Saturday, December 31, 2005

Out of Town

As of about three days ago I left home to attend two funerals in California. For this reason I will be indisposed and unable to post till around the 9th of January. Unfortunately my hotel room in California, despite the fact that I'm staying near Silicon Valley, does not have internet access. I should be back to my daily posts on or about the 9th. Hope everyone has a Happy New Year.

Jason

Monday, December 26, 2005

Changes...


Panasonic DMC FZ-5
Focal Length: 6mm
Aperture Value: f/2.8
Shutter Speed: 2 sec.
ISO - 80

Whew... Decided to do a few changes. First of all I am now hosting it on my own server, well the one I'm paying for from Yahoo anyways. So now the blog is also hosted at http://blog.raptimagery.com, as well as it's previous resting place at http://raptimagery.blogspot.com. It is my understanding that it will rest in both places. We'll see after I post this one.
Here is another picture from my outing on Christmas Eve in downtown Seattle. Can't remember what peir I'm on but obviously I'm looking towards Harbor Island. Hope you all enjoy. Trying my hardest to link my actual website to my blog, we'll see how that all works. Thanks again for viewing my website. I will say I may be MIA for the next week as work seems to take up most my time these days and then school starts back on the 3rd so bear with me. That's it for the day after Christmas...

Jason Posted by Picasa

Sunday, December 25, 2005

Merry Christmas


Panasonic DMC FZ-5
Focal Length: 6mm
Aperture Value: f/2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/4 sec
ISO - 80

Merry Christmas everyone! And for those who do not celebrate Christmas, a big Happy Holidays to you all (I like to be equal opprutunity). Here is a nice shot from downtown Seattle looking into the Seattle Art Museum on Christmas Eve, it wasn't open sadly. Sorry its been a long time since I've posted, been insanely busy with work. Nothing new just waiting to go back to school. Hope all is well and everyone is enjoying their holidays.

Jason Posted by Picasa

Monday, December 19, 2005

"If you want to make God laugh...

tell him your plans." -Woody Allen


Panasonic DMC FZ-5
Focal Length: 16mm
Aperture Value: f/4
Shutter Speed: 1/400 sec
ISO - 80

"I think that its brainless, to assume that making changes, to your windows view will give a new perspective." -Death Cab for Cutie "Blacking out the Friction"

I little thought about moving... Luckily I'm not looking to change perspective, at least not through moving, but rather to close a few distances. I will say that being aware of your "windows view" will give a completely new perspective. Tomorrow I go and look at a new apartment building, very close to where this picture was taken in fact (though I'm not lucky enough to be able to afford such a view). It many ways it will be an end of a phase of my life as I've lived in my place here in SeaTac for close to 3 years, it was my first apartment as well. Moving on is a good thing though and I look forward to being actually in the city! But enough about my life and philosophy, as that's certainly not why you are here, well perhaps not...
On the photography front I'm steadfastly working on my post processing for some images, on top of my blog posting every night. It's certainly getting harder with working so you'll all have to bear with me. Additionally with the holidays just around the corner well you get the idea. But enough excuses from me, enjoy the picture, playing a bit with color temperature on this one in an attempt to make my photography more complex. Hopefully it worked...

Jason Posted by Picasa

Sunday, December 18, 2005

ICE


Panasonic DMC FZ-5
Focal Length: 20mm
Aperture Value: f/3.2
Shutter Speed: 1/40 sec
ISO - 80

Well I regret to say that I did very little work on my webpage this weekend. I had of course meant to but good intentions don't necessitate action. I did however, sleep alot this weekend and talk ALOT of pictures. So I'll have even more fresh content for my webpage whenever I update it.
Spent a good portion of today having my hands frozen as I took photos at a park with a waterfall, or several waterfalls, in Olympia. Got some great ice pictures, one of which is posted above. This one didn't turn out how I wanted, probably because by this point the heat of my car was beckoning me and it was my last shot. But it did turn out decently and is here for your viewing pleasure.
Should have some very nice waterfall pictures posted either here or on the webpage shortly, so stay tuned. My break is going to be breakless, as I'm going to work all through the break, so don't know how much work I'll be getting done. We'll see I guess. That's it for now, time for some tea and then sleep.

Jason Posted by Picasa

Saturday, December 17, 2005

Power!


Panasonic DMC FZ-5
Focal Length: 6mm
Aperture Value: f/2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec
ISO - 80

Another image from the Snoqualmie region. This one looking up at, I think, part of the power generation plant there. Unfortunately there was no way to get really close to these pipes so it was taken behind a fence. I think the fence though looks pretty good in the photo.
Lets see here as for other business still trying to work on my webpage. Should have at least something done tomorrow, we'll see. Well this is it for now. I'm going to play around with some black and white too.

