Oct 8, 2010 | Landscape Photography
We were pushing the clock, had to get up the hwy to the airport and we didn’t know if the night’s snow or hwy construction would cause any delays over the pass but light is light, so we stopped. Armed with just the P7000, I clicked away.
You might be saying, “A point & shoot?” but don’t let the fact that the camera doesn’t cost a thousand dollars that you can’t get great results or, that it isn’t photography. The light was gorgeous, the landscape very inviting and the P7000 did a great job bringing it home. The NRW (Raw) file finished just like any other Raw file with no finishing needed with the top image and Silver Efex Pro used on the bottom image. The P7000 has Picture Control just like the D3 so shooting on Vivid, it was truly a point and shoot affair!
Oct 8, 2010 | Landscape Photography
Yeap, home was great, what we saw of it but it was time to get back on a plane and head to ME. Now our drive to and from the airport is three hours. It’s the price of living in paradise. When folks here that they tend to have a hard time imagining such a long drive just to get on a plane. Well, you’ve seen some of the scenery we see coming home, here’s some of what we saw this morning heading to the airport. The P7000 made real simple work of the gorgeous sunrise. I have a bunch more from the P7000 to share with ya today, stay tuned.
Sep 30, 2010 | Landscape Photography
The light came out and so did the color. We headed down Hwy112 to a couple of our favorite vista and rocked the house! Simply gorgeous. I just love this kind of landscape photography, telephoto. I simply look through the viewfinder, slowly pan the hillside looking for great patterns and go click. Just stunning!
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This is where long lens technique came into play though. We had quite a wind and the only way to make the shot was to keep that lens from bucking. Finishing was real simple, add a little black in ACR and done. I just love this simple kind of shooting.
Photos captured by D3x, 600VR on Lexar UDMA digital film
Sep 27, 2010 | Landscape Photography
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This is the first time I’ve been to NH as a shooter and it surely won’t be the last! Literally every turn has something new to shoot and here’s a perfect example. This old steam roller parked at the Cog Railway is a great example of old technology. It’s also a great example of a great subject in the worst situation. The surroundings and the light both suck, at least to me so how do you “jazz” them up? In this case, I did a one image HDR then in PS, darkened the area around the steam roller. That’s the game of photography, determine the photographic goal, the problems if any blocking that goal and finding the solutions to reach that goal. You don’t always win, but it’s always fun to try and better when you do when!
Sep 26, 2010 | Landscape Photography
One of the coolest aspects leading my own workshop brings is the opportunity to explore new locations with good friends. That’s what DLWS is all about!
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DLWS is in New Hampshire and the staff has been scouting, sighting seeing, and just blown away but what we’ve seen. It’s just gorgeous!
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With a little time leftover, we decided to take the historic Mt Washington Cog Railway to the top of Mt Washington. The fall color along the route was spectacular.
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It’s one very steep ride up and it takes 45min to climb the 4000 vertical feet to the top. While not the best shooting platform, it is slow enough to allow you to work the scene.
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Hanging literally out the window, I simple watched the foreground for obstacles and when there were none, I blasted away. The light was dancing across the landscape lighting up all the color.
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Just look at that valley, it’s gorgeous! There isn’t a whole lot out there about this area so you might not have heard of it. You’re going to see a whole bunch from here this week as DLWS shares it with its participants. Get you map out, check out Mt Washington Valley and stayed tuned. A lot more beauty is coming your way!
Photos captured by D3x, 24f1.4AFS, 70-200VR
Sep 15, 2010 | Landscape Photography
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On our way back to our lodge tonight, Jake noticed to the east as we made a bend in the road the hillside a blaze. Brush fires scare me, had to fight one once and we live in a location where we take fire very seriously. So when I saw this, I cursed under my breath and wished the fire fighters going the other direction God’s speed.
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Then the dilemma flashes by, the art in the disaster that is unfolding. Jake and I found a location quite a distance from the fire in a lot where we could shoot with our 200-400s. For an hour we watched and shot. The smoke was in many ways was like photographing a creek where it’s the patterns in the bubbles that make the blur so cool. So I ripped the shutter and came back with 800 images I’m still wading through. These are just a couple cool ones, there are more. I’m so happy to report that the fire was brought under control and no structures were lost. Simply put, fire fighters rock!
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