Month: August 2016

I use a selfie stick as an extension of my arm. I can go higher or can go to the ground and shoot upwards like in this image.

Enjoy and keep on photographing!

 

I discovered this basketball hoop in my neighborhood. With the help of my selfie stick I got this cool image.

Enjoy and keep on working on your images!

 

This week I challenge you to photograph with a selfie stick. They are usually pretty cheap and you can mount a cell phone action camera or even a small DSLR if you own a pretty sturdy stick. I challenge you not to photograph yourself but hold the camera straight up and get a great perspective with a wide angle lens. Keep in mind most people photograph at eye level and chances are that photographing with a selfie stick you will get some great shots.

I uses a small action camera that I mounted on a selfie stick. I wanted to see if I can use a sidewalk tree to frame my subject.

Enjoy the image and keep on working on your images.

By the way, if you don’t own or don’t want to purchase a selfie stick you can also use a ladder or a mono or tripod to hold the camera in the air. What matters in this exercise is the perspective!

Angel Island provides a beautiful view of the San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge.

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This is another image of Fort McDowell. Enjoy and keep on photographing!

 

This week I ask you to continue working on your “special place!”

We continued out journey around Angel island and arrived at Fort McDowell. IF you would like to read more about the history of Fort McDowell click on the following link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Island_(California)#Fort_McDowell

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This is how the immigrants lived inside the building on Angel island. One park ranger told us that the average time an immigrant spent on Ellis island on the east coast was 3.5 hours. On Angel island the average time was 3.5 weeks.

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What Ellis island is for the East coast is Angel Island for the West coast. This is the house where the newly arriving immigrants had to stay until they were allowed to enter the country. During the time of operation in between two hundred and six hundred people had to live there.

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