Top 10 Photos of 2014 #6 - National Parks / February 22, 2015 by Oliver Asis

Mormon Row Morning in Grand Teton National Park

The No 6 photograph is more as a representative of a journey that I know have pledge to be one for at least the next 5 years. Starting 2015, I am making it a personal quest to visit and photograph in every US National Park. There are 59 national parks and I have been to 16 so far. So I still have a ways to go to complete my quest.

But this this trip represents a great friendship. My friend Randy and I have traveled together on multiple trips over the last couple of years. It’s a great pleasure to have a friend that will journey with you on such trips. It makes so much more fun and a good overall journey. More adventures to come!

Top 10 Photos of 2014 #7 - Highlight Winter / January 17, 2015 by Oliver Asis

The No. 7 photo of 2014 was one that started as; “I want to try something, can I try it?” And with that statement and some very awesome friends on a cold night, I got some very cool night portraits. All I did for this shot was simply put my camera on a tripod and put the time on. And then brought one flash, and manually trigger it. It was a case study on using with what you have and being creative with it. And the result is what No. 7 is. It was on of the first times that I felt really comfortable in playing around with my flash. It was a fun evening that lasted longer than I imagined it would but the photographs from that night are ones that I still freshly remember. :)

Top 10 Photos of 2014 #9 - Beautiful Engineering / January 16, 2015 by Oliver Asis

There is beauty in simplicity of forms and lines. I have learned that tend to lean to photographs that show off highways and infrastructure in ways that most people don’t see it. As a civil engineer by day, I’m always in search of how to show off the beauty in our roads. Just because we are engineers doesn’t mean we can’t be artistic. It just means we have to think about a little more and consider the “real world” situations. But when all things line up beauty is created and can be appreciated when you look for it.