Monthly Archives: November 2008

Bar Bache in stavanger

Bar Bache in stavanger, originally uploaded by Tor-Ivar.
This is one shot I made this summer on one of my many trips to Stavanger. Just walking around in the beautiful city centre of Stavanger, and found this view that I liked very much
Ok, the color-effect is too much used all over photoblogs like this one… …...

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Walking by the fence…

Walking by the fence…, originally uploaded by Tor-Ivar.
This shot is from one of the first photosessions i had after picking up photography as a hobby again this sommer. I had borrowed my fathers 20D and a couple of lenses, trying to learn and experiment.
Tried many variations of this, and think this one turned out to...

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Slow water… again…

Slow water… again…, originally uploaded by Tor-Ivar.

Wanted to take some shots with slow moving water… I almost fell into the water several times taking this shotBut it turned out ok. I actually used my sunglasses as graduation filter

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Sit here to rest…

Sit here to rest…, originally uploaded by Tor-Ivar.
This one is taken at Eisenhower Park on Long Island… Had some time early one morning on my last business trip, and took some shots in the park…

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Sara close again…

Sara close again…, originally uploaded by Tor-Ivar.
Took some snapshots while the kids were playing in their room this afternoon… and I liked this oneMinor adjustments in Photoshop, but most of the beauty is natural…

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Fieldballs in sunrise…

Fieldballs in sunrise, originally uploaded by Tor-Ivar.
This is my first try on a exposure blended image in Photoshop. Used bracketing in my camera to get several exposures, and did a exposure-blend in Photoshop… Again… it turned out quite nice, I think… and it was taken reeeeeally early morning this summerBut hey, I do everything for...

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Skies

Skies, originally uploaded by Tor-Ivar.
… again in the abstract mood…Shot from this summer… one of the first photosessions after borrowing my dad’s Canon 20D, still wondering if it would be nice to pick up my old photography-hobby from 15 years back… (yikes… now I suddenly feel old)
The original was a bit dull.. but it’s was...

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Rural decay?

Texture I, originally uploaded by Tor-Ivar.
Ok.. i’m in the abstract corner tonight… I like the closeup of the old tire… Actually it is from the kids playground… and the contrast and clarity in color was a bit interesting to me… hm..
…ok.. i guess I have become a photo-freak…

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Swirls on Manhattan

Swirls on Manhattan, originally uploaded by Tor-Ivar.
On my last trip to New York I spent Saturday morning strolling around Times Square, walking up to Central Park… the weather was a bit foggy, so the planned trip up in Rockefeller Center didn’t happen… no view from the top floor… so it was time for some creative...

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Heat…

Heat…, originally uploaded by Tor-Ivar.
Taking abstract images can be both fun and creative… Not sure if this is particularly creative, but it kind of turned out quite niceIt’s my class of water at one of the best steakhouses I ever have visited; Rothmans Steakhouse on Long Island… you have never tasted real steak before having...

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Hey, can I see what you are doing??

Hey, can I see what you are doing??, originally uploaded by Tor-Ivar.
I got this random shot of the kid of our friends… and I really liked the angle and the curious look in his face… For each picture I took, he wanted to look on the camera LCD to see himself
Taken with 50mm f1.8.

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Lovely eyes…

Elise bw sepia version II, originally uploaded by Tor-Ivar.
And a edited version of Elise… I like this better than the original
Taken with a 20D and 60mm lens

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