U.S. vs. Espana. This was Jimi Hendrix like guitar National Anthem. I never liked this photo until I made it B&W. I took it with my point and shoot camera, Canon S95, simply because they don't allow SLR. U.S. lost 3-1 even though Rafa Nadal didn't play. I didn't get to see Andy Roddick play because U.S. had no way to come back at that point. (Canon S95, iso 800, 1/25 f/4.5, post B&W conversion)
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Here, I got very close to the flowers (or whatever they are) with my wide angle lens and forced flash during day time. The background is not too dark and I can still see the beautiful architecture of the building behind. (Nikon D7000, Tokina 11-16mm at 11mm, 1/250 f/13, forced flash, hand held)
This was taken at the Central Texas VA property in Temple, Tx. Behind the hospital there is a park with a man made lake. To get there you have to walk across this rail track. This leading track and bokeh are so nice I thought. It was little more fun to take this picture with my camera tilted like this. (D7000, Nikkor Micro 105mm f/2.8)
A whale shooting (pictures, of course) is fun. I did a photo tour in Juneau, Alaska. The guide was a naturalist who can not only teach us technical aspects of how to take pictures of whales, but also taught us a lot about nature and environment, so that we can try to "tell stories" in our pictures. For taking pictures of whales, she taught us to set the camera to the shutter priority mode and set the shutter speed to 1/500, iso to 400 and fire continuous shutters when we start seeing the humpback. The tail follows immediately after the humpback. Use the naked eyes to spot the whales first (spouting water) and move your eye to the viewfinder and look for the humpback in the viewfinder. It's hard first but there are many opportunities to practice here in Alaska. (Nikon D7000, Sigma 150-500mm at 500mm, 1/500, f/10, handheld, no VR)
This is what the camera man was shooting....a reporter with 4 inch heels....this time with a super car. (D7000, Nikkor 18-200mm at 80mm, 1/50, f/9, post BW adjustment with Topaz BW)
A classic bus, camera man in classic cloths and Cartier sign all came into one picture. Kind of cool and lucky to get this shot. This was taken at Rodeo Dr. in Beverly Hills. I wanted to show little more motion in the picture but didn't have enough time to set my camera to its shutter speed priority mode and slow down the shutter speed. (D7000, Nikkor 18-200mm at 80mm, 1/50, f / 9, handheld, no filter)
I never thought there were a lot of huge rocks on top of a glacier. This was one of the glaciers in Skagway, Alaska. I wanted to express the depth of this scenery, using small aperture and trying to focus on the large field. The color of rocks give some unique contrast on top of very monotonous ice. (Nikon D7000, Nikkor 18-200mm at 36mm, 1/600 f / 13, handheld, no filter, no post adjustment)
The Disney Music Center is in downtown L.A., walking distance from my parents' condo. I woke up at 6 AM and took this picture. The sun just rose and was giving some golden hue to the metallic wall of the building. There was so much range of color that I though I would do some HDR photos. I used a super-wide angle lens and was up against the building. (Nikon D7000, Tokina 11-16 mm at 11mm, f / 5.6, no filter, yes tripod)
This was taken at the Joshua Tree National Park, about 2.5 hour drive from L.A. It was my last minute decision to go to the park and take some photos during my vacation in L.A. This was taken from the Keys View, little more than 5,000 feet in elevation, looking down toward Palm Springs. I was kind of shooting into the sun, so I used a graduated filter to block the upper half. (Nikon D7000, Nikkor Dx 18-200 mm at 18 mm, 1/1600 f / 3.5, with graduated filter, hand held, no post adjustment)
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