This is a panorama that was made from five photos and merged in Photoshop. If you click on the image you can see a larger version.
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Thursday, June 18, 2015
Exploration Photography Daily View - June 18, 2015
Hi all! Welcome to the Exploration Photography Daily View. Today we go back to Baltimore. Well not really but the photo is from Baltimore. This is of course the harbor.
This is a panorama that was made from five photos and merged in Photoshop. If you click on the image you can see a larger version.
And that's your Daily View my friends. Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time...
This is a panorama that was made from five photos and merged in Photoshop. If you click on the image you can see a larger version.
And that's your Daily View my friends. Thanks for stopping by!
Until next time...
Monday, November 3, 2014
November 3, 2014 - Photo of The Day
Hi and thanks for stopping by!
The weather here is seasonal and the wind has finally calmed down. And after some low lying clouds this morning the sky is very clear now. I went out on our deck after work this afternoon and saw the moon was nice and bright in the sky. It was just begging for me to photograph it. And so I did and now I am sharing it with you.
The conditions were very, very friendly for shooting the sky this afternoon. No haze and no clouds. I shot this with my Canon Rebel T3 at 300mm and cropped and touched it up in Photoshop. Can you see the "man in the moon"?
On another note I would also like to share a couple more photos that I shot today at work. Yesterday I posted a group of pictures that I shot to test out my new camera phone. The Motorola Droid Turbo. Those were all shot outside in bright sunlight at Valley Forge and I was very pleased with the results. Today I wanted to take a couple more "test" shots to see how the camera did with indoor lighting. Here is what I got. Keep in mind that I did no post processing and this is right out of the camera.
This is a shot of some renovations in one of the offices. There were no lights on and one window to the left of the frame. basically normal indoor lighting.
These were shot in our parts warehouse in total darkness. The only light is from the flash and one fixture at the end of the aisle. Right in front of me was completely dark. The flash range is pretty good.
I will be testing the video in the next day or two and will post it here. And speaking of video I did do a time lapse video this morning using the camera phone and Lapse It Pro for Android. Check it out.
This is 41 minutes condensed down to 28 seconds. I shot 1 frame every 6 seconds and rendered it at 14 frames per second. I also set it for vivid color.
And that about does it for today folks. Thank you so much for taking a little time out of your day to read my little blog. Please check back soon.
Until next time...
The weather here is seasonal and the wind has finally calmed down. And after some low lying clouds this morning the sky is very clear now. I went out on our deck after work this afternoon and saw the moon was nice and bright in the sky. It was just begging for me to photograph it. And so I did and now I am sharing it with you.
The conditions were very, very friendly for shooting the sky this afternoon. No haze and no clouds. I shot this with my Canon Rebel T3 at 300mm and cropped and touched it up in Photoshop. Can you see the "man in the moon"?
On another note I would also like to share a couple more photos that I shot today at work. Yesterday I posted a group of pictures that I shot to test out my new camera phone. The Motorola Droid Turbo. Those were all shot outside in bright sunlight at Valley Forge and I was very pleased with the results. Today I wanted to take a couple more "test" shots to see how the camera did with indoor lighting. Here is what I got. Keep in mind that I did no post processing and this is right out of the camera.
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| 21 Megapixels. No flash. |
This is a shot of some renovations in one of the offices. There were no lights on and one window to the left of the frame. basically normal indoor lighting.
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| 21 Megapixels. Flash Fired. |
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| 21 Megapixels. Flash Fired. |
I will be testing the video in the next day or two and will post it here. And speaking of video I did do a time lapse video this morning using the camera phone and Lapse It Pro for Android. Check it out.
This is 41 minutes condensed down to 28 seconds. I shot 1 frame every 6 seconds and rendered it at 14 frames per second. I also set it for vivid color.
And that about does it for today folks. Thank you so much for taking a little time out of your day to read my little blog. Please check back soon.
Until next time...
