Mar 16

Photographing Waterfalls

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Photographing Waterfalls

Yesterday I had the chance to get out and photograph this beautiful 200′ waterfall. Photographing waterfalls usually combines a few things I love hiking (usually to get to the waterfall) and water (I’ve loved fishing since I was a kid). A few new pieces of gear I tried out during this excursion included the new Mind Shift Panorama 180. I will be writing a full review on this bag once I get to test it out extensively, but so far I love it!. The second piece of gear was a new tripod setup, which included the Induro AT 214 legs. The tripod legs worked flawless! Work continues on my Ebook where I will help you take photographs like this of waterfalls stay tuned….

Photo Share – Falling Spring Falls

You can find this waterfall near Covington, VA and it’s easily viewable from the overlook. Spring is on it’s way and you will be seeing more photographs like this once warm weather is here to stay.

Feb 18

Topaz Simplify Review

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Topaz Simplify Edits

I was contacted earlier this week to try out Topaz Labs Simplify, at first I wasn’t so sure about this one. The first few images I saw created with this plugin just didn’t appeal to me. But after thinking about it I decided what the heck and downloaded it to give it a go… I’ve been very pleased with all the products from Topaz Labs they help me create my art work time and time again. Like this one below a photograph I took over the fall in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Simplify turned an ordinary photograph into something totally different and I’m no painter that’s for sure… It would take me a year to paint that lol.

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Feb 10

Photo Share – Looking Up At Currituck Lighthouse

By Nathan Firebaugh | Canon 6D, Canon HDR Photography, HDR Software, Landscapes, Lightroom 4, North Carolina, Photography, Travel | No Comments

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Looking Up At Currituck Lighthouse

Photographing lighthouses can sometimes be a challenge especially when they are swarming with tourists! Just like this photograph yes you can see some tourists who climbed to the top of the Currituck Lighthouse but at the base there were probably 50 -100 more waiting their turn. I walked around looking for an angle to shoot and try to limit the number of people in a shot. This is one of the shots I came up with framing the lighthouse in the lush trees. I’m so ready for spring time the cold dreary weather has hampered my photography lately and it’s getting a little frustrating. So here’s to warm weather!!!

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Feb 02

January On The Beach

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Cold Day At Wrightsville Beach

I had the chance to visit Wrightsville Beach in North Carolina last weekend just before the snow storm hit. The temperatures were low and the wind was blowing pretty hard with gale force warnings up for the coast. These weather conditions didn’t stop me from venturing out and capturing a few shots in the limited time I had to spend doing some photography. I captured some pretty cool shots of some surfers and the Johnnie Mercer’s Fishing Pier, you can check out the pier shots here http://www.nfirebaughphoto.com/ I guess these surfers love surfing as much as I love photography braving the elements of nature to catch the perfect wave or in my case looking for that perfect shot.

Jan 12

Devil’s Backbone Sunrise

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Photo Share – Cattle Sunrise

It was another cold and windy morning when I took this photograph on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Devil’s Backbone. The cattle were out and about in the 20mph wind and 30 degree temperature, they didn’t seem to mind the weather or that I was photographing them.

This one was taken with the Canon 6D using the 17-40mm F4L F16 and ISO 100, to create 7 exposures which were edited using Photomatix and Google NIK Collection. When working in the wind there are a few things to remember make sure your tripod is sound and secure. Use the hook to add some extra weight to the base of your tripod if the wind is really bad. I tend to use my own body to try and shield my tripod from the wind which doesn’t always work. Another thing to remember is to catch a few exposures at a really fast shutter speed to make sure you have anything that will move ( ex. tree limbs, flowers, flags, etc..) in focus and perfectly still.

On a side note I really need to find some photography gloves! If anyone out there has a suggestion on gloves drop me a comment or email me at nfirebaugh@gmail.com.

Sunrise captured near Devils Backbone on the Blue Ridge Parkway, VA.

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Jan 04

Photographing Sunrises Using HDR

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Travels For 2014

I’m looking forward to 2014 for sure!!! In the next few weeks I get to visit a couple places Philadelphia, PA and Wilmington, NC all in one week to be exact. 🙂 I’m almost certain taking photographs on the beach will be way more fun than in the cold of Pennsylvania. From frozen fingers to sandy feet I will try to capture something amazing for my followers!

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Photo Share – First Sunrise Of 2014

Here’s a shot I took up on the Blue Ridge Parkway on New Years Day… 24 degree’s and frozen fingers… I just can’t shoot with gloves on. Anyone have a recommendation for good photography gloves? Anyway back to the shot this one was 7 exposures using the Canon 6D and the 17-40mm F4L at f/16. Then it was edited using Photomatix 5.0, Photoshop Creative Cloud and NIK Collection.