It pays to be there early!

Gorman Nature Center

This is just another of the shots made at sunrise.  The clouds were moving fast.  I had to make my multiple exposures quickly.  I used Photomatix software to combine them in the computer.  I used manual mode and manually set white balance.  At first I thought that the moving clouds were making the sky look surreal.  I then processed the middle shot by itself and have since decided that it really looked that way.  I love to photograph clouds!

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Halloween moon

Waning Gibbous Moon 10/24/2010

The moon was just passed full and I was there before sunrise or moon set.  I used a Sigma 50-500 lens with a 2x converter.  The clouds were moving fast as was the moon.  I found it very difficult to focus through the moving clouds.  For that reason, the moon is less sharp than I wanted.  The overall shot does have a feel for Halloween, I think.  The moon was setting so fast that I kept having to reset everything every few shots.

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More fall leaves

Pin Oak Leaf

 I mentioned the other day that I have been really enjoying the leaves changing color this autumn.  I thought that I might share some.  For most if not all of them, I try to get them really sharp in all parts.  I use a minimum aperture of f/11 and take multiple shots, combining them with Helicon Focus in the computer.  I must do this when there is absolutely no wind or anchor them using a rose holder to have success.  I captured the Oak Leaf Hydrangea below indoors in my light tent.

Oak Leaf Hydrangea

Northern Red Oak Leaf

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Landscape shot

Gorman Nature Center

I have been there at sunrise often lately.  I like to see what will happen when the sun rises and illuminates the clouds and or the landscape to the West.  I saw this happening and got set up not knowing if it would repeat itself.  Things happen quickly at that time of day.  I kept taking shots which approximated what I had seen initially.  This was my last one.  I really like it.  It is one of those that is just quietly there and grows on me.  The more I look, the more I like.

I recently read an article in Outdoor Photographer Magazine by Adam Barker.  It was titled "The Complete Outdoor Image."  As I read the article, I was reminded of this image and went back to look at it.  Mr. Barker stated in his article, "If you don't have superb light, you don't have squat."  I decided that his statement applied to this image.  The "happening" light at sunrise is what made this a memorable image for me. 

My favorite shot!

Northern Red Oak Leaf

This was my favorite shot made with the Kodachrome 64.  Bottom line, I had only nine which I kept.  I had shot some series' for Helicon Focus, high depth of field, and Photomatix, high dynamic range.  None of those worked.  I think it was because there is way too little chance that the slide film will be lined up perfectly in the mount or in the scanner or both.  This was a single shot made at 2" and f/16.

I think that I failed at my goal of exposing the film properly.  I over compensated for the "shoot for the highlights" characteristic of the film.  I can see that I have grown a little in this area, though.  I think that I could have more success with practice.

I made this shot at f/16.  It provided enough depth of field.  It was nice to be able to use smaller apertures with the film.  With digital I must be careful to avoid defraction.  Defraction causes loss of detail and sharpness when too small apertures are used.  With digital I would have used only f/11.  It is about the smallest one can use and retain sharpness and detail.

I was able to open the scanned files in Adobe Camera Raw and make adjustments.  With ACR I corrected some under exposures.  This was one.

I have been fascinated with the oak leaves this fall.  The landscape possibilities were diminished because of the weather.  I felt that my time was better spent photographing the individual leaves.  I viewed certain leaves as they underwent the changes of color.  It was interesting to see how they went through stages day to day.  I particularly liked the stage where the veins were red.  The frosted edges also appealed to me.  I, of course, had to wait for frosty mornings to capture the frost.  

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