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Twofer Today

I got out for a short time this morning and continued to experiment with motion blurs and multiple exposures. I have to admit that the more I experiment with these techniques the more I am liking the results.

Anyway, here are two examples. First the straight, single image vertical pan/motion blur image made with my Canon [...]

Seasons Change

Sunday was a strange day to say the least. I was up well before dawn and drove 40 minutes to greet sunrise at Peace Valley Park. The good news was that the sun came up. The bad news was it was very boring… even in that 30 minute period between civil twilight and actual sunrise. [...]

Four Images/Four Techniques

It was just that kind of day yesterday. When I got up yesterday the forecast was for overcast with fog. I was really interested in shooting in the fog so I got charged up… until I looked outside and saw clear skies and no fog. Yep it was a cloudless morning with bright sun. I [...]

A New Toy for My Bag of Tricks (Lensbaby Composer)

I’ve been carrying the Lensbaby on my want list for way too long so I finally decided to do something about. I ordered the Lensbaby Composer early in the week and it arrived on my doorstep late yesterday. So of the course, the first order of business for today was going to be to put [...]

Leaf Left Unturned

Objective: Create an infrared image of a dead leaf on the grass where the leaf (in infrared) will POP against the grass background.

Technique: Used an IR-converted camera for the image. Previsualized [...]

Just a Wee Bit of (Ethereal or Maybe Ghostly) Blur

(1/3 sec @ f/22; ISO 100; 0 EV; FL 60mm)

If you have been following my blog for the past couple of weeks, I don’t have to tell that I have been spending a bit of time in almost every field session working on in-camera motion blur images. The prevailing wisdom is that motion blurs work [...]

And Now for Something a Little Different – The Old Covered Bridge (IR and Topaz)

Objective: Experiment with IR images for the purpose of taking them beyond the typical IR landscape image; To utilized some of the more creative techniques that I have been using with color images on IR images.

Location: Bogert’s Bridge, Lehigh Parkway, Allentown, Pa.

Time: Today at High Noon

Conditions: Sunny; Shooting position shaded by a large tree

Camera: Canon [...]

Fall Foliage – Two Ways

These images were made back in mid-October before my trip to Cuyahoga Valley National Park for the Tony Sweet Workshop. I wanted to test out my 70-200mm f/2.8L IS with a Kenko 1.4x teleconverter so I took the lens and TC  along with my 30D to the office and went out into a local park [...]

Tony Sweet Workshop Day 3

Well, I am now back home after a great 3 1/2 day Tony Sweet Workshop in Cuyahoga Valley National Park and surrounding environs just outside of Cleveland, Ohio. As I said before this was my first photography workshop of any kind and I really, really enjoyed it. Day 3 began with a morning shoot in [...]

Tony Sweet Workshop Day 2

I don’t know if I mentioned it in my previous post but this is the first photography workshop that I have attended. So the whole experience is new to me. I must say that while I am thoroughly enjoying the experience, it is a bit on the grueling side. Yesterday (Day 2) began with a [...]