Feb
14
Door in the courtyard of Georis Winery Carmel Valley
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I have a new camera and lens, a Canon 6D with a Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L lens. It’s really the camera I’ve been dreaming of having, so I was excited to be able to go out and test it. This is my first real test image taken with the new camera. It really takes very sharp beautiful images and I like how this test photo came out. I did do some work on it in Photoshop, but only some minor enhancements.
One of the locations I’ve been wanting to go shoot is the courtyard that’s part of the Goeris Winery in Carmel Valley Village. It’s a beautiful space with some great old wooden doors and stone and brick walls. I’m really happy with this first real test and look forward to getting out to experiment more very soon.
For those who are interested in the camera settings, Canon 6D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L lens at 73mm, 1/100 sec at f/13 ISO 1250 (this camera has built in noise reduction so I can now use very high ISO setting in low light with little to no noise in the image).
Oct
14
The Bocce Cafe in North Beach
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This is a photo taken at 478 Green St. near Grant outside the Bocce Cafe. We were walking around and I wanted to take random shots of the streets and buildings. This is one of them. I added a texture to the image to give it a different overall appearance. You’ll see more in it if you click on it to enlarge the image.
The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 40D, EF17-40mm f/4L lens, 1/90 sec at f/9.5, ISO 200 on SanDisk Extreme IV CF Memory Card.
Jul
15
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This is a building on Tombstone Canyon, an uphill road in Bisbee AZ, pretty much across the street from the old auto garage with the VW bus painted on the garage’s door. You can only image the assortment of signs that used to be attached to that wall. To me, it’s an interesting building with kind of a mysterious history. It is inhabited as I watched a man unlock the door and go inside. What do you think it used to be?
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The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 40D, EF17-40mm f/4L lens, 1/250 sec at f/8, ISO 200.
Jul
09
Mission San Xavier Mortuary Chapel
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There is a building on the west side the Mission San Xavier del Bac, 10 miles from Tucson. It is a domed chapel with a belfry that was used as a mortuary chapel. It sits alone alongside an open cortile. I processed this photo using some special black and white grain techniques and gave it the sepia toning.
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The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 40D, EF17-40mm f/4L lens, 1/90 sec at f/16, ISO 100.
Jun
19
The main chapel at Mission San Xavier in Tucson, AZ
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Here is an HDR photograph of the main chapel at Mission San Xavier in Tucson. It too, like the side chapel photograph, shows the amazing detail and intricate art and wood working. Please be sure you click on the image to enlarge it and see the detail.
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This is an HDR (High Dynamic Range) image that was made from 5 photographs, each taken at different exposures to capture the detail of the entire chapel, from the darkest shadow areas to the brightest. The camera was mounted on a tripod.
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