21. June 2010 by Friedhelm.

This image is a classical example of how limited even one of the best camera sensor is. This is what I saw when I looked at this lamp at the entrance of the Capitol in Sacramento, CA. The camera sensor recorded this image totally different. The lamp was totally blown out. I had to shoot too different exposed images and combine them to get this image. One was exposed for the lamp and one for background. It is your task as a photographer to learn to see how the camera sees. The beauty of it is that you can take a glimpse of your image on the back of your camera and get an instant look which was impossible in the “old days” with film.

Be creative with your image and enjoy your camera!

PS: I like to thank David for his creative images of the Capitol which inspired me to go there and photograph!

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20. June 2010 by David.

The old saying is “It’s better to be lucky than good”.

Friedhelm and I took a little stroll around his neighborhood. The wind was blowing pretty good, the light was low, and it was hard to get shots of flowers and the like. I was shooting at a higher f-stop to get more depth of field resulting in a longer shutter speed. I think I got lucky on this one. I like the ghost effect, while not planned I like how it turned out.

1/4sec at F16, 75mm with doubler, ISO320 tripod mounted

Keep clicking……………and back up your hard drive…………don’t ask!!

Dave

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19. June 2010 by David.

Generally I don’t like power lines in my photographs. However sometimes…..

After a very frustrating day at work I needed the relaxation I get from photography and took a short drive. I passed up these power lines by a couple of miles and then turned around, stood on the top of my pickup cab with my tripod and took this shot.

1/20 sec at f22, 135mm, ISO 125

Keep clicking

Dave

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18. June 2010 by Friedhelm.

Last week the Chowchilla Photo Club went on a town walk. We stopped every 90 seconds and we were asked to take one shot. This is one image that I shot in an alley. I converted it to B/W to reveal the structure of the image better.

Enjoy and happy Friday!

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17. June 2010 by Friedhelm.

I took my usual photo walk this morning around 6:00AM when the light is just beautiful. I discovered this Iris which was still wet from the sprinkler system. I used an old 55mm prime lens combined with an extension tube to get this image. Enjoy!

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16. June 2010 by admin.

I drove into the Oakland hills visiting Redwood regional park and Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve. While driving from Redwood to Huckleberry I stopped because the view of the City of Oakland and San Francisco was just breathtaking. In this image you see the Oakland Bay bridge on the left hand side and on the right the Golden Gate bridge.

Enjoy!

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15. June 2010 by Friedhelm.

I photographed the Oakland Bay Bridge just about from the same location and at the same time as I photographed Alcatraz Island (yesterday’s image). The light was just perfect and the change from cold to warm and to cold color temperature makes this image.

Enjoy!

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14. June 2010 by Friedhelm.

Alcatraz Island is always fascinating. I photographed the Island right before sunset standing at the shore of Treasure Island. The intense sun created the mist and covered the Island with a sense of mystery. Camera setting: 200mm focal length (cropped), f22, 1/200sec. ISO 100, tripod mounted.

Enjoy and have a great day!

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13. June 2010 by David.

The Chowchilla Photo Club went on a little walk the other day using one of Friedhelms ‘Exercises for Photographers’ 

We stopped every  one and a half minutes and took a photograph at that spot. It forces you to really look at your surroundings and maybe see opportunities you wouldn’t notice otherwise.

Check out Friedhelm’s sight at       http://www.passionforphotos.com/

1/30sec at f5.6, 135mm, ISO 25o, handheld.

Keep clicking

Dave

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12. June 2010 by David.

The other day Friedhelm suggested that we go to a parking garage to see what we could see. I was skeptical that this was a good subject.

This is one of my last shots.  I didn’t make any adjustments in Photo Shop to the color. This is what the camera saw, somewhat more intense than what I saw. I like the fact that none of the lines are level, but most point to the window. The parking lot is multilevel and therefore everything including the walls outside the window are tilted.

Keep clicking

Dave

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