Don't seem to remember to try doing panoramas as much as I have liked the ones I've seen. My brother Ben does it now and then and they look really nice. So here is my first try...I can't remember how many but I stitched this from about 6-8 diferent images.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
dof
Another experiment and this time with dof. It was a bright day but I wanted to use the 50mm f1.4 lens set at f1.4. This made for a very high shutter speed that I didn't want to use to I used the 10-stop ND to cut the light and the shutter speed to around 1/8s. A 5-stop ND would have been better as the shutter speed would have been around 1/250s which would eliminate blur due to movement. It would also allow one to see better through the lens and get a better composition.
snow
It snowed the day before and I guess you can say the Winter shooting season has started. Hopefully I will be able to go out when it is not so gloomy,
and again...
Got off from work to discover that it was just about sunset...a great time to be shooting and as Science World was close by I stopped to play around again. I finally realized/remembered that there was big difference in exposure between the sky and water so a GND was needed. This balanced out the light but I couldn't make the sky more dramatic by using a greater GND than necessary as it also darkened the Science World building as well and the result was not pleasing. Post processing using photoshop was a better approach for the desired effect.
unprepared
Decided to explore the Olympic Village...quite an impressive housing area. Great views and interesting architecture designs made for an interesting shoot. Unfortunately I brought the wrong camera which I couldn't attach to the tripod. I also forgot that I had my camera bag in the car with spare batteries and what have you. No filters to balance out the exposures...dumb.
cold day at the beach
The wind was quite strong and I figured that the waves would be strong although it turned out not to be as strong as I was hoping for. But it was nice enough to practice my techniques. Used the polarizer, 5 stop ND and GND to even out the exposure.
Granville St at twilight
I don't do much night photos in the ciry centre...don't know why except that I guess I stay home most nights. The different colour temperatures of the lights make an interesting image.
the armchair
Recently stumbled into another photographer with an interesting way of cropping and I am trying to emulate the style which in some way I am already doing but I want to be more conscious of it. Another design approach is to use dark and light areas of the image to create some balance. In a way this image uses it although I wasn't conscious that I was doing it. The wide bright area and green area provide a frame for the armchair which I think makes for a more interesting composition.
Science World
They say that the best photos are taken where one lives and this is proof of it. I can drop by this location at just about anytime to take advantage of the light and weather conditions. And if I mess it up I can come back again and redo it. I stopped using a colour intensifier on this location and stayed with the polarizer. And the GNDs to balance the light.
rainbow over Stanley Park from close by
Amazing how there are locations that exist within the city where it doesn't look like it's in the city...or images to be captured by selective cropping. Stumbled on this location while just driving by and my wife pointing out the rainbow. Stopped the car and composed this shot. The polarizer enhanced the colour of the rainbow. 10 minutes and the moment was gone.
VCC park
This park is just across from VCC on Broadway. Light was fabulous and the fall colours stood out. But the light difference was so large it was impossible to capture and the scene doesn't allow for the use of filters. So a HDR image was the only alternative...generated from 3-5 differently exposed images.
Yaletown and Granville Island
Nothing really different here except the use of the colour intensifier and polarizer to saturate the image...simple but effective.
Spanish Banks sunset
Quickly drove to Spanish Banks after dropping off Alyssa at UBC. Trying to catch the sunset...ooops it's hidden by the bend. Oh well get to try the GNDs and NDs...
Autumn 2010
Autumn colours abound and the use of the colour intensifier and polarizer just make the colours pop. A GND to hold back the sky and it's good to go.
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