Photography

Posted 23 Nov 2009

In the autumn of 2004, I moved to Seattle to attend the University of Washington. I began taking photos to share some of the neat places I discovered while exploring the areas around campus with my family and friends back at home. I started with a pocket-sized point-and-shoot digital camera, back when they were starting to become popular. As I learned more about the art and science of photography, I’ve moved on to cameras and lenses that afford better manual control.

I still enjoy taking walks around the beautiful University of Washington campus on weekends and capturing some of the scenery.

Most of my earlier work is posted on my blog, Ordered Pixels (no longer online). More recently, I’ve been using flickr to organize and share my photos. A few selected shots are shown below.

Artistic Photography

orange-colored sky with silhouette of the Olympic mountains and trees — Sunset over the Olympics. Nikon D700, Tamron 210mm f/4.0

a bright pink backlit tree in a botanical garden with a red abstract sculpture — Bright Pink Japanese Maple. Nikon D70, Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/2.8

a bee in the pink flower of a wild geranium with shallow depth of field — Wild Geranium and Green Bee. Nikon D700, Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/2.8

hydrangea blooms in the shade — Hidden Hydrangea. Nikon D700, Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/2.8

helleborus flower — Helleborus. Nikon D700, Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/2.8

brightly colored maple leaves on the ground with water droplets and a bit of grass — Colorful Autumn Leaves. Nikon D700, Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/2.8

neo-Gothic building behind cherry trees with bright orange leaves — Autumn Sunset on the UW Quad. Nikon D700, Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8

Technical and Product Photography

In addition to my hobby photography, I often take photos of my own and others’ work at Intel Labs Seattle. My photos have been featured in various promotional materials, posters, presentations, papers, and technical documentation.

a photo of a robot hand above a banana; a hand holding an iPod Touch
showing a map, and a robot arm on a mobile platform grasping a juice bottle
on a countertop — Marvin the Mobile Manipulation Platform and iPhone control application. Used in promotional materials and presentations.

a hand holding a blue circuit board with long antennas — Intel Wireless Identification and Sensing Platform (WISP). Used in promotional materials.

hand holding a small backlit circuit board with a microcontroller and
trace antenna — Prototype 802.15.4 board