Snow in May

Ok, so not really snow in May. Just me digging through the archives again. This is one I shot a couple winters ago when there was a light snow on here in Kentucky. I really liked the natural blueish tint to the photo and how the snow was sticking to the thistles and the fence post. The roll bale in the backgroung just added to the image for me. Can't remember the camera settings. Sorry to any of those interest in those details, but I think I did use a 50mm lens and I know it was shot with the D200.

Point and shoots and model trains

A lot of times when I go places I like to travel light with my camera gear. Even times when I have my D200 with me I will reach for my point and shoot. One such occasion was the Tri-State 26th Annual Model Train Railroad Show at Greenbo Lake in Ky. I love trains of all sizes and hadn't been to the model railroad show since I was a child and thought it would be a good opportunity to do some macro photography. I packed all of my gear as usual but opted for my point and shoot once I arrived at the show. A long as you take your time, plan your shots, know the limitations of the equipment and allow for the shutter lag you can come up with some pretty nice stuff. My point and shoot is an older 5 megapixel Canon SD400. I love it. Right now it does everything I need it to do. It is beginning to show some battle scars but is serving me well. Check out my favorite pic of the trip below.

Life, Luck and Preparedness

As a photographer you have to be prepared. That means having your camera with you all the time. Even though I don't work full time as a photojournalist anymore I rarely go anywhere without a camera of some sort with me. I didn't have my lens that I would really have wished for for the photo but I did have my camera and a moderate zoom with me so I was able to make a few snaps of a scene I might have otherwise missed. I was prepared. Throw in a little luck for being in the right place at the right time and I ended up with the photo of the mother cow cleaning off her newborn calf in the snow covered field. The calf couldn't have been more than a few minutes old and I was lucky enough to be traveling past during the first minutes of its life.

Greenhouse color Strobist style

Had a chance to spend a little time at a local greenhouse shooting photos for an advertisement. Greenhouses are

great to get an early jump on spring photos. I played with off camera lighting some using my SB800 with a Stofen omnibounce triggered by a Pocket Wizard Plus II to fill in the shadows. Flash was on full power. Shot with a Nikon D200 and 12-24 f/4 lens.

Here are a couple more.

Gettin' some air

Had a bit of warm weather so I headed to the local skate park to see what I could find.
I've shot several skate photos in the past but decided this time to enlist the help of my pocket wizards. Nikon's CLS mode just didn't cut it with the bright sun. This is the photo I ended up with for my efforts. Strobist: SB800, 1/4 or 1/8 power hand held slightly to camera right at arms length above my head. Triggered of course with my pocket wizards. Drop a comment and let me know what you think.