Feb 15
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The View From Mount Washington

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A Look At Pittsburgh- Through My Lens

 

This was taken last February from Mount Washington  it was a really windy over cast day and pretty chilly.  The city is full of bridges, great architecture and photo op’s abound. I wasn’t as good at photography then as I feel I am now…. I can’t wait to revisit this same spot one day in the future, to  try and create an even better version of this shot.  The City Of Bridges, The Steel City, Pittsburgh whichever you prefer this city is full of really neat things and places. On our trip we had the opportunity to visit the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium which is very large and quite nice with lots of cool exhibits and animals.

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The above photo was taken with a Canon T2i and a kit lens handheld and later edited with Photomatix Pro to create the HDR version. The view is spectacular and you can see for miles and miles!

Feb 10
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Spring Portrait Sessions Roanoke Valley

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Spring Portait Sessions

Spring is closing in and it’s almost time for my outdoor portrait sessions at your choice of three locations the Salem,VA Duck Pond, Virginia Western Arboretum in Roanoke,VA or Greenhill Park in Salem,VA. The session fee is set at $75.00 and will be limited in availability, the dates are to be determined by mother nature.  To learn more about this special or to reserve your spot please use the contact form.

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Virginia Western Arboretum

Feb 08
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Snowy Weather In The Roanoke Valley

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Crazy Weather In Virginia

Man the weather sure has been weird lately…. a mixture of snow, 70 degree days, more snow, 6″ of rain and more snow….  I’m really not sure what to think about all of this. But on the photography side of things it has allowed me some warm days to get out and capture some sunsets and sunrises. After the first snow storm I went out to capture the sunrise with the fresh snow on the ground and sticking to the tree limbs the final image was one of the best so far in 2013 and was featured on the front page of the Salem Times Register on February 7, 2013.

 

Sun and Snow

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Jan 23
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URBEX Exhibit At The O. Winston Link Museum Roanoke,VA

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The O. Winston Link Museum in downtown Roanoke,VA is displaying the work of 10 local photographers in the new URBex ( Urban Exploration) exhibit.  I was lucky enough to have one of my Photographs chosen to be on display thanks to the Exposure Roanoke Group. My picture on display is one that I took under the Walnut St. bridge during sunset, the sky had some amazing colors and it’s an HDR image I created using multiple exposures and edited in Lightroom and Photomatix Pro. I’m currently working on a series of tutorials for how I do my HDR photographs and also some presets I will have for sale shortly for Lightroom 4. Here’s the picture that’s hanging up and if you get a chance to stop by you should check out the museum!

 

 

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Jan 15
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Shooting HDR With The Canon 6D

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We had some great weather this past weekend which allowed me to get out in downtown Roanoke,VA and shoot some HDR photographs with my Canon 6D. I have yet to use the in camera HDR function and have continued my normal 5 exposure routine using my Promote Control with the 6D. The results I think were great but I will let my audience and fans decide on that one.

 

Taubman Art Museum Roanoke,VA

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Which brings me to another point Photography in general seems to be a funny thing… in my views you have two types of photographers  the ones who live and die by the golden rules of Photography.  These people always follow the holy grail like  the rules of thirds, most of these dislike HDR photographs  etc. Then there are Photographers like myself who create not to impress other Photographers but to create images for the pure sense of creation, or maybe it’s an experiment to try something a different way. I try to create images that will grab a users attention whether that be by using lots of color saturation or HDR to make usual scenes seem unusual.  If we all followed the same rules and thoughts… what would be the difference in photographs? The angle something was shot at? The camera that was used to capture the image? My advice to anyone in photography is to create what you WANT to create, yes there are rules for photography and if you break these rules you may be frowned upon by some, but don’t let that influence your vision. Create for your audience be it big or small, push yourself harder with each shot or each edit, and don’t be afraid to try new techniques!

Jan 09
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The Great Smoky Mountains National Park

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So I had the oppurtunity to take two trips last year to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee, to capture the amazing beauty of the moutains, views, creeks and nature. I spent hours just in the miles and miles of creeks and streams in the park, it seemed every half mile I spotted something that I wanted to get a better look at and photograph. There are a number of HDR photographs I’ve uploaded to my portfolio from the two trips and I’ve still got more to process. I found this one to be interesting and  just had that cool feel to it, it was taken in low light close to dark using a long exposure and processed using IR.

 

 

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