Sphericality.org

Woops, I sort of got distracted for a while.  But since I don’t have any traffic, it is all good.

The purpose of this site is to display my photographs.  Yes, it really is that self centered.

But I also will talk about how I made the photo, what I was thinking, where I was, etc.  I won’t discuss much technique beyond the how I took the shot (most of this information can be gathered from the EXIF anyway).  I also won’t talk about equipment or brands other than what I personally use and why I like it.  Most of the shots I will show can be taken on any similarly capable camera, and probably lots on much less capable (and expensive) cameras.

I’ll also discuss things people don’t normally think about.  And I’ll try to use plain English.  I don’t even remember the names of specific things half the time.  Lets call this “Photography in Plain English”.

You can see my older pictures below, and there is a link to a gallery I set up a while ago at the top.  This will get updated over the next few weeks and months.

Lets begin.

Much of what makes a photo good is that which is not obvious.

(click for larger version)

What makes this a good photo (or at the very least, why do I like it enough to make it my first example)?

The reason I like it so much is that it was unexpected.  The person shown here was not often caught just sitting and smiling for a picture.  He would normally make a face.  That I was able to get an image of him making a normal face was just shy of a miracle, and more impressive than just about anything I could otherwise take.

None of this would be known to anyone reading this, aside from those who know us both.

Beyond that, the image has the full range from white to black and all various shades of grey which produces what most would consider pleasing.  If the image were all grey, or had too much black or too much white, it would be ugly.

-sdo