Monthly Archives: February 2012

At the Zoo

I’m not a real big fan of zoos. I always figure the animals would much rather be out in the wild somewhere. We’ve got this zoo in L.A. here and I decided to take the 70-300mm out there and just take some pictures. So I got a few that I like… maybe 6 or 8...

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Bassplayer on Main St.

Decided to take a walk without a tripod. That’s really nice sometimes. Walking down Main St. in Venice, CA, no tripod, and just a 50mm lens. As I walked I was looking for any little things that might be interesting. I passed this courtyard looking into some kind of club I guess. There was a...

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Into the Sea

Like Neil Kremer says, it’s hard to get a bad shot down here in the evening. I know the pier shots get done to death, but I liked the way this one came out. I used a luminosity mask to put a soft glow on the highlights and a whole bunch of curves layers to...

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Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5 VR

Ah, there’s nothing like a new toy. I’ve waited many months to pull the trigger on this one. I plowed through review after review, sought the advice of everybody who knew anything about this lens, and still I had a hard time trying to decide if I should get it. It was either this, or...

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Honanki Pathway

These are the Honanki ruins in Sedona, AZ. Lots of interesting artifacts and cave drawings out here. The roads were pretty rough so we went on a Pink Jeep tour to get there. Not a bad idea since it probably saves your oil pan. I had visions of dragging the tripod with me but, alas…...

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