tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272764232024-03-14T03:46:42.450-06:00Fair Angels - a PhotoblogA photography trip around Denver's hidden places, cemeteries, zoo, and surrounding areas.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-70333741750015271982014-06-15T14:55:00.001-06:002014-06-18T12:19:58.359-06:00Tolkien Elves and Cosplay at Denver Comic Con (2014)Comic Con is essentially this: a sprawling exhibit hall filled with a gaggle of fantasy and sci-fi celebrities, cool comic book artists showing their skills, and wily merchants selling comic books and scraps of pop culture. While downstairs a bunch of nifty discussion panels are held (let's talk about zombies!). But what's best about Comic Con is watching the attendees, especially those who dressJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-60055004390200145132013-09-07T14:06:00.001-06:002013-09-07T14:13:27.141-06:00DC Art: Alexander Calder's Mobile in the National Gallery of Art
Untitled detail of mobile (1976) by Alexander Calder, National Gallery of Art East Building, Washington, DC
These photos show just a small portion of a much larger mobile that can be viewed at the National Gallery's east building from two floors. It moves seemingly on its own in the building's small air currents. But I was fascinated by the way the pieces of the mobile captured the surroundingJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-27412289610451992802013-08-31T13:10:00.000-06:002013-08-31T13:12:11.464-06:00DC Art: Angels in the Architecture
"Figures of Genius" by Philip Martiny from the Ceiling of the Library of Congress, Jefferson Building, Washington, DCJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-81369686597236579922013-08-26T12:10:00.000-06:002014-06-21T14:44:47.914-06:00DC Art: Mark Rothko
Green and Maroon detail (1953) by Mark Rothko, The Phillips Collection
One of my favorite places in Washington, DC is the Rothko Room at the Phillips Collection in the Dupont Circle neighborhood. The room is small and simple, just a single bench surrounded by four Rothko paintings. If you sit in the room facing one of the paintings you might experience a range of feelings that Rothko's art canJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-48018212667988698612013-08-23T12:57:00.000-06:002013-08-24T10:56:49.783-06:00Tegan and Sara at Twist & ShoutThere is nothing cooler than a Tegan and Sara show in an intimate space.
Tegan and Sara played a short set and signed autographs at Denver's Twist & Shout record store on August 22, 2013. They played later that night at Red Rocks with Fun. Camera: Nikon D7100; Lens: Nikon 85mm f1.4.
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-75147334181542085822013-08-22T11:11:00.000-06:002013-08-22T11:19:18.555-06:00DC Art: Recreation by Charles Sprague Pearce in the Library of CongressIf you spend some time in the Great Hall of the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress you might find some hidden surprises tucked away in a lunette like this one.
Recreation by Charles Sprague Pearce (1851-1914) in the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress, Washington, DCJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-89244228619681557552013-08-21T13:55:00.000-06:002013-08-21T13:59:34.134-06:00DC Art: Multiverse and the Concourse that Connects the National Gallery Buildings
Multiverse (2008) by Leo Villareal in the Concourse between the East and West Buildings of the National Gallery of Art
If you want to walk from one of Washington, DC's National Gallery of Art Buildings to the other, you can either simply go outside or you can wander through the underground tunnel that connects them. There you will find a light display called Multiverse by Leo Villareal. You Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-52629550479406914272013-08-17T13:53:00.001-06:002013-08-17T14:21:24.934-06:00DC Art: Little Dancer of Fourteen Years by Degas
French Impressionist Edgar Degas (1834-1917) is known for his paintings of ballet dancers. He also made many sculptures, but only exhibited this one, Little Dancer of Fourteen Years, in his lifetime. It was shown at the Sixth Impressionist Exhibition in Paris in 1881. The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC has the original of this sculpture. Degas used yellow wax, hair, ribbon, a Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-24117390312012350032012-07-12T13:59:00.000-06:002012-07-12T14:09:28.429-06:00Hyde Park Photography's iBook for the iPad
The Italian photography magazine, Hyde Park Photography, has released an Apple iBook version of the magazine's first issue for the Apple iPad. A photograph I took in 2008 of Michelle Obama is included in the magazine. Above you can see a screen capture of my photograph from the iPad/iBook edition. You can download Hyde Park Photography's iBook from iTunes here. It's free.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-2165378642355175082011-02-08T08:21:00.000-07:002011-02-08T08:21:44.428-07:00A Trumpeter Swan Grows UpIn the summer of 2008 I photographed a cygnet (baby swan) as it was growing up. Here are some of the photographs I took.
About a week old...
About a month old...
Two-and-a-half months old...
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-22790636216153638882010-09-14T12:20:00.004-06:002010-09-14T12:46:06.893-06:00Tegan and Sara at Twist and Shout, Denver
Tegan Quin
Sara Quin
Tegan and Sara played a very cool set at Denver's Twist and Shout record store on Sept. 13, 2010. I managed to take a few photographs while peeking through all the people, record racks, amps and microphone stands. They played later that night with Paramore at Red Rocks. Camera: Nikon D80; Lens: Nikon 85mm f1.4.
