This picture was taken at a park in Sylva, NC while visiting family. I love the combination of the playground equipment and the color of the leaves. It just invites you to come out and play.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Fall Playground
It's that time of year. Fall in NC brings changing colors of the leaves and yet days warm enough to go out and play and still be comfortable. Today was one such day in NC. 
This picture was taken at a park in Sylva, NC while visiting family. I love the combination of the playground equipment and the color of the leaves. It just invites you to come out and play.
This picture was taken at a park in Sylva, NC while visiting family. I love the combination of the playground equipment and the color of the leaves. It just invites you to come out and play.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Leaf
Well, it's getting to be that time of the year when the weather turns cooler and the leaves start to fall. I took this shot while at a local park with my family. Taken with my kit 18-55mm lens, there were no filters added, or any other adjustments made to get the focus I was going for. I was aiming to get the leaf in focus with the fore- and backgrounds blurred. To accomplish this shot, I had to play around with the camera placement. For this shot, I placed the camera on the ground, with the lens 
just barely touching the concrete (don't worry, I was being careful; just the very bottom of a very small piece of the lens actually touched the ground). I took a couple of shots, each time checking to see if I had captured what I wanted. If I didn't, I adjusted the camera, either closer or further away. In the end, this is what I came up with.
just barely touching the concrete (don't worry, I was being careful; just the very bottom of a very small piece of the lens actually touched the ground). I took a couple of shots, each time checking to see if I had captured what I wanted. If I didn't, I adjusted the camera, either closer or further away. In the end, this is what I came up with.
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Green Dragonfly
This was taken early one morning as I was on my way to work. It didn't seem to 
bother her that I was going in and out of my gate. It was a cool morning, so I'm guessing that may have something to do with her lethargy. I've always liked dragonflies, so when I got an opportunity to see one this close, I just had to get the camera and take some shots.
bother her that I was going in and out of my gate. It was a cool morning, so I'm guessing that may have something to do with her lethargy. I've always liked dragonflies, so when I got an opportunity to see one this close, I just had to get the camera and take some shots.
Friday, October 5, 2012
Invasion of the cows
The cows are coming! The cows are coming!
Actually, they're already here. It is the Triangle CowParade (http://cowparadenc.com/) and is an art exhibit of life sized cows painted by local artists that will be later sold at auction to benefit the NC Children's Hospital. The one's I have had the opportunity to see have been located at the North Hills shopping center in Raleigh's Midtown and at Jerry's Artarama. Below are some of the cows in the parade.
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Actually, they're already here. It is the Triangle CowParade (http://cowparadenc.com/) and is an art exhibit of life sized cows painted by local artists that will be later sold at auction to benefit the NC Children's Hospital. The one's I have had the opportunity to see have been located at the North Hills shopping center in Raleigh's Midtown and at Jerry's Artarama. Below are some of the cows in the parade.
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Friday, September 14, 2012
Blue Moon
It has been a while since I've had an opportunity to post. Since my last post in June, my second child was born, and well, that has been keeping me somewhat busy. During that time, I have been taking pictures, but haven't had a lot of time to actually download and process them, let alone update this blog. I hope to get back into updating this regularly. Thanks for your patience! So, finally, here is a recent photo that I was able to capture.
If you were not aware, August 31 was a "blue moon" or the second full moon in the same month. I was able to capture this picture with the aid of a couple of ND Filters that I recently received. I experimented with several different exposures, mainly trying to capture the detail of the surface of the moon as well as making sure the moon itself was properly developed.
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Capture Date: 8/31/2012 The blue moon.
ISO 100 f/9 1/160 200mm[/caption]
If you were not aware, August 31 was a "blue moon" or the second full moon in the same month. I was able to capture this picture with the aid of a couple of ND Filters that I recently received. I experimented with several different exposures, mainly trying to capture the detail of the surface of the moon as well as making sure the moon itself was properly developed.
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Capture Date: 8/31/2012 The blue moon.ISO 100 f/9 1/160 200mm[/caption]
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Photo shoot
Here are a few pictures from a photo shoot I did this past weekend. This was my first time actually trying to make pictures for someone other than myself or my family. The general concept we were going for here is a shot that the "model" could use on a business card for teaching clarinet lessons (he is a musician). I learned a lot, especially as I am going back over the pictures and observing the composition, exposure and lighting. While not 100% of everything I hoped it would be, I don't think these are too bad.
This one is of my daughter and the "model" for my shoot.
It is one of my favorites from the day (no, it wasn't part of the original plan to have her be in any pics, but you know how kids are...).
The next one is, I think, one of the better shots I got. I will probably post some of the others at a later time, but for now, here it is.
I welcome any comments and suggestions, especially on how I may be able to improve the shots for the next shoot. Thanks!
This one is of my daughter and the "model" for my shoot.
It is one of my favorites from the day (no, it wasn't part of the original plan to have her be in any pics, but you know how kids are...).The next one is, I think, one of the better shots I got. I will probably post some of the others at a later time, but for now, here it is.
I welcome any comments and suggestions, especially on how I may be able to improve the shots for the next shoot. Thanks!
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Blue Dragonfly
I had the chance to visit some friends today, on their "farm". While we were down at the pond, I was able to capture some pictures of the various plants and animals that were around the area. This blue dragonfly happened to stop long enough for me to take a couple of shots of it.
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