Sasha

Sasha, originally uploaded by M. Rosenberg.

This is Sasha. She's our new puppy. Today, she turns 10 weeks old (but was 9 weeks old when I took this last week). She's a purebred German Shepherd and she's awesome. Her full name is Sasha Fierce von Fluffytail. I realize how ridiculous that is, but my wife and I are ridiculous people. You can just call her Sasha.

I realize puppy pictures aren't for everyone (they weren't for me before I had one), but you'll all just have to indulge every now and then.

Outreach

Outreach, originally uploaded by M. Rosenberg.

Leaving the harbor in Mazatlan, Mexico. When we pulled in it was overcast and cool. When we left, it was sunny and warm. I much preferred the latter. Beautiful sunsets each night.

The Rocky Shore

The Rocky Shore, originally uploaded by M. Rosenberg.

Shoreline in Mazatlan, Mexico. Just when I was getting worried that the day would be overcast, the sun burst through. Once these clouds moved off, it was nothing but fun and sun.

Single exposure, non-HDR. Canon 10-22mm.

My First West Coast Sunset

My First West Coast Sunset, originally uploaded by M. Rosenberg.

The title says it all. I've been to Europe, Australia, Japan, Iceland, and many other places, but until two weeks ago, never California. This was my first west coast sunset, taken in Pacific Beach, San Diego. Hopefully, there will be many more. Unfortunately, I didn't have my tripod, so I had to take a ton of shots and hope that some came out okay. This one is almost SOOC.

Also, it should go without saying that it's embarrassing that I've gone over 2 months since I posted my last shot. I hope there are still some of you that follow my photostream. Things got very busy with work, and I just didn't get out to shoot at all. Things are only going to get busier on Friday when we pick up our new puppy, but at least that will give me a new subject! More coming soon and no more 2 month hibernations.

Autumn

Autumn, originally uploaded by M. Rosenberg.

One more shot from my walk in Fairmont Park last weekend. I wish there hadn't been so much rain this month, as there would probably gave been more leaves on the trees and less on the ground.

I did a bit of digital cross-processing and added a texture to give it an older-painting feel.

Last Light

Last Light, originally uploaded by M. Rosenberg.

Two exposure vertorama of another beautiful Jamaican sunset. I think I'm just about done with the Jamaican pictures, although I like this one a bit better. I feel like I overprocessed one or two of the others and this is a bit better. This is what it actually looked like standing on the beach. My wife and I have made a pact to get down to the Caribbean at least once a year. It's too easy and there are too many good deals from Philly not to.

Warmth

Warmth, originally uploaded by M. Rosenberg.

More of the beautiful colors of fall as seen in Fairmont Park. It never ceases to amaze me as I hike the trails of the Park that I've never left the Philadelphia city limits and I'm less than 5 miles from my house. Pretty amazing park for a huge city.

Fall

Fall, originally uploaded by M. Rosenberg.

Every year the tree behind our house turns a brilliant hue of orange-red. My wife and I love the few weeks each year when we walk downstairs and see the tree blazing in the sunlight though the window. It's the perfect symbol of fall.

I tried to capture its beauty with this shot. This is actually a huge (for me) file made up of 4 separate raw shots stitched together. Also, I've decided to add a watermark with my name and title to each shot. Thoughts?

Driftwood

Driftwood, originally uploaded by M. Rosenberg.

Apparently, I still remember how to process photos. Taking photos is a different story, as I haven't been able to get out and about in a long time. Instead, I went back and looked through my shots from Jamaica. This one was taken just as the afternoon storms were rolling in.

It's a two exposure vertorama, stitched together in Photoshop. Taken with my trusty Canon 10-22mm.

Picture Perfect

Picture Perfect, originally uploaded by M. Rosenberg.

2 exposure vertorama of the Grand Palladium resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica. I've stayed here twice since it opened last year, and it's been great both times. Beautiful pool, good food, and great drinks. Not much more you can ask for.

JoePa

JoePa, originally uploaded by M. Rosenberg.

For the Penn Staters out there. Had to take a shot of the JoePa statue while I was walking around with my tripod. It would have been disrespectful not to.

Joseph Vincent "Joe" Paterno (born December 21, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York), is an American football coach and the current head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions, a position he has held since 1966. Paterno, nicknamed "JoePa," holds the record for the most victories by an FBS football coach, and has coached more bowl game wins and undefeated seasons than any other coach in college football history. Paterno is one of four active coaches inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame (along with Chris Ault, Bobby Bowden, and John Gagliardi).

Monolith

Monolith, originally uploaded by M. Rosenberg.

Literally the calm before the storm. Taken on a beautiful Friday evening, September 25, 2009. Beaver Stadium on the campus of the Pennsylvania State University. Penn State football was undefeated and things could not have been better. 24 hours later and it was 20 degrees colder, pouring rain, and Iowa had beaten Penn State for the 7 time in the last 8 meetings between the two teams. What a difference a day makes.

This is a two exposure vertorama, taken with my favorite lens as of late, the Canon 10-22mm.

Penn State Law

Penn State Law, originally uploaded by M. Rosenberg.

Watching the transformation of the Penn State campus is amazing to me, and I've been gone less than ten years. I can only imagine what my parents think when they compare campus to their time at Dear Old State.

This is the Katz Building, which houses the Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law. Had this building (and a State College campus) existed when I was applying to law schools, my life may have turned out quite differently.

From Wikipedia: The Lewis Katz Building in University Park, Pennsylvania, opened for classes on January 9, 2009. The $60 million, 114,000 square-foot building is the first academic facility to be built on the west side of Park Avenue, opposite from Penn State’s main campus. It is adjacent to the Penn State Arboretum.

The Lewis Katz Building is LEED certified and equipped with advanced high definition digital audiovisual telecommunications capacity that enables the real-time delivery of classes and programs between the law school’s Carlisle and University Park campuses and other collaborative projects and programs with schools and institutions worldwide. The second floor includes the glass-enclosed library, with a two-story information commons, four group study rooms and 11 offices among the features. Library spaces comprise about 50 percent of the building.

In 2009, Judge D. Brooks Smith used the Lewis Katz Building's courtroom to hear an oral argument to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition to the courtroom, the Katz Building includes a 250-seat auditorium, four specially designed 75-person classrooms, several seminar rooms, and a highly advanced “board room” permitting electronic “face-to-face” contact with meeting participants worldwide.

Until We Meet Again

Until We Meet Again, originally uploaded by M. Rosenberg.

A while back I said I wasn't going to post any more shots of my bike. Well, I had to post just one more, because I finally sold her today. It was bittersweet. I needed to sell her because I no longer have the time to ride, but man, what a sweet, sweet bike. I always wanted a Daytona, and when I finally got one I didn't have the time to devote to riding. Emma (that's her name) was far and away the best motorcycle I've owned, and I'll miss riding. There's something so relaxing and free about being on a motorcycle. Hopefully I'll be on the road again in the not too distant future....

47

47, originally uploaded by M. Rosenberg.

Last time I was in Atlantic City, it was way too hot. I didn't take many pictures. Once it gets cooler, I'll go back and try and get some nice shots. Also, I'll try not to lose so much money.