Jason Posted by Picasa

Friday, December 16, 2005

Tough Choices


Panasonic DMC FZ-5
Focal Length: 12mm
Aperture Value: f/3.2
Shutter Speed: 1/10 sec
ISO - 80

Here is a nice picture from Snoqualmie Falls. I may have over processed it however, tying to bring out the frost and the falls. Hopefully everyone enjoys it. Well lets see here business... The blog is picking up hits, not sure where they are comming from, Google Analytics lists most my referrers as unknown so if you want post a comment so I know what kind of response I'm getting and I'm always open to ways of improving this (even if that means I can't go on my little rants everyday).

Well I'm getting to the point that I'm using pictures that I would like to post on the webpage, but I don't want to overload my webpage like I used too have it, so I'm facing some tough choices. I might shut down my old images on Flickr and post the overload there. I'm just not sure yet. I'm going to try and figure it out this weekend, as I want to do some serious renovation to the webpage. Well I need to go and meet my brother for lunch, mmm Meconis haven't had it for years. More to come tomorrow!

Jason Posted by Picasa

Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Snoqualmie Falls


Panasonic DMC FZ-5
Focal Length: 6mm
Aperture Value: f/8
Shutter Speed: 1/3 sec.
ISO - 80

Well here everyone is, Snoqualmie Falls for your viewing pleasure. This one was taken near the observation deck and didn't turn out all that well due to too much sunlight at a bad angle. I ended up having to compliment my lens hood with my hand as the sun reflected off of my filter. But I'm happy to report that this is one of the worst pictures that I took that day, not too bad though. I'll be posting the really good ones on my website as you might imagine so stay tuned.
Well tomorrow is the big day, my final in IR. So if any one deems it necessary send good thoughts my way around 8:30 PST. If not I should do just fine otherwise. What this means for you though is that I'm going to my "special" webpage updating retreat. So hopefully come Monday morning my webpage will be expanded upon. That's it for now though, I have to study some International Political Economy. Ah Globalization...

Jason Posted by Picasa

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

Finals (It's not like I've been studying though)


Panasonic DMC FZ-5
Focal Length: 22mm
Aperture Value: f/3.2
Shutter Speed: 1/10 sec
ISO - 80

Ok so I didn't post yesterday... I didn't realize that until I was driving home today, looking at some interesting cloud formations that I didn't take pictures of (I've said "didn't" three times in the alst two sentences). I did post today, as you know because you are reading this. I really must say I have no excuse for not posting yesterday I just never got around to it appearently. But today is a new day and a new image for everyone's viewing pleasure. Hope you all enjoy, still working on webpage issues so stay tuned. There are over 50 images on the webpage so if you haven't visited please by all means do so; http://www.raptimagery.com.
Well finals will be over in two days, just have an IR final. Of course that final is on the last day so I've had to wait all week to start my break, oh well what can you do... Well that's it for today, might post another image later; not sure yet.

Jason Posted by Picasa

Sunday, December 11, 2005

Cold Afternoon


Panasonic DMC-FZ5
Focal Length: 6mm
Aperture Value: f/2.8
Shutter Speed: 1/25 sec
ISO - 80

Well unfortunately I was unable to do any work on the webpage today or yesterday, and as you may have noticed didn't post yesterday. Instead I spent this weekend helping my brother put up his Christmas Tree (all day yesterday, did get some pictures though), and hiking at Snoqualmie Falls (tooks tons of pictures including this one). All and all another good weekend for photography... Hopefully, you will all be happy to know that this quarter is winding down and my last final is on Wednesday of this week, wish me luck. This should give me some time to work on the webpage and photography over the break, we'll see. However, since I dedicated much of this weekend to things over then what I needed to do I must be going to do those things.

Jason Posted by Picasa

Friday, December 09, 2005

Finals Phase One Complete


Panasonic DMC FZ-5
Focal Length: 17mm
Aperture Value: f/4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/500 sec
ISO - 80

Well all my papers have been turned in so for the weekend I'm free from writing and generally studying. I have one final next week, on Wednesday or something like that (I should probably figure that out). Anyways that should free me up for some photography this weekend so look forward to some updates to the website. Other then that business as usual. But I'm going to leave so I can do some photography right now! So take care and sorry for the short post.

