Sometimes the planets just align!!!!

I took this shot and didn't think much of it, until I got home and looked at it on my HD monitor. My jaw dropped...I am a firm believer now in polarized lens with landscape shots. I used an exposure of f11 1/200 ISO 500 52mm WB3000K

I thought I saw a face in this!!!

This picture reminds me of the red robot in rockem sockem robots... The picture shows some great color contrast along the red side of the spectrum. I used a polarized Hoya lens and an exposure of f25 1/125 ISO 500 75mm

The Kaleidoscope

I love tinkering with multiple exposures. This is a shot looking straight up in slot canyon, This is two pictures in one. It reminds me of being a kid and looking through my kaleidoscope.. I used two exposures of f10 1/160 ISO 320 22mm and to produce the kaleidoscopic effect without the computer is my little secret !!

Pine valley is in my sandstone sight!!

I was walking along the sugarloaf and spotted this shot I couldn't help but think pine valley mountain is in the sights of a sandstone gun..
I used a polarized Hoya lens and an exposure of f25 1/125 ISO 500 85mm

Red rocks

This picture was taken mid morning, the rock structure looked like a chunk of swiss sandstone..I used an exposure of f13 1/160 ISO 500 105mm!!

HDR Who would of thought!!!

I took this picture after work on a clear night. I have always wanted a picture of the temple, but none of the pictures out there were what I was looking for..tOo blasted oRdinary..

HDR or High Dynamic Range is a concept that is gaining ground in the photography world. This picture or should I say pictures were taken at different EF or exposure factors. That's right, 3 pictures to be exact. The first picture is taken at a normal exposure factor or (0) than the next picture is taken at +1.3 to bring out highlights and the final picture is taken at -1.3 to bring out shadows. These three pictures are then interpolated and tone mapped to bring out the final picture which you are seeing now...

I finally found the picture of the temple I have always wanted. Needless to say this one is hanging in my living room now on a frame stretched 18X22 canvas.....


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Got clouds!

These pictures were taken at a couple hour past daybreak. I was tinkering with White balance and used multiple K settings. These two pictures were taken five minutes from one another in the eastern sky outside my house just before a rain shower. I finally came up with 8500K to increase the red range and a 4500K that increased the blue range. By manipulating this setting, you bring out the highlights and shadows that are pleasing to the eye giving each picture a different perspective...kinda' Cool huh!!!




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Long Exposure

This photo was fun and kind of different but the final image struck me like lightning bolt to the head.

I was bored at about 1am waiting for the laundry to finish when I got the hair brained idea.. "Hey its dark and I'm bored..lets see what the camera can do with long exposures....



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