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Lonely Winter Sunset - Kodak Professional Black and White Single Use Camera, Kodak Tri-X 400 Black and White film.
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Canon Rebel XSi | 13mm | 0.6s | f/22 | iso 100
+ 2-stop hard-edge gradual neutral density filter HiTech
+ 3-stop soft-edge gradual neutral density filter Cokin 121s
+ vignetting
+ glow effect to make the foreground look like a painting
Single RAW exposure converted and processed in PS3 Extended.
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A little about the photo first before I start my "Photographing in a group" write-up. LOL
This shot was taken during my walk yesterday. Oh first off, did I tell you it was pretty warm yesterday... about 64 degrees and one may think spring is finally here. I personally can't say for sure. April has always been a month of unexpected snowfalls and why should it be different this year? Anyway, it wasn't my intention to shoot at all yesterday but took the camera with me --- just in case. Friday we had clear blue skies which really is any photographer's dream... NOT! So I was pretty happy to see we had some storm clouds along with some amazing cumulus clouds moving in around 10am. Well, sunset was not before 7.45pm and all the praying (well, rather a strong hoping! haha!) didn't help and on point 7 the clouds started to vanish. I mean really vanish!!! Within ten minutes I saw a blue sky and a big ol' 'mountain' sitting right under the sun. Praise the lord! I still was hoping for a pretty cool sunset --- as you can see, I didn't have such luck but I got some rays shooting over the clouds. I set up, mounted a 2-stop hard-edge and a 3-stop soft-edge gradual neutral density filter in front of the wide angle to capture those rays or rather one big beam! LOL In post, I tried a new technique I picked up from an article on the "Nature Photographers" site written by Marc Adamus and Floris van Breugel. Since the foreground was pretty uninspired to say the least I wanted to give their "glow" technique a try. Basically you blur the highlights which makes the picture look a little like a painting. Don't really know if that's how it's supposed to look but I think I will experiment with this technique a little in the future....
Guideline for Photographing in a Group - or How You Should Not Do It!
You would mean I have learned my lesson from the outing on 4000ft. but I didn't!!! I am a rebel, what can I say. But seriously, is there an etiquette when being with a group? I think so but it's like with everything --- you learn (or don't learn) by your mistakes.
1. Do not, in any case, pay attention to people photographing directly from the trail!
2. Get in front! (If this means wading out 216 miles in 30 degree water a la Chaybert --- do it! If you have the right equipment (snowshoes, waders, wings, etc.) --- do it!)
3. Be the first to set up the tripod. It's after the easy principle, FIFO! First in, first out. It really is as easy as that.
4. Get involved! (I really don't have a clue what this means but it sounded pretty cool.)
5. Never get close to elderly people! Please don't be offended if you're 60+ and read this. I am not disrespectful and if you do not ask stupid questions while standing next to me you can easily exclude yourself from the list unless you previously left footprints in the fresh snow or let your dog do it for you. Then you're really screwed.
6. This is more of a security advice for yourself. If you're a bit clumsy on your feet (may this be natural or due to the fact you drank too much beer the other night --- see No. 8), watch your feet so that you do not run the risk of knocking over a $50 grand Hasselblad. You know who you are. If you're a category "5" person, don't get near me!
7. Bring the longest lens you own or rent a piece of glass... (and claim it to be your own... Remove stickers if necessary!). Since most photographers you'll be around are men (I claim this on the fact that landscapes are not as cute as babies and women don't like to camp in the wild.) you will encounter a behavior often referred to as "lens-envy" which is quite similar to another phenomenon related to this one but I don't really want to dig deeper.
8. If you're camping out with at least one other person make sure to bring beer and food for the evening at the camp fire. Chips and chocolate bars won't work. Warm dinner! (Maybe it's just me...)
9. It's not a requirement but advisable to bring a spear or any other legal weapon of your choice. It's fun to play around with it like a nine year-old and they can come in pretty handy as well... considering all the options above you might know by now what I was thinking of.
10. If you're with a group you don't like (this is most likely to happen when you walk along a trail with your tripod and camera bag (Please take note, you do not even have to have the camera around you neck.) and you run into some folks with P&S cameras who immediately think you will guide them to your secret spots) you have three options. Send them into the steep path into the canyon, send them around the next big rock or read No. 9 again. Case 1: They will probably get killed on their way down --- you win. Case 2: You can hope a wild animal like a bear or mountain lion awaits them --- you win. If 1 or 2 didn't work out for your satisfaction you might want to consider option 3 but be warned. They might have read this... haha!
11. If you're with a group of photographers you like (yes!) it's unlikely you need to follow all these rules because most of the time you will be busy shooting, hiking, eating, laughing, drinking, or... there are a few more options but I don't want to go into detail here as this was considered to be a short and handy guideline. Happy shooting!
Happy Sunday ya'll!
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Don Omar - Virtual Diva
Primer día que iba a hacer fotos después de un montón de tiempo y me encuentro allí, en el Puerto Deportivo, a Jose (Urugallu) y Raquel Marquez. Así que esta va para ellos.
Realizada en una única toma con un flitro degradado suave de 3 pasos. No HDR.
Más sobre mis fotos y otras cosas, en mi blog: El Principio de Incertidumbre de Heisenberg.
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Winter trees, captured with my Lensbaby Twist 60 mounted on a Sony A7R II with a Composer II and a Fotodiox Canon to Sony ND Throttle adapter.
