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antelope canyon curves

Heath OFee — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:04:34 +0000

Antelope Canyon was so impressive. The curved, striated rock and those crazy light beams were truly something to behold. Photos don’t really do it justice.

Abstract Ribs

Heath OFee — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:10:26 +0000

It feels like a long time since I’ve posted an abstract architecture shot, so I figured I’d share this one from the Stephen Avenue Mall here in Calgary. There are about 6 or 7 tall metal ‘tree’ sculptures along one section of the avenue that are designed to break up wind gusts. This is a view looking straight up to the top of one of these sculptures.

Equipment:
– Canon EOS 5D Mark II
– Canon 135mm f/2.0L

Cagey

Heath OFee — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:10:55 +0000

This past weekend I was on call for work so I decided to make use of my time in an empty downtown Calgary by bringing my Canon FT-b with me. Loaded with a roll of Fuji NPH 400, I took to the streets and parks and came back with a few images I was happy with – this is one of them. #FilmFriday

Equipment:
– Canon FT-b
– Canon FD 50mm 1.4
– Fuji NPH 400
– Hoya 55mm 3-stop ND
– BlackRapid RS-4 Camera Strap

The Web

Heath OFee — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:10:43 +0000

Sometimes the simple things are what satisfy most.

Seven

Heath OFee — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:10:18 +0000

This brick wall and the seven windows drew me in for some reason. #FilmFriday

Alien Abstract

Heath OFee — Mon, 30 May 2011 13:55:38 +0000

While driving to Invermere a couple weekends ago, I noticed a large pool of standing water in the ditch on the side of the highway. The pool was directly underneath an interesting rock formation, so I made a note to myself (and my wife) that I needed to head back to that location with my gear the next day. What you see below is the result. The pool provided a perfect reflection of the rock above, and I felt that an abstract crop worked well with the subject.

I hope all my American friends remember and enjoy the Memorial Day holiday.

Grand Scale

Heath OFee — Mon, 23 May 2011 13:10:35 +0000

I’m absolutely fascinated with architectural abstracts. Removing all sense of scale and context and just focusing on an interesting pattern can result in some very visually pleasing images.

Red and White

Heath OFee — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:10:16 +0000

I had grand visions of writing a really profound blog post last night. Thoughts of growth as a photographer, going back to basics, and shooting simple compositions were floating around in my head, but for some reason I couldn’t get them to coalesce into a cohesive paragraph or two. So I’ll leave it at this: I’m constantly growing as a photographer, and I absolutely love this process. My style and tastes are constantly evolving and I’m extremely pleased with the direction in which I’m heading. In the (paraphrased) words of my friend Jesse Pafundi, this blog is an extension of who I am and what I feel at any given moment, and at the end of the day I’m doing all of this to better myself. Shoot what you love, shoot what makes you happy, shoot what makes you FEEL.

This is a photo. I took it with a camera.

Simplicity

Heath OFee — Sun, 15 May 2011 14:10:35 +0000

Last week I came home from work one day to find that my wonderful wife had bought me a Holga 135! As I’m sure you can imagine, I was super excited to take it for a test run, so I grabbed a 5-pack of 200 ISO 35mm film from the local drugstore and loaded it up as soon as I got home.

The first test run of this new toy was on my day trip to the mountains this past Wednesday. I snapped most of a roll while on the hike and finished it off at an urbex site that happened to be on the way home. A few of the nature/landscape shots worked out, but I can see this camera producing much more interesting photos in an urban setting. The shot you see below is the last frame of the roll, and is probably my favourite. The simplicity of the composition and the strong contrast between the brown panel and white brick really seemed to work well.

Holga 135, Fujifilm Superia 200

Triangles

Heath OFee — Tue, 10 May 2011 13:10:41 +0000

Just one more abstract bit of architecture and I promise I’ll show you guys something else

Fujifilm Finepix X100, Fujinon 23mm f/2, 23mm, F 8.0, ISO 200, 1/280 sec