I hadn't ever tried stacking a polorizer and a neutral density filter to get the smooth water, but it worked well here even for being almost noon with little cloud coverage. In the past I had always shot in lower light (like at sunset)with long exposures which works but you run the risk of the other areas in the shot not being as sharp because of slight movements. Another benefit to doing it this way and at this time of the day is you don't have to fight with bugs as much!
Luckily this mess is over, though I see they are calling for more ice this week. Hopefully not as much as last time.
He stood there almost daring me to try and pass him.
Update: 01.17.07 Sorry I haven't been posting for the past week or so. We are covered in a blanket of ice right now. I still don't have power at my house and it probably won't be back on for several days. Thanks for stopping by!
Brandon taking aim at the Grand Canyon. If you ever get the chance to see the Grand Canyon I highly recommend going, it's well worth the visit.
It was a really fun time driving around in the Nevada desert in this Mustang. This was certainly one of the best parts to my trip to Vegas by far.
Crazy Brandon...We recently drove from Vegas to the Grand Canyon. I thought for a moment that I would be driving back alone if he didn't get himself back away from the edge!
Not content with seeing just the Grand Canyon we decided it would be cool to drive from the Grand Canyon to the Pacific Ocean. Not a terribly long drive, but tiring none-the-less. It was certainly worth it to see this magnificent sunset, which we came close to missing!
I visited an Ansel Adams exhibition while here in Vegas and was highly moved by his images. I love the tones in his black and white images. When you think about the equipment he used while shooting you have to be impressed. I wonder what he would think of the digital cameras we use today compared to the huge equipment he carried.
John 12:46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
This girl was treating the pigeons around downtown Chicago as pets. She kept breaking pieces of bread and sprinkling them all over herself and the birds would walk around on her and eat. Not sure this would be sanctioned by most health departments.
I just noticed that I hadn't put up a new image for today. This is the first time in 545 posts that I failed to do a new image at midnight. Well, I guess 545 is a pretty good streak huh? This is Mr. Crain.
Black and white or Color?
I was wandering around the web looking for interesting and useful photography sites and I ran across a site called Tips from the top floor. He has a poscast with different photography tips and tricks. So I listened to a couple and they are good. He also has assignments that he gives to challenge you photographically. His latest challenge is lock yourself in your bathroom, take 100 shots. I didn't make it to 100 shots and I didn't get all that many I really liked, but I was determined to post 1 of the shots from this assignment. Assignments like this are very good at improving composition and helping you focus instead of wandering around shooting blindly.
Black and White or Color?
I was about to delete this because it isn't in focus. But then I thought I'd just play around a bit and for some strange, maybe demented, reason I like it.
I think this shot would help La-zBoy sell more couches don't you think?
This is a pretty neat foot bridge that spans the railroad tracks from last weeks shots. Too bad that both sides of the bridge are nappy run down neighborhoods. I really don't understand how people can be so neglectful of their homes.