My husband bought me flowers that were waiting for me when I came home from Spain. It was an absolutely beautiful bouquet, and I was drawn over and over again to these stunning reticulated spring irises. Even though I had some serious processing to do for my Spain pics, I couldn't resist the amazing color and tones of these flowers. I have started to play with borders and frames recently (if you've seen my photostream you will already know that lol) and I have been working particularly hard on this rough edge border. Thank goodness I remembered to record my actions for once. Phew!
Captured with a Lensbaby Sol 45 and a Sony A7S II.
Click here to check out my demo video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ8uzCGUwAY
Indian Motorcycle Rear Tire Detail - Sony A7S II, Flipped DIY Disposable Film Camera Lens.
Click here to see how I made this flipped lens: youtu.be/Zd4Vu9L4Mik
Cloud Roost - Sony A7S II, Flipped Disposable Film Camera Lens
Click here to see how I made this flipped lens: youtu.be/Zd4Vu9L4Mik
Forward the Wooden Toys! - Sony A7S II, DIY Toy Binoculars Lens
Click here to see how I made this lens: www.youtube.com/shorts/AaZeAEGHWIQ
Circle of Clouds - Homemade Camera Obscura, iPhone 13 Mini
Here's a video showing how I made this camera: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx_LA2WDkYQ
By the way, the green weed is my own construct. I threw that in the picture after the seagulls left. I thought it would add something interesting in the foreground ;).
Nikon D300, Induro Tripod, Markins Ballhead
Tokina AT-X 116 Pro @ 12mm f/11.0 EXP 4.0 s ISO 200
Hitech Filters: 0.9 Reverse GND; 0.3 GND SE
Captured late T-34 with F-34 gun (from No. 112 Factory) outfitted with softedge hexagonal turret and commander's cupola, hasty painted with many Swastika to avoid friendly fires. Notice the additional fuel tank mount on the left side as long with hand rails for troops.
This Beutepanzer is followed by a 2 cm Flakvierling 38 auf Selbstfahrlafette covered with winter white wash.
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The second seagull was wondering if there were any benefits of coming closer to the strange being with the funny object on three legs and a much older and perhaps wiser seagull. Hum...let's investigate!
As you can see, the little guy lucked out as he made a meal out of the flies at the waters edge. I lucked out too...priceless moment!.
Nikon D300, Induro Tripod, Markins Ballhead
Tokina AT-X 116 Pro @ 16mm f/11.0 EXP 1/6 s ISO 200
Hitech Filters: 0.9 Reverse GND; 0.3 GND SE
MIT Sail Club, capturing Boston's skyline with Canon 6D and 16-35mm 2.8 II L. LEE and Hitech filter system.
Old House Framed by Trees - Homemade Camera Obscura, iPhone 13 Mini
Here's a video showing how I made this camera: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx_LA2WDkYQ
Sparklers in the alley, captured with my Sony A7S II and Lensbaby Burnside 35.
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Creek Path - Sony A7R II, Flipped Disposable Film Camera Lens
Click here to see how I made this flipped lens: youtu.be/Zd4Vu9L4Mik
Frames from my new short. Camera: Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K - Lens: Lomography Experimental Fisheye Lens
Click here to watch it: youtu.be/xmmBH4P9d_M
Chilling at The Freeze, captured with my Sony A7S II and Lensbaby Burnside 35.
Model: Cole - www.instagram.com/laceworklook
Tiny dinosaur bones, captured at the Kenosha Museum with the new Lensbaby Burnside 35, a sweet new creative effects lens I got to beta test for Lensbaby!
Berkeley Municipal Pier - Berkeley, California
Another from the hard drive....
I sat on this one for a while.... a long while. I didn't really know what to do with it at the time, but I tried a few new things, and liked the end result.
As always.... Thank you for taking time to stop by.
Backyard Guy - Sony A7S II, Fotodiox EF to E adapter, Lensbaby Sol 45
I also animated this photo for a funny video: youtu.be/s9pwzl_YrfE
I have been wanting to get out to the Valley of Fire and got the opportunity last week. I was happy my new set of filters came in just in time for this trip so I got try them out. On this photo I used my Lee 3 stop SE GND filter. I turned the filter holder on my lens at a slight angle so the bottom of the lightest part of the filter was just touching the darker rocks. This allowed me to darken the sky and the lighter rocks without darkening the already darker rocks. Camera settings: 24mm f/18 and 6 second and ISO: 100.
Eagle Bluff at Sunset - Sony A7S II, Flipped Disposable Film Camera Lens
Click here to see how I made this flipped lens: youtu.be/Zd4Vu9L4Mik
Winter fungi, captured with the new Lensbaby Burnside 35, a sweet new creative effects lens I got to beta test for Lensbaby!
Took this series of pictures last night. I asked my wife if she wanted to go out and walk on the beach and do some photography...she agreed readily! Little that I knew her plans were to drop me off at the beach and she would go do some shopping. PERFECT! I had lots of time to contemplate and try and envision what I would photograph and what filters I would use.
I used my light meter and took an incident reading from the sky and one from the foreground...a total of 5 stops! So I used a reverse 0.9GND and a 0.3GND SE allong the horizon for this series of shots.
As you will see from the earlier pics, I had some magical friends come for a visit. It was a wonderous time without time! My friends approached so closely I could nearly touch them. See for yourselves...
The white feather is a wonderful gift from my seagull friends!
Nikon D300, Induro Tripod, Markins Ballhead
Tokina AT-X 116 Pro @ 12mm f/11.0 EXP 13 s ISO 200
Hitech Filters: 0.9 Reverse GND; 0.3 GND SE