Canon 5D MarkIII, EF24-70mm f/2.8L @ 70mm, f/11, 1/500 sec, ISO 400
The pods of these spent Tiger Lilies looked like mouths opening up to feed. They look like they are struggling for survival to keep their heads above the snow. They are quite different than their summer budding. The image below was taken from about the same spot last summer.
Canon 5D MkIII, EF24-70mm f/2.8L @ 38mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 sec, ISO 400
We had another snow! The temperatures warmed up a little (high 20’s). With this little incentive, I went exploring in our back yard, walking in snow up to my knees at times. Everything was beautiful with the fresh coat of white. What caught my eye the most were the the little spent seed pods that were sticking above the snow. These were meant for black and white conversion.
I will post a few more gems I found during the next few days.
Canon 7D, EF-S10-22 @ 10mm, f/22, 1/10 sec, ISO 200
In the depth of winter, my mind wanders to warmer times. Last summer we joined a couple of friends on San Juan Island in Puget Sound to photograph Orca’s. One morning we woke early to catch a sunrise. The sunrise on the horizon was not very interesting. But looking behind me, I saw the gorgeous warm sunlight on the western shore of the point where were standing. Lesson learned from John Barclay, “When photographing a sunset or sunrise, make sure to look behind you!”
Canon 7D, EF24-70, f/2.8L @ 52mm, f/8.0, 1/800 sec, ISO 400
Fixing our morning coffee, this view through our kitchen window caught my eye. I rushed to get my camera and capture the moment. Should I use a shallow DOF and just capture the subject or use a narrow aperture to grab the ice on the window and the tree through the crystal vase? What is my subject … the ice, the crystal vase, or the tree within the vase? I tried several different approaches and chose to focus on the tree in the vase and maintain a moderate depth of field to highlight the shape and lines of the vase. I thought the ice on the window distracted from the main image, so I subdued it with a white vignette.
Canon 7D , EF24-70 f/2.8L @ 59mm, f/8.0, 1/250 sec, ISO 400
Enough is enough! We have had enough snow this season to last for several years. This year is expected to be the third highest snowfall recorded for the Philadelphia area. We are close to 57 inches. Enough is enough!
I caught this image just as the sun broke over the horizon creating long deep shadows in the snow. I worked the contrast to capture the shadows without blowing out the snow highlights. I used NIK Silver Efex Pro to convert to black and white and Color Efex Pro to work the contrasts.
Canon 7D, EF-S10-22mm @ 12mm, f/4.0, 1/8000 sec, ISO 800
These solid rocket boosters and external tank guard the entrance of the Kennedy Space Center Atlantis Shuttle exhibit. The wide angle perspective of my 10-22mm lens reduces the impact of of just how huge these structures are. I was in awe as I looked up. The image below is the view looking straight up. I got dizzy and almost fell over as I tried to balance this image in my viewfinder.
This post ends my series on the Atlantis Space Shuttle. I encourage all to take the time and visit our space heritage when in the Orlando area.
Canon 5D, EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS @ 100mm, f/8.0, 1/80 sec, ISO 1600
Even though the ground is covered with 12 inches of new snow on top of the 6-8 inches from the last storm, spring is on my mind. Happy Valentines Day!
Canon 7D, EF-S10-22mm @ 10mm, f/4.0, 1/30 sec, ISO 1600
This is the best I could do at getting an overall view of Atlantis using my widest angle lens. As I mentioned in my first post in this series, I could not capture the the full image of the shuttle. You just have to go there and visit in person.
Canon 7D, EF-S10-22mm @ 22mm, f/4.5, 1/60 sec, ISO 800
This image of the shuttle bay looking toward the cockpit shows the extender arms used to deploy payloads from the bay.
Canon 7D, EF-S10-22mm @ 10mm, f/4.0, 1/13 sec, ISO 1600
This image of the shuttle’s belly was a tough one for me to get. Shooting directly up at my widest perspective and slow shutter speed made me dizzy. I almost fell down. It took me several tries to get a decent image with the shuttle balanced in the frame.