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Feature Photo - April 6, 2009
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Spring is coming
In the Field:
This photo was taken from a series of photos in attempt to catch the water droplets falling off the icicles. I set the camera to manual mode since the exposure was fooled by the dark background. I then set the camera to high speed frame rate and then with some patience I tried to match the rhythm of the water drops to my finger pressing and holding down the shutter button to snap a burst of photos.
Behind the Camera
Gear: Nikon D300, Nikkor AF 70-210mm (315mm - 210mm x 1.5 sensor factor), handheld
Exposure: Manual mode at 1/400s & f/6.3, -1.33eV from camera meter, ISO 200, JPG
On the Computer
Image had basic adjustments to exposure, highlight/shadows, and sharpness. I also desaturated the image and pushed the contrast up to make the more striking.
Posted January 18, 2009
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Bald Eagle Soaring above
In the Field:
This photo was taken in November 1996 on slide film. Every November, bald eagles gather in Haines, Alaska area to feed on the Chum Salmon. It was a fairly warm sunny day in Haines (for November - but still below freezing). This photo was taken on the side of the road just north of Haines. The backlite bald eagle against the snow peaked mountains has been my favorite eagle photo that I've taken to date. This photo is part of the Bald Eagle Collection of photos that I took that day.
Behind the Camera
Gear: Nikon F601 film camera, Tamron AF 200-400mm (at 400mm), manfrotto tripod (released head to allow for movement).
Exposure: unrecorded. ISO 200. Matrix Metering.
On the Computer
Scanned the slide in using a Konica Minolta Dimage Scan Dual IV slide scanner at full resolution (3200dpi), which created a 11.1 megapixel image. Image had basic adjustments to exposure, highlight/shadows, colour and sharpness. To view this featured image and others, check out the new Bald Eagles Collection Gallery.
Posted January 1, 2009
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Sunset on Mount Fox & Mount Foch, Alberta.
In the Field:
After a day of hiking and exploring we drove to the picnic area on the lower Kananaskis Lake. The parking lot was deserted and we had the place to ourselves, so we grabbed the camping chairs and found a peaceful spot along the shore to watch the sun go down behind the mountain peaks. Looking south from our chairs, was this. It was a perfect ending to a great day.
Behind the Camera
Gear: Nikon D70s, Nikkor AF 28-105mm (at 57mm), manfrotto tripod, Cokin
split neutral density filter, B+W polarizing filter.
Exposure: Program mode at 1/20s & f/4, ISO 200, Matrix Metering - Lighting
was pretty even - thanks to the split neutal density filter, so I didn't
need to tweak it.
On the Computer
Image had basic adjustments to exposure, highlight/shadows, colour and sharpness. Image was orginal shot as JPG (normally I shot in RAW NEF, but I had limited
amount of memory card and a week of backcountry, so I had to sacrifice a bit.) The image was moved into Photoshop CS3 and enhanced.
This image was taken in the summer of 2007, but just this fall I created
the Kananaskis Collection, so I thought I would feature this image and give
you a link to the new Kananaskis Collection Gallery.
Posted December 2008
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Opera Bird - Preparing to sing!
In the Field:
Fall had arrived and the birds had arrived in full force to raid the bird feeder. I hid between the vehicles and poked around them slowly to get in position for some close up photos. This bird had been bumped off the bird feeder and was watching for an opporunity to jump back in.
Behind the Camera
Gear: Nikon D70s, Nikkor AF 70-210mm (315mm - 210mm x 1.5 sensor factor), handheld
Exposure: Manual mode at 1/320s & f/5.6, +0.7EV, ISO 200, NEF
On the Computer
Image had basic adjustments to exposure, highlight/shadows, colour and sharpness. Image was cropped a bit. Image was then converted from NEF to jpg.
End of Featured Photos (started December 2008)