Saturday, July 7, 2012

Oregon City Nightscape Photography

Last week I had the privelege of photographing the Portland Nightscape.  Last night (Friday 7/6), I walked around my hometown of Oregon City, Oregon and took photos, starting with the sunset and working up, of the Willamette River and the boardwalk along the river.
 
 
Some of the photos are in High dynamic Range Photography (HDR), are tonemapped, and there are some that are not.  I'm using a Pentax Kx DSLR Camera.
 
 
Oregon City has a cool boardwalk along the Willamette River.  In one shot, I'm catching tailight trails as cars are going down McLoughlin Blvd. 
 
 
You are seeing two bridges...the first photo is the I205 Bridge that connects Oregon City with West Linn.  The second to the last shot you are seeing the Oregon City Bridge through the I205 Bridge. And, the last shot is the Oregon City Bridge, which is under construction and not too pretty right now.
 
Oregon City Nightscape Photography

Oregon City Nightscape Photography

Oregon City Nightscape Photography

Oregon City Nightscape Photography

Oregon City Nightscape Photography
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Thursday, July 5, 2012

Flower Gardens Part Two

Yesterday, I posted Flower Gardens Part One. Today, a few more flowers that can be found in our yard and in hanging baskets.
We have a combination of both perennials and annuals in our flower gardens. You just have to photograph them when they are in bloom.


Red Hot Poker Plant

Flower Gardens

Flower Garden

Flower Gardens

Flower Gardens
 
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Flower Gardens Part One

In our yard we have many varieties of plants and flowers, both perennials and annuals.  So, it's been a goal to photograph them as they bloom.
My wife and I have an absolutely huge yard with many segregated flower gardens, both in the front yard and in back.  Plus, there are numerous hanging baskets.
Here are a few pictures of the various flowers that we have and there will be more to come. Here's Part Two.

Daisies

Foxgloves

Flower Gardens

Flower Gardens
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Lavender Farms In Oregon

Oregon Lavender Farm opens their doors at least once a year at the end of June.  If you are into lavender, 'tis the place.

The botanic name is lavandula...I have always referred to it as English Lavender...soap, perfume.

Their are many lavender farms in Oregon.  However, I have only been to one and photographed it.

The Oregon Lavender Farm has exceptional gardens and that is what you will be seeing here.  You can take photographs of their fields, but it was not a very nice day to do that. 

People buy lavender plants like crazy.  Why not?  It is one of the most aromamatic plants there is!

Here are a few links to cool books on lavender stocked by Amazon: "Lavender" by Ellen Spector Platt. The Lavender Cookbook by Sharon Shipley .
Lavender Farms

Lavender Farm

Lavender Farms


Oregon Lavender Farm

Lavender Farms


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Monday, July 2, 2012

Photography Night Shots - Skylines

Photography Night Shots

This post is really for beginnners and folks that haven't done any type of night photography before. If you haven't got involved in it, nightscapes can be challenging, but the results can be more than rewarding and open up all kinds of new avenues for you. 


Unless you have manual controls on a point and shoot, this will involve using a DSLR camera. Since I live fairly close to Portland I shot their skyline to use as an example. But, it can be a skyline or nightscape anywhere.


Getting good results is not rocket science and there are a couple of ways to do it.  However, I'm only going to discuss one.


First, turn off all  the automatic setting on your camera.  Forget about the Night Mode, Flashes, Auto-Focus, Anti-Shake on your DSLR.  None of these settings will help you take good shots at night.  And, did I say turn off "Auto-Focus"?  All it does is get confused at night.  Use Manual Focus.


Personally, and I think the simpliest, while getting excellent results, is shooting in the Aperture Priority Mode (Turn the dial to the AV setting on your camera).  In essense, in this mode you simply set the desired f stop and the camera picks the right exposure time to get the photo.


In any mode, you have to be concerned about Depth of Field (DOF)...getting everything in focus that you need, or want in focus.  I'm not going to get in a lot of theory here.


On my camera, which is a Pentax DSLR, I found that certain setting in the AV Mode work very well for me at night.  I set my ISO at 100, period.  I set my f stop at 11, and that works for me for a good DOF, and works regardless of lighting conditions while shooting skylines.


Make sure your camera is mounted on a tripod, unless you have nerves of steel.  In the AV Mode, the longest exposure I have taken has been 30 seconds while photographing a skyline.  And, it was pretty dark out.  Anything over 30 seconds, you will probably need to be in the "Bulb Mode" setting, which is the infinite exposure mode. 


Use a self-timer or a remote on your camera.  I highly suggest getting a remote. 


Some of the photos in this post were converted into High Dynamic Range Photography through special software. 


I love HDR (High Dynamic Range Photography). Usually this is accomplished by taking three bracketed shots, meaning three different exposures of the same subject...an under-exposure, a spot-on exposure and an over-exposure and fusing them together.


Photography Night Shots

Photography Night Shots



Photography Night Shots


Photography Night Shots
 
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