The Binding – Fire Dancers – 11
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Fire Dancers – 2 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1876
Fire Dancers – 3 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1880
Fire Dancers – 4 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1883
Fire Dancers – 5 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1890
Fire Dancers – 6 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1894
Fire Dancers – 7 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1898
Fire Dancers – 8 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1902
Fire Dancers – 9 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1904
Fire Dancers – 10 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1906
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 1/6s at F/6.3
Focal Length: 50mm
Lens: Canon EF 50mm F1.8
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
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Fire Dancers – 10
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Fire Dancers – 2 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1876
Fire Dancers – 3 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1880
Fire Dancers – 4 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1883
Fire Dancers – 5 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1890
Fire Dancers – 6 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1894
Fire Dancers – 7 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1898
Fire Dancers – 8 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1902
Fire Dancers – 9 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1904
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 1/6s at F/6.3
Focal Length: 50mm
Lens: Canon EF 50mm F1.8
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
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Fire Dancers – 8
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Fire Dancers – 2 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1876
Fire Dancers – 3 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1880
Fire Dancers – 4 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1883
Fire Dancers – 5 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1890
Fire Dancers – 6 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1894
Fire Dancers – 7 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1898
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 1/13s at F/11
Focal Length: 50mm
Lens: Canon EF 50mm F1.8
ISO: 800
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
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Fire Dancers – 7
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Fire Dancers – 2 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1876
Fire Dancers – 3 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1880
Fire Dancers – 4 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1883
Fire Dancers – 5 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1890
Fire Dancers – 6 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1894
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 1.6s at F/11
Focal Length: 50mm
Lens: Canon EF 50mm F1.8
ISO: 125
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
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Fire Dancers – 6
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Fire Dancers – 2 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1876
Fire Dancers – 3 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1880
Fire Dancers – 4 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1883
Fire Dancers – 5 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1890
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 1.6s at F/11
Focal Length: 50mm
Lens: Canon EF 50mm F1.8
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
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Fire Dancers – 5
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Fire Dancers – 2 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1876
Fire Dancers – 3 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1880
Fire Dancers – 4 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1883
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 1.6s (aperture unknown)
Focal Length: 85mm
Lens: Rokinon 85M-C 85mm F1.4 Aspherical
ISO: 800
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
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Fire Dancers – 4
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Fire Dancers – 2 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1876
Fire Dancers – 3 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1880
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 1.6s (aperture unknown)
Focal Length: 85mm
Lens: Rokinon 85M-C 85mm F1.4 Aspherical
ISO: 800
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
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Fire Dancers – 3
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Fire Dancers – 2 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1876
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 0.25s at at f/2.0
Focal Length: 50mm
Lens:Canon 50mm f1.8
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
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Fire Dancers – 2
On Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive.
Other posts in this series:
Fire Dancers – 1 : http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1873
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 0.25s at at f/2.0
Focal Length: 50mm
Lens:Canon 50mm f1.8
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
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Fire Dancers – 1
on Sunday Oct 23, I went for a photo shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. The plan was to shoot the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk amusement park at around sunset. While there, the organizers told us about this event – a bunch of fire-dancers were supposed to dance with fire on the lawns of the Surfing Museum near Light House Field State Park on Cliff drive. It was a fun experience and fruitful photographically (for me). The dancers were amazing – especially this lady – she combined exceptional acrobatics with fire dancing!
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 0.25s at at f/2.0
Focal Length: 50mm
Lens:Canon 50mm f1.8
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
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Sea Swings
Sea Swings, by Suprada on Flickr.
This evening I went on a shoot with the Bay Area Night Photography meetup group. A nice bunch of people to hangout with. The location was the Santa Cruz beach boardwalk in Santa Cruz, CA. We met up in front of the boardwalk arcade around 5.15PM, in the group picnic area and headed into the boardwalk. Sunset was supposed to be around 6.30PM and the rides close for the night at 7.00PM. So we had a little bit of time wandering around – and it was not quite dark yet. I went and shot the carousel, then the Fireball and then to the Sea-Swings – this shot. By this time it was around sunset. Since it was bright, I was using my 10 stop ND filter for the long exposures – which, in this shot very nicely brought out the sunset colors. It was a very nice sunset and a part of me was wishing I were on a different becah shting teh sunset – but it totally made this shot – my first ever of a amusement park ride.
