Abstract Fence Shadows

Soft focus added and converted to Sepia tone in Picasa. I was blowing through some film to get it processed, and thought the lighting and shadows on my fence were pretty cool
Nikon n8008s, 28-70 Prorokinon @ 70 macro. Exposure unrecorded (but somewhere around 1/60th at f-11, I think).



















A slightly different take from the same fence -- this time applying some intense color saturation. I love SLR photography -- and to be able to play with my pictures digitally afterwards, it's the best of both worlds! One of these days I'll be able to save a little photo processing cash by buying a digital SLR. Even the entry-level ones are waaaaay out of my price range. I'll stick with scanning my film for now...



















A negative inverse of the original photo.


















There's the original.

Exposure data same as above photo.

Night or day?

Okay, it's a 25-minute exposure with a full moon. That's 25 minutes worth of Mars streaking across the night sky. The moon brightened up the trees, so you can see some color in there. I'm actually surprised the trees are as sharp as they are. Clouds rolled in, and there had to be some wind.
Nikon n8008s, 70-210 E @ 200. Aperture: f11; MF-21 databack timed exposure: 25 minutes.

More Autumn Photos

Soft focus added to enhance the mood of this picture.
Nikon n8008s, 70-210 E zoom @ 70 mm macro. Exposure unrecorded













Had to shoot this tree against the green background of the trees behind it.
Nikon n8008s, 70-210 E @ 200; Exposure unrecorded.



















A little overexposed with the flash, and not quite as crisp as it could be. I badly, badly need a new tripod! Heh. Notice the vignetting at the bottom -- caused by my lens hood.
Nikon n8008s, Prorokinon 28-70 zoom @28; SB-28 Flash. 1/60th at F16.

Autumn 2005, Part 1

Autum Emergence, 2005
The first red leaf I found, up in the Mt. Adams Wilderness, Labor Day weekend 2005. A slightly touched-up version can be found here.
Minolta DiImage Digital camera, CF media.
Camera data unrecorded



The cheap Prorokinon lens I got with the camera has a macro setting at 70. As does the Nikon MF 70-210 -- at 70. So, any macro work I'll be doing through either of those lenses will be shot at a 70mm focal length.

Nikon 8008s; Prorokinon 28-70 macro; SB-28 flash, Kodak 400 Max film; Cropped and de-speckled using Image Composer.
1/60s F8 (I think it was F8 -- I do know the flash was TTL synched for 1/6oth)



Heh. I had the 400 film speed set to 100 on the camera. Oops. Hey, it was my first roll through the new camera, and I didn't get the instruction manual with it!
Nikon 8008s, Prorokinon 28-70; Kodak Max 400 speed film
Camera data unrecorded


Nikon 8008s, Prorokinon 28-70; Kodak Max 400 speed film
Camera data unrecorded
(Modified with Microsoft Image Composer)

Mount Adams Wilderness, Labor Day 2005

Here are a few pix from my excursion into the Mt. Adams Wilderness area during our trip down to the Gorge during Labor Day.


















Stump, Trees, Lava, Moss (Portrait)














Stump, Trees, Lava, Moss (Landscape)
Which one do you like better?


















Natural Lava Bridge

I actually shot this photo in color, but I'll stick to the sepia theme. I like the "soft focus" effect in Picasa. It's a very useful tool!














Alligator Log















Lava, Moss, Wood


All pictures: Minolta Dimage s414, Sepia filter applied in camera, exposure unrecorded

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Hello!

One thing I enjoy in life is capturing life through the photographer's lens. I just got my first Nikon camera, after coveting them for years. Hopefully my photos will improve, although photography is just as much about technique and composition as it is about equipment.

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