Monthly Archives: February 2015

Laura

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Rey

I wrote recently that I was going to start posting more portraits.  In keeping with that promise, I’m adding more to the portrait gallery and sharing with the 2 Guys Photo audience.

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“Warm” wishes from Buenos Aires!

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Ed Spadoni

Dear Ed and Rey – Over the years I have enjoyed your wonderful display of posts and sharing of news and advice in the world of photography. Today I saw your post of a warm weather photo and a plea … Continue reading →

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Emma

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Rey

Young Emma had most convincingly demonstrated her disdain for our efforts.  The formality, the repetition, the waving of dolls and clapping of hands all accompanied by “look here Emma” and “Emmmmmmaaaaa….” and other nonsensical utterings such as “haa boo boo … Continue reading →

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Fellow New Englanders: repeat after me…

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Ed Spadoni

“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.”  Hal Borland Only 57 days until Spring!  Woo hoo!

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My Unkept Secret

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Rey

“Not to transmit an experience is to betray it.” — Elie Wiesel

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Beet greens, raspberries, and quahogs!

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Ed Spadoni

Lou Nachman responded to our request for some warm weather photos with these, taken in the Mt. Holly and Ennice, NC area. Lou writes: “Per your request, here are a few Vultures sunning themselves in the neighborhood this past week. … Continue reading →

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Pluscarden Abbey

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Rey

Here are two more images from Joey, both taken at Pluscarden Abbey, located in northern Scotland and home to Benedictine monks. I’m presenting them here because I’ve been watching the evolution of Joey’s post-processing style.  In the above image, the colors … Continue reading →

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Enough already!

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Ed Spadoni

You may have heard that the northeast United States has been hammered with extraordinary amounts of snow this winter,  Actually, it’s been only over the past three weeks during which record amounts of snow have been falling, at a pace … Continue reading →

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The Butterfly Place

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Rey

It’s now officially the third snowiest winter here since we started recording such things… so as a form of visual protest (or at a minimum, a visual antidote), I offer a few photos taken by my daughter, Nicole.  She stepped … Continue reading →

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The winter trees, redux

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Rey

When it’s winter and you are surrounded by trees… On Saturday morning, before the Starbucks run, I stopped by here and did a customary loop.  I had a camera with me (Fujifilm X-T1), as I nearly always do, and decided … Continue reading →

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Something to hope for

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Ed Spadoni

“Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.”    Joseph Addison

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A Wandering Reunion

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Rey

My son, Joseph, has contributed to 2 Guys Photo in the past (see here).  He is a fervent Fujifilm X100s shooter, able to squeeze great versatility out of its (to me) limiting persona. He’s studying in Europe this year and … Continue reading →

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Cowgirls

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Ed Spadoni

What’s that quote about, “t’was beauty tamed the beast”?  Never more true than at this rodeo, Kingman, AZ.

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A finite infinite

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Rey

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.

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A golden hour grab

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Rey

Golden hour.  When the light is just, just right. Wikipedia tell us: “In photography, the golden hour (sometimes known as magic hour, especially in cinematography) is a period shortly after sunrise or before sunset during which daylight is redder and … Continue reading →

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Patriots: Super Bowl Champs!

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Rey

Seattle Times screen grab just seconds after the game ended.  If you saw it then you understand. Six Super Bowls with Tom Brady.  Six games decided in the final seconds.  Six games each separated by four points or less. To … Continue reading →

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