This week was especially hectic. I almost didn't get my three photos in, but I was able to get things wrapped up this evening. Since I was rushed this week. I'm not as happy with the work. This shot was probably my best effort. I took it with my Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 in macro mode. The depth of field adds a little to it. I had a hard time figuring out whether to focus on the nose or on the eye. I finally decided on the eye.
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February Photo Challenge - Red -3
I took this for the February Photo Challenge, but since I used some off camera flash to help things along I get to call this a Strobist shot too. You can see my lighting set up here and here.
I used a Sigma 10-20mm f/5.6 EX on a tripod at ISO 100 and a shutter speed of 1/15 s. There was one flash off to the right of the frame that had a home made wax paper diffuser on it.
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I used a Sigma 10-20mm f/5.6 EX on a tripod at ISO 100 and a shutter speed of 1/15 s. There was one flash off to the right of the frame that had a home made wax paper diffuser on it.
February Photo Challenge - Red Photo #2
This is my second photo for the February Photo Challenge. I'm really trying to incorporate some aspects of color theory as I move through the project. I've almost got it here. I suppose to really set off the red, the sky should have been green instead of blue. I suppose I could have done that in Photoshop but the shot would have been much less believable as a result.
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February Photo Challenge - Red -002
I grabbed this picture on my way out of work yesterday. This is photo #1 for the February Photo Challenge.
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Tied Up in Squares
This is my second contribution to the February Photo challenge. I used some off camera flash and a 70-300 zoom. The long focal length gave me the shallow depth of field.
The point of the February Photo Challenge is to focus on a color for a week at a time and learn how to use that color. I think this shot really emphasizes the orange by contrasting it with the blue squares of the tie and the black background.
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The point of the February Photo Challenge is to focus on a color for a week at a time and learn how to use that color. I think this shot really emphasizes the orange by contrasting it with the blue squares of the tie and the black background.
A Great Shot by a Good Friend
My friend Tyler has more creative juices than just about anyone I know. Some of the stuff he comes up with just bowls me over. His Christmas cards are always the most anticipated of the year.
This photo is one of his most recent Flickr postings and I think its awesome. Go check out his stuff.
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This photo is one of his most recent Flickr postings and I think its awesome. Go check out his stuff.
A Cool Photo from the Christian Science Monitor
This is a great photo I found over at the Christian Science Monitor. I think that the contrast in scale between the man and the ship combined with the contrast in focus of the two subjects puts it over the top. Kudos to Phil Noble of Reuters for this great photo. Technorati Tags: photojournalism, photography
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February Photo Challenge - Photo #1
I'm participating in the PhotoChallenge.org February challenge. Thanks to Epic Edits for the heads up on the project. This challenge asks me to focus on a different theme color each week. I'm a little slow on the start because this weekend was incredibly busy, but better late than never. I adjusted the contrast, white balance, and saturation to give the background a little more of a blue tint. I did this because orange and blue are complementary. That little bit of reading on color theory is popping up.
I also decided to play around with a long exposure on this one to get a little blur action going. Here are the tech specs for anyone that might be interested:
- Exposure: 6s
- Aperture: f/13
- Focal Length: 50mm
- ISO Speed: 100
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