Mastering Digital Photography: an accelerated journey on the path of photo enlightenment from Olympus to Canon to Nikon; from NEF to Lightroom & Capture NX2; from my mind's eye to flickr, photosensei.com and xportraits.com.
In this set, I was looking for patterns, texture and framing at dusk. For all the budding photographers out there, I would recommend Bryan Peterson's Books, Learning to See Creatively and Beyond Portraiture. Both are short reads with great example photos.
posted by Paul McGavin at 9:32 AM
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Tried some strobist lighting techniques on my dining room table/studio with my four Nikon CLS-capable flash units (SB-800, SB-600 and two SB-R200's). View the rest of the gallery here.
Labels: CLS, Flash, Lighting, Speedlights, Stobist
posted by Paul McGavin at 8:00 PM
Tried some lighting options with two different still lifes. View the rest of the gallery here.
Labels: CLS, Flash, Lighting, Speedlights, Stobist
posted by Paul McGavin at 10:03 PM
The First Stage of the 2007 Tour of California started in Sausalito, passed through West Marin and Sonoma Counties before ending in Santa Rosa. There was a photo-finish between first and second and a large pile up of all cyclists in the main pack just after that. View the rest of the gallery here.
posted by Paul McGavin at 10:02 PM
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Caught the sunrise and sunset at Shollenberer Park Wildlie Sanctuary. View the rest of the gallery here.
posted by Paul McGavin at 10:01 PM
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This panorama stitched together six separate shots which can be fully appreciated here. To fully appreciate this panorama, you need it view it in its original size. View the rest of the gallery here.
posted by Paul McGavin at 10:00 PM
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To fully appreciate this panorama, you need it view it in its original size.
View the rest of the gallery here.
posted by Paul McGavin at 9:53 PM
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This is a 12mm shot of the customer cafe at the new Starbucks on the East Side. View the rest of the gallery here.
posted by Paul McGavin at 9:52 PM
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A new pair of R200 flash units extends my wireless flash count to four - which will help with macro shots like this one. It also gives me five different light sources (including on-camera flash) when shooting portraits. View the rest of the gallery here
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posted by Paul McGavin at 9:41 PM
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Shooting college sports is about capturing action despite challenging light. Here, off-camera flash was required for this facial in the paint. View the rest of the gallery here
posted by Paul McGavin at 9:34 PM
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Egrit foraging for a snack before retiring for the day. View the rest of the gallery here
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posted by Paul McGavin at 9:27 PM
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Why the new branches are bright red is a mystery to me, but some warm weather in mid-winter is causing our plants to bloom a bit early this year.
posted by Paul McGavin at 3:30 PM
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Kimo is not the only cat in our house that resembles an ancient statue at times. View the rest of the gallery.
posted by Paul McGavin at 3:29 PM
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A loose ball attracts a lot of attention during this high school game between Casa Grande and Analy. View the rest of the gallery.
posted by Paul McGavin at 3:27 PM
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Found these colorful shots wandering downtown after my Starbucks break. View the rest of the gallery.
posted by Paul McGavin at 3:23 PM
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