Category Archives: HDR Photography

Dec 19
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ViewBug Social Featured

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Rocky Sunrise Featured On ViewBug Social Media

Yesterday I got a surprise email from ViewBug telling me they had selected one of my photographs to be the cover image on their Facebook and Google+ pages! Wow how cool is that!  I’m always like a little kid when one of my photographs is shared or picked to be featured! It makes you feel all good inside and work harder to capture something even better than the last one!

Rocky Sunrise Photo From Tybee Island Georgia, Canon 6D 17-40mm F4L

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This one was from my trip back in the spring to Tybee Island, GA this spot is where the river meets the ocean. If you look closely you can see a tourist on the rocks who was also admiring the sunrise that cold windy morning. This was an HDR shot with the Canon 6D and the 17-40mm F4L lens set at F8. The post processing was done using Photomatix 5.0 and Google’s NIK Collection and then blended together in the end.

As the year draws to a close I start to reflect on my trips throughout the year and start planning for the ones I hope to take this year! Do you have a favorite place you would recommend me visiting?

 

Nov 28
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Topaz Labs Black Friday Deal Get It Now

By | HDR Photography, HDR Software, Landscapes, Nature, Photography, Topaz Adjust, Topaz Clarity, Topaz Detail | No Comments
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Topaz Labs Black Friday Deal

Starting on Thursday November 28th and running through Monday December 2nd, Topaz Labs will be having a big sale on their Complete Photography Collection featuring ALL of their products.

Black Friday Deal

Topaz Labs Collection Sale

They will be selling it for just $199.99! That’s almost 50% off the normal price of $379.99

For that low price you get…

Topaz Adjust
Topaz ReStyle
Topaz Clarity
Topaz ReMask
Topaz B&W Effects
Topaz Detail
Topaz Simplify
Lens Effects
Star Effects
Clean
DeNoise
InFocus
DeJPEG
photoFXlab

To get this sweet deal use the promo code “blackfriday2013”.  You should checkout my reviews of Adjust, Clarity and Restyle for some more information about these products. I use these products to create lots of my images in my portfolio! There’s no better time to buy this collection!

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Nov 19
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Fall Colors In The Smoky Mountains

By | Canon 6D, Canon HDR Photography, HDR Photography, HDR Software, Landscapes, Lightroom 4, Photography, Photography Blog, Photomatix, Tennessee, Topaz Adjust | No Comments
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 Smoky Mountain Colors

This year my fall trip to The Great Smoky Mountains National Park was a mixture of fun and photography! The weather was excellent unlike last year when fog took over for just about the whole trip and made for some blah colors. This year with the help of mother nature the colors were top notch and the air was clear for me to capture them. There are so many beautiful spots in the park that I have a hard time picking spots to photograph. I took this one on the Roaring Fork Motor Trail which I found to be full of spots including waterfalls, old structures and houses and of course the beautiful water. My personal favorite spot to stay during my journey is Wilderness at the Smokies, which combines a water park, golf courses and indoor fun center.

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Oct 13
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How do you deal with tourists?

By | HDR Photography, Landscapes, Photography, Sony HDR Photography, Sony NEX5N, Topaz Adjust, Topaz Clarity, Virginia | No Comments
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Making The Most Out Of Busy Photographs

Most of the time I try to wait for a clear shot before I take a photograph…. But sometimes that just never works out. Like for example at Monticello a few weekends ago I found a spot and waited and waited some more… after a few minutes I could see a pattern to the flow of visitors and I decided to shoot a few different shots and hope for the best. I didn’t carry my tripod into the house because only a bag of certain size is allowed… so I did these handheld.  First set of brackets I shot had people on the left side of the fish pond but the front of the house was pretty clear.

I knew I had to get a shot with the pond reflection clear so that’s what I waited for with my second set….

So now I had the whole pond clear of people well… sort of.. I had to use the left half from one and the right half from other. You may be asking the question how did you use these two sets when they are obviously from different angles. I layered them in Photoshop and applied a black mask to one of the layers, taking the white brush I masked a section big enough to see on top of the other layer. Then selecting the move tool I aligned the images based on the location of the house, pond etc.

Dealing with the people in the field and the rail towards the right side of the house took more work using the cloning tool to remake the railings from one just like it on the lest side of the house. 🙂

So remember sometimes you just can’t get a clear shot but doesn’t always mean you can’t get the shot you want!

Aug 28
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Sunset On The Tracks – Roanoke, VA

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Photographing Downtown Roanoke, VA

This past Sunday I had the pleasure to walk around and photograph the city of Roanoke, VA with some members from Exposure Roanoke.  Exposure Roanoke is a local meetup group who host numerous events for photographers of all skill levels, from hikes to photographing people in need. If you’re interested in photography you should definitely check them out!

 

Photo Share – Sunset On The Tracks

My Canon 6D is off to CPS for repairs…. so for this walk I was using my trusty Canon T2i, which by the way I just replaced with a Canon 60D this week (thanks to B&H Photo for the awesome deal! *body only $599 until Aug 31st*)    I might miss the old camera… it’s the one I cut my teeth on and learned after so many mistakes and not once did it let me down….
Sunset captured from the Martin Luther King Bridge in downtown Roanoke, VA

Jul 16
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Back From The OBX

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Darkness Falls Over The Sound

I’m back from my week long trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina and the trip was wonderful! I captured some amazing images, now it’s time to process all those images and share them all. 🙂

This is one I took over the Roanoke Sound just after sunset it’s a long exposure (30 seconds) taken at a pretty high ISO (3200) using my Canon 6D.  I love the colors and the mood of this photo, plus there are the stars in the upper right corner, the reflections in the water.

Darkness Falls Over The Sound

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I’ve decided to add some of the photo’s from this trip to my eBook “Photographing Bodies Of Water” the book will be released in the near future. The book is a story of my journeys and trips photographing different parts of the coast, rivers, streams, ponds and lakes. Along the way in the book I give tips to beginners looking to improve their photography, tips like gear selection, tips on composing photographs and post processing tips.