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Thursday, April 23, 2015

Final 30

Nikon D5200
3/26/15
f/3.5
18mm
ISO 2000
9.1 sec
18-55mm

Nikon D5200
3/21/15
f/6.3
300mm
ISO 800
1/50 sec
55-300mm

Nikon D5200
3/26/15
f/3.5
18mm
ISO 2000
9.3 sec
18-55mm

Nikon D5200
4/16/15
f/3.5
18mm
ISO 1600
13 sec
18-55mm

Nikon D5200
2/19/15
f/5.0
165mm
ISO160
1/640sec
55-300mm

Nikon D5200
3/26/15
f/5.6
55mm
15 minute
ISO 100
18-55mm

Nikon D5200
3/21/16
f/5.6
300mm
ISO 800
1/80 sec
55-300mm

Nikon D5200
2/1/15
f/5.6
300mm
1/800 sec
ISO 160
55-300mm

Nikon D5200
3/21/15
f/5.6
55mm
ISO 800
1/1000 sec
18-55mm

Nikon D5200
3/3/15
f/5.6
300 mm
ISO 800
1/50 sec
55-300mm

Nikon D5200
3/21/15
f/5.6
220 mm
ISO 500
1/1000 sec
55-300mm

Nikon D5200
3/4/15
f/5.6
280mm
ISO 400
1/80 sec
55-300mm

Nikon D5200
3/4/15
f/5.0
22mm
ISO 400
1/125 sec
18-55mm

Nikon D5200
3/21/15
f/20
28mm
ISO 500
1/400 sec
18-55mm

Nikon D5200
3/4/15
f/5.6
300 mm
ISO 400
1/125 sec
55-300mm

Nikon D5200
3/21/15
f/20
40mm
ISO 500
1/640 sec
18-55mm

Nikon D5200
3/21/15
f/11
30mm
ISO 500
1/2500 sec
18-55mm

Nikon D5200
3/4/15
f/5.6
210mm
ISO 400
1/500 sec
55-300mm

Nikon D5200
3/21/15
f/11
165mm
ISO 500
1/500 sec
55-300mm

Nikon D5200
3/21/15
f/6.3
98mm
ISO 500
1/2000 sec
55-300mm

Nikon D5200
3/20/15
f/5
195mm
ISO 500
1/1250 sec
55-300mm

Nikon D5200
3/20/15
f/7.1
200mm
ISO 200
1/250 sec
55-300mm

Nikon D5200
3/20/15
f/7.1
300mm
ISO 200
1/400 sec
55-300mm

Nikon D5200
2/21/15
f/7.1
78mm
ISO 200
1/1600sec
55-300mm

Nikon D5200
3/21/15
f/11
50mm
ISO 200
1/250 sec
18-55mm

Canon EOS 7D
3/27/15
f/5.6
800mm
1/1000 sec
ISO 320
400mm+doubler

Canon EOS 7D

3/27/15

f/5.6

800mm

1/1000 sec

400mm+doubler

ISO 320

Canon EOS 7D

3/27/15

f/5.6

800mm

1/1000 sec

ISO 320

400mm+doubler

Thursday, April 16, 2015

There's been a lot of aurora activity lately so I though some tips on how to get the best photos of it would be helpful. Here's an article on dpreview http://www.dpreview.com/articles/8217618174/auroral-photography-a-guide-to-capturing-the-northern-lights . Some of the key points from this article were:
Know your subject, when it's likely to appear and what it should look like.
Timing is everything, websites dedicated to aurora storms are helpful to know when a storm will go off
Location, generally the best places to view the aurora is in cold northern climates
Gear up, make sure you have all the necessary equipment a camera with quality high ISO, wide angle lens, tripod, remote shutter, and don't forget your memory card like I have in the past
Prepare for the cold, don't expect to be taking pictures of the aurora in your shorts
Master your camera, no filters on your lens, shoot in RAW, highest ISO your camera is good in, use infinity point, expose for about 20 seconds
Prepare to wait, storms may only last a few minutes so be ready to wait out until you get your shot
Practice makes perfect, don't quit because you failed the first time keep at it until you get something you're proud of, it's worth it
Here are some examples of aurora pictures

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Photo of the day

This was the photo of the day on February 7 of this year, it just made me smile a little bit so here you guys go. Check out other photos of the day at National Geographic. http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Equine Marketing

Equine marketing is not a fun class to take, I don't recommend it to the hobbiest. But I have learned a lot about how to properly shoot horses from it so I thought I'd share that knowledge with you folk.
Your horse must be in perfect condition before you even begin to shoot photos. Then depending on your horses style and their conformation and what you're selling them for depends on how you will photograph them.
The most common shots for horses for sale are the profile and 3/4 shot. The profile is mostly used to show off the horses conformation. The horse will have no tack on other than a halter, the horses leg position should be the closest legs to the camera should frame the horses body (meaning the other legs should be under the horse more). The 3/4 shot is much like the profile but you have the horse in a 3/4 profile of the horse. The horses legs should be squared up and you want to be standing at a place where all the hooves are equidistant apart. Also a good tip is to always shoot at the horses heart and to crouch down to an appropriate level to make the horse look larger.
That's all I got on the most basic ways to photograph horses to sell.
Here are some examples of each.

Critique

Here are some pictures from Yellowstone and the sage grouse lect

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Details, details

So here are my detail pictures, they were taken from my iPhone so they're not that great but here you go!

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Yellowstone Trip

So I am being too lazy to go look something up and post about it so here are some pictures from our weekend in Yellowstone. I am also too lazy to edit them just yet, but alas here they are.