Bolt || Canon EOS 40D/EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM | 1/250 | f/2.8 | ISO 100 | Handheld

Part of my trip to New Jersey included a trip to a winery, this huge cask was out front.  I like the texture that came out and the way the macro lens provided a nice narrow depth of field.

I also used off camera flash (580EXII with ST-E2) with a snoot (http://www.lumiquest.com/lq891.htm) to provide the beam of light across the bolt.

Salt Lake Temple – Antiqued

Some people feel that altering images in Adobe Photoshop is against the rules.  I’m not one of those people . This photo was taken in February 2007 while shooting my brother-in-law David’s (insert plug for Forever Strong http://rugbymovie.com/ opens this weekend, and he’s in it!) wedding.  I revisited this photograph earlier this year (while trying to come up with a gift for Lisa) and after a few filters and color tweaks, here is the finished result.

Lisa posted about it on her blog and there were a few who asked if/where they could get this print, and now I have an answer.

Prints are available with a lustre finish as an 8×10 or 16×20, perfect for framing.  Additional sizes, as well as canvases are also available, contact me for pricing and more information.

Since I started my blog with one of my more recent photographs, I thought it might be fun to go back to one of my first photos.  This was taken with my new used camera (Canon 10D), completely clueless on all the knobs and dials and with a 28-80mm kit lens that came with it.  My big dreams of being a great photographer all started here, Thanksgiving 2005.

Jersey || Canon EOS 10D/28.0-80.0 mm | 1/10 | f/3.5 | ISO 100 | Handheld

Ha!  Crooked photo and blurry!  At least I had a stellar subject.  This must have been my first attempt at shooting in RAW mode, so I shot program mode with no flash, and was definitely too dark.  At least I’ve progressed a little bit since then right?

Wolf Looking || Canon EOS 40D/EF70-200mm f/4L USM | 1/250 | f/4 | ISO 400 | Handheld

I had a great opportunity to go to New Jersey on a Popular Photography Mentor Series tour in August.  One of our stops was the Lakota Wolf Preserve.  They had many incredible animals, and the fences had little cutouts for cameras.  I caught this one looking straight at me, and I wonder what he was thinking…

It was very dark and cloudy, and moments after this it stormed.

Welcome!  I’ve been told by a few people that I should have a blog, and a site where I can post some of my photos.  This will be the result, and it’s exciting!  Hopefully I won’t be the only one reading

So, what to expect here?  I plan to post photos once or twice a week and give a little history behind it.  That’s how we’ll start out, and we’ll see where it goes… I reserve the right to change my mind!