Photo Share – Holden Beach Sunrise
Here’s a photo from my recent trip to one of my all time favorite beaches – Holden Beach, NC. I absolutely love this place if you haven’t visited it yet you should give it a try!
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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.
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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!
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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?
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Happy Thanksgiving
I want to wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving! I’m very thankful for all of the supporters of my photography, my family and friends! I would also like to take the time to thank all of the kind people who have helped me along the way of my photographic journey. Some of these are Trey Ratcliff (Stuck In Customs), Scott Kublin (HDR Photography Blog), Varina Patel (Photography By Varina), Curtis Warwick (Really Nice Light), Jon Beard (JonBeard.com) and the whole Exposure Roanoke Group!
Photo Share – “Burn Off”
This one was taken on the Blue Ridge Parkway here in Virginia a few weeks back on a cold and windy morning. I absolutely love landscape photography! There’s just something about getting to a spot, setting up your gear and waiting for the sun to pop up over the horizon that just never gets old!
Black Friday Offer
I wanted to let everyone know that Topaz Labs is offering the Complete Collection on sale for $199.99 (normally $379.99) by using the promo code “blackfriday2013”. This is a sweet deal for anyone who’s been thinking about purchasing this software. You should checkout my reviews of Adjust, Clarity and Restyle for some more information about these products.
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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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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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