Thursday, December 27, 2012


Streetcar
 
When I was at the Imaging USA 2012 (PPA) conference and expo in New Orleans I captured the above image. New Orleans is a great city for photography. New Orleans blends the charm of the Deep South and an amalgam of the history of Europe.
 
To learn how I processed the above photograph see my post from May the 18th, 2012: Little RED Streetcar
 
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Metadata: Nikon D3 with a Nikon NIKKOR AF-S 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G lens, Exposer: 1/25s at f/6.3, IOS: 200, Focal Length: 120mm, Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority, Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV, Metering Mode: Pattern, Filter: Ultra Violet, Subject Distance: Infinity, Lighting: Natural Daylight, Date: 01/16/2012 at 8:23 am, Post Processing: Adobe Photoshop CS5 and Nik Software Silver Efex Pro 2
 
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Friday, December 14, 2012


 

Keeping It Real with HDR

While most HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography is beautiful, fascinating and sometimes even surreal looking, it does not in most cases represent the reality that the human eye sees. I decided to create the above HDR photographs to illustrate the clarity, depth of details and color saturations that can be brought-out in a more realistic looking image when using this type of photography. I did very little post processing of the above images except of course for the combining of (5) frames to produce each HDR image. The clarity, depth of details and color saturations in these HDR photographs are due to the multi-frame Exposure Biases (-2.00 to 2.00) of each HDR image.  There is a large range of possibilities for creativity when using High Dynamic Range imaging.
 
For more information see Wikipedia: High Dynamic Range Imaging
 
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Metadata: Nikon D3 with a Nikon NIKKOR AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G lens, Exposure: Multiple Exposures at f/11.0, IOS: 200, Focal Length: (Top: 48mm – Middle Image: 29mm – Bottom Image: 70mm), Exposure Mode: Manual, Exposure Bias: -2.00 to 2.00 EV in (5) Frames, Metering Mode: Spot, Filter: Ultra Violet, Subject Distance: Infinity, Lighting: Natural Daylight, Date: 12/01/2012 at 10:18 am to 10:29 am, Post Processing: Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Nik Software HDR Efex Pro 2
 
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Friday, December 7, 2012


Shades of Gray
(Neutral Density Filter with a Bounce)
 
I had a lot going on in the above photograph. Using a friends B+W 3.0 Neutral Density 110 filter and bouncing the image off of the reflection of the ground-level slanted windows of the Pennzoil building in Houston, I created this image. This was the first time I used a Neutral Density filter. With the ND filter and a 30 second exposer I was able to create a somewhat surreal image. Besides the ND filter I used a tri-pod and I set the 10 second shutter release delay on my camera to reduce camera shake. I also set my aperture to f/11 for image clarity and my ISO to 200. Before attaching the ND filter to my lens I auto-focused my image and then switched the lens to manual.  The ND 110 filter is too dark to focus through the lens after it is attached. My Nikon D3 camera also allows me to close the viewfinder to protect the image process from any light leaking in during the long exposer. I really like the effect that the Neutral Density filter produced in this image. I will defiantly be doing this again.
 
For exposures longer than 30 seconds; set your camera to bulb. You will also need a remote cable release and a stopwatch to time the exposure.
 
See the B+W Neutral Density (ND) web-site for additional information.
 
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Metadata: Nikon D3 with a Nikon NIKKOR AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G lens, Exposer: 30s at f/11.0, IOS: 200, Focal Length: 50mm, Exposure Mode: Manual, Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV, Metering Mode: Spot, Filter: B+W 3.0 Neutral Density 110, Subject Distance: Infinity, Lighting: Natural Daylight, Date: 12/01/2012 at 9:53 am, Post Processing: Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Nik Software Silver Efex Pro 2
 
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Saturday, December 1, 2012


Silverback Gorilla

I photographed this big guy at the Audubon Nature Institute in New Orleans, Louisiana. Unfortunately for me and this Silverback Gorilla I will most likely never have the opportunity to photograph Gorillas in the wild. Zoo’s and Nature Institute’s like the one in New Orleans provide photographers the opportunities to photograph animal species that in most cases would be unavailable to the average photographer. I will always jump at every opportunity to photography animals in the wild. But, I take soloist in the fact that these institutions provide an invaluable service to preserving wildlife species that are disappearing, mostly from poaching and wildlife encroachment.
 
To learn more see the Audubon Nature Institute’s web-site.
 
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Metadata: Nikon D3 with a Nikon AF-S VR NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G lens, Exposer: 1/160s at f/8.0, IOS: 800, Focal Length: 300mm, Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority, Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV, Metering Mode: Pattern, Filter: Ultra Violet, Subject Distance: 9.44 Meters, Lighting: Natural Daylight, Date: 09/02/2012 at 11:26 am, Post Processing: Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Nik Software – Color Efex Pro 4
 
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