Shot with Canon 5D, 24-105 f/4L IS, B+W ND3.0 filter @ 24mm, f/18, ISO 50, 60s In the planning phase for my 10-day NYC trip, I had the idea to take long exposures in daylight. There were two variants to this idea: 1) 60″ exposures to capture the movement of the city while also putting [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2008
The race
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Shot with Canon 5D, 300mm f/4L IS @ 300mm, f/4, ISO 500, 1/5000s When I finally made my way to the Alice in Wonderland statue for a shot I’d planned out before my arrival in NYC, I was greeted with a pleasant surprise (though not totally unanticipated). In the Conservatory Water there were a couple [...]
Lovers on the rocks
Monday, December 29, 2008
Shot with Canon 5D, 300mm f/4L IS + 1.4x extender @ 420mm, f/5.6, ISO 500, 1/250s After relaxing for a bit in one of the lawns, it was time to get moving again. I proceeded to walk through Central Park, loosely towards the Alice in Wonderland statue. Walking around Central Park is such a joy [...]
Custom Lightroom Preset: Grayscale, Punchy
Sunday, December 28, 2008
I’ve manually tweaked a lot of photos in Adobe Lightroom 2, and as a result, I’ve come up with some go-to settings that generally work well for my style, or at least give me a great starting point. There’s nothing secret that’s going on in my photos, and there’s certainly nothing you couldn’t do yourself, [...]
Canon or Nikon… Choose wisely.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
I’m just curious what my readers’ camera of choice is. No offense meant towards those that fall in the ‘other’ category. Feel free to leave a comment with specifics about the actual camera model etc. [poll id="3"]
Girl-talk
Friday, December 26, 2008
Shot with Canon 5D, 300mm f/4L IS + 1.4x extender @ 420mm, f/5.6, ISO 200, 1/400s This shot was taken not long after Seeking solace in the big apple, and it’s pretty similar, although easily my favorite of the two. What makes this one stronger for me is the connection between the women as they’re [...]
Two cool dudes
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Shot with Canon 5D, 300mm f/4L IS + 1.4x extender @ 420mm, f/5.6, ISO 200, 1/400s There’s not much in the way of a story behind this one. I was relaxing in Central Park, people-watching, and I said to myself, “Now those are two cool dudes…” Part of me says there’s nothing terribly special about [...]
Seeking solace in the big apple
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Shot with Canon 5D, Canon 300mm f/4L IS + 1.4x Extender @ 420mm, f/5.6, ISO 200, 1/640s After walking around the city streets and Reservoir Lake for several hours with a camera bag full of lenses plus a tripod, it was time for a little break. So I found a quiet spot near the castle, [...]
Making of: Woman jogging in central park
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
In today’s photo-of-the-day post, Woman jogging in Central Park, I mentioned that I did a lot more post-processing in Lightroom than I usually do. So I wanted to show step-by-step the evolution of this photo, from import to final product. Enjoy! Background music is John Frusciante: Omission
Woman jogging in Central Park
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Shot with Canon 5D, 70-200mm f/4L @ 131mm, f/4.0, ISO 100, 1/125s As I continued walking around Reservoir Lake in Central Park I came across this beautiful little bridge (another one of the shots I’d been on the lookout for). So I found a good spot to stand and wait for joggers to come by. [...]