After I shot this, I wanted to move on and shoot the Ferris wheel. I actually setup there – that when the security guards, very politely told me that I was welcome to take photos – but without teh tripod. Alas! At that point I decided to head out to the next venue – the Surfer’s Museum near the lighthouse to photograph some fire dancers.
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera
Exposure: 30s at at f/4.0
Focal Length: 17mm
Lens:Canon 10-22mm EF-S f3.5-4.5
Filter: B+W #110 3.0 (1000x) Neutral Density Glass Filter
ISO: 1000
WB: Daylight
Date: October 23, 2011
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Photographing – SoFoBoMo 2011
As I am writing this, I am now in my second week of SoFoBoMo 2011. For the first week, my game plan called for the collection of images. And collect images I did.
My first day of SoFoBoMo I went to Scott’s Creek State beach – north of Santa Cruz. It is on Highway 1 between mileposts 31.8 and 31.9. This beach is very popular with surfers, and has free parking on either side of the highway. GPS Co-Ordinates: 37.0418°N 122.227°W
I pulled in about 7.30PM – sunset was supposed be at 8.30PM. It is very disconcerting, and exhilarating d to pull in and park when everyone else is leaving the beach. It’s almost like the sunset is just for you.
So, I pull in and park on the side of the road. For the first time I take a look at what the signs say: Parking allowed from 8.00AM to sunset only. So what is a photographer who wants to photograph after sunset do? I decided to park a little away where there was no board. And try to shoot while keeping an eye out on my car. Luckily this beach allows a view of the parked car from all over.
Since sunset was 8.30PM, I had a bit of time to wander around. I was pretty uninspired until I went to the far north of the beach where Scott’s creek was joining the ocean. I took a deep breath, got out of my hiking shoes and crossed the creek – cold cold water. ON the other side of this creek, there were some rocky shelves, undisturbed sand and a whole lot of inspiration. Suffice to say, my first day of shooting was very successful indeed.
After that, during the week, I got out of work and drove to San Gregorio Beach – just south of Half Moon Bay. This excursion was the least productive – I arrived there at 8.15 – just before sunset. And I didn’t make any photos I liked from this excursion. Next stop, again on a weekday night was the awesome Pescadero State Beach. This beach was so awesome, that I had to go back and shoot there again the next Sunday (officially Week 2 of SoFoBoMo).
So how did I do overall on Week 1? Pretty good. I got 23 decent images from one week of shooting – three visits to the beaches. The good ones were picked and processed as well. Including this Sunday’s excursion, I now have 35 photos selected for the book. They have all been processed and kind of sequenced.
Some aspects of teh project changed during this week. I had originally wanted to shoot using the digital Holga and Peleng lens – instead I am using my trusty trio of the 50mm f1.8, the 17-40mm L and the 10-22mm EF-S lenses. One other change – I had initially thought of shooting those beaches where a creek flows into the ocean at sunset or sunrise. Now I just shoot in beaches around sunset. This is what other SoFoBoMo-ers mentioned – be open to the nature of the project changing. I also seem to be shooting mostly at sunset. So the “sunrise” might disappear from the options soon.
The challenges I faced this week”
1. Shooting along at twilight and being spooked by my overactive imagination (crazy guy with a machete chasing me…)
2. Parking outside these beaches when no other cars are parked and being a little worried about my car being broken into (so good so far)
3. Watching out for park officials who want to chase me out of the beaches (so far none!)
What next? Though I have 35 photos, I know that some of them can be better. So I plan to go out and shoot one more time – this time to maybe Four Mile Beach or Davenport beach or Waddell beach… Also it is time to dig into desktop publishing software and the challenges of PDF creation. More about that in my next post.
I will leave you with a photo I am most pleased with from my excursion to Scott’s Creek beach. It might even be the cover image of the book! What do I like about it? Everything. The reflections, the light and shadow, the palette, the awesome opportunity to actually spot the fancy light work while I was shooting… everything!
Scott’s Creek, by Suprada on Flickr.
Scott’s Creek Beach, North of Davenport, Highway 1
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Exposure: 1/8s at f/13
Focal Length: 11mm
Lens: Canon 50mm
ISO: 100
WB: Auto
Date: July 07, 2011
Other SoFoBoMo posts:
Post1: http://www.suprada.com/photoblog/archives/1712
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SoFoBoMo 2011
These days I am very excited about participating in SoFoBoMo 2011 – “The worst photo competition in the world”. For those of you who don’t know about SoFoBoMo – it stands for Solo Photo Book Month. What are the rules?
