Goin’ Around the Bend

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Monorail Monday
Epcot, Walt Disney World

Comin' Around the Bend Nikon D5100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/400s, 32mm, f/8, ISO 200

Comin’ Around the Bend
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, 1/400s, 32mm, f/8, ISO 200

Campus Center

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SUNYIT Campus Center

Thursday night was the perfect night to be at the campus playing with my camera. There was just enough wind in the upper layers to give good movement to the clouds but not enough at ground level to cause me any issues with my long exposures. Right after sunset the sky was changing toward black going through all the deep blues with the right amount of clouds for interest.

I have tried to capture the Campus Center building on numerous occasions but was never happy with the results. There are quite a few annoying lights in the courtyard at the front of the building which general get in my view. On this night though I stuck with the fish-eye lens which allowed me to get right next to the building, blocking out most of the lights, and still capture this interesting corner. Due to the large amount dynamic range in the scene I needed five separate exposures to capture it all. I blended all five using Photomatix and made a few more adjustments in Photoshop.

Campus Center Nikon D5100, Rokinon 8mm f/3.5, {0.8, 1.6, 3, 6 & 13s bracket}, f/11, ISO 800

Campus Center
Nikon D5100, Rokinon 8mm f/3.5, {0.8, 1.6, 3, 6 & 13s bracket}, f/11, ISO 800

From Mid-Field

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SUNYIT Campus
Wildcat Athletic Field House

I spent another great evening running around the SUNYIT campus with the camera as I waited for my daughter to finish her class. The sunset was expected to be a good one so I decided to throw the Rokinon 8mm fish-eye lens on the camera and see what I could create. This was actually the first image I captured that night. It is another view of the Wildcat Athletic Field House but this time from the mid-filed line. As with any super wide angle lens, objects in the image are closer than they appear. I wished I could have sneaked onto the field but there was an event inside the field house and the walkways were packed with people.

From Mid-Field Nikon D5100, Rokinon 8mm f/3.5, {1, 2, 4, 8, 15s bracket}, f/11, ISO 100

From Mid-Field
Nikon D5100, Rokinon 8mm f/3.5, {1, 2, 4, 8, 15s bracket}, f/11, ISO 100