The Klog

Google Photography Prize

krystof — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:49:15 +0000

I’ve entered into the Google Photography Prize, action category. You can check out the Google+ album here.

Long Beach Dog Beach

krystof — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:26:56 +0000

Made it down to the Dog Beach in Long Beach today, grabbed some photos. Dig it?

Full gallery here

This is what I look like in the middle of a football match:

Chicago gets cold

krystof — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 20:38:55 +0000

Here’s a gallery of photos I took in Chicago recently. Why have I still not posted other photos I took in October(ish)? Something to do with laziness, business, and no doubt many other -nesses. One day…

Labor day in Chicago, IL

krystof — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 07:34:18 +0000

I spent Labor day weekend in good company in Chicago, IL. Among other things, we spent some time at the Chicago Jazz Festival, which was classy, and went to a seedy blues joint, which was raunchy. Here’s the full gallery of photos from that trip; below are some photos of other-than-photographic merit.

And also this one, which does have photographic merit. Click on the panorama for higher resolution:

Follow the leader:

Some of the days were rainy, but Chicagoans are resilient, and they do like their jazz:

Summertime, and the livin’s easy

krystof — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 02:31:23 +0000

A Startrail Photo

krystof — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:44:08 +0000

Final post from this Colorado trip, promise. I’ve wanted to take a startrail photo for quite a while, and this trip I finally dragged a tripod along on our hike and got on it. Unfortunately, when we were backpacking we only got one night of clear skies, and there wasn’t really a spectacular view. But hey, the next one I take will be in a nicer view, and I’ll let it run longer. Here’s the final photo (click on it for a larger version):

I put the camera on a tripod, set it for 30-second exposures at f/3.5 (ISO 800), set it on continuous shooting mode, and locked the remote control. I left the camera for 105 frames, or about 53 minutes. I then put all the photos together on my computer using this neat Startrails program by Achim Schaller.

Here’s the same photo in the original colors:

Backpacking in Colorado

krystof — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 19:58:15 +0000

I just put up a few more photos from my trip to Colorado. Here’s the whole gallery.

Click on the panorama for a larger version:

I flew all the way back from Colorado to California in a plane that fits all of 19 passengers:

Fourth of July in Silverton, CO

krystof — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:41:43 +0000

I happen to have spent Fourth of July in the charming town of Silverton, CO (population 531 or 50, depending on who you ask), camping by a very cold river, which I nevertheless swam in. It was a blast.

Here’s a photo gallery, and below are some selections:

The gunfighter club fired their guns happily and often, and these two really didn’t appreciate it.

Summer Flowers

krystof — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 22:05:26 +0000

I’ve been subscribing to Digital Photography Magazine for the last few months, and every time an issue gets here I feel a new wave of inspiration and enthusiasm for photography. This is a good thing. Today I walked around my house and took a few photos, mainly of the flowers around.

Here’s a small gallery. I hope you like the shots.

UCR Karate Tournament

krystof — Wed, 11 May 2011 00:34:06 +0000

This Saturday, May 7th, the 39th Annual UC Riverside Shotokan Karate Championships took place at the University of California, Riverside. I was on deck to take photos. It was a fun tournament.

I had some issues taking the photos; there wasn’t quite as much light as I’d hoped, so I had to crank up the ISO all the way to 1600, and you can definitely tell by how noisy some of the photos are. But I did only what I had to do. Hope you like them.

By the way, the UCR Karate website is here.

Photo gallery here