A different, or typical christmas.
December 29th, 2009 by Tom LaveufI hope everyone had a pleasant Christmas. =) and that you had it just as you had hoped.
I spent christmas eve, and the weekend that follows it in Beech Mountain, North Carolina. Not the greatest snowboarding by any stretch of the term, but family time in the snow is always extra special. =)
We got hit by a bad ice storm, trees and huge branches down everywhere, everything covered in ice. 20 degrees at night..no power for 2 days, twas interesting to say the least. I had never experienced anything like it. I did however feel inspired by the scenery so towards the end of the storm, when it was just drizzling and still looked bad enough, i took my very brave Canon friend and went walking. here is what i got. =)
Beech Mountain, Trip | 3 Comments »
Vancouver Scenes
September 10th, 2009 by Ken ThorneHere are some night shots I took some time ago during a still summer evening. Ever since the reflections challenge awhile back I have wanted to shoot the night pano but never got to it. Most pictures were taken with the 50mm 1.4. Not sure why the resolution is compromised in some of the uploaded images though.
Milky Way over Santa Barbara
August 25th, 2009 by paulgardnerSo here is another night shot. I have been camping almost every weekend this month so I have had lots of great opportunities to be under dark skies and shoot night shots. This one was from a place called Lake Cachuma, which is just north of Santa Barbara. Specs are 30 seconds, ISO3200, f/4. The Milky Way was so bright and beautiful that I decided to go with a shorter exposure to capture the stars in place instead of with trails. It really captures the intricate structure of the Galaxy.
Hi vs Lo
August 17th, 2009 by paulgardnerHere is a comparison of a high ISO night shot and a low ISO night shot.
Shot 1: Nikon D3, 24mm, f/5, ISO 25,600…..yes 25,600 HI+2 on the D3, 10 seconds
Shot 2: Nikon D3, 24mm, f/6.3, ISO 400, 30 minutes
I typically use the high ISO with the short exposures for framing and focus at night. Up in the woods like this there is so little light that you usually cant see what you are shooting. The big thing to remember is to reset the ISO once you have framed. I have made that mistake more than once, it really ruins the night when you waste an hour on a single shot.
Images | 2 Comments »Stars in Sequoia
August 16th, 2009 by paulgardnerI shot this two nights ago in Sequoia National Park. This is looking up one of the very large pines right over our tent. Specs on the shot are Nikon D3, 24-70mm @24mm, f/5, ISO800 for 10 minutes. The tree is lit by our campfire.
going through old stock
July 31st, 2009 by oscarrobaynaBeen looking over old images that never had caught my eye and have found a few orchids which just stood out. This is from when I first received my D200 and the 50mm @ f/1.8. Was experimenting with the shallow depth of field to see what the bokeh would appear as. Seems pleasant.
Enjoy
Moon and turmoils
June 18th, 2009 by Tom LaveufSo i haven’t uploaded in a while, and it seems things have slowed down on here a little, so here is something to show what i have been up to,……kinda.
i got my 5d markII a month and a half ago, and i have been shooting non stop. It would be very difficult and time consuming to upload a bunch of shots i have been shooting up until now……but i will sift through and upload as i go through these pictures. been shooting like 5 or 6 gigs a day……..but these are recent, and fun. enjoy.
the lightning ones were all done at iso100, f/7.1 and about 20 seconds. I sometimes would vary a little bit, but not too much.
moon ones were done at iso125, f/2.8 and about 20 seconds as well. enjoy.
Paka O Amerika Samoa in HDR
May 25th, 2009 by Andrew RihaIn anticipation of my first DSLR (an EOS 450D that’s on its way as I type!), I decided to finally get around to whipping up one of the HDRs that I setup in the South Pacific. Without further ado, I present to you my first HDR from the National Park of American Samoa!
This was taken with my trusty SD850 IS, with -2/0/+2 EV bracketing technology provided by CHDK. Tripod was a sturdy rock that may or may not have had a USGS marker on top.
Images, Nature | 4 Comments »Going Avian
May 15th, 2009 by Eric HernandezHello everyone! I’m extremely new to the site so I thought that my first post should be of my favorite subject to shoot. My weapon of choice is a Nikon D60 with various lenses and a Nikon Speedlight SB-600 if the situation calls for it. When shooting these guys I’ve just about given up trying to situate a tripod for every shot. It seems as though as soon as I get the tripod right, the bird moves to an impossible location. So, I’ve resorted to free shooting these and using tree stumps, rocks, etc. to stabilize the camera. Here are some of my bird shots. I am excited about meeting and getting to know all of you!
Close-up on the Eye
April 23rd, 2009 by Ricardo LugoMy father practices one of the coolest medical specialties out there: he is an ophthalmologist.
I’m now (almost) halfway through my own medical school training, and started asking my father more about his practice. One day, he showed me a collection of pictures he has taken over the years, and I was amazed. His slides beautifully demonstrate every disease of the eye from the everyday pink-eye to the rarest of cases. His collection deserves scanning, there is no doubt. Maybe even make it into a searchable database.
But what about his new patients and new procedures? What if it were possible to convert his microscope to accommodate a digital camera? Well, this past weekend (after Paul’s Wedding… congrats, Paul & Lindsay!!!), we did it. Here’s the result:
Setup: Images taken with a Nikon D60. Topcon SL-6E Microscope has a mount for a camera, so we found someone who made a slit-lamp conversion kit to Nikon (via t-thread). Now, we can take digital images of the external structures in the eye. We are in the process of getting the Nikon hooked up to the old Topcon flash, but for now it seems ISO 1600 does a great job at a 1/30 exposure.
