Getting back to my photographic roots, Phoenix Sky Harbor, perhaps the most aviation friendly airport in the country (well, perhaps Los Angeles International REALLY takes the cake…) did not fail to impress me the last time I was out there. I have become quite familiar with the airport in the last year, taking many trips [...]
I am finding night photos to be more and more fascinating. A “quick” trip south of Albuquerque, NM to the VLA complex to take some photos of the antennas at night has reaffirmed my love for this kind of photography. This is the first photography trip I’ve taken where I was able to test out [...]
A trip up to Sandia Peak to try out some sunset photography (focused on HDR) turned out to be a rather cold and windy adventure. Unfortunately, the shots I took of the night sky were ruined by random clouds that were not visible to the naked eye. Gallery below.
I’ve been desiring the opportunity to try my hand at some night-sky/low-light photography, and last night I was able to finally dive in with the night-sky part of it. This photo is a perfect example of checking your settings, even if you’ve been shooting all evening with no trouble. This photo is slightly out-of-focus (total [...]
This has been quite an enlightening experience. Nik software has definitely created a HUGE fan out of me. Two questions have come up now that I’ve used this tool – first, what is the best set of filters to create “true to life colors,” and also how does one not go overboard on the awesome filters in [...]
Hi All – Thought I would drop in and show a little of the project I’m working on now. This image represent a pretty large departure from the type of aviation photography I’ve engaged in up to this point. I’ve tried for the “photo-realistic” shots with very similar crops – admittedly, crops just like this [...]
