Friday, December 30, 2011

52 from 2011

1. Bryan's sink

2. Denver Airport

3. Augusta, Maine

4. Redwood National Park

5. SE 10th and Clay, Portland

6. Jonah Wolf

7. Trees of Mystery

8. NW 6th and Davis, Portland

9. Oregon Zoo

10. W Burnside, Portland

11. Emmett / Willamette

12. Vancouver, BC

13. NW 10th and Everett, Portland

14. Zane

15. Boy Scout Jamboree

16. No idea where

17. Matt Court

18. OMSI

19. Hilyard St., Eugene

20. Portland Saturday Market

21. Skowhegan, Maine

22. I-205 Tunnel near Gateway

23. On the way to a violin lesson

24. SW 2nd and Alder, Portland

25. SW 5th and Stark, Portland

26. Deschutes River

27. SW 6th and Morrison, Portland

28. Autzen Stadium footbridge

29. Sam and Jack, Maine

30. PDX Airport

31. Powell's

32. Quebec City

33. Arcata, CA

34. Tugman Park, Eugene

35. Broken finger

36. SW Park and Washington, Portland

37. W Amazon Dr., Eugene

38. SW 10th and Alder, Portland

39. Putters, Eugene

40. Bus Mall, Eugene

41. Alton Baker Park, Eugene

42. Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland

43. San Francisco

44. Oak St., Eugene

45. Maine

46. Convention Center, Portland

47. Vancouver, BC

48. Alley behind Turtle's, Eugene

49. Monster Dash

50. Sunset Bay

51. Arcata, CA

52. Kesey's Magic Bus
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21 comments:

  1. GSBDecember 30, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    Amazing. Really. What lens were you shooting most of these with? I'm learning.

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  2. akkDecember 30, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    GSB: This is probably a 40mm lens, but most importantly it was made by Leica. Those German lenses sure help with framing and timing your shots better!
    Sorry, couldn't help myself.

    I like most of them but prefer 4,14,19,26,44. Happy new year B.

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  3. LencookDecember 30, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    What an astounding and fabulous collection.
    The images display an acutely photographic vision that I admire enormously.
    Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Blake AndrewsDecember 30, 2011 at 10:39 AM

    AKK nailed it. 40 mm lens.

    Lenses aren't very important but I find mine to be an aid in framing photos because the camera body only has framelines for 35 and 50 mm, so I am always guessing a bit about where the edges will be. Guaranteed uncertainty.

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  5. Zisis KardianosDecember 30, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    The year wasn't a waste after all. I haven't seen new photos from you Blake for a while and this was definitely very rewarding. I will return to them again but for first impression I declare #18 the best new photo I've seen this year. Amazing!
    I was also mesmerized by 4,10,14,11,17,19,21. They succeed in creating a "first doubt" effect very strong and lasting.

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  6. akkDecember 30, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    Zisis is right about 18. I probably missed a few others as well because I'm currently busy comparing camera sensors at dxomark.

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  7. George LeChatDecember 30, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    Are you really taking violin lessons?

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  8. Marilyn AndrewsDecember 30, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    I like #51

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  9. Blake AndrewsDecember 31, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    My son is the one taking violin lessons.

    Thanks to everyone who took the time to look carefully at these. The "first doubt" effect referred to by Zisis is something I explored a lot in 2011.

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  10. Nils JorgensenJanuary 1, 2012 at 7:39 AM

    Nice.

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  11. FedericoJanuary 1, 2012 at 8:21 AM

    My picks: 4,16,18,26,28,31,33,41 (these last two my favorite). And because of its Friendlanderesqueness (which I am biased for) 52.

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  12. BenJanuary 1, 2012 at 10:03 AM

    All good but 18 and 26 are the ones I wish I had taken. Especially 18. Happy New Year!

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  13. Patrick Robert JamesJanuary 1, 2012 at 11:56 AM

    I wish you would post your photographs more often Blake. I enjoy looking at them.

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  14. jacques philippeJanuary 2, 2012 at 4:15 AM

    I like the fact that looking at most these photographs I can say to myself they're undoubtedly Blake Andrew's photographs. Happy New year to everyone.

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  15. PhillJanuary 2, 2012 at 4:21 PM

    Nice stuff Blake. Good to see some of your images

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  16. UnknownJanuary 2, 2012 at 11:46 PM

    15, 17!, 18, 21, 24, 26!, 33!, 34 (was 34 meant to be a continuation of 33?) 36!, 37, 40, 41, 42!, 43, 46, 48, 51

    You're my all-time favorite photographer.

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  17. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2012 at 6:58 AM

    26 is awesome, even with the "sprig".

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  18. Blake AndrewsJanuary 3, 2012 at 9:06 AM

    I appreciate the comments and wanted to add a bit of background. 52 isn't an accidental number. Besides being the number of weeks in a year and cards in a deck (been there done that) it's my normal portfolio size. Every month I winnow my recent workprints into a carefully sequenced selection of 52 favorites which I share with my local photo club. I think of it as a book of photos but in unbound form.

    52 is too many for most people to deal with and not enough for some, but for me it's a happy medium. Most importantly it's a firm number to shoot for. Otherwise I'd wind up bringing 500 or something. So I gave my monthly treatment to the whole year.

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  19. Driver8January 3, 2012 at 11:04 AM

    26 and 48!

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  20. Driver8January 3, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    Sorry, I meant 26 and 47...

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  21. SimoneJanuary 12, 2012 at 1:56 AM

    No 4 is extremely beautiful, and No 48 is another excellent photograph (very well thought out).

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