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PRINT SALE – Second Beach Sunset
This week’s print sale is one of my favorites. It was taken April 2008 on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state. It was actually our first night out – and everything came together that night. You can own a print of this at a very good price.. check it out!
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Click here for prices and to order: Second Beach Sunset
Christian’s Bale
Okay – sorry for the stupid pun in the title. This shot is from Whidbey Island over the 4th of July last year. On the 3rd, Raul and I were wandering the island scouting for good spots. I always meant to get back here for the golden hour, but it never came together. I used a telephoto lens to compress the distances between the bales – supported on a tripod, of course.
Vital Stats: Canon 40D w/Canon 70-200 f/4L @ 188mm ISO 100, f/22, 1/25 sec.
Mother’s Day at the Farmer’s Market
What better place to find color than the Farmer’s Market? In the early morning light, the floral blooms are explosive. Though it looks beautiful out, it was barely over 40 degrees and it was a pretty chilly morning. We had our traditional cinnamon roll and breatfast sausage – then went about the serious business of getting flowers.
Vital Stats: Canon 5D Mark II w/Canon 17-40 f/4L @ 17mm ISO 100, f/11, 1/50 sec.
A Walk in the Woods
Here’s another shot from the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. It’s about a hundred yards down the trail from the swamp picture from two days ago. This picture was a challenge to get – not because of the subject or the conditions, but because I was pushing a stroller down the path and towing a 2.5 year old that wanted to play in the dirt. We all loved our walk in the woods!
The First Rule of Warclub is..
The first rule of Warclub.. is that there IS NO WARCLUB.
Lake – that is. This is just off Warclub Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area near the end of the Gunflint Trail. This isn’t the easiest area to get into – and it would be mighty tough if we were fully loaded. As it was, we were running light on a day trip and had no problem with the shallow swampy areas.
To do over? Well – I wouldn’t shoot it at midday. When you are traveling, you don’t have a ton of choice. I’d also probably position the canoe a little more pointing out into the lake.
Vital Stats: Canon 350D w/Canon 17-85mm @ 22mm ISO 200, f/9.0, 1/80 sec.
North Maui Morning
This is a real “early bird gets the worm” kind of shot. I got up at about 3:30 in the morning and drove an hour down the Hana Highway to get here before the dawn broke. Even then, I nearly killed myself getting in position on the slippery rock. I spotted this location on the Keanae peninsula the night before as we were driving to Hana. I made it just in the nick of time before the sun came up.
Astute readers will recognize this as a companion shot to an earlier posted picture. Same location, slightly different framing. I like ‘em both.
Vital Stats: Canon 40D w/Canon 10-22mm @ 22mm ISO 100, f/22, 8 sec.
Old Honey Buffet
This is one from ancient history – my first digital camera. It was taken in Rockport, MA with an Olympus 3030z that I paid an absolutely outrageous amount of money for by today’s standards. It was a heck of a camera – for it’s time. I was amazed that it was able to get such a shallow depth of field – most point ‘n shoot digicams are unable to do this due to the tiny sensor. I’ve still got the camera – but the zoom trigger is broken.
Vital Stats: Olympus 5050z @ 19.1 mm, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/320 sec.
I’m stumped!
The spring storms on the Olympic Peninsula must be epic – giant trees are piled up like so many tinkertoys on every beach. On a number of them – like Second Beach – a person has to scale over a number of them to even reach the beach. This is a cool looking stump on First Beach – just outside of the cottage we were staying in. I have to admit that this picture was taken through the window – but it doesn’t seem to have suffered.
Vital Stats: Canon 40D w/Canon 70-200 f/4L + 1.4x TC @ 280mm ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/400 sec.
A Foggy Morning on Gillis Lake
I’ve decided that late September is the best time to go to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. There are no bugs, there are no people, and you get these beautiful crystal clear days with low humidity. Add to that some cool morning temps, and you’ve got the perfect recipe for misty morning photography. This shot was taken from our campsite on Gillis Lake, about 10 miles south of Seagull Lake.
Vital Stats: Canon 350D w/Canon 17-85mm @ 85mm. ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/500 sec.
Randy’s Moss
This shot was taken during a quick walk with the camera shortly before flying home from Florida back in January. We were just outside of Orlando hiking to the coffee shop with the kids when I saw this great moss with the light streaming through it. I thought it looked like ‘God beams’ – but made out of tree moss!
Vital Stats: Canon 5D Mark II w/Canon 17-40mm f/4L @ 17mm ISO 200, f/10.0, 1/25 sec.