This plant is is just crazy. I’ve wanted to take photos of this plant for some time, but I rarely come to this home with my tripod. I managed to get some time to set up and get this photo in HDR, I still can’t figure out why the smaller version looks like an 18% gray photo. I highly recommend clicking through to Flickr and checking out the larger version.
Taken in Waterloo, ON, Canada.
I’m working on getting a great HDR Christmas tree, this one was my second attempt. The first attempted was messed up by funky lighting and poor ISO choice. I’m going to try again tonight, but I’m pretty happy with this one.
Taken in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
This is the last of my favorite photos from Hatley Castle. Again I think the umbrella’s add so much mystery to what happened the night before. I didn’t bring the umbrella’s or anything! I did however remove one broken one from the frame. I think what would make this picture perfect is the lack of tents.
Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada
This afternoon I managed to find a bit of sun and go and snap some shots at Hately Castle. This castle showed up in X-MEN as Xavier’s school for the gifted. The odd thing was there was umbrella’s laying on the ground everywhere! I do not know why.
Taken in Colwood, BC, Canada
This girl was a Halloween cat, however, on the way over to the party, was attacked by a Zombie and thus, is now a Halloween Zombie Cat.
Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada
Hosting a Halloween party this year, we had some pretty interesting costumes. Along with that, we have some pretty hilarious friends as well. Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada
Chico wakes us up around 7:30am, rushes outside to do his business, leaps around begging for food, and then runs upstairs and gets back into the bed. He stays here for most of the day, despite my working out of my home.
Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada
Again I’m still working on my technique of post processing HDR photos. I snapped this one from across the inner harbour in Victoria. I like how this one turned out in the larger version, although the smaller version looks a bit gray. Still working on it..
Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada
I’m still working on my technique with HDR, but I’m definitely liking the results more. This one has some noise and could use with a bit of sharpening. While I’m focused mostly on the technique, I am stealing ideas… to give credit for this one, you can see my example here. Click on the image to see the larger version.
Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada.
Yesterday evening I spent a while reading Trey Ratcliff’s HDR Tutorial. I’ve been viewing his photos for quite some time, and other HDR photos (search on Flickr for HDR, you’ll see TONS!). Anyways, I wanted to give it a go, This morning I ventured downtown Victoria in hopes to get some images to manipulate, then spent a good 2 hours this morning learning beginning of the process. This image isn’t completely finished (per Trey’s guidelines) but I have more learning to do, and wanted to post what I have done this far. I’m pretty happy with this image as is, although it could stand for a bit of noise cancellation, and Flickr won’t take my whole 21megapixel image, so I need better re-sizing software (which I’m working on). But it’s a start! I hope to improve and do more HDR photography in the future. The images usually end up breath-taking, just see Trey’s blog to watch a professional at work.
Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada.
This little girl’s hair is crazy awesome. Taking a break to eat a sandwich, she posed for this photo.
Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada.
These flags were flapping from a southern wind. They looked so clean and proud to me.
Taken in Sydney, BC, Canada
Mom rolled up this little girls pants so she could get her feet wet in the water. She wasn’t happy so she was in the process of un-rolling them when I snapped this.
Taken at Thetis Lake, Victoria, BC, Canada.
This is an old photo, but one of my favorites. This guy was attempting to sail on Lake Union, in Seattle by Gas Works park (shown in the back). Struggling to catch all the wind he can.
Taken in Seattle, WA, United States.
In Seattle this past weekend staying at an apartment in Belletown. Here is a view of my two favorite buildings downtown Seattle.
Taken in Belletown, Seattle, WA, United States
Yesterday I talked about being on assignment. Well the assignment was to make this bottle look like it appeared somewhere in Seattle. Out of the photos that I snapped I think this one turned out to be my favorite.
Taken in Seattle, WA, United States
While out on assignment, I wondered through Pike’s Place Market late Sunday evening when it was almost completely closed down. I have never seen this place so empty. I snapped this shot at the far end of the market with a few stragglers hanging back.
Taken at Pike’s Place Market, Seattle, WA, United States
This is a shot of Tall Ships, that are 1.5 inches tall. Victoria has a Miniature World, that is one of the better attractions in Victoria in my opinion. They have a giant train which goes from coast to coast of Canada. These Tall Ships were representative of Newfoundland.
Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada
Drove up to Parksville to see the Sand-Castle competition at Parksville Beach. This one was the one that made you think the most. The park had an Olympic theme with the Olympics coming to Vancouver, Canada. This particular one had an ice skater fall through some thin ice and the judges were hearing no evil, seeing no evil and speaking no evil.
