art... and Northeastern University.

May 4, 2011

Boston skyline... bronzed.

May 3, 2011

Tunnel of flowers... pathway of flowers along the river at Fenway. 

May 2, 2011

April Showers Bring May Flowers.

May 1, 2011

Spring time!

I went for a bike ride along the river in Fenway. The trail was incredibly beautiful. All of the trees were blooming and they created a tunnel of flowers. Great colors.

April 30, 2011

The Virgin Mary statue outside the Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica. This is located in the center of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was constructed by French colonialists over 100 years ago. During October 2005, the statue was reported to have shed tears... attracting thousands of people and forcing authorities to stop traffic around the Cathedral. However, the top clergy of the Catholic Church in Vietnam confirmed that the Virgin Mary statue in front of a cathedral did not shed tears, which nevertheless failed to disperse the crowd flocking to the statue days after the incident. The reported 'tear' flowed down the right cheek of the face of the statue.

I didn't see any tears when I was there.

April 29, 2011

On the outside looking in.

My attempt at doing a double exposure photograph. I took this picture inside of a rather dark building while it was bright outside. I did one exposure for inside the building and another for outside the building (was trying to create a dramatic effect)... then overlaid them and erased what I didn't like. I thought it came out kind of cool... need a bit more practice though.

April 28, 2010

Factory dorms in Asia. There are no "Dryers" there... clothes are dried the old fashioned way- hung on a clothes string and placed outside. I always find it somewhat interesting to look at... lots of unique colors.

April 27, 2011

Believe it or not, this photo was actually took in the middle of a giant industrial complex in China. There was this beautifully groomed tree in the midst of giant smoke stacks and freight trucks. I thought it was pretty cool.

April 26, 2011

In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary. ~Aaron Rose

Image taken from a coastal town in New Hampshire. The sun was just about to go down and was positioned right behind this house. It created a breathtaking silhouette.

April 25, 2011

Fox Hill sunset.

Beautiful sunset along the New Hampshire coastline. The sun was setting behind me and it made the entire sky glow. There were some really intense colors. Also,  you might notice in the foreground that the point break (Fox Hill) was on fire. This is a surf spot that rarely breaks. It needs a really big swell. However, when it's on, you can get rides over 100 meters long. This was my first time surfing here. Usually, there will be over 50 people in the water when the surf is good. However, this particular weekend happened to be Boston Marathon (which is a big deal in New England)... so it was almost empty. Lucky me! Be careful getting in and out of the water at Fox Hill... some large boulders that you can get stuck on.