May 13, 2009 | Landscape Photography
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Our Outer Banks DLWS is now a memory residing on our hard drives and hearts. Ah, then enters the video camera to bring it all back to life. I had fun making the video this time, taking it a little bit further than our Yellowstone Wrap up. I need to warn you, it’s a 16:38 clip with fun and education wrapped up in the warped sense of humor that is the hallmark of the DLWS staff. You have appearances by Scott Kelby, Jeff Snyder, Laurie Excell, Kevin Dobler and of course our star (and good sport) Joe McNally. Enjoy!
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Photo captured by D3, 45PC-E on Lexar UDMA digital film
Moose Cam captured by Canon HF10 on Lexar digital film
May 8, 2009 | Landscape Photography
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We finally got back home after 25hrs (we never flew on the 3 flights we were originally ticketed for). I had plenty of time to reflect on some of the beautiful images we were treated to just the night before at the DLWS participant slideshow. I went back to my files to see if I had a couple that I was moved by in the show. There was a really cool image of this cabin in the show, much better than what I got. I was too tight and missed some important little details that really make the image better.
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Then there were the photos from this wreck. There were some really killer, tighter images of this hull then I captured in the slideshow. While I’m a little jealous I don’t have those images, I am happy that the folks at DLWS really liked the locale and came back with images that inspired me. That’s the whole point of DLWS, always satisfying to see its goals come through. Thanks to all who joined us!
Photos captured by D3, 24-70AFS/105VR on Lexar UDMA digital film
May 6, 2009 | Landscape Photography
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The week is over already. Man, does time just fly. The blurry eyed folks have seen the participant show, drank their wine and said good bye. All the gear is packed and the staff is all heading off to their next job. We’re incredibly fortunate to be able to come together to share this thing called photography!
Our last shoot was at the Bodie Island Lighthouse. It was a great evening of literally just watching the light set. Whoever built the lighthouse was a real stickler for details as the building and lighthouse are all perfectly lined up in every aspect. It makes it possible to get this photo. Once the camera was set up. I just kep hitting the shutter to make an informal time laspe. It was the perfect finish to a great week. Thanks staff, friends and particpants for making it so great!
Photos captured by D3, 45PC-E on Lexar UDMA digital film
May 6, 2009 | Landscape Photography
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The alarm went off mighty early this AM with a 04:30 departure time. We had a long drive down to the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, but it was more than worth it. The morning sun couldn’t find an aperture through the clouds to provide with glorious color, but that’s OK. This is a straight shot of the lighthouse. I just did a little mental counting and a couple seconds prior to the beam coming around, I let the motordrive rip and using its speed to catch the light as if pointed right to me. Exposure comp was -2 to make sure it looked stormy, which it wasn’t.
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We then booked it over to the other side of the lighthouse to catch the morning light. It was OK but it was just after 08:00 when the light and clouds played together nicely making the lighthouse come to life. I walked around to the west facing edge so catch the shading on the side which I think is so important to convey in the photo the cyclindical aspect of the lighthouse. I used the 24PC-E to clean up the lines the best I could but if you look at the walkway at the top, you’ll see it’s not accurate. But waiting for the mixture of clouds and light was essential to bring the image to life
Photos captured by D3, 200f2 / 24PC-E on Lexar UDMA digital film
May 5, 2009 | Landscape Photography
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These afternoon thunderstorms are kicking our butts. Tonight we headed to the beach with skies promising to perform. Ha! There is probably nothing more frustrating then to watch great clouds just fade away to zip.
I was sucking dirty pond water trying to make something happen. I ended up using HDR again trying to pull some character out of the clouds as they flattened out. You win some, you loose some.
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Photos captured by D3, 14-24AFS on Lexar UDMA digital film
May 5, 2009 | Landscape Photography
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Holly crap, what a morning! On our scouting we found this way cool out of the way fishing hub that just oozes great images. Well we arrived this morning just as the thunderheads were breaking and great light was warming up. Looking to the east, I was lucky to be in the right place as the sun burned through. It was a great scene that there was no way could be captured with a single click. This is a 9 image HDR image and I’m quite happy the way the feel of the sun burning through comes through in the image.
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Shooting beside my good friend Tom, we turned to see this killer light on this boat I expected to sink any moment. The light from the shadow side of the boat to the blue holes in the sky was 8stops, HDR again. This time just a 5 image set to bring in all the detail in the scene.
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Here’s the shot of the morning for me. I’d seen this on our scouting but didn’t have the time or light to explore it. When I saw the clouds disappearing, I buzzed over to see if my mind’s eye could be matched up with reality. I got in place just in the nick of time. Again, HDR had to be used to capture the range of light. This is a 8 image set. Then I simply went into Silver Efex Pro to finish it. It was just a great morning, one that rewards you for getting up so bloodly early!
Photos captured by D3, 24-70AFS on Lexar UDMA digital film
