2012, Day 83 - Rendezvous

This morning I had the pleasure of meeting up with Christianna Pierce to deliver her prize for being one of the finalists in the first PDX G+ Photowalk.  As she was ordering her coffee at Stumptown I noticed the light on the worn wood floors.  It was the texture that really caught my eye and amid the bustle of a busy coffee house with milk frothing, cups clinking, people chatting there was a moment of peace and I took my photo.

When Christianna returned with her coffee she asked what I was taking a picture of and I showed her the photo as I was processing it in Snapseed.  I didn't know that she is one of the curators of iPhoneography Friday but she encouraged me to submit it so that is what I am doing.  It wasn't until this iteration of the iPhone that I really took note of the quality of the camera.  While it can't do what my DSLR can it is a very usable, portable, and effective camera.

iPhone 4S
4.28mm, f2.4, 1/20 sec @ 64 ISO

2012, Day 81 - Beam & Anchor

This morning I have the pleasure of visiting Beam & Anchor's studio space.  It is home to furniture makers, upholsterers, and practitioners of the fine arts.  Actually, that statement is a bit unfair because everyone who works out of that space is an artist but perhaps not in the a strictly conventional sense.  The proprietors, Robert and Jocelyn, are justifiably proud of what they're doing so I was able to get the nickel tour.  They will have retail space on the lower level and I can't wait to see what they will have when they're ready to throw open their doors to the public.  From what I saw it should be fantastic!

Canon T3i, Sigma 50/f1.4EX
50mm, f2, 1/100 sec @ 200 ISO