expressions tag:fourpointedstar.com,2008-06-09:/expressions//1 2009-09-07T19:58:47Z a world view through my lens Movable Type Personal 4.1 "From the Bean" tag:fourpointedstar.com,2009:/expressions//1.390 2009-09-07T17:00:36Z 2009-09-07T19:58:47Z I've taken photos of Cloud Gate (the Bean) before, so I decided to take photos of the architecture that you can see from Cloud Gate.... Joshua L Smith

I've taken photos of Cloud Gate (the Bean) before, so I decided to take photos of the architecture that you can see from Cloud Gate.
]]> "Ice Forest" tag:fourpointedstar.com,2009:/expressions//1.389 2009-08-30T23:00:35Z 2009-09-07T04:27:34Z 26369... Joshua L Smith 26369_2.jpg
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]]> "Too Many Names" tag:fourpointedstar.com,2009:/expressions//1.388 2009-08-30T11:00:27Z 2009-08-30T13:05:57Z 33930... Joshua L Smith 33930_2.jpg
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]]> "Painted Grasses" tag:fourpointedstar.com,2009:/expressions//1.387 2009-08-30T10:00:48Z 2009-08-30T13:05:39Z 35198... Joshua L Smith 35198_2.jpg
35198
]]> "Blue Sky" tag:fourpointedstar.com,2009:/expressions//1.386 2009-08-30T09:00:32Z 2009-08-30T13:05:15Z 20721... Joshua L Smith 20721_2.jpg
20721
]]> "Fungus Family" tag:fourpointedstar.com,2009:/expressions//1.385 2009-08-30T08:00:44Z 2009-08-30T13:04:41Z 22832... Joshua L Smith 22832_3.jpg
22832
]]> "The Wing" tag:fourpointedstar.com,2009:/expressions//1.384 2009-08-30T07:00:59Z 2009-08-30T13:02:53Z 73637... Joshua L Smith 73637_2.jpg
73637
]]> "Memorial Walkway" tag:fourpointedstar.com,2009:/expressions//1.383 2009-08-30T06:00:00Z 2009-08-30T13:02:33Z 33925... Joshua L Smith 33925_2.jpg
33925
]]> "Down the River" tag:fourpointedstar.com,2009:/expressions//1.382 2009-08-27T11:00:28Z 2009-08-28T21:14:50Z 18319... Joshua L Smith 18319_2.jpg
18319
]]> "Winter Directions" tag:fourpointedstar.com,2009:/expressions//1.381 2009-08-26T23:00:37Z 2009-08-27T03:48:39Z 25475... Joshua L Smith 25475_2.jpg
25475
]]> "Constellation" tag:fourpointedstar.com,2009:/expressions//1.380 2009-08-26T11:00:10Z 2009-08-26T12:15:29Z 74577... Joshua L Smith 74577_2.jpg
74577
]]> "Puddle Fuzz" tag:fourpointedstar.com,2009:/expressions//1.379 2009-08-25T23:00:47Z 2009-08-25T05:13:11Z 33482... Joshua L Smith 33482_2.jpg
33482
]]> "Autumn Creek" tag:fourpointedstar.com,2009:/expressions//1.378 2009-08-25T11:00:32Z 2009-08-25T05:10:41Z 23588... Joshua L Smith 23588_4.jpg
23588
]]> "Is the Coast Clear?" tag:fourpointedstar.com,2009:/expressions//1.377 2009-08-25T00:00:13Z 2009-08-25T05:06:25Z 20590... Joshua L Smith 20590_2.jpg
20590
]]> Pet Peeves tag:fourpointedstar.com,2009:/expressions//1.376 2009-08-24T23:00:00Z 2009-08-25T03:43:45Z Joshua L Smith Wired's list of 10 photography pet peeves interesting, so I decided to come up with my own list:

1.  HDR that looks unrealistic.  Dynamic color correction is one thing; making your photo look like you see the world in pastels is another.

2.  "You take great photos; you must have a nice camera."   It's like saying that a painter does well because he has a great brush.

3.  Terrible photos on FaceBook.  People that upload all 146 photos that they took at the wedding, even the ones that were taken by a two-year-old on a sugar high ... let's just say that they mildly annoy me.  Pick your favorite 12 and no one will get hurt.

4.  The "hold the camera above my head to take a self portrait" shot.  Usually a female pose. 

5.  Power poles & power lines.

6.  Most cell phone photos.

7.  Most pet photos.  Especially if your pet is named "Fluffy," "Biscuit," "Prissy-Lilly," or if you consider your pet to be a member of your family.

8.  Purchasing camera gear and then not using it.

9.  Cameras that make non-mechanical noise.  If you allow your camera to beep, you automatically forfeit the right to own that camera.

10.  Drunk people photos.  They aren't funny after the event; in fact they probably aren't funny to anyone that isn't drunk.
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