Category Archives: HDR Software

Jun 25
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Sony A6000 Leica Lens Test

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Testing The Leica 135mm F4 Tele Elmar

These are my first shots using the Leica 135mm F4 Tele Elmar lens on the Sony A6000. Well in this Sony A6000 Leica Lens Test right off the bat I could tell these images were sharper than the 16-50mm that came in the kit. I’m using the Metabones Leica M to Sony E mount adapter to allow this lens to be used on the A6000. The lens is manual focus but focus peaking still works! Also another thing I found is even though the lens is manual aperture also all of the shooting modes seem to still work, like intelligent auto still does a fairly good job even without any lens electronics. Below are a couple quick shots I grabbed while testing the lens out.

 

Jun 09
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Late Spring At The Old Mill

By | Canon 6D, Canon HDR Photography, HDR Photography, HDR Software, Landscapes, Lightroom 5, NIK, Photography, Photomatix, Tennessee, Topaz Clarity, Travel | No Comments

The Old Mill – Pigeon Forge, TN

 

I had a quick visit to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park a few weeks back… more for relaxation than photography this time around. But I still had my gear with me and managed to shoot a few photographs during the trip. This is one of the Old Mill around sunset while a couple guys were fishing in the water below. The Old Mill is a really neat place to visit if you’re ever in Pigeon Forge Tennessee.

 

Jun 08
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Crabtree Falls

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Chasing Waterfalls

 

I went out with a few photography friends yesterday to spend the day photographing a few waterfalls here in Virginia. Our first stop was at Crabtree Falls located in Nelson County, this set of falls is one to the tallest sets of waterfalls east of the Mississippi River. The climb isn’t too bad even though the light we were working with didn’t allow us to hike to the very top. The trail is a pretty clean path and has railings to keep people off the dangerously slick rocks around the falls. I made my way out to a semi safe spot and took this shot looking away from the falls.

 

Crabtree Falls Virginia

May 08
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Spring Macro Photography

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Spring Macro Photography

In the spring I tend to use my Canon 100mm macro lens to death trying to capture every little bloom and bud in sight.  Spring macro photography has to be one of my favorite things about photography! Every year the same plants come and go but the photographs you take each year are always unique. This could be because of the subjects color or size difference each year or maybe you catch one of your subjects in the best light possible. That’s why I like shooting the same flowers and trees year after year.

This is one of my latest edits that I processed using a plugin called Topaz Restyle you can find my review of it here.  I took this shot using a Canon 60D and the Canon 100mm F2.8 Macro Lens handheld in aperture priority mode set at f2.8 and an ISO of 200. This combination of body and lens is an excellent setup for anyone looking to get into macro photography!

Mar 16
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Photographing Waterfalls

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Photographing Waterfalls

Yesterday I had the chance to get out and photograph this beautiful 200′ waterfall. Photographing waterfalls usually combines a few things I love hiking (usually to get to the waterfall) and water (I’ve loved fishing since I was a kid).  A few new pieces of gear I tried out during this excursion included the new Mind Shift Panorama 180. I will be writing a full review on this bag once I get to test it out extensively, but so far I love it!.  The second piece of gear was a new tripod setup, which included the Induro AT 214 legs. The tripod legs worked flawless!  Work continues on my Ebook where I will help you take photographs like this of waterfalls stay tuned….

 

 

Photo Share – Falling Spring Falls

You can find this waterfall near Covington, VA and it’s easily viewable from the overlook. Spring is on it’s way and you will be seeing more photographs like this once warm weather is here to stay.

Feb 10
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Photo Share – Looking Up At Currituck Lighthouse

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Looking Up At Currituck Lighthouse

Photographing lighthouses can sometimes be a challenge especially when they are swarming with tourists! Just like this photograph yes you can see some tourists who climbed to the top of the Currituck Lighthouse but at the base there were probably 50 -100 more waiting their turn.  I walked around looking for an angle to shoot and try to limit the number of people in a shot. This is one of the shots I came up with framing the lighthouse in the lush trees. I’m so ready for spring time the cold dreary weather has hampered my photography lately and it’s getting a little frustrating. So here’s to warm weather!!!

Looking Up At Currituck Lighthouse

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