July 25, 2010

More Saucer Magnolias

Filed under: California, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS, Canon EOS 50D, Color, Flowers — Suprada @ 10:44 am

Saucer Magnolia - 3
Saucer Magnolia – 3, by Suprada on Flickr.

Saucer Magnolia - 4
Saucer Magnolia – 4, by Suprada on Flickr.

Saucer Magnolia - 5
Saucer Magnolia – 5, by Suprada on Flickr.

More photographs of Saucer Magnolias from the tree outside my house. These flowers are extremely beautiful and fragrant.

My other Saucer Magnolia photographs:
Saucer Magnolia – 1 : www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1305
Saucer Magnolia – 2 : www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1320

Post – Processing Notes:
I shot this image in RAW mode and used Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.7 for my post-processing. After importing the photos into Lightroom and keywording them. I used one preset for this photograph apart from the lightroom basic tools panel Soft Highlights by Joop Snijder.

Here is the sample image and download link at Joop’s blog. This lightroom preset is highly recommended – one of the staples in my workflow.

Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Exposure: 1/400 at f/5.0
Focal Length: 120mm
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens for Canon EOS SLR Cameras
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: February 20, 2010

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July 23, 2010

Saucer Magnolia – 2

Filed under: California, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS, Canon EOS 50D, Color, Flowers — Suprada @ 4:09 pm

Saucer Magnolia - 2
Saucer Magnolia – 2, by Suprada on Flickr.

This is a photograph of a cluster of “Saucer Magnolias” or “Japanese magnolias” or “Tulip tree flowers” which grows outside my house. These flowers are extremely beautiful and fragrant.

My other Saucer Magnolia photographs:
Saucer Magnolia – 1 : www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1305

Post – Processing Notes:
I shot this image in RAW mode and used Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.7 for my post-processing. After importing the photos into Lightroom and keywording them. I used one preset for this photograph apart from the lightroom basic tools panel Soft Highlights by Joop Snijder.

Here is the sample image and download link at Joop’s blog. This lightroom preset is highly recommended – one of the staples in my workflow.

Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Exposure: 1/400 at f/5.0
Focal Length: 120mm
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens for Canon EOS SLR Cameras
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: February 20, 2010

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June 29, 2010

Saucer Magnolia – 1

Filed under: California, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS, Canon EOS 50D, Color, Flowers — Suprada @ 10:31 pm

Saucer Magnolia - 1
Saucer Magnolia – 1, by Suprada on Flickr.

In front of my house, there is this tree which displays beautiful pink flowers all through winter. During fall, the leaves start to fall off and the flowers bud. All through winter this tree is just twigs and flowers – brown, pink and white. In spring, it starts putting forth green leaves but still has its gorgeous flowers. And in summer, it is green and drops a lot of sap.

After I got my new 50D body, I had to try to photograph something …anything. That’s when i decided to photograph what I always wanted to photograph – the lovely Saucer Magnolia flowers.

Post – Processing Notes:
I shot this image in RAW mode and used Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.7 for my post-processing. After importing the photos

into Lightroom and keywording them. I played around with the clarity and saturation settings for this photograph.

Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Exposure: 1/250 at f/4.0
Focal Length: 140mm
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens for Canon EOS SLR Cameras
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: February 20, 2010

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April 25, 2010

Winter Yosemite Falls at Night

Filed under: California, Canon 17-40mm f/4L, Canon EOS 50D, Color, Night Photography, Yosemite, landscape — Suprada @ 8:25 pm

Winter Yosemite Falls at Night
Winter Yosemite Falls at Night, by Suprada on Flickr.

Winter Yosemite Falls at Night, Yosemite National Park, CA.

This is a 45 minute stack of photos taken in March in Yosemite Valley. If you look carefully, you will see that the edges of the Upper Yosemite Falls are frozen. Amazing isn’t it? This photograph was made by stacking a series on 2minute exposures, taken over 45 minutes starting at 4.00 AM. So towards the last of my shots, it was getting light in the sky. I hope to go shoot a "more frozen" version next year.

Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: Stack of 2min exposures at f4.5
Focal Length: 17mm
ISO: 400
WB: Daylight
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Date: March 7, 2010

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February 14, 2010

Golden Gate Bridge at Night – 1

Filed under: California, Canon 17-40mm f/4L, Canon EOS 50D, Color, Night Photography, San Francisco, landscape — Suprada @ 1:24 am

Golden Gate Bridge at Night - 1
Golden Gate Bridge at Night – 1, by Suprada on Flickr.

Golden Gate Bridge at Night – 1, San Francisco, California.
“A night photograph is a collection of time and light.”

My first keeper with my new Canon 50D. The camera came on Tuesday evening and after playing with it for a bit, I was itching to take it out for some real outdoor shooting. The opportunity came when we had to go to San Francisco on Friday to attend an event. After the event, at 2.00AM, we made our way to a pull out past the Golden Gate Bridge. It had been drizzling a while back, but it was nice and clear with patches of fog rolling in and out while I was shooting this image. It is extremely magical photographing outside at night. I feel like an an outsider looking into a new world all ready to be discovered.

Currently reading / looking at Michael Kenna: A 20 Year Retrospective and getting super-inspired. Love how “quiet” his images are. I am now contemplating on “quiet night” images…is there such a thing?

Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Exposure: 30s @ f8.0
Focal Length: 23mm
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Date: February 13, 2010
Location: 37.82883333,-122.48600000

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