Feb 9, 2011 | B&W Photography, Landscape Photography
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After making an A Stop, we turned south down the road taking us up the Firehole River. The day had warmed up to -10 by this point which isn’t great but still made for some great drama with light and steam. We came around the corner to see this gorgeous view. There was NO WAY we were going to pass up this magnificent offering to the B&W gods!
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As I mentioned yesterday, the trick to making steam images I think is to click, click, click. In the case of both of these images, a total of 75 were taken to come up with these two I really like. What is it about them I like? The main subject, the couple of black, predominant trees amongst the rest. Those blacks set the stage for the rest of the shades of gray and white. Then there is the stair step pattern to those shades that is highlighted by the rising steam. The last key to the puzzle is knowing the power of Silver Efex Pro 2 and its Structure slider. It can pull out detail, subtle detail that makes the B&W really zing! What a great second stop to the day!
Photos captured by 24-70AFS / 70-200VR2 on Lexar UDMA digital film
Nov 20, 2010 | B&W Photography, Landscape Photography
Sharon and I needed to get over to Stockton for a presentation tonight (can’t wait, talking bird tales) so we decided since The Pass was open (Tioga Pass) we’d take the shortcut over the Sierra. The drive is only 4hrs rather then 8.5hrs. The “shortcut” takes us through Yosemite Nat’l Park and as you might imagine, I had the camera out.
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We opened The Pass this year and we closed it since it closed behind us by the winter storm you see pictured starting here. It was as always a gorgeous drive and a great start to winter at home.
Photos captured by D3x, 24-120AFS on Lexar UDMA digital film.
Oct 28, 2010 | B&W Photography, Landscape Photography
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We woke up to the start of a major storm, Mammoth had major winds and rain, not the best of conditions for photography. Definitely not the best conditions to have any fun. So we headed towards the east, away from the storm. I took the gang to a spot I’ve never taken folks before, a special locale when the clouds are talking to us, the photography is amazing! What you see in the distance are the White Mtns and Nevada. mtc
Photo captured by D3x, 70-200VR2 on Lexar UDMA digital film
Oct 25, 2010 | B&W Photography, Landscape Photography
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It might seem like a real stretch but I tend to take folks on our Eastern Sierra Adv to my favorite places in the Eastern Sierra to shoot. One on the top of the list is Horseshoe Lake. A true lake not messed with by man, it screams Sierra, especially when storms are blowing in like this day.
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Our participants were a bit lost probably because I ran to one spot in the bottom of the lake and planted, simply spinning around in place in a circle shooting like a mad man.
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With the high winds blasting the clouds past overhead, the scene was constantly changing. Shooting really wide, I simple kept turning and in a short time had clicked over 200 frames, each basically different. I’ve not gotten through all of them, just grabbed the ones that caught my attention.
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This is by far one of my favorites (I know, it’s a repeat). The Maple Leaf looking design in the water’s edge is what caught me attention and then finishing in Silver Efex pro made the rest a snap. The key to making this type of photography work are the trees in foreground, they give scale and sense of place. It was a gorgeous afternoon.
Photos captured by D3x, 18AF on Lexar UDMA digital film
Oct 23, 2010 | B&W Photography
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ESA is cranking, weather is cranking, images are cranking, I’m headed back out to crank!
Oct 18, 2010 | B&W Photography, Landscape Photography
You gotta love mother nature. No matter what you plan, it really doesn’t matter because she is going to do whatever she wants to do. So the sign in the Appalachian Cafe was so true. No Rain, No Pain, No Maine!
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The first day, we didn’t even try to get out, the nor’easter pretty much kept us pinned up. The next day despite the rain and drizzle, we made an attempt. We drove up to Baxter State Park and waited in the truck for 90min while the worst of the rain went by. We then made the short walk up to Sandy Stream Pond only to stand in the wind in drizzle. With the best eyes in teh business scanning the pond, after a couple of hours, we called it.
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Heading back to the room wasn’t an option so we started to cruise the park looking for targets of opportunity. We were pleased to see that even with the big rains, leaves still remained in some locations. So out we popped to make some clicks.
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Why B&W? The wet trunks just suggested to me that B&W worked better so, B&W it is.
Photos captured by D3x, 24-70AFS on Lexar UDMA digital film