Sunday, October 5, 2014
A Morning Of Fun and Film At Valley Forge
Every once in a while I feel compelled to go out and shoot the old fashioned way. With film! Today was one of those days. Actually I have been wanting to fire up my Nikon N80 for a while but it needed batteries and I just always seemed to forget to pick some up. I finally remembered yesterday.
I got up and out early today and headed to Valley Forge Park with both my Nikon N80 35mm SLR film camera and my Canon Rebel T3 DSLR.
Right off the bat I was reminded of something that I have mentioned here before. When shooting film you have to be more "frugal". Every frame costs money. And these days it is a lot of money. It cost me $11.99 to get a roll of 24 exposures developed. That is on top of the price of film too. I figured that if I shoot 200 frames on film like I often do with digital that between film and processing it would cost me approximately $122.00. Wow! That is a lot of cash! Now think about this. I purchased my Canon DSLR about 6 months ago and yesterday I passed 10,000 frames shot. That would be more than 416 rolls of film at an average of $12.99 per 4 pack. Add to that the developing cost of about $4,987 and we are at a grand total of $6,337.00.
Now I realize that I could save money by purchasing film online and sending the film out for development. But I am trying to compare digital photography with film based on the fasted possible turnaround. The local lab I use is 1 hour which is rare nowadays. At least around here. On top of the hour it takes to receive my photos there is also time involved to scan each photo I want to use online.
Okay, money and time aside what really matters is results. here are similar photos from each camera. I shot these at Valley Forge this morning. Each is presented after post processing in Photoshop. Take a look.
What are your thoughts? To me there is no clear winner based on quality. First of all comes the film. I had Kodak 400 speed film on hand and was not going to spend money on more. I would have preferred 100 speed to help with the bright sunshine. Second I had no control over the developing of the film. When I shoot digital I generally save my images in RAW format so in a sense I actually control how the photo comes out even before processing in Photoshop. The machines used for film at any local lab use a default setting to get "average" results. And third when I shoot with film I can't check to see how an image looks and adjust accordingly to get a better result.
All I can really say is that I am so glad I grew up with film. Now, I am by no means a pro photographer and don't claim to be. I am continually learning. That is what makes it fun. I can't imagine "knowing it all" and having nothing new to look forward to learning. I do however think that film made be a better photographer than if I learned strictly on digital. I am usually (but not always) more careful in composing a shot. But the big difference with digital is that after composing I can shoot using different settings such as a larger or smaller aperture or perhaps a different film speed. I also bracket a lot more now than I used to. I do this because it is now "free" to do so.
How about you? Are you all digital or a film purist? Or are you like me and use digital 99% of the time but every now and then shoot film for the sake of nostalgia and for a reminder of why digital is so great?
Thanks as always for your time and I do hope you come back soon. I should have my "Photo Of The Day" posted a little later in the day.
Until next time...
I got up and out early today and headed to Valley Forge Park with both my Nikon N80 35mm SLR film camera and my Canon Rebel T3 DSLR.
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| Nikon N80 Circa 2006 (Stock Photo) |
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| Canon Rebel T3/1100D 2014 (Stock Photo) |
Now I realize that I could save money by purchasing film online and sending the film out for development. But I am trying to compare digital photography with film based on the fasted possible turnaround. The local lab I use is 1 hour which is rare nowadays. At least around here. On top of the hour it takes to receive my photos there is also time involved to scan each photo I want to use online.
Okay, money and time aside what really matters is results. here are similar photos from each camera. I shot these at Valley Forge this morning. Each is presented after post processing in Photoshop. Take a look.
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| Nikon N80 35mm SLR Using Kodak Ultramax 400 Speed Film |
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| Canon Rebel T3 DSLR Using 100 Film Speed Equivalent |
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| Nikon N80 35mm SLR Using Kodak Ultramax 400 Speed Film |
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| Canon Rebel T3 DSLR Using 200 Film Speed Equivalent |
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| Nikon N80 35mm SLR Using Kodak Ultramax 400 Speed Film |
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| Canon Rebel T3 DSLR Using 100 Film Speed Equivalent |
What are your thoughts? To me there is no clear winner based on quality. First of all comes the film. I had Kodak 400 speed film on hand and was not going to spend money on more. I would have preferred 100 speed to help with the bright sunshine. Second I had no control over the developing of the film. When I shoot digital I generally save my images in RAW format so in a sense I actually control how the photo comes out even before processing in Photoshop. The machines used for film at any local lab use a default setting to get "average" results. And third when I shoot with film I can't check to see how an image looks and adjust accordingly to get a better result.
