Category Archives: Virginia

Jun 28
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American Muscle Cars

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American Muscle – Car Show Photography

 

I’ve always been into car shows since an early age,  me and my dad would go to a few here and there. Recently I started photographing different parts of the cars, taillights, interiors, emblems and so on. I’m working on creating a good size collection of these images to build a new catalog over on my SmugMug account. Here’s one I took at the Dogwood Festival in Vinton, VA this past year.

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Jun 16
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Sunset Through The Flowers

By | Floral, HDR Software, Landscapes, Lightroom 4, Nature, Photography, Photomatix, Photoshop, Sony HDR Photography, Sony NEX5N, Topaz Adjust, Topaz Clarity, Virginia | No Comments

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Sunset Through The Purple Vetch – Blue Ridge Parkway, VA

I took a trip up on the parkway to capture what turned out to be a beautiful sunset yesterday. The tree’s at the overlooks seems to block lots of the views and make for crappy photo’s. So coming up with a good composition is always a challenge! For this one I decide to lay down and shoot the sun rays through the small flowers on the ground. I used the Sony NEX-5N for this shot and captured 3 bracketed shots handheld, with the 18-55mm kit lens.

I then processed this shot using Photomatix Pro, Photoshop CS6, Lightroom, Topaz Labs Adjust and Clarity. If you haven’t seen my review on Topaz Clarity you should check it out! This is an excellent piece of software to make contrast adjustments in landscape photography.

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Jun 09
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Shooting From A New Perspective

By | HDR Photography, Landscapes, Photography, Sony HDR Photography, Sony NEX5N, Virginia | No Comments
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Topaz Clarity Review Updated

I just added some new photographs to the Topaz Clarity Review and I added the promo code for 15% off all orders from Topaz Labs.

Shooting Landscapes From Underwater

I’ve been experimenting with some half underwater and above water shots lately, it’s harder than it sounds for sure. Getting the camera set at the right angle and finding a good composition are the two hardest things about it. These experiments have been fun and I’m definitely still learning every time I go out and shoot like this. Here’s a sneak peek of one of the images….

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Jun 04
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Rainy Day Photography

By | HDR Photography, HDR Software, Lightroom 4, Nature, Photography, Sony HDR Photography, Sony NEX5N, Topaz Adjust, Topaz Clarity, Virginia | No Comments
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HDR Photography With The Sony NEX-5N

 

I’ve been trying to work on my eBook Photographing Bodies Of Water  which is going to be “A beginners guide to taking photographs of water” the past few weeks. Mother Nature must have other plans though, every time I plan to shoot it rains or storms… So I bought a waterproof housing for my Sony NEX5N now that won’t be a problem. 🙂 The housing allows me to use the 18-55mm kit lens and gives me full control of all the buttons on the camera other than adjusting the lens. So far the image quality looks great and I have no complaints! This camera I bought mainly for my walk around camera, but with the release of firmware version 1.02 now it has more use. With now being able to shoot a 3 frame bracket with up to 3ev exposure, HDR photography is now a reality. Sign up for my email list if you’d like to receive updates when my eBook is released!

 

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Stiles Falls at Camp Altamons Shawsville, VA

 

 

May 12
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Portrait Photography Roanoke,VA

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All dressed up for the Prom

Here’s a few pictures I took  of my oldest son right before he went to the Salem High School Prom. Yes I shoot normal portraits too not just HDR and landscapes, not as often as landscapes but I do them. For more information about portraits, family, school, birthdays or events just use the contact form on this site. Mini sessions start at $60.00 which include 30 minutes of shooting at a single location (within the Roanoke/Salem area).  I will travel to do photography at your even too so feel free to contact me with your information and the details for pricing.

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Mar 11
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The Sun Setting Over The Hill

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Just Another Sunset

I had a great time with the Exposure Roanoke group on a photo walk at the Greenfield Center in Botetourt,VA. The theme for the walk was bird photography,  as we walked around the lake we identified birds and took some photographs. But before long my eyes left the bird scene and began to wonder around the landscape. The rolling hills made for some different photographs and I captured a few that I think are worth sharing. Below is one of the sun setting just behind the tree over the hill. This was a 7exp bracket using my Canon 6D which was then edited in Photomatix Pro (my favorite HDR software), Lightroom, Photoshop, and Topaz Adjust. This also was a good test for my new tripod from 3 Legged Thing so far I like it. 🙂

 

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