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Tucson, AZ

Rick — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:24:30 +0000

Every time I visit Tucson Arizona, I am blow away by the Sunset’s. You people and you know who you are, get the best sunset’s on a regular basis – it makes me want to move. Not!

New Addition to the Family…

Rick — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:07:11 +0000

Our new friend

We have a new addition to the family. Now she needs a name. Any ideas?

San Diego Skyline…

Rick — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:55:55 +0000

San Diego Skyline

Well here is a fine example of a failure in my opinion. I didn’t have a tripod with me so I placed the camera on the tailgate of my truck. You can see that the image didn’t quite come out sharp. I think the next attempt will be to do a pano of the same location and maybe use a different lens. I thought I wanted the boats in the foreground, but know that I see the final image, I think their a little distracting.

And here’s a few more problems. My watermark is huge. The strange thing is that the watermark is a pre-set in Aperture and I never really have any problems with it, but this image is cropped a little and that must have thrown off the scale just a bit. The image has a blue cast that is really noticeable on the boats. Oh well, if you don’t try, you will never learn.

Hit the comments and telll me how you would have approached a shot like this…

Sunrise over San Diego…

Rick — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:32:42 +0000

Sunrise over San Diego Bay

This morning I took a short walk before breakfast and really enjoyed the sunrise. Just gorgeous! I was spending time in San Diego on business and man I wished I had brought a tri-pod with me. The night before, I tried a few shots with the camera balanced on my truck of the San Diego skyline; still working on them. If they turn out, I’ll post a few.

I tried a new technique that I had read about, which was dropping down my f-stop a couple of stops. I think it really helped with the overall image. The colors are richer and the sky has more contrast. I had to bump it up a bit in post, but overall, I like it.

Embrace Life…

Rick — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:09:55 +0000

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I haven’t been posting much about photography lately. I seem to be in a funk. I pick up my camera then I put it down again and make up some excuse not to shoot. The one thing I have been doing is cursing the web for inspirational photo’s or videos to jump start my brain. I came across one that I think is worth sharing. Take a peek and hit the comments to let me know what you think.

Vancouver, Time-lapse, Both…

Rick — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:59:18 +0000

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Hit the play button for an incredible time-lapse of fog over Vancouver. Crank up the high-def to watch this. This is a technique I want to learn more about. My wheels are spinning – now to find a interesting location.

Why you should memorize the f-number series…

Rick — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:32:27 +0000

OK, I will admit it – I still have to stop and think through my f-stops. I hate to say it, but that whole f-stop thing gives me a run for my money every now and then. I ran across this post by Steve Benard on his Photo Naturalist site that just might help me and maybe a few others. Hit the link for a quick look.

Kseniya Simonova – Sand Animation….You need to watch this!

Rick — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:54:56 +0000

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I saw this on one of my favorite photography websites. It’s not really photography related, but man is this cool! The video shows the winner of 2009’s ” Ukraine ’s Got Talent”, Kseniya Simonova, 24. She is drawing a series of pictures on an illuminated sand table showing how ordinary people were affected by the German invasion during World War II. Incredible to watch.

The Power of Light…

Rick — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:43:19 +0000

One of my favorite all-time photog’s is Joe McNally. I was cruising his site this morning and I was reminded of the shoot he did for National Geographic – The Power of Light. Amazing shot! Amazing behind the scenes video! Just so inspirational. I would have paid anything to be able to tag along on that shoot. And I just saw on twitter he was local to me this past week – damn it! I would have loved to have a cup of coffee with that guy. Joe next time your in Town, I’m buying the coffee!

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Brittany…

Rick — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:26:05 +0000

A quick shot from todays shoot. I will try to get a few more up this week.

*edit…..Here are the most of the selects Brittany picked. She was a blast to work with and I hope she likes her pic’s.

Brittany