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Very nice composition and color. Reminds me of the reverse of Phrasikleia's most recent "Sunny side of the alps" post. The background of your photo holds the subject in crisp detail while the foreground is soft and mystical.
Dale
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Very nice composition and color. Reminds me of the reverse of Phrasikleia's most recent "Sunny side of the alps" post. The background of your photo holds the subject in crisp detail while the foreground is soft and mystical.
Dale
Recently I was invited to shoot a wedding that took place this past weekend. My first instinct was to turn it down since I've only been really taking serious pictures for the past couple months but at the same time practice makes perfect right? Now I know what you're thinking, I shouldn't have. After talking with the main photographer she told me her husband would be there as well so I was the third photographer. While they took care of the major shots I kind of roamed around (while trying to stay out of their way) and took most of all the casual shots. This was one of my favorites and I don't know why. I kind of like the lens flare and after giving it a vintage look in Photoshop I thought it really popped. Anyways, sorry for the long back story but enjoy. C&C appreciated =)
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On Cascade Head, Oregon
Model: NIKON D300
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/180 sec
Aperture: 13.0
Focal Length: 24mm
Model: NIKON D300
ISO: 200
Exposure: 1/180 sec
Aperture: 13.0
Focal Length: 24mm
Weekend Practice
Practiced portrait shots with my cousin and his gf. Need more practice with directing subject. I was too nervous to let the creativity flow.
Practiced portrait shots with my cousin and his gf. Need more practice with directing subject. I was too nervous to let the creativity flow.
Aviation Nation is HUGE, probably get about 250,000 people on each of the two days, and they fly in a lot of airplanes for display. I believe the one behind us was a C-47. I'm trying to put together a nice slideshow/video of what we saw there. It's a FANTASTIC show. Every 2nd weekend in November at Nellis. Totally recommend going.
Lighting that Rocks
I'm taking a Wedding School class, today was setting up lighting that rocks in the studio. We used 5 lights on this setup, you can view the overview and his blog entry on it here: Kenneth Linge's blog
Canon EOS 5D Mark II :: 135 mm :: f 14 :: 1/160 sec :: iso 200
I'm taking a Wedding School class, today was setting up lighting that rocks in the studio. We used 5 lights on this setup, you can view the overview and his blog entry on it here: Kenneth Linge's blog
Canon EOS 5D Mark II :: 135 mm :: f 14 :: 1/160 sec :: iso 200
My dad was stationed at RAF Mildenhall when I was in high school, and we had about a quarter million people a day on base for annual the airshow in the early '80's- prior to that we were at RAF Alconbury where we probably had about 100k people a day for the airshow there. I don't think I've been to more than four airshows since then- Andrews AFB a couple of times while I was stationed at The White House and Hillsboro, Oregon a couple of times hanging out with my dad.
Do they roll different display teams through Nellis, or is it always the Thunderbirds? I've know I've seen them in F4's, T-38s, and F-16s, I may have seen them in F100's when I was too young to remember.
I'm taking a Wedding School class, today was setting up lighting that rocks in the studio. We used 5 lights on this setup, you can view the overview and his blog entry on it here: Kenneth Linge's blog
Canon EOS 5D Mark II :: 135 mm :: f 14 :: 1/160 sec :: iso 200
Nice lighting, indeed. Thanks for the link.
I'm taking a Wedding School class, today was setting up lighting that rocks in the studio. We used 5 lights on this setup, you can view the overview and his blog entry on it here: Kenneth Linge's blog
Canon EOS 5D Mark II :: 135 mm :: f 14 :: 1/160 sec :: iso 200
I had a look at the blog and saw that someone there posted exactly my first thought about the lighting. The front of the dress has some wonderful detail that should be picked out by some frontal light (perhaps raking across the front). The photographer replied that he's going to have someone fix it in Photoshop, but I don't think any amount of Photoshopping will make up for the absence of real light glistening off of those details. Was anyone at the shoot concerned about it at the time?
He actually has a tendency to shoot a little dark and pull up, at least with his camera. The photos in his blog were done last week sometime; yesterday he was showing us how he did the setup in his studio. I'm actually not sure if the frontal one he posted on his blog is one he intended on using or not, he was just showing how he likes to light the face independently of the dress.
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Early morning at the Grand Canyon is, obviously, an amazing time, yet I find myself going to the same place every time to shoot the sun rise... I guess it just so happens to be the one closest to the camp site, but it also is quite spectacular. Next time I go I will make sure to see it from another view point as I am fairly certain I have 5 shots in my Flickr stream from this exact location...
There is a lot of photoshop and lightroom edits to this photo. It was not a great photo out of the camera with blown highlights, lost detail in the shadows and exposed terribly wrong - In fact, it was just a simple test shot to figure out my numbers and what filter to use. As a challenge, I felt like trying to bring it back to life and I felt it came out ok.
Bird Watching
Northern Ontario style <grunts like a man..>
Exposure Mode: Auto exposure
Exposure Time: 1 / 350
FNumber: 4.8
Focal Length: 6
Max Aperture Value: 1.7
Sony DSC F717
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Northern Ontario style <grunts like a man..>
Exposure Mode: Auto exposure
Exposure Time: 1 / 350
FNumber: 4.8
Focal Length: 6
Max Aperture Value: 1.7
Sony DSC F717
-30c
The real thing ( clickable )
Saw that kitty cat and was reminded when Marc Johnson of Hearst sent me this photo of a Great Gray owl. Back in 2005 an eruption of Grays came south to feed in the Hearst area of Northern Ontario. Obviously, the bird could NOT read.
scanning the field for anything that moves.
Saw that kitty cat and was reminded when Marc Johnson of Hearst sent me this photo of a Great Gray owl. Back in 2005 an eruption of Grays came south to feed in the Hearst area of Northern Ontario. Obviously, the bird could NOT read.
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Now I just know you guys don't have -30 and snow yet! (it will come, but not yet)Northern Ontario style <grunts like a man..>
Exposure Mode: Auto exposure
Exposure Time: 1 / 350
FNumber: 4.8
Focal Length: 6
Max Aperture Value: 1.7
Sony DSC F717
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Down here in Belleville Ontario we have had a warm sunny November so far (I don't think daytime temps have dropped bellow freezing yet).
Oh, and nice pic... that does look like a typical Sudbury birder!
Not quite
Hmmm. You might say a nerder ?? This was part of the Christmas bird count a couple of years back. Weather here today is amazing. People in shorts in mid November. Global warming ? What global warming ?
BJ
Hmmm. You might say a nerder ??
This was part of the Christmas bird count a couple of years back. Weather here today is amazing. People in shorts in mid November. Global warming ? What global warming ?BJ
Walter Gropius (founder of Bauhaus) Residence, Lincoln, MA:
One of my favorite buildings; every time I go here, I can't help but have a religious experience. Highly recommend going if you like architecture, history, and are in or around Boston.
One of my favorite buildings; every time I go here, I can't help but have a religious experience. Highly recommend going if you like architecture, history, and are in or around Boston.