Sol Algranti Photography http://www.solalgrantiphotography.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:25:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Store Keeper in Jerusalem http://www.solalgrantiphotography.com/blog/2012/01/23/store-keeper-in-jerusalem/ http://www.solalgrantiphotography.com/blog/2012/01/23/store-keeper-in-jerusalem/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:25:23 +0000 admin http://www.solalgrantiphotography.com/blog/?p=97 I took this portrait of a store keeper on December 2011 with Canon EOS Mark Ds lll http://www.canon.ca/inetCA/products?m=gp&pid=213 using my favorite lens  EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM http://www.canon.ca/inetCA/products?m=gp&pid=2114. I love the bokeh affect of this lens.  Very little photoshop work was done.  I just de-saturated the bright yellow on the bakground.

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I took this picture of religious man a Hasidic Jew, in Jerusalem by the wailing wall.    I am not sure if he was sleeping but he was dozing off or he was charged spiritually and that`s why he closed his eyes.   He was standing and  holding the golden steel gate for support and balance.

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Istanbul, Turkey

This is a photo I took in my last trip to Istanbul Turkey.  It is an old house that the wooden sidings are rotten are falling apart.  A few of the rotten wooden boards already fell off and showing the bricks underneath.

Two windows and the door is adding to the composition of this picture.

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Camera: EOS-1D Mark IV (http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/slr_cameras/eos_1d_mark_iv)

Lens: EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM (http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/cameras/ef_lens_lineup/ef_70_200mm_f_2_8l_usm)

This is what I got:

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There aren’t too many photo opportunities in the cottage.  I took some macro photography.  Here is one of them:

This is all for today…

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Enough for the weather!  Today I am posting 3 photographs to follow the series of last week.  Here they are:

Bulk Wassabi Peas

What I like in this photo is the metal scoop against green wassabi peas.

Roasted Chesnuts

I shot this photo in China.  The color of roasted chestnuts in a wire basket on top of old wood tray were the elements that drew me into this picture.

Here again, the black metal tray and sesame bagels with some cheese on the side created a composition for me.

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]]> http://www.solalgrantiphotography.com/blog/2011/07/27/onion-and-garlic/feed/ 0 Picture of the Day Jul7 26, 2011 http://www.solalgrantiphotography.com/blog/2011/07/26/picture-of-the-day-jul7-26-2011/ http://www.solalgrantiphotography.com/blog/2011/07/26/picture-of-the-day-jul7-26-2011/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:54:06 +0000 admin http://www.solalgrantiphotography.com/blog/?p=50 Here is another image with the same Canon Macro lens: http://www.canon.ca/inetCA/products?m=gp&pid=2062

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