Category Archives: HDR

Around Town

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Weekly Photo Theme – B&W

The theme this week was B&W images of which I am a huge fan. I wanted to try to do something a little different than normal standbys; water, game pieces, etc. I thought I would try to find architectural or street images by exploring around Rome, NY with the camera. I made a few excursions over the course of the week and have determined I am too timid for true street photography (also, not a lot of movement on the streets of Rome). This will have to be something I work on as I have always been impressed with the images I see on Google+. That leaves me with some architectural images or at least some portions of some… 😉

Let it Flow Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/200s, 55mm, f/5.6, ISO 800

Let it Flow
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 1/200s, 55mm, f/5.6, ISO 800

Antiques Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, {2, 4, 8, 15 & 30s bracket}, 35mm, f/11, ISO 100

Antiques
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, {2, 4, 8, 15 & 30s bracket}, 35mm, f/11, ISO 100

Corner Nikon D5100, Nikkor 35mm f/1.8, 1/100s, f/5.6, ISO 100

Corner
Nikon D5100, Nikkor 35mm f/1.8, 1/100s, f/5.6, ISO 100

Wordless Wednesday: Pirate’s Hall

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Pirate's Hall Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, {1/3, 1, 2, 5, 10 & 20s bracket}, 17mm, f/16, ISO 200

Pirate’s Hall
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, {1/3, 1, 2, 5, 10 & 20s bracket}, 17mm, f/16, ISO 200

Hospitality House

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Hospitality House Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, {1, 2.5, 5, 10, 15s bracket}, 26mm, f/16, ISO 200

Hospitality House
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, {1, 2.5, 5, 10, 15s bracket}, 26mm, f/16, ISO 200

Rainbow Connection

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The Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival is the reason I came down to Disney in March. It has been a few years since I last attended and I had such a great time I wanted to experience it again. OK, I guess I don’t really need an excuse to go to Disney so I should just stop and say I WANTED TO GO! 🙂

The topiaries Disney creates for this festival are part of the draw for me. They really have mastered that art form. I believe I managed to capture them all this year but being a long time Muppets fan I just couldn’t wait to share this one. I know it is more in promotion of the upcoming movie but I liked the lighting and scene they created for Kermit and Miss Piggy. I had to capture four different exposures to get everything lit properly but the resulting HDR didn’t turn out too bad.

Rainbow Connection Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, {5, 10, 20 & 40s bracket}, 24mm, f/16, ISO 100

Rainbow Connection
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, {5, 10, 20 & 40s bracket}, 24mm, f/16, ISO 100

Produce Truck

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One of my favorite activities at Walt Disney World is exploring. There are hidden details around every corner. Maybe not hidden on purpose but placed by the imagineers to help tell the story while not always standing out front shouting ‘look at me!’ I found this produce truck behind Anaheim Produce along Sunset Boulevard. I spotted it while cutting through the seating area for the eateries lining the boulevard and knew I would be back once the sun had set. I was rewarded with no one around and was able to setup to capture my multiple exposures for an HDR image.

Produce Truck Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, {2, 5, 13 & 25s bracket}, 17mm, f/16, ISO 200

Produce Truck
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, {2, 5, 13 & 25s bracket}, 17mm, f/16, ISO 200

Ah, Paris

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Or at least the France Pavilion in Epcot…

Ah, Paris Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, {2.6, 3.4, 5.7, 11 & 16s bracket}, 24mm, f/16, ISO 400

Ah, Paris
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, {2.6, 3.4, 5.7, 11 & 16s bracket}, 24mm, f/16, ISO 400

Doors

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As a follow-up to our week of churches we decided to stay with the theme and go with church doors. I went with the decision to use my fish-eye lens for this week. I thought it would give me a unique perspective on the doors and also allow me to get in tight, removing quite a bit of the distractions around the doors. Not sure it worked but maybe I just need to pursue this theme longer and work out the bugs.

Using the fish-eye for architectural subjects is definitely harder than for a nice landscape. Position of the focal plane, orientation of the camera all come into play and when they are off it is really noticeable. I think the small inconsistencies with each image are what has me second guessing what I captured. OK, that seals it, I just need more practice… so you will have to put up with more church doors in the future. 😉

St. Peter's Gate Nikon D5100, Rokinon 8mm f/3.5, {10, 15 & 25s bracket}, f/11, ISO 100

St. Peter’s Gate
Nikon D5100, Rokinon 8mm f/3.5, {10, 15 & 25s bracket}, f/11, ISO 100

Zion Episcopal Nikon D5100, Rokinon 8mm f/3.5, {3, 6, 13 & 25s bracket}, f/11, ISO 200

Zion Episcopal
Nikon D5100, Rokinon 8mm f/3.5, {3, 6, 13 & 25s bracket}, f/11, ISO 200

Camroden Church Nikon D5100, Rokinon 8mm f/3.5, {1/3, 1.3 & 5s bracket}, f/11, ISO 100

Camroden Church
Nikon D5100, Rokinon 8mm f/3.5, {1/3, 1.3 & 5s bracket}, f/11, ISO 100