Yes, this is made out of sand. Amazing isn’t it.
Taken in Parksville, BC, Canada
This little girl was asked to get her photo taken by her father with her banana. She was hiding behind the Banana so her father couldn’t get a great shot off. Off to the side, I was able to snap this one.
Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada
Lulu is a 3 week old Chihuahua who’s first visit outing was Chihuahua meet-up group. She slept through the whole thing.
Taken at Gorge Park, Victoria, BC
I recently got me a Canon 5D Mark II, this is one of the first shots I took with it. I have to say the camera is pretty sweet. I shot this with the 24-105mm F4 lens that comes in the kit. For this shot, I did absolutely zero post camera modifications to show you exactly what the camera can do. The camera’s mostly on automatic at this point, the user manual has over 100 pages!
Taken in Victoria, BC, Canada
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I’m back from vacation in Hawaii, and finally caught up from the onslaught of work enough to get back into processing and posting photographs from the trip! These two “stand-up” surfers were just out on the water having a great time. What attracted me to this photo was the lines of the water, as it got deeper and deeper.
Taken in Ka’anapali, Hawaii
Taking the Anacortes Ferry from Victoria, BC to Anacortes, WA, you get a wonderful view of Mt. Baker. Usually I find that taking a shot of a mountain off in the distance is futile, as the snow on the mountain typically blends in with the cloud and the mountain disappears, but it was such a crisp morning out on the water Mt. Baker just leaped out of the country side.
Taken on the WA State Anacortes Ferry, WA, United States
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I spent a good 3-4 hours at Buchart Gardens the other day, and if you want my opinion, without the rose garden in bloom, the Japanese gardens is by far the best section of the whole thing. I kind of wish I didn’t toss out the flower finder guide so I knew what this one was called. Anyone know? For now I’m calling it the Japanese Pink Pealback. I gotta be close right?
Taken in Buchart Gardens, Victoria, BC, Canada
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At Buchart Gardens over the Memorial Day weekend, this tulip was a good 3 or 4 inches taller than the rest.
Taken at Buchart Gardens, Victoria, BC, Canada
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This fence was built around the tree, which was great since it was a beautiful tree.
Taken in Toronto, ON, Canada
Seeing as I’m in Seattle this week, I felt this picture appropriate. After you’ve got about 100 shots of the Space Needle, you start looking around the Space Needle, and the clouds really drew me to this one.
Taken in Seattle, WA, United States
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While at the Chihuahua meet-up this past weekend, Chico was harassed by a puppy named Henry, and the look on his face is priceless. Truth be told though, Chico would see any other dog off that came near Henry… so I think they are friends.
Taken at Gorge Park, Victoria, BC, Canada
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While walking around the Vancouver Public Market on Grandville Island, this gentleman had a few things for sale, and he looked content just sitting in the middle of it all.
Taken in Vancouver, BC, Canada
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My last visit to Chicago, I saw this L-Train speeding by and captured it mostly sharp, while blurring the background. Looking at it after I shot it, it reminded me of the L-Train that Spiderman chased and stopped in Spiderman 2 vs Doctor Octopus.
Taken in Chicago, IL, United States
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Spring is finally here, we have rain, we have green, we have blooming, and we have sun (the odd day).
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Taken in Qualicum Beach, BC, Canada
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Given all the trouble that Mexico is having in the news, I thought I’d dig up a photo so that we remember how beautiful Mexico is once this pandemic is over.
Taken in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
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On a Holland America Cruise, I was walking along the pool deck and noticed the sunset through a sheet of glass. I managed to line up the smoke stacks of the ship for an interesting shot.
Taken in the Gulf of Mexico, United States
While shooting at the Train Museum in Snoqualmie, I was following my fellow photographer, he was walking up ahead of me on the unused tracks, and I snapped this one
Taken in Snoqualmie, WA, United States
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This train car was taken at the Snoqualmie train museum. I started to wonder if the number 95028 on the side was the car number, the zip code it was registered, or where it’s final resting place was.
Taken in Snoqualmie, WA, United States
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At a 70’s party, these two gangsta’s showed up in full piece suits!
Taken in Bellevue, WA, United States
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At the Train Museum, these chains clearly hadn’t been moved in a long time, just resting on an old train, waiting to rust.
Taken in Snoqualmie, WA, United States
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In the same location, and same buildings as yesterday’s post, I managed to shoot Yale town from another angle. I really enjoy capturing reflections.
Taken in Vancouver, BC, Canada
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This is a very common photo of the Seattle Pike Place Market, I tossed it into Black and White to strip a few years off it.
Taken in Seattle, WA, United States
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