A typical beautiful and peaceful September sunrise taken 10 days before the end of my lookout ‘career’ though I didn’t know it at the time. I blended 2 bracketed shots to get the foreground and sky properly exposed and then took it from there with some luminosity masks and a little dodging to get the feeling right. Taken on a tripod with my Nikon D750 and the 24mm f1.8 lens at f/4, 1/640 sec., ISO 1600 ( manual settings), 2nd shot at 1/160 ( +2EV). Blended in LR, finished in PS.
If The Shoe Fits Dale George
This image was taken at the Pike Place Market in Seattle about 3 years ago. I was at the lower level and saw this “Shoe Museum” or others would call a tourist trap. I loved the nostalgic look and feel of it and had to have it.
Taken late day when the crowds had diminished. Used my trusty old Canon 5DMKIII and 24-70 Canon lens. No flash was used and I had it on a tripod. I took a 3 image bracketed set at ISO 2000, set on aperture priority, f/6.3 and average exposure of 1/50th sec. I usually set my bracketed sets at plus and minus 1 stop or slightly more. Blended in Photomatix and worked on in Lightroom. This still rates as one of my top ten favorite images of mine because of the nostalgic look.
“May I cut your steak” was a lazy weekend idea that started when I wanted to test out a new backdrop support rod system my wife purchased for me. The shot was set up in our garage and was fairly straight forward. I left one door open about 6 inches just so I could see, and used 2 strobes at about 90 degrees off to the sides and at floor level. Shot is handheld using a Canon 5DMKIV, Canon 100mm macro lens. Camera settings were ISO 6400 at 1/25 sec and f/7.1.
Two Second Places
Harbor Lights Dale George
Aeaissa Jade Jim Ingraham
Technical data 1/10 second at f5.6 and ISO 1600. Nikon D810 with zoom lens at 62 mm. This image was taken on a field trip with the camera club. The light was getting very low so the image was taken using a tripod.
I had shot this particular plant over a series of days trying to get the perfect shot. This small insect was there nearly every day, but getting all the elements to come together was super challenging. I wanted in my mind to get a single bloom, in the right spot plus the insect at the right spot, with sharp focus throughout. The insect was the hardest part as it NEVER stopped moving and in fact was very camera shy. Nearly every shot with the insect in it inevitably was out of focus due to movement or other focus problems. Compounding the problem was hand holding the heavy camera/lens combination, while coaxing the insect to stay high up on the blooming part of the plant. Shooting at f/29 for maximum DOF did not help either. Eventually I managed to get a couple images that I was happy with, and learned that patience outweighs skill in some instances.
Shot with a Canon 5DMKIV, 100m lens combination. Speedlights we used off camera, ISO 1250, f/29, at 1/10 sec.
I shot this near Sanger Peak in September. The orange glow in the left hand bottom corner is the Natchez Fire. The green streak was produced by my laser pointer.
The settings were as follows: ISO 4000 24mm shutter speed 15 sec f stop 2.8
Lady In Red Cynthia Briseno
“Lady in Red was shot at 1/20 sec, f/2.8, ISO 5000, 28mm. I shot the photo December 15th. My husband purchased a photo tour for my birthday and this was part of the tour. I shot this at Horseshoe falls just as it got dark. The model is Sophie Clapton. Adam Marland was the lead instructor in the workshop. Adam and Sophie travel the world doing workshops such as these and Sophie has a following of over 55,000 on Instagram! They spend a lot of time in New Zealand. Adam has family here in Southern Oregon and was here to spend Christmas with them. I was so happy they had the time to do such a wonderful workshop!”
Halloween brings out my “darker side” and I always feel like it’s a photographic opportunity that most do not explore. I purchased this horror movie doll from our local Halloween store because I knew her piercing blue eyes and weird face would command attention. I shot this in an upstairs bedroom on a Victorian chair and placed her and Frank against the wall. Natural light was coming from the right and a speed light from the left. Most of the processing was done in On1 software by adding several textures in modest amounts to give it a slightly gritty look and lastly with a sunburst texture.
Shot with a Canon 5DMKIV and 24-70 lens combination. ISO 100, f/5 at 1/30 second.
Four Second Places
Daddy’s Home Rose Christner
The Venetian Dale George
Picture Of Happiness Greg Smith
Hello There Beautiful Lori Quinn
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Three Third Place Winners
Grayback Creek Jim Heern
Rock Star Susan Sheets
This image is from the Boatnik carnival this year. It was a little showery that evening. I caught this young boy with his umbrella taking it all in on the steps of the Rockstar ride.