Make a photography ebook/PDF with a minimum of 35 photos . From the shooting to layout to finishing and posting -it needs to be completed within 31 days. Participants can begin any time between July 1 and aug #1 – but once they start they have 31 days.
Sounds nuts? Sounds challenging? Sounds easy? You should try it. It’s not too late to give it a go. You can go here to register until July 30 2011.
So why am I taking part in this? After being in a photo-coma for the first half of this year, this is an awesome way to regain my photo-conscious. I need the discipline of dedicated photography, the challenge of trying to photograph with a theme / idea in mind and ending up with a related body of photos – a project! I like the challenge of creating a book – of grappling with layout, format – of learning about editing and designing and typography. Most of all, it is very nicely self contained – there is a beginning and an end. If I don’t make a book in 31 days – the time-period is over – and my tendency to carry on forever can’t play here.
My SoFoBoMo month started last Saturday – July 7 – when I started taking some photos. I signed up for SoFoBoMo 2011 back in May. Since then, I have been doing some research / prep work. I have been reading the resources section of the SoFoBoMo website, tips from other participants. I have also been looking into which desktop publishing software to use, studying book design, basic typography, layout , editing etc – what fun! All the while eagerly waiting for July to begin.
Meanwhile, I found a blog post by Niels Henrikson where he suggests the following schedule:
Week 1 – Image Collection
Week 2 – Processing
Week 3 Editing and Arranging
Week 4 – Publishing ebook and Done.
Which is what I planned to do exactly – but now, there is a modification:
Week 1 – Shooting, first round of selection
Week 2 – Editing photos, printing draft copies of photos which make the cut, getting bthe ook template ready, if time allows, some more shooting
Week 3 -Selecting the pre-final cut, draft copy of book with images, reshooting if necessary
Week 4 – Last week for polishing the book.
Before I started on my SoFoBoMo month, I decided on what I would shoot this time around as a part of my preparation (allowed by the rules). I decided on the working title of my book “Confluences”, the tag line being “when day meets night, when water meets land”. My idea was to shoot the spectacular beaches of Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties at twilight – either around sunset or sunrise. I wanted to use the digital Holga lens from Holgsmods.com and a Peleng 8mm fisheye lens for this. And use Scribus – a free desktop publishing software (alternative to Adobe InDesign) to create the book. And accompany photos with text and maybe some poetry. The photograph below inspired me to choose my theme for this project. More on what’s happening since July 7 on my next post.
Blue Hour, by Suprada on Flickr.
Blue Hour, 4 Mile Beach, Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz County.
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Exposure: 2.5s at f/4.5Focal Length: 11mm
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm
ISO: 400
WB: Daylight
Date: March 04, 2011
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Red Moon
Red Moon, by Suprada on Flickr.
As soon as I got my “Digital Holga” bodycap lens from www.holgamods.com, I started playing with it. One afternoon, at work, I got this itch to photograph – I had to photograph something right away. Luckily, I had my old Canon rebel XT with the DigiHolga on it. The sunlight coming down the skylight on the red wall near my lab, the plexiglass staircase with the steel railing, the lights, all reminded me of a setting in some futuristic fantasy novel – while moving me to take this photograph.
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon Rebel XT
Exposure: 1/30s at at f/13.0
Focal Length: 60mm
Lens:Holga BodyCap Lens
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: March 07, 2011
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Red Haze
Red Haze, by Suprada on Flickr.
I attended The Flash Bus Tour with David “The Strobist” and Joe “Numnuts” McNally in San Jose on March 14. Apart from learning tons about artificial lighting, David mentioned how he plays with his “Digital Holga” just for inspiration. I came home and that very day, ordered the digital Holga lens from www.holgamods.com.
Once I received the lens, I was playing with it for a while. This is the first photograph I liked from this fun lens.
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon Rebel XT
Exposure: 1/45s at at f/13.0
Focal Length: 60mm
Lens:Holga BodyCap Lens
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: March 07, 2011
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Blue Wildflower
Blue Wildflower, by Suprada on Flickr.
From the archives – July 2007
Wildflower at Humboldt Redwoods State Park.
Mono Lake dawn
Mono Lake dawn, by Suprada on Flickr.
Dawn at Mono Lake. From the archives – Oct 2006
Female Elephant Seal
Female Elephant Seal, by Suprada on Flickr.
Female Elephant Seal in for molting at Lower Bight Beach, Ano Nuevo State Park. I loved the way she shines and the glows.