Also see: Tegan and Sara in AspenJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-82228685817041157832010-01-16T10:33:00.006-07:002010-01-16T13:21:44.397-07:00Lavec Plastic Camera from Time Magazine circa 1981In the early 1980s I received a plastic 35mm camera as a promotional gift for subscribing to Time magazine. The camera was made by a company called Lavec in Taiwan. It came with a strap, lens cap and case. Unlike the Holga and Diana cameras, the Lavec doesn't seem to have much of a following. But I enjoyed playing around with it. Here are three pictures I took with the Lavec camera around the Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-8578291163367240242009-09-14T22:24:00.012-06:002009-09-15T08:40:55.766-06:00Swan Dance in Australia - Lumix LifeMy "Swan Dance" gallery was shown in a photography gallery in Sydney, Australia as part of Panasonic's Lumix Life exhibition. Here are some screen shots from a webcam set up in the gallery, along with the original photos.You can see more of my swan photos at: Trumpeter Swans by Joe BeineJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-48310933788490485032009-07-18T10:31:00.000-06:002009-07-18T10:32:30.617-06:00Twins in Light: Wooden TopsThese wooden tops were made by Alan Gray, a mechanical engineer, who enjoys making toys that balance. The package they came in arrived on a sunny spring day. When I opened the box the sunlight from outside my front door and window made a nice glow on the red tissue paper and the colored top. So I took a picture.The top maker's website is at: Wood TopsJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-33633890413322373882009-06-14T10:39:00.011-06:002009-06-15T16:03:34.743-06:00My Photograph of Michelle Obama on the Cover of NV MagazineIn October 2008 I went to a rally on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder to hear Michelle Obama speak. Although I was buried in the crowd I was able to take some photographs of her with my Nikon D80 and a 70-300mm zoom lens. A skate girl next to me let me stand on her skateboard for a few shots. She had to steady me because skateboards aren't really designed for this sort of thing. LaterJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-74542542023502614322009-06-11T13:46:00.006-06:002009-06-11T14:09:35.865-06:00Norman Petty Documentary featuring Buddy HollyFive photographs I took inside the Norman Petty recording studio in Clovis, New Mexico were used in a documentary called "New Mexico Legends - The Norman Petty Studios." The documentary was produced by the New Mexico Music Commission and you & me productions. It first aired on New Mexico PBS stations on June 4, 2009. It features Buddy Holly, the Fireballs, LeAnn Rimes and others.Here are the Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-66343894044500846582009-02-16T12:21:00.011-07:002010-06-26T13:30:08.979-06:00Fujifilm Instax 200 Camera PhotographsInstax is instant film like Polaroid used to make. I recently bought a Fujifilm Instax 200 camera. It's a large plastic camera about 7" long and 5" high. It has three exposure settings (lighten, normal and darken) and two lens settings (0.9 to 3 meters and 3 meters to infinity). I'm having fun playing around with it. Here are two of the first photographs I took with my Instax camera.
Wheat Sky
Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-52840407437635873772008-10-01T16:00:00.001-06:002009-06-14T11:02:47.686-06:00Michelle Obama in Boulder, ColoradoMichelle Obama at a rally in Boulder, Colorado, October 1, 2008Thanks to the cool skategirl next to me who let me stand on her skateboard for added height!Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-88900737590438539732008-09-15T22:16:00.004-06:002009-06-14T11:03:19.086-06:00Barack Obama in Pueblo, ColoradoBarack Obama rally at the Colorado State Fairgrounds in Pueblo, Colorado. Camera: Nikon D80, 70-300mm lens.Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-14515679289320865352008-08-30T08:44:00.012-06:002008-09-02T11:31:01.064-06:00Scenes from Around Denver during the Democratic National ConventionFor more photographs of events surrounding the Democratic National Convention in Denver see: Fields of Peace - DNC in Denver PhotographsJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-83302735067383253902008-05-19T11:53:00.008-06:002008-12-10T09:55:18.867-07:00Tegan's Fingers and the Art of CroppingWhen taking pictures I usually try to get the shot I want without thinking about later adjustments or cropping. In the digital world we live in it's easy to take a photograph and possibly improve on it with Photoshop and other programs. But I live in the natural world too and I prefer to just leave things alone. Of course my Nikon D80 is a digital thing, but really all it does it capture light onJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-86271620083293214112008-05-02T14:15:00.016-06:002010-07-29T12:15:11.396-06:00Tegan and Sara - Belly Up, AspenTegan and Sara played at Belly Up Aspen in Colorado on April 30, 2008. It was off-season in Aspen, the period between the end of the ski season and summer, so the town was quiet. But the club was filled with a boisterous crowd of Tegan and Sara fans, including many who had driven from Denver. I was able to take a few photos with my Nikon D80 from the crush of crazy fans on the dance floor in Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-71711628038713978552008-03-29T17:41:00.007-06:002008-12-10T09:55:20.017-07:00Gray on White: Washington Park - DenverSouth Lake in the Snow, Washington Park, DenverJanuary 19, 2008Camera: Nikon D80Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-22137005408989824292007-11-08T08:00:00.000-07:002007-11-08T08:21:19.371-07:00Picturing the Plaza - Santa FeThe Plaza, Santa Fe, New MexicoCamera: Nikon D80Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276423.post-89901160688350197232007-08-03T17:55:00.000-06:002008-12-10T09:55:20.803-07:00Swan DanceTrumpeter Swans, Denver Zoo, 3 August 2007Camera: Panasonic Lumix FZ8Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03007326891656258943noreply@blogger.com0