Monday, September 21, 2009

Photo Of The Day 092209

IMAGE INFORMATION
Photo Title: 'Showin' Off'
Shutter Speed: 1/30
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 24mm
ISO: 200
Exposure: 0.00
Location: Norfolk Zoological Park, Norfolk, VA
Alterations: size reduced fo web posting
Comments: there were several females in the pen with him, and I was able to catch him showing off.

Friday, September 18, 2009

Photo Of The Day 091809

IMAGE INFORMATION:
Photo Title: 'Daddy And Son'
Shutter Speed: 1/800
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 105mm
ISO: 100
Exposure: -1.33
Flash: off
Support: handheld
Location: N/A
Alterations: size reduced for web posting, conversion to sepia tone
Comments: this is a great portrait of a father and son sharing a happy moment. The sepia really helps to bring out the mood of the shot, and the underexposure really helps add some dramatic shadowing.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Photo Of The Day 091709

IMAGE INFORMATION:
Photo Title: 'Buddha'
Shutter Speed: 1/4
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 4.6mm
ISO: 100
Exposure: -1.00
Flash: on
Support: handheld
Location: N/A
Alterations: size reduced for web posting
Comments: this is a bronze buddha statue I have at home, I love the way they (the sculptors) used contrasting metals in the sculpting, makes for a beautiful piece, this shot was taken with the Powershot SD800IS in macro mode.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Photo Of The Day 091609

IMAGE INFORMATION:
Photo Title: 'Gander'
Shutter Speed: 1/125
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 200mm
ISO: 100
Exposure: 0.00
Flash: off
Support: handheld
Location: Norfolk Botanical Gardens, Norfolk, VA
Alterations: size reduced for web posting, cropped empty space form top for the widescreen effect
Comments: lots of geese wandering around the gardens that day, many of which let me get some nice up-close shots

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Photo Of The Day 091509

IMAGE INFORMATION:
Photo Title: 'The Steeple'
Shutter Speed: 1/3200
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 200mm
ISO: 100
Exposure: -0.33
Flash: off
Support: handheld
Location: Downtown, Norfolk, VA
Alterations: size reduced for web posting
Comments: was driving around downtown a while back, I have always liked the look of this steeple, I was n my car several blocks away, but it still came out well. One day I will go get a proper picture of it!

Monday, September 14, 2009

Photo Of The Day 091409

IMAGE INFORMATION:
Photo Title: 'Alien Flora'
Shutter Speed: 1/250
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 200mm
ISO: 100
Exposure: -0.33
Flash: off
Support: handheld
Location: Norfolk Botanical Gardens
Alterations: size reduced for web posting
Comments: these flowers were just too neat looking, very different, and a bit 'alien'

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Photo Of The Day 090809

IMAGE INFORMATION:
Photo Title: 'Under The Pier'
Shutter Speed: 1/25
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 24mm
ISO: 300
Exposure: 0.00
Flash: off
Support: handheld
Location: Virginia Beach Oceanfront
Alterations: size reduced for web posting
Comments: sun had just risen, so had to use a slower shutter speed to allow enough light to get the shot, this is what causes the smooth water effect, it also added the smoothing to the pylons, not quite as desired an effect as the water. it was also a very cloudy early morning, and the clouds filtered the reds, oranges, and yellows from the sunrise, and replaced them with the blues.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Photo Of The Day 090409

IMAGE INFORMATION:
Photo Title: 'Serenity'
Shutter Speed: 1/125
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 105mm
ISO: 100
Exposure: 0.00
Flash: off
Support: handheld
Location: Norfolk Zoological Park, VA
Alterations: size reduced for web posting
Comments: as a general rule, you prefer to have the subject facing you, and lookin towards the open spaces of the frame, but in this shot, I feel it just 'works' with the swan swimming away

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Photo Of The Day 090109

IMAGE INFORMATION:
Photo Title: 'The Big Easy'
Shutter Speed: 1/25
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 67mm
ISO: 400
Exposure: 0.00
Flash: off
Support: handheld
Location: Norfolk Zoological Park, VA
Alterations: size reduced for web posting
Comments: nice big python basking in the warmth of the day