a Photo a Day (at least?)

Skate-Time Continuum.

This is probably my favorite of the lot of pictures that I took last Friday at the skate park. This is Bobby, he is Kali’s brother, and by fat the best skater in the park (actually at any park at any given time as far as Israel is concerned). Bobby was busting up some moves at the park. You’ll be seeing more of him next time I hit the park and he just “happens to be there”.

This is a combination of 4 continuous shots all rolled into one sequence.

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Skate Attack! 3.

Fly little eagle, fly!

Yet another picture from the skate park, skaters come in all shapes and sizes. Tenacious little things!

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Skate Attack! 2.

Did he stick the landing? I can’t remember. But look at how he is spreading his wingspan. Awesome.

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Skate Attack!

There’s a new skate park in my area, I had a photography lesson there. And naturally I decided to post some of my picks.

Obviously the focus is on movement, freezing it, smearing it, panning - you name it. I tried a whole lot of everything. Some experiments were better for my liking, but generally the whole thing just stressed out the importance of me getting another lens (what else is new?).

I will definitely go there again, it was a great afternoon.

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Something Borrowed, Something Blue.

Alright, I owe someone somewhere an apology for not posting for this long! What can I say? it’s been crazy. I’ve been crazy busy, crazy depressed, crazy happy and now I’m back to just being crazy as per usual I guess. I’ve had a bit of a hard time making time for my photography, or anything else for that matter, low energies and all. BUT! the good news is now I’m super-happy again. So I’m taking pictures again, and I have some posts lined up.

As for this picture - the rims on this car were indeed blue, I did not photoshop that in. That’s about all I have to say.

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Green Lace.

The last photo from my trip to the Shwartzman Cheese-Farm in Bat Shlomo (unless I go through the 8GB of photos I took while there and decide I have even more picks!). It was taken in the back yard, an area that’s closed to visitors (but I’m family, so there!).

I’m pretty sure this is mint, and as you can see, the local bugs were hungry. I absolutely adore how this poor plant now looks like lace. Perfection. I also love this shot was naturally illuminated by the afternoon sun.

I will definitively visit my uncle again soon, there is so much more to photograph. Next time I’ll have him open his locked antique storage space, the treasures await!

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Kettle Blues.

This is the stuff dream textures are made of, look at that majestic rust! I love how the paint peels. And the whole setting was quite surreal.

This image was also taken at the Shwartzman Cheese-Farm in Bat Shlomo, it was a very fruitful visit.

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Play On.

Did you know? antiques are made of 100% magic! I’m still overwhelmed by every small detail & trinket I saw on my short visit to the Shwartzman Cheese-Farm in Bat Shlomo.

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A Word from our Sponsors.

Ok as technically these are not commercial ads, but they sure as hell are neat. These are old packages of well known brands here in Israel. Some still exist, like the chocolate bar, still famous for the cow logo decorating it. There’s also 2 brands of coffee, some bars of soap, all of which are classic.

You can see these live as part of the display at the Shwartzman Cheese-Farm museum. If you’re a sucker for old advertising and packaging like me, and an avid lover of cheese (also like me), it’s a gem.

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The Big Cheese.

The cheese at Shwartzman Cheese-Farm in Bat Shlomo is good enough to ward it a second post. I’m hungry now.

Seriously - if you are ever in the area, visit this establishment. It makes for a very delicious and romantic stop on the way when traveling on Saturday mornings.

© Reut Cohen 2011.