All of my photographs mean something to me. However, there’s some that deserve special attention. Here’s a few of my current favorites, with a little backstory.

A post-sunset long exposure taken at Crescent Beach, Myrtle Beach, SC. I was initially taking short exposures with raised ISO levels for this shot, but there were people in the foreground, and this was really messing up the balance of the shot. Admi

A post-sunset long exposure taken at Crescent Beach, Myrtle Beach, SC. I was initially taking short exposures with raised ISO levels for this shot, but there were people in the foreground, and this was really messing up the balance of the shot. Admittedly, I could have taken an exposure a few seconds longer, and that would've given me an even cleaner picture, but there's something that I really like about the silhouettes that you can see here.

A quick snapshot taken at Pier 14, Myrtle Beach, SC. This shot was something special, but I didn't actually realize it at the time. Funnily enough, I didn't even really look through the viewfinder when I took this one, and I could barely see the LC

A quick snapshot taken at Pier 14, Myrtle Beach, SC. This shot was something special, but I didn't actually realize it at the time. Funnily enough, I didn't even really look through the viewfinder when I took this one, and I could barely see the LCD because the sun was just so bright. To give you a rough idea, this photo was taken at f/8, 1/1250 sec, ISO-250, and the raw file was still a little overexposed. But you might be wondering, why ISO-250, especially with this much light? Well there's a method to the madness: I was trying to artificially add a little noise. I'll be the first to admit that I fall victim to the whole "shoot at ISO-100" thing, and this is an attempt to break free of that, while adding a little bit of an interesting personality to my shots!

A close-up of one of the pillars on the Steidle Building on the Penn State University Park campus. The Steidle Building is very visually interesting because of its massive, complex pillars, and the generally old feel it has, both inside and out. I'

A close-up of one of the pillars on the Steidle Building on the Penn State University Park campus. The Steidle Building is very visually interesting because of its massive, complex pillars, and the generally old feel it has, both inside and out. I've taken a bunch of shots head on (you can see one of them in the main gallery on the home page!), but the pillars have a complex enough design to make them very interesting on their own. The composition was a little limited by the fact that my lens was only a 50mm on the widest end, so I quickly abandoned the idea of getting the full pillar, and went for a close-up of the top, which resulted in the shot you see currently!

A post sunset shot taken at Crescent Beach, Myrtle Beach, SC. This was taken on a different day than the long exposure from above, which you can see from the much clearer background sky. I grabbed this one while I was trying to shots of seagulls f

A post sunset shot taken at Crescent Beach, Myrtle Beach, SC. This was taken on a different day than the long exposure from above, which you can see from the much clearer background sky. I grabbed this one while I was trying to shots of seagulls from pretty far away (I have the 500mm so I'm going to use the 500mm!), and suddenly saw this guy sitting on a pole, without a care in the world. A challenge I had with this one was actually straightening out the final result, since aligning the horizon threw off the balance and made it look strange, which made me redo the straightening process manually a whole bunch of times, but I think the end result was worth it!