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Goats Need Guidance

kap0w — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:20:10 +0000

You might have heard a thing or two about goats. About how they eat just about everything. A goat herder recently told me that you fence the goats in, and then anything you want saved, you fence that off too. I guess the 6 foot tall wood fence wasn’t enough of a hint that the juniper landscaping belonging to the folks that payed 600 grand for their townhouses next door was off limits.

Camera & Lens	Canon EOS REBEL T1i (Canon) & EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM	Shutter:	1/200 s
Creation Date:	2009:08:03 17:12:14	Aperture:	f/5.6
Artist:	Photographer: Ari Brown	ISO:	200
Exposure Mode:	Normal program	Focal Length:	65 mm

Yep. Goats get hungry. So it goes.

By the way, I know I haven’t been posting much. I got this great new camera, which required me to also rebuild my computer to handle the massive files it spews, but other than that, I’ve got no real excuse. It just hasn’t been happening. Let’s pretend that it’s been my insistence that only the highest quality, primo shit makes it to the website. Yeah. That’s totally why.

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Invading Horde of Brush-Eating Goats

kap0w — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:39:28 +0000

I didn’t think I had a post for today and then something happened. GOATS! We’ve lived in the same apartment for upwards of 6 years with a brushy hillside behind it. I think I can say with some confidence that it has never been covered in goats. Until today, anyway.

Goats covering the hillside and the goat transporter.

Oh yeah – they brought goat BABIES!

Sometimes the goats get that crazy look thing going, but hey – it’s goats. In the city. Eating the plants. Confusing the pedestrians. It was all right.

Even in 90 degree temperature, they do what they’re supposed to do, and they’re going to be back tomorrow, in double the numbers, to do it some more. Check out the gallery below for more picture.

Invading Horde of Brush-Eating Goats is a post from: Ari Takes Pictures

Birds On A Wire

kap0w — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:00:29 +0000

Pigeons on a telephone wire – classic picture, right?

Camera & Lens	Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT (Canon) & 24.0-105.0 mm	Shutter:	1/4000 s
Creation Date:	2009:04:04 14:58:38	Aperture:	f/4.0
Artist:	Ari Brown	ISO:	100
Exposure Mode:	Aperture priority	Focal Length:	75 mm

Even so, finding the right shot can be hard. I wanted the simple lines and symmetry in the wires. Sun should be up but not right overhead. You need some pigeons in there, right? Well I was out shooting radio towers and I just saw this out of the corner of my eye. Want more? Hit the jump for the rest of the post.

As much as I like this shot in color, the fact that it only had about three colors in it and that what drew me to it most was the geometric aspects, I figured I’d try black and white. That seemed a little drab so I duotoned it a sort of warm sepia color. Photoshop makes this really easy and I think I like the results even better. What do you think of this one?

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Butterflies; Artificial Habitat Makes Good Pictures

kap0w — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:22:48 +0000

Camera & Lens	Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT (Canon) & no lens info	Shutter:	1/160 s
Creation Date:	2009:02:08 11:53:50	Aperture:	f/4.0
Artist:	N/A	ISO:	200
Exposure Mode:	Normal program	Focal Length:	105 mm

Butterflies are great – beautiful, non-dangerous, and not too fast to escape the camera. The problem is that they don’t often live in Seattle, especially mid-winter. Coming to my rescue is the Pacific Science Center and their butterfly habitat. I was there for something else and didn’t have long, but I loved spending a few minutes here. The butterflies are huge, released twice a day, and aren’t too far away to take pictures of. I might go back with the right equipment in tow – knowing that they’re there rain or shine is just too enticing to pass up when the temperature is in the mid 30′s.

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