Jan. 11, 2009

Was just tired of sitting around doing nothing, so I went to take some shots of a waterfall I like to practice on. These were taken with a 17-40mm Canon f/4 lens and no filters. They were shot at 100 ISO on TV and most were taken between 0.3 and 1/6 sec., and I dialed in a -2 stop sometimes to close down aperture. No HDR was done to the images, just a little clean up for rain and mist on the lens.

Hope to get some snow pictures this weekend, but will have to wait and see if it snows somewhere.

Jan. 5, 2009

Made it from Florida to West Virginia this past weekend without being killed by all the idiots on the road. I-95 was a zoo with all the bowl traffic as well as all the people returning to the north from a Christmas vacation. I did not take any images on the way home, not much to see in the rain and fog, but I did get to count a lot of cars from all over the country. I saw cars from all four corners of the US and 3 provinces of Canada. Of the 50 states I saw all the states except North and South Dakota, and Alaska. Not bad, even got the District of Columbia. That is the best I have ever done, lots of time in traffic to look. I am going to the Outer Banks soon and hopefully will get some nice ocean shots before heading back to Florida for a short break.

Dec. 31, 2008

I went to take some pictures along the coast, but the wind and traffic were just too bad, so I decided it was better to do some backyard exploring. I found this little guy, less than a half inch total, and took his picture with a 400mm lens with a 35mm extension tube, not the best in the wind

Here is wishing you all a great 2009

Dec. 30, 2008

Took the grandkids to the Jacksonville Zoo today, along with the rest of the state of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. Was a little crowded to say the least, but it was a good time for the kids. Took some snapshots of the animals and the kids, but other than that there were just too many people and this was a kids activity, so the quality was just so so.

Dec. 27, 2008

After a long and wet, foggy, and crazy drive, I have arrived in St. Augustine, Fl. The weather is nice, 75 and sunny, so I got out and took a couple of images just to check out what was new since last time here. Lots more people on my usual hangouts, so maybe after the weekend it will not be so busy and I can find the birds and creatures I was going to shoot. So, here are a couple from today low crawing around the yard and near the house.

Dec. 24, 2008

I am packing and getting ready to go to St. Augustine to spend a few days taking some pictures, playing some golf and goofing off with the grandkids. Just wanted to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Joyful New Year.
Looking forward to posting some good news on the blog and sharing with you.

Dec. 20, 2008

Sorry that I have not put up any new posts, been a really bad time for photography. But, I have been working on the new Photoshop CS4, and it rocks to use the NAPP buzz word. Some of the new features will make the post photo workflow so much better and give you lots of options in Camera Raw 5 and be non-destructive to your images.
I hope to post some tips soon, so check back and maybe I will have some pre and post images to demonstrate the features.
I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.