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 This photo was used to illustrate how the color and intensity of light changes throughout the day. Click through to read more! Our July 2010 newsletter is posted. This month our topics are: - Greetings I went down to Virginia City, Nevada a couple days ago to take care of some business with a colleague. After we had lunch, we walked through the old mining town to take some quick snaps of the area. Thought it would be fun to convert a few to black and white. I took my Nikon D700 and a tiny little Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 travel lens.  Harleys in Virginia City. Nikon D700, 28-70mm. Converted to black and white using Nik Silver Efex for Photoshop CS5.  Wagon Wheel. Nikon D700, 28-75mm f2.8. Converted to black and white using Nik Color Efex Pro for Capture NX2.  Cattle brand. Nikon D700, 28-75mm f2.8. Converted to black and white using Nik Color Efex Pro in Capture NX2.  Horse drawn carriage. Painted with water color filter and converted to B&W using Nik Color Efex Pro for Capture NX2. Jury is still out on whether or not I like the photo, but you gotta keep experimenting. Nikon D700, 28-75mm f2.8.  Coca Cola collectables. Nikon D700, 28-75mm f2.8. Converted to black and white in Nikon Capture NX2, then color added back in with a Selection Control Point. Spent the day yesterday in Seattle running a private workshop with an individual who wanted to capture the essence of a city. We photographed the places and things that define Seattle such as the waterfront, Pike Place Market, Space Needle, ferry boats, etc. Along the way, we came across all kinds of people and I decided to photograph a few. Here are a few pics from the day.  This kind lady and I talked for quite a while. She's an artist and had created wonderful collages of smooth rocks.  I don't quite understand what this guy was up to. He was wearing a pink skirt and flailing around with a bunch of purple scarves.  Vicci Martinez and her band belt out the blues at the Out to Lunch Summer Concert Series. http://www.viccimartinez.com/  Street performer at Pike Place Market playing some awesome banjo licks.  Segway tour throughout the Seattle waterfront. You’ve heard this from me many times before … always bring a camera with you. Always! Taking a camera with you everywhere you go keeps your mind sharp and always thinking about photography. It keeps you actively engaged in the visual world. More importantly, it keeps you alert to the possibility of creating a great image. I work hard to make sure I always have a camera with me, whether its a full-frame SLR or a small point and shoot. There are all kinds of opportunities that crop up in life that can only be captured when you have a camera. Sometimes just a pretty photo presents itself. Other times, a business opportunity will crop up. Other times, you can take a simple photo as a favor for other people. Take a look at the photo examples below. These images weren’t planned and they all happened when I was just “out and about.”  Halo around the sun. Nikon D700, 14-24mm. This image of the halo around the sun was taken earlier this year during a family trip to the Washington Coast. We were on our way home when my wife, kids and I noticed this beautiful halo. I stopped the minivan, grabbed my Nikon D700 and 14-24mm lens, then snapped a couple pics.  Old time motorcycle. Canon G9. Converted in Nik Silver Efex Pro. Last week I went to lunch with another local nature photographer up in Paulsbo, Washington. I didn’t have any photo plans, but I decided to take along my Canon G9 point and shoot camera. I found this great motorcycle down by the docks and snapped a pic. Back at my office, I converted the photo to black and white in Photoshop using the Nik Silver Efex Pro plug-in.  Panama short term mission group from Harbor Covenant Church. Canon G9. Two days ago, the high school youth group was preparing to leave for a mission trip to Panama. The team wanted an official send off photo, so I volunteered to snap a few pics for the group. All I had was a point and shoot, but the photo came out great. I shared the photo with everyone and now they have an image that will last forever as a memento of their incredible journey. Bring you camera with you everywhere you go and you’ll always be ready to capture great image of life. A few weeks ago we had our annual small town Gig Harbor Parade. What a great event. Everyone in town comes out to participate, help or just watch and it is like a giant family reunion. We all cheer for the kids, wave to our mayor, shake hands with the local politicians, and laugh at the antics. From a photography standpoint, it is one of my favorite places to shoot because access is incredibly easy. In fact, mixing it up with the crowd is easy to do in a small parade like this since there aren’t any fence lines or security guards yelling at you to get back. If you see something you want to shoot, then you just step out and snap the pic. The theme this year was “pirates” so lots of people were dressed up in their best pirate garb, including the animals! Here are the photos.  Pirate Dog. Nikon D700, 24-70mm f2.8.  Lady pirate. Nikon D700, 24-70mm f2.8  Pirate. Nikon D700, 24-70mm f2.8  Clown. Nikon D700, 24-70mm f2.8  Boy Scout pirate. Nikon D700, 24-70mm f2.8  Skeleton friends. Nikon D700, 24-70mm f2.8  Happy woman. Nikon D700, 24-70mm f2.8  Gig Harbor Academy kid pirates. Nikon D700, 24-70mm f2.8  ARRRgh. Nikon D700, 24-70mm f2.8 As photographers, we should be keeping our heads on a swivel. We should be looking in all directions for photo ideas, and this means looking up! Here are a few shots I’ve found by looking up towards the ceiling.  Ceiling and chandelier. Taken during a wedding reception in Seattle, WA. Nikon D700, 14-24mm f2.8. ISO was set at 6400.  Another chandelier abstract. Taken at a hotel down in the Portland, OR area during last week's Nikon D300 workshop with the Nikonians Academy. Nikon D300s, 24-70mm f2.8. I was down in Galveston, Texas a few weeks ago, photographing the local scene. Here are a few shipyard photographs from Galveston Bay. Had a great time capturing some of the industrial areas.  Dry dock, Galveston, TX. D700, 70-200 f2.8  Red tug boat, Galveston, TX. D700, 14-24mm f2.8  Unloaded tanker, Galveston, TX. D700, 70-200 f2.8, 1.4x TCII-E Adobe is shipping Lightroom 3 as of today! Here’s a link: … from a Texas workshop participant - Carl Licari.  Some everyday art found at a restaurant with my D700. Follow the link for the rest of the story. Our June 2010 OTI, Inc. newsletter is posted to the Newsletter page. This month’s topics are: - Greetings |
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