Post – Processing Notes:
I shot this image in RAW mode and used Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.7
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Exposure: 1/100 at f/9.0
Focal Length: 300mm
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens for Canon EOS SLR Cameras
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: May 9, 2010
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Serene Cat
Serene Cat, by Suprada on Flickr.
Gogol Chilling.
Here is a free pdf of more Gogol black and white photos.
Here are photos of Gogol on Flickr
Post – Processing Notes:
I shot this image in RAW mode and used Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3
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. I love to use the 640 pixels Black and White presets as a strating point in all my Black and White photos as well.
Technical Details:
Camera: Canon G9
Exposure: 1/160s at f/4.0
Focal Length: 10.7mm
ISO: 80
WB: Daylight
Date: April 17, 2010
Processed in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3
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Uvas Canyon Waterfall – 2
Uvas Canyon Waterfall – 2, by Suprada on Flickr.
Note: This photograph makes a gorgeous print for your wall. You can buy your copy of this photograph from the Naked Frame: http://www.thenakedframe.com/collections/suprada-urval
Other Uvas Canyon waterfall photos:
Uvas Canyon Waterfall-1
In spring, I went to Uvas Canyon County Park to photograph the waterfalls. Uvas Canyon County Park is near Morgan hill, located at the end of Croy Road in Uvas Canyon. From the Santa Clara County Parks website about Uvas canyon: “This lushly wooded park of 1,133 acres, is nestled in upper Uvas Canyon on the eastern side of the Santa Cruz Mountains. This mountain park offers hiking, camping and picnicking opportunities throughout most of the year.” After an hour’s drive, through very pretty Morgan hill surrounding I reached Uvas Canyon and started out on the “Waterfall loop” trail. The best description I found of the Waterfall loop is from Weekendsherpa – “The Waterfall Loop Trail is a short, sweet stroll that takes hikers past three signature attractions: Upper Falls, Basin Falls, and Black Rock Falls. Lichen-covered trees and rocks form a lush backdrop, and wooden bridges add some fine old-fashioned whimsy. ”
This photograph is a different perspective of the same waterfall as in the previous photograph. By going lower, wider and moving a couple of steps I get a very different mood in the same waterfall. This one is almost monochromatic, almost sepia and has a kind of stillness about it compared to the dynamism in the other photograph. I also used my Singh-Ray Lighter Brighter neutral polarizing filter to get this image just right.
Post – Processing Notes:
I shot this image in RAW mode and used Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2.7
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: 1/4s at at f/4.0
Focal Length: 17mm
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Filter: Singh-Ray Neutral LB Polarizer
ISO: 100
WB: Daylight
Date: April 17, 2010
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Wild Berries
Wild Berries, by Suprada on Flickr.
Wild berries on the Ohlone Trail to Murietta Falls. Late spring, a friend convinced me to hike the 12mile round trip to Murietta falls in the Ohlone Wilderness. Didn’t make it to the falls, but the approx. 10 miles of the hike was a butt kicker – with about 4000ft vertical elevation gain. The next day, walking up and down stairs seemed much harder than the hike itself!
We started the hike at a trail at Del Valle Regional Park in Livermore. Here is the Del Valle Regional Park website link. For more information about this hike check out Kevin Gong’s account of his hike to Murietta Falls.
Post – Processing Notes:
I shot this image in RAW mode and used Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3
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 G9
Exposure: 1/320s at f/3.2
Focal Length: 7.4mm
ISO: 200
WB: Daylight
Date: April 3, 2010
Processed in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3
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Wildflowers
Wildflowers, by Suprada on Flickr.
Wildflowers on the Ohlone Trail to Murietta Falls. Late spring, a friend convinced me to hike the 12mile round trip to Murietta falls in the Ohlone Wilderness. Didn’t make it to the falls, but the approx. 10 miles of the hike was a butt kicker – with about 4000ft vertical elevation gain. The next day, walking up and down stairs seemed much harder than the hike itself!
We started the hike at a trail at Del Valle Regional Park in Livermore. Here is the Del Valle Regional Park website link. For more information about this hike check out Kevin Gong’s account of his hike to Murietta Falls.
Post – Processing Notes:
I shot this image in RAW mode and used Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3
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 G9
Exposure: 1/250s at f/4.0
Focal Length: 7.4mm
ISO: 200
WB: Daylight
Date: April 3, 2010
Processed in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3
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More Saucer Magnolias
Saucer Magnolia – 3, by Suprada on Flickr.
Saucer Magnolia – 4, by Suprada on Flickr.
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
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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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
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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