Yearly Archive: 2010

Great Photographers
08 Sep

Great Photographers of Yesterday

Photography is a magic act-a little black box that can trap people and wild animals, strange places and well-loved ones, and bring them all back home. It is a trick…
September 8, 2010 at 2:05 am Leave a Reply
Reflection of Birds of a Feather Scenic
30 Aug

Reflection

You may not notice right away looking at this photograph, but reflection plays a vital role in creating more life to this scene on the beach. The reflection gives the…
August 30, 2010 at 10:43 am 7 Replies
Baby Blue Eyes Portrait
30 Aug

Vignette

I photographed this indoors where I had much more control on my environment. I used a shallow depth of field so that she would stand out against the background. I…
August 30, 2010 at 10:12 am 3 Replies
The Brown Eyes Have It Portrait
30 Aug

Outdoor Portrait

Photographing portraits outdoors is very rewarding when it works well, but it is difficult to get everything working well. Here are some suggestions to make great outdoor portraits. The first tip…
August 30, 2010 at 9:08 am 1 Reply
The Sure Soccer Kick Action Shot
30 Aug

Action Shot

I set the shutter speed for a 1/1600 and I set the aperture at a  large opening of 3.5 so that more speed was possible to freeze the action. You can see…
August 30, 2010 at 7:39 am Leave a Reply
Open the Floodgates of Heaven - Niagara Falls
10 Aug

Open the Floodgates of Heaven

It would take a lot of rain in Southern California to start looking like this photo of Niagra Falls. lol I love the rain. It has been wonderful to see,…
August 10, 2010 at 1:10 pm Leave a Reply
Giovanni and the Double Exposure at Night
10 Aug

Giovanni and the Double Exposure

Giovanni has hands out and was waving them. The photo looks like a double exposure, but it isn’t. It was actually taken with flash which caused the various forms onto…
August 10, 2010 at 1:01 pm Leave a Reply
09 Aug

Lush Pennsylvania

Deep in the Pennsylvania woods I find my boyhood dreams in this stream.
August 9, 2010 at 8:07 pm 4 Replies
The Road Less Traveled woods
09 Aug

The Road Less Traveled

I wonder if the road Robert Frost looked anything like this when he penned his famous poem.
August 9, 2010 at 5:22 pm 1 Reply
09 Aug

Yellow and Wild

Is there anything more beautiful than a vibrant yellow wildflower in the middle of the forest? I think not.
August 9, 2010 at 4:02 pm 2 Replies
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09 Aug

I’m Pink and Wild

August 9, 2010 at 3:32 pm Leave a Reply
09 Aug

Pot O’ Gold, God’s Spokesperson

Bent across the gray blue horizon you bow in untold splendor to your creator. Many are those who have tried to sabotage your grandeur for ill-gotten gain, but to this…
August 9, 2010 at 3:23 pm 2 Replies
Bright Yellow Fallen Leaf in water at the beach
09 Aug

Small World

The leaf was small and lying in water. The lighting was more of an overcast day and that is why the photograph has a blueish color. In order to get this…
August 9, 2010 at 10:08 am 1 Reply
05 Aug

Pink Wedding Shoes

Pink wedding shoes never looked better. Most brides would not be comfortable with pink shoes, but this couple also had a rock band for their wedding reception. It was a…
August 5, 2010 at 5:08 pm Leave a Reply
Faceless Portrait of Diana at the Mission
05 Aug

Faceless Portrait

A portrait does not need to showcase the face of a subject to gain attention. In fact faceless portraits seem to garner more attention because viewers are wondering what the…
August 5, 2010 at 11:55 am 4 Replies
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02 Aug

If you fall down, dust yourself off and get back up

A beautiful plumeria bloom had fallen on the ground when I came over to photograph this. I split toned the photo in Adobe Lightroom with blue for the shadows and…
August 2, 2010 at 9:24 am Leave a Reply
Waking Up Your Dreams
01 Aug

Waking Up Your Dreams

Kalei was waking up our dreams with her rooster puppet at the beach. The sun was glaring from behind her and the water was rushing up from the shore.
August 1, 2010 at 9:58 pm Leave a Reply
Time for tea
01 Aug

Depth of Field

This was photographed for ladies luncheon themed with tea. When I saw this tea cup I thought it would be cool to have the background out of focus. To achieve an…
August 1, 2010 at 7:18 pm 4 Replies
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01 Aug

Orange Defined Here

My bedroom was the studio for this photo. I actually captured this photo with a Nikon 990 Coolpix, for those that remember this old school digital camera. What was great…
August 1, 2010 at 8:18 am Leave a Reply
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01 Aug

What does yellow look like?

A wonderful yellow rose I captured in the backyard. For this shot I got down underneath for the captured and started to look for a cool angle.
August 1, 2010 at 8:09 am 1 Reply