Jason Posted by Picasa

Thursday, December 08, 2005

Beautiful Sunny Day


Panasonic DMC FZ-5
Focal Length: 38mm
Aperture Value: f/6.3
Shutter Speed: 1/1600 sec
Exposure Compensation: -2 step
ISO - 80

Well today was an absolutely fantastic day for photography. Saddly though I didn't do much photography. Saddly I was chained to my computer to write a few papers for school but I did get some photography in today, any chance I got really. Today turned into a break all the rules photography day. No rule of thirds, no subject, no foreground, no middleground and no background. I litterally was just pointing and shooting today. Got some great images though and after some post processing and cropping about 5 of the 50 pictures I took are going to make the webpage, and about 10 or more will make the blog.
This picture here went through a great deal of post processing. Again just doing a little playing with my camera. It is actually a totem pole at the Pike Place Market in Seattle, I played with the color temperature a bit to give it that color. Anyways I hope you like. This weekend I should be able to get some photography or parts of the webpage done, so stay tuned. Also I'd love as many happy thoughts about my upcomming finals as you can send my way. Thanks and that's it for now.

Jason Posted by Picasa

Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Older Picture


Panasonic DMC FZ-5
Focal Length: 6mm
Aperture Value: f/4
Shutter Speed: 1/250 sec
ISO - 80

Here is an older picture for the good of the group. It wasn't exactly the best day for photography but I kindof got my feet wet (literally) and wanted to share something of the day. Lets see here nothing new on the photography end, might do some updates to the webpage this weekend (after finals). As for me they finally figured out my financial aid and I'm almost up to where I was before they decided to play with it. Oh well it only went down about 1500 for a year. I'll manage, just with less coffee and or wine. Sorry about not posting yesterday had a raging headache. Well that's it for now. Keep checking back and visit the webpage, http://www.raptimagery.com .

Jason Posted by Picasa

Monday, December 05, 2005

More Water


Panasonic DMC FZ-5
Focal Length: 72mm
Aperture Value: f/5
Shutter Speed: 1/400 sec
ISO - 80

I seemed to be pretty lucky with my timing yesterday. There were plenty of seagulls out yesterday so I got some great pictures of seagulls, whether that is a good thing or a bad this is a matter of opinion. Regardless here's a nice picture of said seagull, hope you all enjoy. Can't really find the energy to do more then post a picture and a few cursory words. So I bid you adeu and will try and post something profound tomorrow.

Jason Posted by Picasa

Sunday, December 04, 2005

Couldn't Resist


Panasonic DMC FZ-5
Focal Length: 6mm
Aperture Value: f/4
Shutter Speed: 1/400 sec
ISO - 80

Well I wanted to have a general policy on this blog to post pictures that will not be posted on the webpage but on this occasion I couldn't wait to post this picture. It was so perfectly time, so perfectly composed that it made for an excellent shot. This picture was taken by simply putting my camera almost on the ground and waiting for a perfect "wave" to come and hit this rock and then quickly moving the camera out of the way so that I wouldn't get it wet... So here it is, my best picture from today. So it's pretty obvious that I did go out shooting today so I have a fresh set of pictures. So I won't have to worry about posting and not having anything for my webpage.
No new news really on my end. The quarter is winding down so I should have lots of time in the near future to update the webpage and take more pictures. That's it for now though. Again I can't plug this enough; visit the webpage if you haven't (http://www.raptimagery.com) and if you are interested in prints shoot me an email (jason.hansman@raptimagery.com). Thank you all.

Jason Posted by Picasa

Friday, December 02, 2005

Capital Campus


Panasonic DMC FZ-5
Focal Length: 12mm
Aperture Value: f/4
Shutter Speed: 1/100
ISO - 80

Here's my second try on this post... Well here is another photo taken from the Capital Campus in Olympia Washington, again during a sun break. This one is taken from the Capital Building facing the Governors Mansion. Sorry it isn't the best picture but I'm really running low on pictures right now, especially if I don't want to update my webpage with ones that have been on the blog. Should get a chance on Sunday to take some pictures.
Well sorry about not posting yesterday, it did end up snowing yesterday so it threw me off my schedule a little bit. Also I will more then likely not be posting tomorrow either as I have to work tonight and tomorrow. So the next time you'll get something from me is on Sunday, sorry but somehow I don't think that too many people will be disappointed. Well that's it for now, please while I'm away visit my website at http://www.raptimagery.com; and if you are interested in buying prints feel free to email me at jason.hansman@raptimagery.com and I'll get some out to you. Thanks and have a great weekend...

Jason Posted by Picasa