My first time at the DIA, I stumbled across Kehinde Wiley’s Officer of the Hussars, and I was instantly hooked. There’s a baroque richness to Wiley’s (huge!) paintings that puts him on par with the old masters, but his subjects are very modern. His Officer is a black man, circa right now, dressed in Timberland …
The Lewis Chessmen, on display at the British Museum, offer a fascinating look at Viking Britain and Islamic influence in medieval Europe.
No real story here, just a couple of nice shots from a recent trip to the Detroit Institute of Arts. I decided to follow up on an experiment from a few years back and shoot only with my 50mm f/1.8 lens. It was a gloomy, overcast day and the finished photos evoked the right mood …
These were all taken in early 2013 at the Toledo Museum of Art. Wide angle and HDR showcase the museum’s amazing architecture. Toledo Museum of Art Classic Court 8mm, f/11, HDR from 3 images Toledo Museum of Art Great Gallery Piano 16mm, f/8, HDR from 3 images Classic Court Mosaic and Bench 8mm, f/5, HDR …
Back in January, I went to the DIA with Michelle, her mom, and her brother. I hadn’t been in over a year and I had no real plan, other than to get a little shooting in. The DIA has a restrictive photo policy (no tripods, no flash, no camera bags, no extra lenses) so I knew I would be shooting with a very limited kit. Last time I brought my 50mm f/1.8 and got some great soft depth-of-field, but I wanted something wider. This time I brought my new Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8-4.