Image One: Waterfall
The moment I was after was the motion of the water without entirely stopping the action, giving the water the appearance of being in motion. I used the smaller runoff as the focal point and used it to achieve a relative depth of field with the large waterfall in the background. It is slightly overexposed and I would reshoot this during the afternoon "Golden Hours."
Image Two: Duke Chapel at Night
Duke Chapel is lit at night from several external light sources that focus on the chapel structure itself. By using a higher f-stop with a slower shutter speed, I wanted the photograph to have the stonework and the associated work around the windows to be able to "pop" out in a fashion to emphasize some individual stones and their different colorations as compared to other gray stonework.
Duke Chapel is lit at night from several external light sources that focus on the chapel structure itself. By using a higher f-stop with a slower shutter speed, I wanted the photograph to have the stonework and the associated work around the windows to be able to "pop" out in a fashion to emphasize some individual stones and their different colorations as compared to other gray stonework.
Image Three: I-85 Traffic just before first light
I wanted to show light effects from cars/trucks at around first light with long exposure, but not too long to acheve some definition of seperate light trails. To achieve the desired streaking red light effect in the foreground, I used f32 at 6 seconds. By having the camera on a tripod and using the remote shutter release, I was able to start the exposure just when a group of vehicles were at the same point as I was. I wanted to get at least a group of 6 with one tractor trailer in the group to achieve the higher streaking effects.
I wanted to show light effects from cars/trucks at around first light with long exposure, but not too long to acheve some definition of seperate light trails. To achieve the desired streaking red light effect in the foreground, I used f32 at 6 seconds. By having the camera on a tripod and using the remote shutter release, I was able to start the exposure just when a group of vehicles were at the same point as I was. I wanted to get at least a group of 6 with one tractor trailer in the group to achieve the higher streaking effects.
Image Four: Beta
A friend has Japanese Fighting Fish, or Beta, and the coloration in natural light at the right moment can yield a rich blue. It was a challenge to capture the fish turning into the light (natural light from a door) at the right moment to ensure the blue appeared rather than the usual black, as well as showing the reflective and refractive components of light at the same time.
A friend has Japanese Fighting Fish, or Beta, and the coloration in natural light at the right moment can yield a rich blue. It was a challenge to capture the fish turning into the light (natural light from a door) at the right moment to ensure the blue appeared rather than the usual black, as well as showing the reflective and refractive components of light at the same time.
Image Five: Steeple Reflection
Right at the end of the morning "golden hours," this was a shot I noticed and walked back for. The way the church steeple was framed in the window frame, which has "old glass" caused the reflection to be warped into an abstract rendition of the steeple. An added bonus was the lens flare, which I had not captured before this on this camera. I would like to revisit this subject with a spread of shots tight on the window,taken over the course of the morning and afternoon golden hours, as well as first light/sunset, preferrably with some clouds in the background, to see what kind of photographs may emerge.
Right at the end of the morning "golden hours," this was a shot I noticed and walked back for. The way the church steeple was framed in the window frame, which has "old glass" caused the reflection to be warped into an abstract rendition of the steeple. An added bonus was the lens flare, which I had not captured before this on this camera. I would like to revisit this subject with a spread of shots tight on the window,taken over the course of the morning and afternoon golden hours, as well as first light/sunset, preferrably with some clouds in the background, to see what kind of photographs may emerge.
Image Six: Butterfly
Usually, I have seen that butterflys have a duller underside as compared to the top side of the wings. I positioned myself so the light would illuminate the underside from behind, which resulted in showing the coloration of the underside better than I expected.
Usually, I have seen that butterflys have a duller underside as compared to the top side of the wings. I positioned myself so the light would illuminate the underside from behind, which resulted in showing the coloration of the underside better than I expected.
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