Most recent images
July 2019
I was able to take a trip to Ireland over the summer and had to visit the Cliffs of Moher. Every time I turned to take another look at the cliffs, I was blown away. I felt like i could have spent hours just enjoying the view along the coat line. This is just one of my favorite shots from the cliffs. The size of these cliffs are massive. We walked up along both sides to get a view point from each. You could see Puffins flying and landing in the rocks, tiny dots that were ships boats moving about, and the waves and wind blowing in.
Since i was on vacation and not a photo trip, I didnt worry about setting up a tripod, using a bunch of gear and capturing different angles. There were hundreds of people walking around and I simply through up the camera composed for a second and took the shot. I was using my original Fuji x100 travel camera and i wasnt sure what type of dynamic range I had since I normally dont do landscapes with it. The sunny 16 rule was in the back of my mind, but I knew the sky would be blown out. I brought along my Lee Seven5 filter system for fuji and threw on a ND grad filter. I knew the right exposure that was needed and took the shot then use exposure compensation and figured i could bring out anything lost in post.
Image was taken with original Fuji X100
Shot at:
Fixed 23mm lens (35mm eqv.)
iso 200
1/60 sec
Lee Seven5 Filter system with ND grad filter
Handheld
November 30th 2018
Not much to say about this shot. I wasnt happy with the angle, but it was all I could manage with a gorilla pod around a street light. I will have to return with an actually tripod and try again with different lighting and composition. Used another previous shot to make a composite image with a night Atlanta cityscape background.
Image was taken with Nikon D600 with Tamron SP15-30mm f2.8
Shot at:
15mm f16
iso 100
13 sec
Using a gorilla pod tripod wrapped around street like and self timer.
November 29th 2018
I walk past this building when I walk to my work apartment in midtown. I have never paid attention to it until this night. I was sitting there looking at it and wish the background had more of Atlanta’s cityscape. I used another one of my shots to bring in the cityscape that I envisioned to make this composite image.
Image was taken with Nikon D600 with Tamron SP15-30mm f2.8
Shot at:
15mm f14
iso 100
15 sec
Using a gorilla pod tripod wrapped around fence post and self timer.
October 20th 2018
I have seen pictures of the Marquis hotel in Atlanta and have always wanted to visit and get a shot for myself. This is in the main lobby looking up at the elevators and adjacent floors. I assumed I would be able to just walk in take a shot and leave, but due to this hotel always hosting events it wasn’t that simple. I took a seat and pre set my camera settings for what i thought i would need to get everything sharp with out motion blur from slow shutter. Once an area was clear of people I pulled the camera from my bag took three shots bracketing the exposure just to ensure my camera pre set wasn’t completely wrong.
Image was taken with Nikon D600 with Tamron SP15-30mm f2.8
Shot at:
15mm f9
iso 1000
1/20 sec
What I love about my Tamron 15-30 compared to my Nikon 14-24 is the vibration reductions. I also learned that I am able to get starburst from lights sources at f9.
October 13th 2018
Image was taken in West Boylston, MA at the Old Stone Church 10-13-2018 5pm. This is what i consider my classroom for learning my camera and editing. Its only a few miles from my house and I continue to return here throughout the year when nothing is going on. I have wanted to capture some fall color around the church and imagined a sunset shot with the sun to my back producing vibrant colors. While i was there I could see the image with a small glow effect.
Image was taken with Nikon D600 with Nikon 80-200mm f2.8
Shot at:
180mm f10
iso 320
1/200 sec
Orton effect applied in photoshop