Queen E filter fun

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Originally uploaded by slowmanluis2010

Went up to the top of Queen E Park which I find isn't really situated nicely for landscape photos....as nice as the park is. I used Soft and Hard GNDs with a circular polarizer and discovered how much more dramatic the skies can be when filters are used.

ominous clouds

Science World
Originally uploaded by slowmanluis2010

It finally dawned on me why they say the best locations to shoot is where you live. I have been dropping by this location on the way or after work to play around and have gotten nice results. But today when I had all but given up I noticed how dramatic the clouds were so I took as many as I could and am quite pleased with the results. I didn't use the colour intensifier this time and just used the circular polarizer to get the effect I wanted. It allowed me to shoot at a fairly wide angle (20mm) and I also was careful to avoid the deep dark shadows that results from using a polarizer with a wide angle.

fall colours
Originally uploaded by slowmanluis2010

There are a different ways of looking (capturing) autumn aside from the tack sharp, immaculately composed image. There is the out of focus or the technique of a long exposure combined with rotating the camera. Forgot the fast zoom...ooops.

water blur
Originally uploaded by slowmanluis2010

Long exposures isn't necessarily achieved by taking the longest shutter speed. A shorter shutter speed can result in a more effective result as the water will have more detail. So waves and waterfalls can be done this way.

food court...not
Originally uploaded by slowmanluis2010

Found a useful feature of a GPS...a parks collection and I found one with a waterfall. So instead of hanging around the food court at the mall I went to the park for a couple of hours and took photos. I thought they came out quite good until I got a critique. It appears the shutter speed was too slow and a shorter shutter speed would allow more detail. So back to experimentation...hope to come back soon.

Science World in tungsten
Originally uploaded by slowmanluis2010

I kept the white balance on daylight for some reason I still don't know why which is why the orange of the lights is emphasized. With no post processing one can change the color of an image by changing the white balance setting. A setting of tungsten removes the orange tone and turns it to more of a bluish tone.

sunset from SW Marine Drive
Originally uploaded by slowmanluis2010

Bumped into a photographer with $10k worth of equipment and the wrong graduated ND filter. I sure hope I'm not in the same category...more money than sense.

Science World during the golden hour
Originally uploaded by slowmanluis2010

Used a circular polarizer with the idea of cutting out glare. Might have done that but using a wide angle creates light and dark spots in the image. Maybe using the colour intensifier could have been better...with reflections which help the image the blue colour would also be enhance. And maybe even not using a filter...this was during the golden hour when the light was best.

hidden
Originally uploaded by slowmanluis2010

What started out as quite a gloomy day turned to quite a sunny day. The pattern lately and if it starts out sunny it always turns cloudy. Stumbled on this little pond while roaming around the Rose Garden in Stanley Park...as always saving parking fees by going to the beach or park and hanging out around there. Sure beats paying $10 for parking downtown. There was a big difference in exposure between the center of the photo and the sides as there was a little slope where the water flowed. I had given up on providing detail in the center when it hit me later that a reflector or flash could have provided the necessary light to bring out some detail.

Serve
Originally uploaded by slowmanluis2010

I used the D700 in volleyball...usually get dark, blurry photos as the lighting inside a gym is abysmal. But letting the ISO run and using the 80-400 lens produced some interesting results. At least at the 640X480 size. Now if I can just improve on the composition. Hard to time the great action shots and watch the game at the same time.

doorway to the D700
Originally uploaded by slowmanluis2010

It would seem a Nikon is a Nikon and I have progressed from a D100 to a D70 to a D200 but the D700 has got me a bit perplexed. Seems settings have to be adjusted depending on the subject...flipping between settings is no fun.