Category Archives: long exposure

Illuminations from Japan

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I am by no means a firework photographer. I never even considered capturing fireworks until last fall when I went to the Photomagic 2013 event. I didn’t do so well during that trip but I did pick up on a few tips from the other photographers. I also purchased a digital remote shutter release for my camera prior to this trip and it has made a big difference in what I can do for night photography. I’m still learning and probably knowing the show sequence would yield better results but here is another from a beginner…

Illuminations from Japan Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 3s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 800

Illuminations from Japan
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 3s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 800

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

Wishes over Beast’s Castle

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Wishes over Beast's Castle Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 8s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 400

Wishes over Beast’s Castle
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 8s, 17mm, f/16, ISO 400

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

Churches

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This week’s theme is churches. At first I thought I had this one in the bag. There is a historical church a few hundred yards down the road from me. I have tried to capture it before and assumed this would be the year since I am so good with the camera now. lol I should have known better.

But the story doesn’t begin there…

This first church is in the town of Russia just north of where I live. A friend from work suggested I drive up to capture this church and from his description, how could I refuse. Tuesday after work I set out on my adventure. The church was not difficult to find. Parking was another issue and then there was the outside lights. I was hoping for the illumination spot lights to be on but by 5pm they had not kicked in and I didn’t want to wait to see when it would happen. It also looks like I caught this church in the middle of some renovations. I angled my view to minimize the construction work.

Russia Union Church Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, {2.5, 6, 15s bracket}, 17mm, f/16, ISO 100

Russia Union Church
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, {2.5, 6, 15s bracket}, 17mm, f/16, ISO 100

Thursday night was my last chance to capture some additional images and there was no better place than downtown Rome, NY. There are quite a few churches within walking distance of each other so it was one stop shopping for me. This is St. Peter’s Church. Being in a busy section of town I decided not to fight the cars and include the light trails in the image. It is the environment the church lives in…

St. Peter's Church Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, {3, 13, 30s bracket}, 19mm, f/16, ISO 200

St. Peter’s Church
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, {3, 13, 30s bracket}, 19mm, f/16, ISO 200

The third church is the Zion Episcopal Church. It is a few blocks from St. Peter’s. This church is a favorite of mine because of the bell tower. I love that the bells are visible from the street. Again, due to the traffic I was going to be content with some light trails for this image as well. Luckily I caught a break in the flow and captured this 13 second long exposure without interruption.

Zion Episcopal Church Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 13s, 17mm, f/8, ISO 200

Zion Episcopal Church
Nikon D5100, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4, 13s, 17mm, f/8, ISO 200

I had hoped to try out some different looks for these church images. I thought using the fish eye lens on the doors would be unique or possibly try unusually angled views but my time was limited last night. There was a storm pushing into the area and I was already fighting the rain. It did give me an idea for a new project though, so maybe you will see some church doors in the future…