This Bandon Beach shot nearly didn’t happen as first the moon and then the rising and falling mist interfered with getting a clean shot of the Milky Way. In fact, my shooting companion had already thrown in the towel, taken a warm shower and was resting in bed when I phoned her up and said it might be possible to get a decent shot if she hurried back out. ( she did much to my surprise). Those few minutes were all that we had and I succeeded in getting the 4 shots I needed before the mist closed in for good for the night. Nikon D750, 24mm lens, f/2.2 and 15 secs at ISO 3200 on a tripod.
I have been a member of the camera club for many years and enjoy the field trips, the photo challenges, and sharing the photo journeys’ of the many excellent photographers who pass through our doors.
Congratulations, Nomeca, on your beautiful image! Look for Nomeca’s image soon in the Daily Courier!
“My photo was taken in the morning on Chrome Ridge about 20 miles directly west of Grants Pass. It had snowed the night before and was very cold, leading to nice light fluffy snow. So I set out early to get a nice drive in light snow (something I love doing in my Jeep), and perhaps get some good snow shots.”
“Snow was lightly falling and the storm started to break, with some sun beginning to shine through the clouds. I used my Nikon d750 with a 28-300 mm lens at 28mm. I set the exposure to f/8.0, ISO 100, and an Exposure Compensation of -0.33EV. Knowing snow shots, left to the light meter, will tend to be grey, but the sunny spots will over expose, I used a shutter speed of 1/500 sec, and an EV of -0.33 to properly expose this light-tricky shot.”
Congratulations, Ozzie, on your beautiful photo! Look for Ozzie’s image soon in the Daily Courier!
If you really want to have a challenge in photography, try light painting with the ocean behind you! My main concern was to keep my model safe, warm and dry. Layers of warm clothes and rain gear and waterproof boots under her dress did the trick. Remember that the ocean puts out a lot of reflective light even in the fog here. Both hands are busy. Remote trigger in one and a light tube in the other. CONCENTRATE! Be sure to cue your model!
Canon EOS R F5.6, Bulb mode, 13.7 sec. ISO 100 at 24mm, on a tripod, hand remote and portrait light.
The assigned category of Architecture gave me an excuse to finally get downtown Grants Pass to take a set of photos of this iconic building. Although it is a nice yellow with a red door, I felt it needed an old film look to it. Carefully aligning the front hand real with the double doors, I created a nice symmetry. The image was captured just after sunset and processed in Photoshop with help from Silver Efex Pro for the black and white conversion.
Shot on a Fuji XT-4, 20mm, 1/5 sec, f/7.1, ISO 1600
Two images edited together to create the illusion of the camera sucking the landscape image into the camera and showing up on the back screen. The Altered Reality section of the competition allows for creating something you can’t see in reality. I had a vision of creating a fun expression of what a camera does as well as showing motion. Shot on a Fuji X-T4. Edited in Photoshop.
