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.
Lake Selmac was sheer lucky happenstance as I wandered around in the dark. With a few too many lights around the lake and having fruitlessly walked the dam in the dark, I drove over to a darker section of the area still hoping to find a doable shot of the Milky Way. I stumbled down towards the water past some picnic tables and found this lovely view around Midnight. Interestingly enough, Lake Selmac became a Fire Camp HQ the very next day and there is no way I could have taken these shots. It is a double vertical row of star shots stitched together. Nikon D750 and Nikkor 24mm f1.8 lens at f/2.2, ISO 3200, 13 secs, 4 dupes of each shot (=24shots), stacked in Sequator to remove noise, basic adjustments in LR and then a lot more work in PS.
Lake Lemolo Black Stars Nomeca Hartwell
Lemolo Lake, taken mid-June, was a beautiful, serene , reflective starscape a few miles away from Diamond lake. My travel partner, Don T., spent all night photographing and videoing the scene and saw wonderous sights. I went to my tent after Midnight and had a chilly rest ( talk about suffering for the cause of art). Nikon D750, ISO 3200, 12 sec., 24mm 1.8 lens at f/2.0… 16 shots, stacked into 4 working shots in Sequator to remove noise, adjustments in LR and further work in PS.
