This was probably the closet I’ve come to a bald eagle I was photographing. We were in a neighbor’s boat when these two guys started flying around us.
Camera: Nikon D7100 • ISO 500 • 240mm • -0.67 ev • f/6.3 • 1/500
Bald Eagle
Category Archives: Making Pictures
My work and play in photography and other graphic arts.
Say, “Aaaaah!”
I caught this guy in the grass, saying, “Aaaaaah.” We were walking around the Magnolia Plantation and Gardens and caught lots of pictures of wildlife.
Camera: Nikon D7100 • ISO 100 • 165mm • -0.67 ev • f/13 • 1/200
Pileated Woodpecker
This was my first Paleated Woodpecker. He was working a tree above “Bubba Pond,” where bubba the giant alligator lives. I got lots of pictures that day wondering around the Magnolia Plantation and Gardens near Charleston, SC.
Camera: Nikon D7100 • ISO 1400 • 300mm • -0.67 ev • f/13 • 1/640
Charleston in the Evening
Of course, this photo came out almost completely dark. But with Lightroom, I was able to tweak out enough feature and then HDR the image so that there is some Charleston there. I’m especially fond of this photo.
Camera: iPhone 6s • ISO 2000 • 4.15 Mom • 0 ev • f/2.2 • 1/15
Water & Light
Photography is all about light and what our world does to it. Water has an especially dramatic effect on light. Here, a bubble, formed by some behavior of physics that I cannot remember right now. This photo was probably post processed with Photomatix Pro, HDR’ing it for color and texture.
Camera: No camera information • ISO 100 • 210mm • -167 ev • f/7.1 • 1/160
A Grape Vine after the Rain
It’s one of my favorite times to walk around with my camera, right after a rain. These droplets were in just the right balance between saturation and gravity. Also, this photo has almost no post-processing. It’s rare for me to post something without having doctored it, because doctoring photos is my favorite part of the process.
Camera: Nikon D7100 • ISO 100 • 120 mm • -0.67 ev • f/5.6 • 1/250
Early Hydrangea Blooms
Often, it’s the less than perfect and symmetric flowers that draw my attention. I used Photomatix Pro to HDR process this photo, bringing out the color and texture.
Camera: Nikon D7100 • ISO 100 • 120 mm • -0.67 ev • f/5.6 • 1/100
Mountain Laurel in Bloom
We are lucky to have a grove of mountain laurels on our property. We’re actually somewhat outside their range, and they are struggling with our heat. But mostly they are striving and beautiful in bloom.
Camera: Nikon D7100 • ISO 5000 • 300 mm • -0.67 ev • f/10 • 1/640
Sun Drenched Rose Plan
This photo is a bit out of focus, but I didn’t mind that. It’s about the light. In a sense all photography is about the light, but sometimes it is the behavior of that catches my eye, not how it illuminates some object.
Brilliant
This is pretty obviously an HDR processed photo. I used it to bring out the color and the texture of the flower. I’m especially pleased with the contrast between the flower and the unfocused background, bathed in sunlight.
Camera: Nikon D7100 • ISO 4000 • 300 mm • -0.67 ev • f/10 • 1/640