All I can really say is that I am so glad I grew up with film. Now, I am by no means a pro photographer and don't claim to be. I am continually learning. That is what makes it fun. I can't imagine "knowing it all" and having nothing new to look forward to learning. I do however think that film made be a better photographer than if I learned strictly on digital. I am usually (but not always) more careful in composing a shot. But the big difference with digital is that after composing I can shoot using different settings such as a larger or smaller aperture or perhaps a different film speed. I also bracket a lot more now than I used to. I do this because it is now "free" to do so.
How about you? Are you all digital or a film purist? Or are you like me and use digital 99% of the time but every now and then shoot film for the sake of nostalgia and for a reminder of why digital is so great?
Thanks as always for your time and I do hope you come back soon. I should have my "Photo Of The Day" posted a little later in the day.
Until next time...
Friday, October 3, 2014
October 3, 2014 - Photo Of The Day
Hello all! How is everyone?
I am always thinking about ways to tweak my little blog here and today I came up with something new. Well sort of. On Fridays as part of my Photo Of The Day series I will be posting a "vintage" photo. Vintage meaning something from my archives. Some weeks it will be something a few years old and others it may be several years old. The one thing that will remain the same every time is that they were all shot by me. Just possibly a "younger" me. I think this could be a lot of fun. Especially some of my older work when I used film exclusively. Boy it was way different back then. I can never say enough how frugal I had to be in how many frames I shot since every one essentially cost me money. There is no way I could have gone out and shot 200 or more pictures just to get those few good ones. I am glad however for those days because it makes me truly appreciate the digital technology we have today.
So for today I would like to share one of my personal favorites. This was only done about a year and a half ago so we aren't exactly going for vintage here but here we go anyway.
This is the Atlantic City Boardwalk with a few of it's casinos shot from the beach. It may only be a little over a year old but two of those casinos are gone now. But that is a subject for another day and another blog. I am just pleased with how this came out. It is actually two images combined in Photoshop. What do you think?
I thank you all for taking time to stop by and check out my photography and read my blog posts. This is a work in progress and I am always open to suggestions. If you have anything you would like to share you can use the comments section or you can send me a private message using the contact section in the sidebar. You can also check out the blog's Facebook Group here.
Until next time...
I am always thinking about ways to tweak my little blog here and today I came up with something new. Well sort of. On Fridays as part of my Photo Of The Day series I will be posting a "vintage" photo. Vintage meaning something from my archives. Some weeks it will be something a few years old and others it may be several years old. The one thing that will remain the same every time is that they were all shot by me. Just possibly a "younger" me. I think this could be a lot of fun. Especially some of my older work when I used film exclusively. Boy it was way different back then. I can never say enough how frugal I had to be in how many frames I shot since every one essentially cost me money. There is no way I could have gone out and shot 200 or more pictures just to get those few good ones. I am glad however for those days because it makes me truly appreciate the digital technology we have today.
So for today I would like to share one of my personal favorites. This was only done about a year and a half ago so we aren't exactly going for vintage here but here we go anyway.
This is the Atlantic City Boardwalk with a few of it's casinos shot from the beach. It may only be a little over a year old but two of those casinos are gone now. But that is a subject for another day and another blog. I am just pleased with how this came out. It is actually two images combined in Photoshop. What do you think?
I thank you all for taking time to stop by and check out my photography and read my blog posts. This is a work in progress and I am always open to suggestions. If you have anything you would like to share you can use the comments section or you can send me a private message using the contact section in the sidebar. You can also check out the blog's Facebook Group here.
Until next time...
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