Empty Sky – New Jersey September 11 Memorial, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, is Empty Sky, a Memorial to the 746 New Jerseyans that died on 9/11. Two stainless steel walls, separated by a walkway, point across the Hudson River to where the World…

Twin Tower Memorial, April 12, 2002, originally uploaded by john m flores.

Butcher Shop, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:I’ve got this thing for mundane photos. You know, places and scenes that you see every day, but one day you notice something about the light that makes it…different. So you snap a couple and hope for the best. That’s why you should always have a…

Another siesta., originally uploaded by john m flores. And so the Pentax K-5 era begins, appropriately enough, with a sleeping cat.

Life in Surburbia is a Well-Stocked Cage, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:Got a new wrist strap for the GF2, replacing the standard neck strap. It’s a little smaller, that is to say, not a lot smaller, but there’s something positively jaunty about having the camera dangle from your wrist as you are…

Sunflower, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:While I really like the macro shots, this (and the others like it) may be my favorites of the set. The bright colors, the dynamic movement, and the blown out backgrounds give these shots a very graphic, almost illustrative feel to them. In my mind’s I see…

Heart of a sunflower, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:You ever have one of those 5-10 minute stretches where you feel like you’e really got something going on photographically, where with every other breath you think, "ooh, here’s another thing I can try!"? This was one of those times. With the macro lenses…

Heart of a sunflower, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:This was taken hand-held with a swaying flower and swaying photographer. Were I less impulsive, I would have brought out the tripod and braced the flower for the shot. Still, plenty sharp. Taken with the Panasonic GH2 mated to the Pentax DA35 F2.8 Macro…

Sunflower, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:This was taken with the Tamron 90mm F2.8 Macro fro Pentax K-mount. It’s a very nice lens, and on M43 it’s a 180mm F2.8 with decent DOF. Wow.

Sunflower, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:The cats are real jealous – a second sunflower has bloomed in the yard and I’ve been taking plenty of photos of it instead of sleeping cats. Most recently, I’ve used a set of Pentax K-mount lenses, the legendary DA35 F2.8 Macro Limited and the well-regarded Tamron…