Bad portmanteau, (hopefully) good photography.

Hi. During the work day (and work night), I'm a Ph.D student in cognitive psychology at the University of Oklahoma. At other times, I may be a video game enthusiast, a nature lover, or just a guy who appreciates a fine beer, wine, or Scotch.

I also like to consider myself a budding cyclist and an amateur photographer. For this project, I've decided to combine those two things. As I've been riding around Norman, OK, I've seen a lot of things that made me think "I wish I had my camera". It turns out that the small college town has a bunch of interesting sights hidden around it.

So now, I plan to take my camera and a single lens with me each time I go on a bike ride. Along the route, I'll hop off and snap a picture of something that catches my eye. To make things interesting, I plan on taking "a picture" quite literally, as I will only return with one image per trip. To make things even more interesting, from time to time I will ask someone else to pick a location for me, as well as a lens to take along for that ride's photo. These additional constraints should make for more interesting outings, and they should also force me to be more creative in my decisions (because after all, limitations breed creativity).

As the title says, hopefully this project is much better than the portmanteau used to describe it.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

SE 12th and Lindsey, EF-S 15-85 ƒ/3.5-5.6

Friday, September 6, 2013

Franklin and Porter (redux), EF 50mm ƒ.1.8

Thursday, September 5, 2013

E 24th and Alameda, Holga Pinhole Lens, 60mm.

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Lindsey and Jenkins, EF-S 15-85mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 @ 85mm

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Flood and Tecumseh, EF 28mm ƒ/1.8

Friday, August 23, 2013

NE 24th and Tecumseh, EF 50mm ƒ/1.8

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Main and Crawford, Tokina 11-16mm ƒ/2.8 @ 14mm

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Main and Jones, EF-S 15-85mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 @ 70mm

Monday, August 19, 2013

NE 36th and Robinson, EF-S 15-85mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 @ 15mm
Location selected by Krissy Perry
Confession: This is technically three images merged into one (three different exposures, one over exposed, one under exposed, and one in the middle). I debated on whether this violated my one image per trip rule, and decided that since it was one framing destined to be blended into one image, I'd allow it.

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Franklin and NW 12th, EF 70-300mm ƒ.4.5-5.6 DO @ 300mm

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

East 24th and Robinson, EF 28mm ƒ/2.8

Monday, August 12, 2013

Tern Joe D24
I felt bad about getting this started with three days one and then four days off (thanks to drill), so here's a bonus shot of the whole reason for this project. It's a Tern Joe D24, a road bike "for the road less repaired" that has a trick up its sleeve-- it folds in half (that's what that big hinge is in front of the seat post).

Franklin and Porter, EF-S 15-85mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 @ 15mm

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Porter and Nantucket, Holga Pinhole Lens, 60mm
Location and Lens selected by Krissy Perry

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Highway 9 and 12th, Tokina 11-16mm ƒ/2.8 @ 11mm

Monday, August 5, 2013

Highway 9 and Berry Rd., EF 50mm ƒ/1.8
Location and Lens selected by David Perry