Steel Stacks – B&W

Looking up at the Steel Stacks complex

Took a walk around the neighborhood here in Bethlehem, PA and grabbed some moody shots at Steel Stacks

NY Transit Museum – Moving in Time

Black and white image of a vintage subway car appearing to move through tunnels at speed. HDR Photo

I am still going through and processing photos taken last month at the New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn. This is a single exposure HDR image taken with a Sony A7Riv and a Laowa 15mm f/2 lens. One thing I wanted to try was modifying the photo to give it the appearance of movement. Subways […]

Blowing Bubbles on the Thames

Bubbles on the River Thames, London, United Kingdom

Don’t burst my bubble! Due to COVID-19 I’ve not been able to get out much to shoot new photos, but I have a hell of a backlog. This image was captured last year while in London on a business trip. I usually stay on Bankside near the Tate Modern and the River Thames. This location […]

Trinity College Library “Long Room”, Dublin Ireland

Color HDR Image of Trinity College Library, Dublin Ireland

A couple different takes on a shot I took at the Trinity College Library while visiting Dublin in October. This shot of “The Long Room” is a wide angle image of the library with a Laowa 15mm f/2 lens with multiple brackets and processed the HDR in On1 Photo Raw. I’ve been working on this […]

Jean Paul Gaultier – Corset

Black and White image of a corset designed by Jean Paul Gaultier

Jean Paul Gaultier announced this week that he is retiring from the runway after 50 years in fashion. Le Enfant Terrible is saying au revoir to haute couture after his next and final show on January 22nd. This show celebrating 50 years of my career will also be my last. But rest assured Haute Couture […]

Westminster Abbey – Black and White HDR

Westminster Abbey Black and White HDR-20160123-John P. Hoke

Westminster Abbey Another image of Westminster Abbey from my trip to London in January. This one was captured using a Sigma 12-24mm lens at about 17mm on my Nikon d610. The HDR was created from two sets of three exposures (-2, -1, 0, +1, +2)  merged in AuroraHDR Pro and then tweaked about until I was happy […]