Elkmont

Posted on June 27, 2007 - Filed Under Photos | Leave a Comment

Elkmont
Originally uploaded by hawridger.

From the Elkmont campground area in the Smoky Mountains.
Shot with my Nikon D40, kit lens and tripod.
Technorati Tags: river, stream, elkmont, smoky mountains, slow shutter, motion blur, nikon, d40

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High Speed Flash Photography

Posted on May 3, 2007 - Filed Under Learn, Lighting, Photos | Leave a Comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rrUksh3Hhs

While this video demonstrates some high video frame rates, the shots below from flickr show off some amazing things captured with a still camera:

Both of the photos above are by flickr user nebarnix.
Want to know how you can do it too?
Check out the Guidebook over at HiViz with plenty of activities and different “triggers” to [...]

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A Long Saturday Night

Posted on April 27, 2007 - Filed Under Photographers, Photos, Photoshop | Leave a Comment

A Long Saturday Night
Originally uploaded by hawridger.

Here’s another windshield shot from my Accord. Just sharing the love. Have a nice Friday afternoon.
Shot info: Tripod in rear floorboard. Canon Rebel XT and EF-S 18-55mm lens at f/16 for 10s and ISO 100. Pulled the curves down for the windshield in a [...]

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The Face of Victory

Posted on April 24, 2007 - Filed Under Photographers, Photos | Leave a Comment

The Face of Victory
Originally uploaded by hawridger.

Blogging has been a little slow here lately because I’ve been tinkering with the 1500+ shots that I took at the Tour de Georgia last week, which also required that I travel to Georgia. It was an exciting race and another great learning experience with the camera. [...]

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Back to the Future

Posted on April 16, 2007 - Filed Under Learn, Photos, Photoshop, Software | Leave a Comment

Back to the Future
Originally uploaded by hawridger.

I’ve said before that I’m a sucker for these shots. That’s partly because I love taking them. This is my latest from several I took last Saturday night.
I used my Rebel XT mounted on a tripod in the rear floorboard of my Honda Accord. I anchored [...]

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Olympus E-410 Test photos

Posted on April 5, 2007 - Filed Under Gear, Olympus, Photos, Reviews | Leave a Comment

Check out the test photos from the Olympus E-410 over at Let’s Go Digital.

Also, check out this video from PMA on the announcement of the Olympus E-410 and E-510:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4gczgx6tpU


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D40x Image Quality Gallery

Posted on April 2, 2007 - Filed Under Gear, Nikon, Photos, Reviews | Leave a Comment

Popular Photography has several shots taken with the new Nikon D40x in a gallery for us to gawk at. All in all, looks like Nikon’s on to something.

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Camera Tossing

Posted on March 31, 2007 - Filed Under Learn, Photos, Technique | Leave a Comment

Camera Tossing (3 of 3)
Originally uploaded by hawridger.

I’ve been reading the Camera Toss Blog for some time now and admiring all the great abstracts that camera tossing produces. Until last night, I hadn’t tried it myself.
I was more than pleased with my first effort (above) at camera tossing. What’s more, it’s addictive like [...]

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Photo of the Day

Posted on March 27, 2007 - Filed Under Canon, Photo of the Day, Photographers, Photos | Leave a Comment

Alone
Originally uploaded by LuPi75.

You don’t have to have top of the line gear to take top of the line photos. This shot was captured with the Canon Rebel XTi/400D at 18mm, f/7.1, and ISO 100.
What makes this shot so great isn’t the camera - it’s the composition. The wide angle from the ground [...]

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Photo of the Day

Posted on March 26, 2007 - Filed Under Photo of the Day, Photographers, Photos | Leave a Comment

Sprung!
Originally uploaded by eemsdad.

This is fitting since Spring is here. The days in the office staring outside go by so slow now. That said, great lighting, depth of field and composition. A very pleasant photograph. Thanks for sharing on flickr.
Shot with a Canon 5D at f/2.8, 1/3200 sec. and ISO 160.

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