Some pests just don’t like having their photo taken.
This is a 15 minute exposure of star trails above one of the main pools at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. I took this when it first looked fully dark outside and I was still able to catch color from the remains of the earlier sunset. The color is as it came out of the camera with noise reduction applied. I was amazed at my luck in catching an Iridium flare! “Iridium flares”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_flare are brilliant glints or flares created on predictable intervals by the constellation Iridium communication satellites interacting with the sun. You can tell the hotter stars by their streak’s blue color, with cooler ones coming in more red. What amazed me is that star trails would come in this good so soon after sunset. I attribute the nearly new moon and the low light pollution of this area in New Mexico. This was taken at ISO 400 at 28mm f/2.8 utilizing long-time exposure noise reduction in camera and further selective noise reduction via Neat Image in post.
This is one of the first shots I took when I got my 5D. The building on the left really caught my eye as I was walking so as a photographer does on a busy sidewalk. I pulled the camera, aimed straight up at the sky and using Automatic Exposure Bracketing, fired 3 shots off. Shot: Canon 5D + Canon 28mm f/1.8 @ 1/640 (-2), 1/40 (+2), f/18, ISO 100. Post-Processing: I used the +2 and -2 shots and manually blended them in Adobe Photoshop. Suprisingly there wasn’t much cloning to do despite the fact that I shot it hand held. The sun did provide a bit of a challenge but I got it all worked out. I also used a few curves and levels layer masks to adjust the image before sharpening.
St. Helens Bay Golf Resort in the south-east corner of Ireland. Pentax K10d / 18-55mm lens set at 28mm / 1/250sec @f8 ISO 100
A few days ago Shelly Hiebert asked for us to post a self-portrait, so that we can emerge from behind the camera and others can learn a little more about the shooter. Well, I learnt how incredibly difficult it is to take a decent self-portrait. I think I finally got one I don’t mind sharing, it depicts a day in my life that will haunt me forever. Taken with Nikon D300, Sigma 28mm f/2.8 MF lens and SB800. If you would like to participate in this challenge, please follow this link
Zeiss Ikon Color Skopar 28mm
Halifax, NS, has been around for over a quarter millennium. This Atlantic seashore community has many friendly people with a great sense of humor. The night life includes strolls along the waterfront and a vast assortment of interesting and sometimes quite historic pubs. Canon Rebel XSi / Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM / 1/15, f/1.8, -1.0, ISO 800, hand held
I’m pretty sure these are sunflowers…or possibly daisies… Taken with Kodak Ektar 100 with my Canon Elan 7.
testing. / 28mm f/2.8 AIS / Nikon D80
The Surf Beach at Sussex Inlet, NSW South Coast. 28-11-2009 28mm red/cyan shift corrected in Lightroom. / Three photos merged to HDR in Photomatix. / Clarity and sharpening in Lightroom. / Cropped from 12×8 to 12×6 for effect. Canon 5D2 + Canon 28-300L at 28mm. / (seated / hand-held) / f/22, ISO 200, AEB +/-2 / 1/100sec, 1/400sec, 1/1600sec
Sunset over Pittwater, / NW from Currawong Ave, Whale Beach, NSW 29-11-2009 07:12PM AEST-DST 28mm red/cyan shift (-38) corrected in Lightroom. / Three photos merged to HDR in Photomatix. / Clarity and sharpening in Lightroom. Canon 5D2 + Canon 28-300L at 28mm. / (seated / big tripod) / f/22, ISO 50, AEB +/-2 / 1/15sec, 1/60sec, 1/250sec Not Cropped. 3743×5614 at 240dpi Original Images: / ps: still seeing black spots.. apparently (as I’ve heard) they will disappear eventually… and all sales of this image will go towards a “Shutter Replacement” Fund to cover myself in the event of a total burnout on my next Sun shot.
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