Nantes, France
October 10th, 2011 by natelustSo its been a very long time since my last post but here goes. I recently spent a week at a conference in Nantes France, quite a beautiful city. Though the city has been around for quite some time, and there certainly is historic architecture, it is also a city very much alive today. With these shots I tried to capture both the classic and modern feel.  For the photos I used my tokina 11-17 for most of the shots as I enjoy the feeling of expanse it conveys. I also made use of HDR for about half the shots as it helped capture the full range that could be seen by eye. With this said I used the most conservative processing to avoid the “oil painting” look, and just compress the dynamic range.
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1st of July Fireworks
July 2nd, 2011 by yogeshsharmaIn a city where fireworks come a little early ….
Lights Over False Creek
February 21st, 2010 by Ken ThorneA lot of good ones to choose from. Here is one of my favorites.
A Little Luge Action
February 18th, 2010 by Ken ThorneI was up at the single man luge event at the winter olympics last weekend in Whistler. This sport is pure insanity, with recent events there attesting to this. Speeds reach 150km/hour or 90miles/hour at the finish line. That said, it would be a thrill to try, at a modest speed anyway. Low light, high speeds, and rain mixed with snow made for a challenging shoot but it was a total adrenaline rush trying to pan with these guys! You can get right in there next to the track. The speed and sound of the sled was incredible. Canon EOS 40D body, 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS, and 70-200mm f/2.8 IS lenses used.
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
