Omaha Project - G9 Style

These are just a few of the pics for the Omaha Project taken with my new Canon G9. The G9 is sort of a "super" point-and-shoot that just so happens to be a fully-functional, manual 12 megapixel camera. In the right conditions, it simply rocks, and it fits in my pocket. I was able to take the first photo with a wider angle (35mm), but in a moment, without adding new lenses, I could step into the photo and do a close-up of the lock itself.

Very sweet.

I think most of the rest of this project just might be done with the G9 - a camera that will go everywhere with my wife and I, and I'll be able to capture anything I want without lugging around my gigantic and intimidating DSLR. Good stuff.

Shooting Blind

Experimented today with an infrared filter on the camera. This gives the photos a new look - something different than anything I've done before, although I had to shoot and unbelievably slow shutter speeds and without the ability to actually see the scene in the viewfinder.

Finally...

Went out this morning for a little more Omaha Project work. My photography students at school are working on a semester project that involves something in the community - and they have split up into four groups to work on this. Their ideas and their work have inspired me to get my act in gear and actually do something with this...


This "POLICE - caution" sign was about a half block away from a elementary school. I could imagine the students walking by this every day... and sadly there are three abandoned, boarded-up homes within one block of this school.

All of these photographs were taken within a ten minute driving range of my house, and I actually passed up far more houses that were obviously abandoned that I haven't taken photos of yet.



























The last house here is the most depressing of the lot. It could have been such a cool house, and probably was at one point in time. Today, it's a corner lot on a somewhat busy street. Fire damage. Boarded up windows. The door is also open wide...