As mentioned in my previous post, I have not had time to update my blog the past week. I’ve been extremely busy with work and have not had the time. I also have not had much time to go out and shoot.
A few weeks ago I did take a few shots of an old truck that sits a few miles from my home. I used HDR for this one, layering 7 exposures on top of one another. It turned out pretty good.
The past week I’ve been working a lot of nights and have not had time to post. This time a year people are up on ladders cleaning gutters, inspecting their roof, and deer hunting. These activities unfortunately increase my business because many will often fall. I suggest being careful if you are doing anything that involves being more than 3 feet off the ground.
Here is a picture taken of my nephew and niece. I was standing taking pictures of the ocean and turned around and caught them just at the right moment (it was not staged).
Here’s a picture from a few years ago when we were vacationing in Gatlinberg. I can’t count how many times I’ve been there, but every time I enjoy going into all the unique shops.
This picture was taken at a creek in the Smoky Mountains just outside of Gatlinberg. Even though I like the scenery, there’s too much green for vibrant pictures. This one seem to work fine.
I took this picture over a year ago. I was really hoping to get a shot that included the fence, sand, ocean, and sky but unfortunately I couldn’t. The picture turned out okay, I only wish there were more clouds.
I have a lot of interest when it comes to photography. One minute I’m interested in shooting people and the next I’m interested in shooting landscape. One type of photography that I have not spent much time with is time lapse (long exposure). Time lapse photography is where you set your camera to a very long exposure (typically greater than 10 seconds). Mostly, this will be done at night but can be done during the day if using a neutral density filter. A good example is Ben Canales. He has a website, The Star Trail that has some awesome sky shots.
One of the first times I attempted this type of photography was in 2008 with my Canon 5D Mark II. I was at Huntington Beach near Cleveland and was taking pictures of Lake Erie as a storm began to arise. This shot was a 13 second exposure. I really like how the water looks in this picture. Only thing I wish is that I caught more of the break wall in the picture and I should have had the camera closer to the ground.
I recently posted “Our Savior“, which was my favorite picture taken at the old cemetery southwest of our house. Here’s another picture but from a different angle. Again, I think black and white works great here. I also think the “blown out” appearance of the background helps make this picture work.
Summer of 2008 was around the time that my interest in photography began to pick up. During my 3 years prior, I was too involved with residency to have time to take pictures outside the office and surgery. Summer of 2008 I went on the Scott Kelby Worldwide Photowalk. I was just starting to experiment with HDR and here is one of those pictures. The shot was taken using 3 exposures and I hand held the camera (typically you want to use a tripod).
Since writing my original review in May of this year, I’ve become much more experienced using my M9 and my opinions and thoughts have changed. Most of these changes are due to a combination of increased experience, meeting experienced rangefinder users, and research.
Steve Huff posted on his blog a letter from a frequent visitor “The Breakup Letter – “Dear Leica M9″ – By Paul Lanigan“. I found the post amusing and got me thinking that many have the wrong expectations and probably don’t completely understand the Leica M9.
You can read more here.
If you think about it, it’s kind of scary that you are always being watched. You never know when someone may snap a shot of you. This guy was very interested in his MP3 player. He never noticed he was being photographed.
I always like finding interesting people. As I was walking around Chicago, I came across a guy at the cross walk wearing neon yellow headphones. I politely asked if I could take his picture and he obliged. Later, when I was processing the picture I noticed the red buses in the background. I think the red adds a lot to the picture.
